thomas the train visit

We took the kids to see Thomas the train back in July. There were trains to play with and then we got to meet Thomas and then ride the train that Thomas was supposedly pulling (at least Abby really believed it and talked about it for weeks). We went to the Snoqualmie Brewery for lunch/dinner afterwards, they had really good pizza (and beer too I suppose).

The ferry ride:


meeting Thomas:


Riding Thomas:

Great views!

"God must be all out of boys"

That is what Jamie said to me when I told him he might be getting a baby sister and not a brother. Of course, we don't know yet either way, but I thought it was so cute when he said that! Last night, he asked me where God kept all the babies.

Here were our first ultrasound pictures (taken at the beginning of July). The ultrasound was done to confirm the expected due date so that when the C-section was scheduled, there was no chance it could be too early.

Letter to Otto

After reading Frog and Toad's "The Letter" (where Frog writes a letter to Toad that basically says "Dear Toad, you are my best friend. Love, Frog."), Jamie decided that he wanted to write a letter to his best friend Otto. So I wrote what he told me on a piece of paper and I'm pretty sure all the letters are on here, in one place or another. If you look closely, you can also see a picture of a gorilla that he drew near the top.
It says "OTTO, I HOPE YOU ARE MY VERY BEST FRIEND. DEAR, JAMIE."

a silly story

Here's another conversation I had with Jamie recently:
Jamie -"Mom, when I'm old enough to drive, I'm going to have a carseat in my car so that I can drive Otto places, and we can go to the movies".

me-"Otto is the same age is you, he'll be grown up too and can sit in the front with you."

Jamie-"Well, then I'll have a carseat for Abby because she doesn't grow very fast."

more July happenings

first dentist appt

belfair camping trip

point defiance zoo

a cousin comes to visit!

mama's night off

Normally means fritz and fun with dad, including the waterfront fountains and evergreen park. Not too long ago, Jamie asked me "why don't you like fritz mom?", I said "I do like fritz" and he replied, "then why don't you ever come with us?". Silly boy.

4th of July

Actually, this would've been the 3rd of July, but who's counting? After a BBQ at the in-laws we went down to the boat to watch the Poulsbo fireworks. Pat, Kristy and Lulu came too. The kids loved the fireworks so much that they keep asking when the next time they get to see them.