what an amazing weekend! the weather was great, the race was great… smiles were all around.
we started off with a slow fun evening on friday… hit the park, had some super melted grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup for dinner… my soup was not without the saltines.
saturday we hit the road early to see my little brother bowl in the state tourney. he bowled six games and split it about down the middle, half over his average, half under his average. he didn’t move on to nationals this year, but i’ve got some high hopes for this kid and his bowling career. carl, my ma and eric took us all out to lunch at wendy’s! frosty’s and french fries… yummy. we said our goodbye’s and were on the hunt for a cheap cool birthday present for lily to take to her friend’s party later that afternoon. we found this rockin’ huge water toy- i think it was this big whale that the kids could sit on, and water spouted out of the top… maybe you could aim the spout?! clearly i don’t remember it too well, but nevertheless it was $7 and we were in the check-out line. we dropped lily off at her birthday party, hit a few garage sales and another park. we just hung out outside for the rest of saturday as sunday morning was coming quick and early!
we started off with a slow fun evening on friday… hit the park, had some super melted grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup for dinner… my soup was not without the saltines.
saturday we hit the road early to see my little brother bowl in the state tourney. he bowled six games and split it about down the middle, half over his average, half under his average. he didn’t move on to nationals this year, but i’ve got some high hopes for this kid and his bowling career. carl, my ma and eric took us all out to lunch at wendy’s! frosty’s and french fries… yummy. we said our goodbye’s and were on the hunt for a cheap cool birthday present for lily to take to her friend’s party later that afternoon. we found this rockin’ huge water toy- i think it was this big whale that the kids could sit on, and water spouted out of the top… maybe you could aim the spout?! clearly i don’t remember it too well, but nevertheless it was $7 and we were in the check-out line. we dropped lily off at her birthday party, hit a few garage sales and another park. we just hung out outside for the rest of saturday as sunday morning was coming quick and early!
sunday morning we left the house at 6:15am… the girls were rock stars! dave did some weird loud bird call inside the house to wake them up… lily stumbled from her room, but it didn’t stir chloe or ella. we put our REPORT shirts on and piled in the car. what an event this was! so many people had come out to join the fight against juvenile diabetes. we were on our way! 4 miles here we come! ella and chloe were already in the double stroller we borrowed from the cox’ and lily was keeping up with us perfectly. it was a beautiful route through the university of washington campus. we all did an amazing job at the race and it was near flawless… except for when the blankie got caught in the wheel and dave scraped his knuckles trying to get it uncaught.
we cruised inside of husky stadium for awhile after we crossed the finish line… there was water, and bananas and key chains galore! there were sponsors set up all around the field and we were able to get a few give-aways. there was also face painting and balloon making available to the girls… i stood in one line and dave stood in the other. we all got balloons made, lily a crazy hat, chloe a flower hat and ella a flower… i asked for an anchor. dave requested a skateboard, but it was a bit over the clown’s heads. the face paintings were adorable, lily got an army TANK on her cheek… for those of you that don’t know, she’s got this sweet little crush on a boy named TANK. she definitely got us with that one. chloe had some sparkling flowers and ella requested some delightful balloons on her little chubby cheek. we wrapped up at the stadium, and walked….very….slowly back to the car. our legs were tired! dave’s arms got a great workout from pushing the stroller too!
dave requested that we visit gas works park as he had never been, along with the girls. i gave my dad a call to find out where to go- i had been there many times as a kid, but obviously never drove. we were on our way and my dad also suggested that we check out the fremont troll as he figured the girls had never been. and he was right! they were amazed! well, lily and chloe were pretty amazed, ella was pretty passed out. we played on the troll for awhile, snapped a few pictures and headed home.
some of us rested when we got home, some of us played… but then we all wanted to be outside again! so we went down to one of lily’s favorite ‘beaches’ on the green river. sat, dipped our toes… and ate some sandwiches. we headed home as all the girls seemed to need to use the bathroom… and the outdoor, public, community potties on a hot day, didn’t seem like the best idea.
we wrapped up our night with some otter pops and tossing the baseball. the girls were picked up late as usual -which we love!. every extra minute is a blessing. and there dave and i stood: sweaty, slightly burned, tired and with a messy house- sans our three monkeys. it’s still a very surreal feeling to have them with us one minute and then them be gone the next. and not surreal in the dreamlike, Salvador Dali sort of way… weird like: something isn't right.
so, we look forward to our thursday, when we can once again be parents for a day.
some of us rested when we got home, some of us played… but then we all wanted to be outside again! so we went down to one of lily’s favorite ‘beaches’ on the green river. sat, dipped our toes… and ate some sandwiches. we headed home as all the girls seemed to need to use the bathroom… and the outdoor, public, community potties on a hot day, didn’t seem like the best idea.we wrapped up our night with some otter pops and tossing the baseball. the girls were picked up late as usual -which we love!. every extra minute is a blessing. and there dave and i stood: sweaty, slightly burned, tired and with a messy house- sans our three monkeys. it’s still a very surreal feeling to have them with us one minute and then them be gone the next. and not surreal in the dreamlike, Salvador Dali sort of way… weird like: something isn't right.
so, we look forward to our thursday, when we can once again be parents for a day.
