We have finally been having some nice weather around here so we went to the lake to enjoy it! The shot of Landon and I was taken by Levi and it's a little blurry but not too bad! We are inside the "pirate ship" playtoy at the park. Landon thought it was so cool that Mommy came inside with him. The picture with the stump is such a classic representation of my boys right now. Levi posed obediently and Landon acting all crazy! The boys loved playing on the stumps and especially on the footbridge. A little stream runs beneath the bridge and the boys loved dropping sticks and dandelions on one side and watching for them to appear on the other side. I'm loving this great park just a few minutes from our house. I foresee many summer days here!
So today we had an appointment to get the boys' pictures taken at Yuen Lui. I had already rescheduled this appt. once due to illness so I was bound and determined to make it happen this time. I had their outfits all laid out and ready to go so all was going well. Then I realized just as they were getting dressed that Levi had outgrown his "church" shoes. He only had tennis shoes, snow boots, or rubber boots. That obviously wasn't going to work out with the Easter outfit I had planned for the pics so that left me with the only option of stopping by Target on our way and buying him some shoes. Well, along with me missing every single traffic light, Landon fell asleep on the way there. I ended up carrying him the whole time while we went in, got the shoes, and came back out. When we got back to the parking lot, it was pouring rain/snow so we made a run for it- me still holding Landon. (By the way he weighs 40 pounds now so this is no easy task.) Levi decided to walk right in front of me and then tripped and fell, causing me to trip over him and then, still holding Landon, we both fell flat on our faces as well! So there we are, on the ground, in the middle of the Target parking lot, dirty, and getting absolutely soaked. Both boys were crying hysterically since Levi had scraped his hand and knee and despite my best effort to take the brunt of the fall, Landon's head had hit the pavement and was growing a large lump. The new shoes, my keys, and purse were scattered across the road. AND we had pictures in 5 minutes. A kind woman was nice enough to help us up and get us out of the street and to our car. I decided to go to Yuen Lui and run in to reschedule AGAIN, but once we got inside, I thought things amazingly weren't looking too bad and decided to go ahead with the pics. I told the photographer what had happened and she said if they noticed any dirt on their clothes or anything they would just digitally edit it out. So the pictures turned out pretty good, all things considered! I, on the other hand, have a scraped up hand and am going to have a really pretty bruise on my knee! I'm just sorry to say that there is no picture to accompany this post. I'll let you leave that to your imagination!
The boys have discovered that our entryway bench by the front door doubles as a very nice place to showcase their latest works of art. Here we have a masterpiece by Levi on the left entitled, "A Day at the Beach." I am told by the artist that the circular shape on the man is his backpack. The second piece we have on display today is by Landon. It is creatively being displayed sideways and is entitled, "Robot Daddy." I think that piece goes without interpretation!
Lately it seems I can never be sure what Landon will eat. He has become so picky that even getting him to eat a PB&J (which used to be a staple) is a challenge. Here he sat all by his lonesome at the dinner table, long after the rest of us were gone. As I came back to check on him a few minutes later, this is how I found him... ASLEEP!
On Saturday we celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary. We spent the day in downtown Seattle just wandering around and checking out shops. We went through Pike Place, ate a piroshky from Piroshky Piroshky, window watched the people walking by at the Virginia Inn Pub, and walked up to Westlake. 
On Friday evening there was a ring of the doorbell and these were sitting on the front porch! Aren't they just beautiful?
We also enjoyed a crumpet from the The Crumpet Shop while we were downtown. If you haven't had one of these, you really need to. My mom used to take us here when we were little and it is a favorite childhood memory of mine. 
After heading back from Seattle, we went to Spiro's in Kent for an authentic greek dinner, complete with the entertainment of a belly dancer! After dinner we rented a movie and headed home. It was a fun day and great to enjoy some alone time together!
This was floating around facebook so I asked the questions to the boys and here's what I got. It's actually quite interesting to me!
Ages 5 (almost 6) and 4
1. What is something mom always says to you?
"You'll always love us." also, "Let's go to the store."
2. What makes mom happy?
"Giving you kisses and loves, saying I Love You and giving you flowers."
3. What makes mom sad?
"Hitting her" (Landon) "Saying we don't like her."
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
"Tickling us."
5. What was your mom like as a child?
"happy and sad.... I don't know."
6. How old is your mom?
"30 years old"
7. How tall is your mom?
"i don't know, maybe 30 feet high?" (Levi)
8. What is her favorite thing to watch on TV?
"American Idol and that thing where there's all those parents on the tv" (I'm not really sure what he's referring to here- maybe 18 Kids and Counting or Jon and Kate plus 8)
9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
"Talk on the phone and go on the computer and blow your nose." (Hmmm....??)
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
"Like if you got a trophy or a blue ribbon? I don't know, maybe because they like you so much? (Levi) "or maybe because they like your hair?" (Landon)
11. What is your mom really good at?
"That's a really good question!" (Landon) thanks, honey
"Giving us treats! but when you give us treats you're gonna steal some!" (Landon)
12. What is your mom not very good at?
"Playing the piano" (Landon) "Driving the car" (Landon)
13. What does your mom do for her job?
"You don't even go to work!" (Landon) "Doing bulletin boards at that Bible Study place" (Levi)
14. What is your mom's favorite food?
"Oooh I know, treats! and lasagna" (not sure about the lasagna part...)
"Pasta, soup, but not hot soup. and NOT hot sauce!!!"
15. What makes you proud of your mom?
"I don't know!"
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
"Tom!" (Landon) from Tom & Jerry
"Tinkerbell" (Levi)
17. What do you and your mom do together?
"Play games!" (Landon)
"Eat dinner with each other and homeschool and drive in the car" (Levi)
18. How are you and your mom the same?
"we scream alike" (Levi)
"we have look alike ears" (Landon)
19. How are you and your mom different?
"our hair doesn't look alike"
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
"Giving us kisses and loves"
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
"hugging him when he gets home from work really tight and we come between you and daddy says hey wanna join us?" (Levi)
"his hat" (landon)
22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
"The stores!"(Landon)
"Dumb stores, really dumb stores that boys don't like to go to." (Levi)
Jeremy gave Landon this awesome kid sized Seahawks uniform for his birthday. It has been quite a hit with both boys fighting over who gets to wear it next. It's pretty cute that it even has little shoulder pads to make him look all bulky!
Only a few short days after we moved we woke up to 2 inches of snow blanketing our giant yard. This provided a fun distraction for the boys while I was busy inside STILL unpacking.
This morning we took a few minutes out of moving and packing to go to breakfast at our favorite diner, Dave's of Milton to celebrate our baby Landon turning 4 and Valentine's Day. We can't believe he's getting so old already! Happy Birthday Sweetheart! We love you so much!
This is what's been occupying our time lately... Stay tuned for new address and pics of the new digs.
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