Playtime

We are at the point that getting out of the house is necessary for staying sane. So we packed up the boys and visited some friends down in Oregon. The trip down was nice and we only had to stop once for lunch and stretch out our legs.

Our plan was to go to the Portland zoo or go to the Children's Museum depending on the weather for the next day. The next morning we look out the window and it's snowing? Oh well the Children's Museum it is, the boys did great, Logan really enjoyed the Bob the Builder area and Charlie enjoyed the wandering around with Aaron and they both had fun at the water area even though the water spray was at their face level.

Aaron and I enjoyed talking to adults again and the many mishaps of our kids. We also were introduced to the game Rock Band, for those who don't know what that is I'll try to explain. It's playing fake instruments : guitar, bass, drums, and vocals. The point is to try to hit the keys and play together like a band it's weird but, fun.

Boys just wanna have fun!

What makes two boys this tired at the end of the day, well take a look

It was a great sunny day to visit Grandma Audrey's house, so we played outside for awhile.

At grandmas house there is a old bathtub outside in with her flowers, I don't think Logan cares as long as he gets to steer (shower faucet).

Logan and Charlie went over to check out the vegetable garden and the fencing that was keeping them from pulling out all the wonderful new plants they've never seen.

Charlie thought that all the dirt hills on the ground wasn't right, so he decided to fix the problem.

The boys in the cotton hats was a different day and much colder, but did not stop the boys from having a good time.( Logan in brown, Charlie in green)

Life is a Driveway

Logan in the Burgundy jacket and Charlie is in the bright Red "awesome" Spider man jacket ( I was told by a four yr old boy) in a waiting room, better then a 4o yr old comic guy.

Well the boys are taking advantage of their curious nature and decided that they need to see what all the rocks and brown puddles were for. Charlie took to the rocks first then saw a small puddle to get into, this lasted for about 10Min's.

Logan on the other hand saw the rocks and after being told several times that the rocks are not to be put in his mouth, he thought maybe the rose bushes would be a better idea, I know this does not sound like a good idea, but he didn't get poked once by the thorns, that was a surprise.

So if you have in accident prone child, put him in a room full of needles and he won't be hurt, but put him in a room with everything padded and put up out of reach and he'll hit his head or get hurt some how? I mean really, God must have a sense of humor.

We do what we do.

The boys sporting the new Seahawks outfits from Christmas.

Charlie and Logan had a play mat just like this when they were smaller and I think Charlie is reminiscing about the good old days of laying around with toys at your fingertips.

We had spent the night with friends in Oregon. Charlie is learning that the car you drive does matter to the lady's (lilly).

I think at this point Logan has a square to spare.

Look at those cheek's, sick looking with a fever for about 1o days and yes you can still see a slight bruise on Logan's forehead. This is how we rung in the new year, we all got the cold and Charlie ended with an ear infection and a mountain of diapers, yeah.

I'm Screaming in the Rain

Okay this is getting to be ridiculous, this picture is the Chehalis river which I nicknamed the Ocean. We were heading towards Galvin to see how close the water was to us.

This pic is still the Chehalis River and it's making the Ocean .

Again the Chehalis river where it is supposed to be.

This is Borst Park and for those who know that these trees are usually a good distant from the pond. The ducks were having a great time with there new and expanded pond.

We are high and dry. Besides the cabin fever we are doing fine and the water in Centralia and Chehalis are not as high as last year, but has closed down I-5 for twenty miles. The rain is slowed down and the other rivers are to crest today. So we will be able to move about town in a few days.

Christmas 2008 at Grandpas

Here we are again, Christmas at Grandpa's house. When all showed up, we rapidly increased in number and piled into the dining and living area, ate and talked about what trouble we got our selves into in the last 6 months.

The kiddos needed some time to relax and get comfortable, Charlie had to attach himself to me for a about an hour, after that he did really well, it was also the same for Gwen to Lindsay. Logan was happy to see the Christmas tree and all the dogs; no attachment issues with him.

Towards the end the kids were past tired and the adults were burning up because of all the body heat. Several of us decided it was time to pack back up. I think the longest travel out of us all was Laura and Joe, they had to drive up to Seattle that night. The rest of us had spent the night at Grandpa's or traveled home. Aaron ,the boys and I decided to visit some friends and stay there for the night. We all had a great time and we hope to see you all at the Family Reunion.

SPOOON!

In the words of the TICK: SPOOON! In most of Logans pictures you can see him carrying the wooden spoon everywhere, so be on the look out. If Aaron and I knew that a wooden spoon made him this happy we would've gotten him some.

Charlie is slowly getting better and their were many things that made him happy; Curious George, juice, and crackers. Charlie also had many things that made him very, very upset like, anything. After a nap on a beanbag chair he did pretty well and enjoyed the rest of the day.

Steve came down, with a travel that took him 3hrs when normaly it takes 1 1/2 hr. When we got to the parents home Steve was shoveling snow, so I got another shovel and hepled for about a half hour after that I decided to take the Xterra in 4 wheel drive and pack it down ( so much easier and faster).

Sharon and Ben showed up, with the understanding that they had their work cut out for them to help entertain the boys and to help eat all the food.

Mike, Sarah, and Corbin came to the house later and Corbin was Moms exchange, she did not disapoint him, Sarah and Mike came home with many more gifts.

Everybody opened gifts, ate, and watched The Christmas Story, all is well and ready for the New Year.