Skate Night

Well tonight I took the boys for their first skate night sponsered by Bry's school. It was pretty amusing to say the least. Neither of them had a great time and refused to leave the carpet after falling on the wood right after we got there. They skated around on the carpet for awhile until Bry took a pretty good fall and that was it. They played a few games and chatted with a few friends and we left. They spent most of their time watching the other kids fall down. Hopefully next time they will hit the wood.

Putting the skates on...still having fun!

Wow! This is harder than I thought it would be

We refuse to leave the carpet!

My head hurts from falling!

The skating rink is cool even if you don't skate.

Pumpkin Carving with the Earle's

We love to carve pumpkins! The boys have been waiting patiently to carve their pumpkins this year and tonight we were able to squeeze it in after swim and before bath. This is the first year that Bry carved most of the pumpkin himself and he is so proud of it. I was amazed at how well he did. Bug drew the face on his pumpkin himself and Dad helped cut it out. The first picture of Bug with his decorated pumpkin is from his Special Persons Night at school. Bug and Dad went to his school at night with all the other kids and their Dad's and carved pumpkins that they picked out from the patch. Very fun :)

Watching the Dynasty at work

Today we went to the Todd Beamer girl's soccer game to cheer Carrie and her team on. Beamer is ranked #1 in the state and 15th in the ESPN national poll. After today's 3-0 win, they are 12-0-1 for the season. Last year Beamer took 2nd in state. We had a small soccer-girls reunion today with Carrie, Jill T., Jill B., Danielle, Andrea and me there. It was fun to have all the kids around and they all had a blast running and playing at the field. Carrie also had a really fun article written about her in the Seattle PI which we've linked below. Way to go Carrie the architect!
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/preps/384751_soccbok24.html

Bug's field trip to Terrys Berrys

Today I ventured out with the Preschool to Terrys Berries. Bug had such a good time with his friends. They first got to go on a hay ride to the apple orchard where they got to pick thier own apples. Then they were off to the potato fields to dig for potatos. They made a couple quick stops to visit the goats and chickens before picking their very own pumpkin out. He had such a blast and the weather even stayed clear while we were there.

Pacific Science Center

Somehow on our day of relaxation Bryson talked Dad into all of us going up to the Science Center. We all piled in the car and headed up to Seattle in the early afternoon for a couple hours of fun and excitement. We saw bugs, dinosaurs, marine life, reptiles, played with water and many other fun things.

After we were all Science Centered out we headed to the water fountain in the middle of the center to get some more energy out. We were planning to take the ferry across to Bremerton on the way home but our timing was a little off so we'll have to save that for another day.

By the time we were headed home all the kids were tuckered out and sleeping except for Bryson. Tomorrow a new adventure...The Pumpkin Patch with Bug's class :) I need a vacation!!!!

Trik-a-thon 2008

Trik-a-thon 2008 was a big success. The kids had so much fun riding their bikes around and playing with their friends. Jaden had so many people come and support him and donate to the school. He says Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you. Grandma and Grandpa Earle, Aunt Jean, both Hentschell families, the Tschimperle family, the Alvarez family and the Perez family came to show Jaden their support and he was so excited to see them all. I think that's part of the reason why he rode his bike around and around for at least 1 1/2 hours. Thank you to all the family and friends who donated but couldn't make it...Grandma Koenigs and the Butschli family. Jaden and the school really appreciate it.

Halloween Cookies

We needed another exciting thing to do on the big guy's last day off school so we decided to make Halloween cookies. Things have been pretty hectic here the last three days but today it's FRIDAY!!!! Yeah! Tomorrow the Trik-a-thon and then time to relax for the rest of the weekend and Monday...back to school:)

Day at the Zoo

The big guy has 3 days off for conferences this week and the house was in chaos this morning so I decided to load everyone in the car and head to the zoo to get some energy out. It was a cold but beautiful morning and the kids enjoyed seeing all the animals.

Fright Fest...Scaaaary!

We finally caved in. Bryson has been asking to go to Fright Fest for 2 years now and every year we tell him that it will be way too scary. This year since we had our season passes we thought we'd go when it was light out and leave when it got dark since it wouldn't cost anything and hopefully wouldn't be too scary in the light.

It ended up being just Scott and the two older boys and they went when it was starting to get dark. They had a great time for awhile, that is until they decided to go into the Haunted House (not a good idea!). No amount of prepping a 4 year old for a Haunted House is enough. Needless to say that they had to use an emergency exit because someone jumped out and scared Jaden. Bryson is asking to go back without Jaden before it closes so he can go through the Haunted House and the Trail of Terror.

We'll have to see about that one!

Pumpkin Patch

Today we went to the Pumpkin Patch to pick out our pumpkins for Halloween. The kids had a blast looking for pumpkins and playing hide and seek with Dad. It was a perfect October day to be outside. The twins enjoyed their freedom from the stroller and got to adventure out on their own. If only they would both go in the same direction:)