Boredom fosters creativity

If you die, I will be soooo mad at you!!!!

Zig returned from Home Depot with a forty foot ladder and big plans. I thought he was nuts, but he wanted to chop this huge limb that had come down in the November storm and stuck high in the trees threatening to fall on someone. I didn't think too much of it until I saw how incredibly high he was, standing on the very top of the 40 foot ladder holding onto the tree with one hand and sawing with the other. Nuts, I tell you. I told him he better get it down before Mom came home. Sure enough she arrived and was instantly in a panic. Sela was the only one brave enough to watch and she actually took a picture of the tree falling. To say I was relieved to see him come down from the ladder is a huge understatement.

We worked like crazy on Saturday doing yard work all day long. We made a huge fire pit from some of the trees that came down in the storm. Zig and John moved these enormous logs for a couple hours. The girls, Mom and I raked and hauled rocks and smaller logs. The firepit is awesome and Zig even planted a fern in one of the logs for fun. After that we weeded some more and took out tons of shrubs and plants. We all collapsed at the end of the day.

Tolt McDonald Park

Last week we took the kids to Tolt McDonald Park in Carnation. It was a little hectic with the babies....but Sela and Nina just loved it. Nina got scratches all over her little bottom when she had to become one with nature (no potties around). She feel completely backward down a little ravine with bushes. She didn't even cry though and only later did we notice she had scrapes all over. Three days later she developed four strange little blisters on her thigh, arm and wrist. We were totally stumped as to what they were until we remembered she probably got scraped by some poisonous plants. All is well.

Summer Fun

Well, we have all been enjoying our amazing summer weather. We have been to Pine Lake a lot and the girls are enjoying jumping on the trampoline with the sprinkler under it, just like we did when we were kids. John and I taught Sela how to burn things with a magnifying glass...she enjoys it a little too much but knows she has to do it with mom around.

Sela also lost her first front tooth! She had wiggled that little thing to death and finally Daddy pulled it out for her. I was kind of sad. Another sign of my little girl growing up. No tears for Sela though....she couldn't be more excited about her new grin. She is such a sweetheartand I am amazed at her kind heart.

This weekend the girls had a marathon playdate with Sarah and Eliza. They played outside all day long until they pretty much crashed. Love those lazy summer days with no schedule.

Redmond Derby Days Kids Parade

The girls rode in the Derby Days Kids Parade today. There was some disagreement as to which category we would ride in. Nina wanted to be in the Princess category and Sela wanted to be in Save our Earth. Nina ended up compromising and they put some flowers on her little horsee and she rode as an environmental snowwhite cowgirl. Sela was a hula dancing tree hugging flower child. They each came up with their own costumes and we didn't change a thing. We had a great time watching the girls!

Thanks Babcia!!

The girls were thrilled to receive a wonderful package from Babcia for 4th of July! They absolutely loved their new clothes and especially these little dresses. Moriah also looked adorable in her new strawberry outfit. Sela and Nina were especially thrilled about their cute cards. Thank you so much, Babcia. You made everyone's day.

Catching Up....

It's been a crazy week around here. Mom came into town on the 4th and things are hoppin. For the 4th, we went to some friends who have a home on the lake for a BBQ and to watch the fireworks over Lake Sammamish. The kids had so much fun and the fireworks went on forever! Erin and John even made a brief appearance before Erin felt sick. She has been so sick with this pregnancy and some days she can't even get out of bed. She has a really bad first trimester.


On Thursday we went to pick raspberries with mom. They were amazing and mom was in heaven. We picked 14 pounds. We will definitely return for round 2.

We went to see a home last weekend, which isn't too abnormal for us, but we weren't expecting to have the reaction we did. We kind of fell in love with the property. We have been back two more times and are now thinking it over. It's a wonderful place. The kind of place that is truly one of a kind and it is doubtful anything even remotely like it will come on the market for a long time. So, we are thinking a lot. I will write more if anything comes of it.