How do YOU do the fair?!

This is how WE do the fair!

We started by …..

Pictured above: Kjell, Aiden, Charlie, Connor & Annika

Each of the kids was able to feed the alpaca’s.  They even were (once again) photo-interviewed by the newspaper while they were feeding them!  It was really cute!

There were 12 new baby piglets who were born last week.  We arrived right at feeding time, and Oh.My.Gosh. those piglets were hysterical when they wanted to eat.  All 12 of them at once.  Heaven help mama pig!

Then We…..

Pictured above: Aiden, MacKenzie, Annika & Connor

We did this last year, and when Charlie saw the display again, he made a beeline for the booth!  Alex, Julia, Molly & I spent a good hour helping each of the 7 kids make their own wooden boat.  We hammered, glued and drilled till we were tired, and then we started on another boat!  Let’s just say we were more than ready to get out of that booth!  Molly even made the comment “It’s a good thing we did this early, I would have been out of energy by the end of the day!”  So true, so very true!

It was then finally time to go on…..

Pictured above: Connor, Molly, Abby, Alex, Kjell, Charlie, Cori, Aiden, Annika, MacKenzie & Julia

This is all the kids wanted to do from the moment we got there, who am I kidding?! From the moment they woke up!  They were very excited to get their turn to ride the rides, and ride those rides we did!  Again, and again, and again, and again!

The ride highlight was the Hang Gliding ride.  The kids (Charlie & Up) were able to go on this, along with the adults.  Poor Alex, I think road it three times in a row with the kids.  Julia & I were well done, and ready to puke after one trip!

One other funny story was Connor wanted to so badly to go on the Haunted House ride.  No one wanted to go with him, except 3-year-old Kjell, who had no idea what the ride was.  Right as the ride started, before even going into the dark, Connor panics and jumps out screaming.  We tell Kjell to climb out, Kjell doesn’t want to.  Kjell wanted to ride the ride.  The look on Kjell’s face when he came out was priceless.  I wish we would have gotten a picture of it.  (Sad isn’t it!).  But don’t worry, he happily went on it again with his big brother Charlie a little bit later, so it couldn’t have been that scary.  However, his second trip he covered his eyes the whole time!

Before we left Abby, Connor & Aiden were begging us to go on the Gravitron.  Yes, the ride where you go in the spaceship looking thing, and then it spins so fast it feels like there’s no gravity.  Julia gave in (when Molly, Alex & I had the little kids on another ride) and let the three go on it.  When they got out they WANTED TO DO IT AGAIN!  Wow!  That’s some serious guts, not to mention strong stomachs for not losing their lunch!

And then right before, we left we all…..

Pictured above: MacKenzie, Aiden & Annika

Some of us had ice cream while others had elephant ears and cotton candy!

So, how do you do A fair?!

What a great time we had at the Stanwood-Camano Island Fair this year!  The kids were older than last year and new memories were made!  What a fun day!  Nothing better than going to a good old country fair!

Bouncy House Babysitting!

I was able to spend Friday & Saturday babysitting some wonderful kids overnight while they’re mom and dad went away for some R&R.  Miss L, Miss E and Mr. B have their own….BOUNCY HOUSE!  I packed up the kids, the bouncy house and we headed over to the triplets to play!  Oh.My.Gosh the kids had fun!  I’m now working on talking Kim into buying one for us [the triplets of course]!  It easily entertained all the kids for 3 hours, and let me tell you we [Jaime was working for Kim] had our hands full….an 8, 6, and 4 year old, four 3 year olds and two 1 year olds!  Yes it looked like a Jaime & I had a daycare, but honestly we do on most days!

Jack, Myself & Mr. B

The Babies kept fighting over the straw!

A whole lotta kids climbing in/out of the bouncy house!

Today the kids and I went to the Factoria Childrens Museum with Brandi, Ems and Madzy.  We had a blast!  I have to say I wore out those 3 kids!  The 3 and 1 year old were out cold when Mom got home!  Yep, I’m that great :) Haha!!  Brandi took lots of pictures, but she has those on her camera so you’ll have to wait until later to see them!

Alex & I are up in Camano tonight enjoying the company of Julia and her two new kittens, Cuddles & Catcher (Aiden & Connor named them!).  They are sooooo cute!!  Catcher is sitting on my shoulder right now while I am blogging!  So adorable!!

Steve Tyrell Concert at Jazz Alley

Last night my family, along with longtime family friends Tom & Dianne Knapp, went to Jazz Alley in Seattle to see Legendary singer, songwriter, producer Steve Tyrell.  When I first found out about going (or when my parents informed the three of us that WE WERE GOING and if we had plans, we’d better change them asap) I was less than thrilled.  I had no idea who the guy was, nor did I want to spend a Saturday night see him in concert. 

However, I quickly learned that he is best known for his songs he sung in Father of the Bride and Father of the  Bride Part II, that my family LOVES!  Probably, our family’s all-time favorite movie.  We can just about recite the entire Part II movie (and do quite often!).

What an amazing performance, he sang some of our favorites from the Father of the Bride films including On the Sunnyside of the Street and The Simple Life.  He also sung I Say A Little Prayer for You and I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself  from another family favorite movie, My Best Friend’s Wedding!  And yes, we even did the “lobster” hands during I Say A Little Prayer for You!  (If you don’t know what I'm talking about, you are totally missing out!  But, because I feel you need to see it, I’ve included a YouTube clip of it!

Our group before we ordered dinner…I had rigatoni and it was sooooo good!! 


Alex & I

The two photos above were the extent of the good photos we took!  We couldn’t have the camera flash on, so all the other photos are bad, and I mean B.A.D!  Sorry Dianne, I know I said I’d post the videos, but they really aren’t worth seeing, just ask my family!!!  Oh well!  We did take a few more photos outside of the theater ….

My Family


Our extended family including Aunt Dianne and Uncle Tom! 
Tom & Dianne were there when I was born, how cool is that!?  My dad and Tom have been friends for like 35 years!

Before and after the show we were at Tom & Dianne’s home on Queen Anne.  They have a BEAUTIFUL view of Seattle, the Space Needle and the waterfront!  Stunningly beautiful!

Alex with Baby Chance and I posting with the Space Needle behind us!

 
In my opinion, one of the most beautiful symbols of a city!

There was also swimming in their pool and holding Tom & Dianne’s daughter Gina’s, little man, Chance!  He’s 5-months old and so very cute!! 

 
Kelly & Alex in the pool!  I didn’t get in until after the show!


My parents with cutie Chance

And because I love babies, one more of Chance!
Ignore the fact he’s holding my dad’s middle finger! 

Needless to say the day turned out pretty darn fun!!  I very much enjoyed myself! (Other than the fact I was eaten alive by mosquitoes, but that’s another story!). 

Hope everyone had a great weekend!!

A Day at the Beach!

Amy, Alex & I ventured to the beach today with the triplets, Camryn & Jordyn for some fun in the sun!  We had a great time, the kids loved the sand and water, I of course took a lot of pictures!  Like usual I went click-crazy!  Took so many cute photos, that I made them into a collage!

There were a few photos, that were too cute, and needed to be showcased on their own!

The four 3-year-olds enjoying the sand!
(And apparently wishing they were bigger and could play with the older kids!)

 
Myself & Alex with the triplets
(I dare you to try to get three 3-year-olds to smile at the camera at the same time!  Needless to say I posted the best picture of Alex & I!)

LOVE this photo of the trio!  How sweet is that??!!

We had a great day!!  Got the kids home and they were out!  Their mom even came home early, so I got to leave early too!  What a great way to start the weekend!  A big thank you to my sister, Alex, for helping me out with the triplets, she made the trip more enjoyable for me!  Thanks Amy, for meeting up with us!

Happy Friday!!

4th of July 2010

Madison, Alex & I had a fun 4th of July up in the cul-de-sac with a big block party!  The weather was so-so, but at least it didn’t rain…much!  There was delicious food, lots of people and fireworks!  We had a great time!  Be warned….there is a TON of pictures in this post!  If you are afraid of oober-cuteness, you’ll want to leave this post right away :)

How cute is this photo of Gabbi & Pey-Pey??!!

Maddie joined the big kids in a game of kickball!

Around 9pm, the Sparklers (or magic wands as Madison called them), were pulled out.  You wouldn’t believe the amount of sparklers they had!  Every kid got at least a box of their own, and we’re talking 30 kids!  Even the babies (can’t call them that much longer) got to have a go at them!  They all loved it, at first weren’t sure what they were supposed to do, but quickly caught on!

Cul-De-Sac full of Sparklers!

          
Jack & Gabbi

Ryan & Nate

Maddie & Alex

Maddie, Alex & Brittani

Once the sparklers were all gone, it was time for the real show!  Who doesn’t love fireworks (well amazingly enough, a lot of people don’t…I don’t quite get why, but they don’t!  Something about them being dangerous??).  We all sat back and enjoyed the show!

Nate, Jack & Ryan are ready!

Maddie, Alex & Brittani, too!


We can’t forget about Gabbi!

Jack quickly discovered his fear of fireworks…or at least the noise!

Natey & I

Did I fail to mention how cold it was??!  It was freeeeeezing!  Even wrapped up in sweatshirts, blankets, coats and near a fire, we were cold!  Oh well, that’s the 4th of July in Seattle! 

Now that the 4th is over, it’s time for summer!  It finally made it’s debut today!  Supposed to be near 90 all week, yippppeee!  That means pool days are ahead, and I for one cannot wait!  Thank heavens for SUMMER!!

Plethora of Posts & Pictures!

Yesterday marked my 500th blog post and to think I forgot to announce it…silly me!  I didn’t want to miss my 500th post so for a week I’ve been counting down on my laptop until my 500th post!  Go figure, with the plethora of computers in my house, I didn’t use my laptop and yet one of our desktops….missing the big  5-0-0.  *sigh* what’s a girl to do….post about it today I suppose! 

Over the past couple of years, I’ve had a plethora of posts!  My top 3 blogging topics are:

1. My niece Madison – with 102 posts
2. My cousin and one of my BFF’s Jaime – with 89 posts
3. Tied for 3rd with 85 posts – My niece Emmalee and favorite 2nd family the Munro’s!

One of my favorite things about blogging is getting to go back and look at past posts!  It’s a great reminder to me of what I’ve done, where I’ve been and where I hope to go!!

Yesterday, I blogged briefly on my Aunt Sue’s wedding, and posted a couple of pictures, but mentioned that I had a plethora of pictures to sort through, 521 of them to be exact, to still go through.  I’m so proud of myself, in less then 24-hours I:

• downloaded & edited all the photos off the cameras
• uploaded all the wedding photos to Snapfish for people to order from,
• put them on a CD for my Aunt to take home with her
• made a montage of the wedding! 

Phew!  That’s quite the plethora of photography related items, in a short period of time, for me! 

With all that being said here is the wedding montage I made of the plethora of photos that we took yesterday!  Since I know that I know that the majority of my biggest blog fans and followers are my family, here you go…I hope you enjoy the video!!  Congratulations Sue & Aaron, I love you guys!!

 

Week 3 of Word Up, Yo! a new  word game hosted by Liz from A Belle, A Bean, & A Chicago Dog, KLZ from Taming Insanity and Natalie from Mommy of A Monster!  The word this week was PLETHORA, jump in and play along!!