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!!!!