Another Saturday morning soccer practice under our belts. This has proven to be an enormous challenge for me. All three boys have to be up, fed, dressed and buckled into their carseats, I have to be showered and presentable and I have to remember to pack the diaper bag, fill the boys water bottles and load up the stroller so we can be pulling out of our garage by 8:30am. This is next to impossible for me lol Luckily, we have somehow made it to practice every Saturday.
Today we had the added bonus of an afternoon birthday party. The boys had a blast and it was a great way to burn off some of that rainy day energy. The party was just lovely with a fantastic spread of yummy home-made goodies and an unending supply of balloons. On the drive home the boys actually said they were sleepy! I tried to push for an afternoon nap, but unfortunately the quiet ride home seemed to rejuvenate them and they hit the floor running!
It was easy to pick out the highlight of Little-Bug's day...he had the opportunity to play with a super-sweet elderly Labrador! The moment he made eye contact he started to holler "HEh-YO! HEh-YO!!" and was squirming to be let down. He followed that dog around all afternoon and she was so sweet with him! She let Little-Bug pet her back and the top of her head, she sniffed his face, but she never licked and was very cautious not to bump into him...a world class pooch!
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Here we go again....
Birthday party round two this afternoon, the boys had a great time! This party had an adorable monkey theme that stretched from the pin the butterfly on the monkey game, to the super cute monkey and bananas cupcake cake to the pinata, to little stuffed monkeys and monkey beach balls in the goody bags, well done!
The party was about an hour out of town, and this was our first time visiting the town of Molalla . I didn't really see enough of the town to claim I have a full impression, but the part I did see looked cute. A small town feel with nice homes.
The drive itself was a little eventful. The sky opened up on us as we were passing through the Keizer area and it was coming down so fast there was standing water on the freeway and pretty poor visibility from all the spray. Traffic slowed down to about 45 mph and I was worried we were going to crawl along all the way to Molalla. Luckily we passed through the rain in about 3 miles and it was smooth sailing from there.
Well, it's time to feed the troops! Black bean-zucchini quesadillas tonight, yummy!
The party was about an hour out of town, and this was our first time visiting the town of Molalla . I didn't really see enough of the town to claim I have a full impression, but the part I did see looked cute. A small town feel with nice homes.
The drive itself was a little eventful. The sky opened up on us as we were passing through the Keizer area and it was coming down so fast there was standing water on the freeway and pretty poor visibility from all the spray. Traffic slowed down to about 45 mph and I was worried we were going to crawl along all the way to Molalla. Luckily we passed through the rain in about 3 miles and it was smooth sailing from there.
Well, it's time to feed the troops! Black bean-zucchini quesadillas tonight, yummy!
Party Party Party!
Wow, we are riding the birthday party roller-coaster this month! We started off with a bang this weekend, with back to back birthday parties and will finish out the month with two more kid parties and one "adult" party for a grand total of SIX birthday honorees in January! What can I say, I guess we are naturally drawn to those Capricorns and Aquariuses ha ha!
Yesterday's party was a real blast. The venue was fantastic, a super sized tube structure with wave slides and rope bridges, a real kid paradise! There was also a great padded floor area with little climbers and club houses for the super little guys to enjoy. Little-Bug was really having a good time, but he couldn't quite master the small lip of the padded flooring. He would trip on his way up and trip on his way down, but he just wouldn't stop walking back and forth (crazy guy.)
The drive to the party was long, but beautiful. It took us about an hour to get there and we we passed through some amazing farm land with huge open fields. We saw old wooden railroad bridges, really unique riparian areas and a few ponds loaded with ducks and Dusky Canada Geese. The sky was full of dark, ominous clouds that were very dramatic against the wide open landscape!
Yesterday's party was a real blast. The venue was fantastic, a super sized tube structure with wave slides and rope bridges, a real kid paradise! There was also a great padded floor area with little climbers and club houses for the super little guys to enjoy. Little-Bug was really having a good time, but he couldn't quite master the small lip of the padded flooring. He would trip on his way up and trip on his way down, but he just wouldn't stop walking back and forth (crazy guy.)
The drive to the party was long, but beautiful. It took us about an hour to get there and we we passed through some amazing farm land with huge open fields. We saw old wooden railroad bridges, really unique riparian areas and a few ponds loaded with ducks and Dusky Canada Geese. The sky was full of dark, ominous clouds that were very dramatic against the wide open landscape!