Sylvia's first ballet recital

This is too cute to describe.

Happy Halloween, Star Wars Style!

Darth Vader & Princess Leia!
Our spooky front stoop.
Expounding on the deliciousness of Nerds.Finish your milk, take off your hair buns, and take a rest Princess.

Andy was out longer than Sly and had a much bigger loot to show for it. Happy Vader.

Fancy!

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Swim

Carpool to the first swim practice of the season.


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Happy birthday Sylvia!

A princess birthday for our sweet girl! I can't believe she's three already. On the other hand, it feels like she's been part of our lives forever!


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Ready for fall activities!

Andy: tae kwon do
Sylvia: pre-ballet










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Location:Ready for fall activities!

Sunset sail!

Tod, Melissa, Shawn, me, Jen and Jerome after a gorgeous sunset sail from Shilshole!


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August

We're slowly working through our list of fun summer activities! Mariner's game...











Miniature golf:





Watching the Blue Angels from Magnusen Park:




Fun with Auntie Risa and Grandma Sirpa (who once again evades the camera!)






Hanging out at U Village (okay that wasn't on our fun list but we squeezed in some cow statue climbing and what's not fun about that?);






Ballard locks to see the boats....






...and some huge kings in the fish ladder!






Burgers at Red Mill:






Trying on new fashions:







And cracking each other up!!!





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Splashin' party!

The photos speak for themselves!

















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Summer pics

Summer activities:

Swim lessons with Danny






Shark puppets at Ballard public library



Playground antics






Sleepy time


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Summer of Fun!

Inspired by the Ws, we've got our own list of summer fun actuvities that we want to do this summer!


We have a few checked off already and have lots of fun weekend activities planned!

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Graduation

Andy graduated from preschool after 3 years there. After playing the leading role in the play (the king lion), there was a graduation ceremony where the 5 kids who had completed the 3-year program were given flowers and certificates. Here's Andy with his teacher Kathleen.



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Solstice

Ah, finally, summer. Now if we could just lose the February weather!


But tonight I heard something from Sylvia to make up for all the rain in the world: "Mommy, I have something to tell you. You are the specialist mommy I've ever seen.". Aawwww.



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Last day!


Mom and Sylvia on the big boat.


Our last ride: Small World





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Day 4

We spent the first half of the day at Disneyland (mostly Toon Town) and the second half at California Adventure (mostly at Bug's Life) but my iPhone died so no pics from the afternoon. The highlights were meeting Mickey Mouse and Andy taking Nonna on the river rafting ride (his fourth time down!).









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Day 3

Princess breakfast






Andy's Fave: Mr Toad's London



California Adventure (home of Grizzly River Ride where Andy and I got full-body soaked!)



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