Seattle aquarium

Sunday was spent visiting the fish. We traveled nearly two hours to the Seattle Aquarium. I liked the cement and stone that surrounded the aquariums more than the fishes. Hannah and Nate liked the fish. Mom kept saying "look, look"... I got real tired of that in a hurray. I wanted to say, look feel this stone and cement!


The scuba guy was kind of interesting....










After the Aquarium, we went and rode the carosel and had lunch at the Spaghetti Factory (yummy). By the end of the day, who looks more tired, babies or parents? On the way home, we visited with Grandpa Bill and Grandma Sue. We don't get to see them very often so it's always nice. They made us a yummy dinner!

And more sunshine....

My big sister Hannah gave a 4-H presentation last Saturday out in a city called Lynden. She won a blue ribbon which is very good! We are SO proud of her.
After Hannah was done with her presentation, mommy remembered a park out there from a Ds playgroup last summer. Sure enough,we found it!
The park is built like forts and has a separate area for us wee ones!

We had LOTS of fun. I LOVE this swing!

This is an enclosed HUGE slide... too big for us.










Liam had fun too!

The porch

A friend with twin boys gave me and Liam some fun toys. Mommy put them on the front porch so we could enjoy the sunshine. One of the toys is a small slide with two steps which isn't for our tiny bodies just yet. But, the other toy is a sandbox. Mommy laid blankets inside to keep my bum warm and safe.... and she piled my trucks in with me. Thanks mom.

Liam using his pointer finger (new pre talking trick for him) to show mommy how to take

the picture.

This is mommy's favorite picture.... I am pulling myself up on my knees! I did this by myself to try and get to a ball!

Lake Chelan Weekend

All I have to say is.... we HAVE to do this more often.





Mommy, Liam and Tommy saying we want to do this more often!!!


We spent four days, three nights with four other families in a vacation home and had a blast. This is exactly what mommy and daddy (and us kids) needed. Each family cooked a meal once, did dishes once and got to relax ALOT!




Friday night we got to the home and got all of our stuff unpacked. Hannah and Liam hung out in the playpen for some silly fun!




Saturday was spent snowmobiling (Daddy, Hannah and Nate) while mommy stayed behind with us babies. Look how high up they got!
















This was Hannah and Nate's first real snowmobile experience as they got to drive by themselves (in a group, but on their own sled). They did GREAT.




Sunday we went to a tubing hill called Echo Valley in Chelan. Hannah and Nate LOVED going fast down the hill. Mommy went down the 'bunny' hill on her innertube and nearly peed her pants from laughing! Liam and I hung out with daddy and our new friends. It was about 50 degrees out so we started complaining about our snow suits.





Daddy LOVED hanging out at the bottom of the tubing hill with Liam and I. Our cheeks were so rosey by the end of our fun.














Nate was EXHAUSTED after climbing back up the tubing hill two dozen times.








Hannah and Nate are getting into their tubes at the tip-top of the hill.


On Monday we had to drive back home. Half way thru our trip (after the mountain pass was closed for a bit) Grandpa Bill, Grandma Sue, Aunt Tami and cousin Andrew met us for dinner after we finally made it back off the pass. We spent 12 hours on Monday coming back from Chelan. Although a good hour of that was spent in Leavenworth while mommy hunted down a big piece of cherry strudel (thanks daddy for stopping).


Pass the gwak-amolee! Braska you are right about that yummy stuff.



We finally made it back to Ferndale after 10pm last night. Whew! We are ready to do this again though :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day started last night. We decorated cookies for our nice teachers at Promise.

Mommy said we had appointments today, first the dentist then a hearing test! The dentist office had LOTS of toys and we had fun playing. While we were playing another set of twins came for their dental appt, they were 5 yrs old and identical twin boys. Their daddy really liked me and said that someone in his family has Ds and is 40 yrs old and has a job that he works at everyday.

Next it was the hearing test at WWU. It took two professors and two students (plus a tired momma) to get the exciting results....drum roll please.... I can hear at 20-25 decibels. Which is only a minor hearing loss and MUCH better than my old test score of 60 decibels. Thanks to those ear tubes.

After the hearing test mommy and I stopped for a yummy treat at a place that had a robot and a rocket, I LOVED staring at these guys. And the maple bar was pretty yummy!

When we picked Liam up, our nice teachers from Promise gave us valentine's day balloons and sweet treats!

Hirschsprung study

The study kit came from John Hopkins! Now we get to have our blood draws and ship the whole thing back to them! This is a genetic study to find the cure for Hirschsprung's Disease. I posted a few weeks back about it and their website is in that post.

Kindness for Lake Chelan trip

First of all it's okay to say repeatedly that I'm crazy when you read what we are going to do over next weekend's long holiday.

We are taking all six of us to Lake Chelan. Yes there are five feet of snow (lots more in places I'm sure). Four families (a few that I have never met) are renting a vacation home (which I have never seen) and snowmobiling around Lake Chelan (which I have never been to). Sound like I know what I'm doing?

I don't. But daddy does. He knows that he is going to be snowmobiling and that is what he needs right now. To do something that he "use to do" and absolutely loves. So.... a few of his friends drove up to help him get the snowmobiles into working order. What wonderful friends we have. The sleds look like brand new.

Hannah and Nate are really excited to snowmobile too. They get to drive sleds this time! Tommy and Liam and I will enjoy the scenary from inside the home. I did get to a consignment store and found wonderful snowsuits, hats, mittens so we may sneak outside for abit while everyone is gone during the day.

Next weekend is the date! I'm sure the stories will be funny to share when we return.