Delia tooting her horn
My kids have no idea these things actually go if you put money in them...
All three on the merry-go-round!
Emma on the merry-go-round
On Grandma's front porch swing
Talking a walk with Grandma
21 Feb · Sun 2010
Visit to Vancouver
We're in Vancouver! No, not the one of Olympic fun, but the one where we hang with my parents and run my mom ragged (while I get quite a bit more moments of peace than usual).
On the front porch swing
Today we went to the Oregon Zoo, which is way different from back in the day when I was a kid (we kept getting lost or confused about how to get places with the stroller) but its still familiar enough to give me flashes of school field trip memories throughout. We rode the train, which was my girls first train type ride ever I think! They really liked it! It was a shorter trip than I remember -- just around the zoo and back -- I guess in the summer they open up the long run that goes way up to the rose gardens which is SO much cooler (but probably not so toddler friendly). I remember going up there and getting popsicles to have on the way back, ah, summertime....
Emma riding the zoo train
Photo op at the zoo
Later back at home the girls got another ride...in the tractor wagon! (Or is it a riding mower wagon?) They also got to watch Grandpa Richard take a chainsaw to a very large tree. Fun times!
Its not all fun and games, though -- we had two more puking incidents, totally out of the blue (Elsie and Emma). They seemed fine after it was over, of course, no other signs of sickness (and nothing since Friday now). OMG, please let this be over now! I think it is, but now I can't really trust my instincts...
More pics tomorrow! With all the awesome weather we've been outside and frequenting playgrounds a lot. Nice!
01 Dec · Tue 2009
Thanksgiving Reprise
I didn't really post about T-day (since I try not to advertise when we are not home!), so here's a brief summery of how it went. Pretty well! We had a great drive down to Vancouver (WA) and back -- the kids are all turning into really decent car travelers now! Its great to not have to try to time things EXACTLY right in terms of naps and feedings and such -- they are a lot more flexible these days. Though they did sleep for much of the way both times, woohoo! It was only a 2.5 hour drive both ways, though, thanks to awesome timing and very little traffic. Yeah!
We had lots of fun hanging out at Grandma and Grandpa's house, too! Lots of playing with new and different toys, some fun walks to the park, a visit to see Real Live Chickens (where my mom gets eggs), plus a visit to OMSI (science museum) and Powells (just me and Grandpa). And of course a fabulous dinner including my favorite -- cheese green bean casserole, ha ha! The only bad part of the trip was the HELLISH sleep that we had thanks to being in a new/different place. Luckily, after a few days they seem to be back on track (knock on wood!).
Here are a few pictures (more starting here in the Nov gallery).
Yep, we're still rearfacing!
Emma's spot
Elsie left, Delia right, playing toss (or hug) Raggedy Ann
Three swingers
Elsie (green shirt) and Delia (pink shirt) meeting the kitty. They were enamored!
