Excited

to be wearing her mother's pajamas.

Triceratops

A quick trip : Tacoma

We headed out after breakfast on Saturday and arrived in Tacoma at lunch time. We picked up food at Metropolitan Market and got desserts at Jubilee Cupcakes. We ate at Anja and Liisa's house. Then we visited the Conservatory in Wright Park. We did a little shopping at Trader Joe's and then the kids and I checked in to the hotel before a lovely dinner at Maxwell's Restaurant.
On Sunday we went for a walk on the waterfront. We had lunch at the Rosewood Cafe. We all enjoyed the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium and stayed dry for most of the afternoon. It was a little cool. After seeing all the animals we rode the carousel three times and warmed up. We rode the light rail downtown for dinner. This was Henry's favorite part of the weekend. We made a quick detour to see the bridge of glass. After we ate we went to El Gaucho for table side flambe bananas foster. They didn't have a table for a group our size so they put us in one of their private dining rooms.
Monday morning we made a quick visit to the Business Costco on our way to Seattle. We met Maryann at the Seattle Aquarium and checked out the fish and animals. They have a huge tank near the entrance where volunteer divers talk about the fish. We saw them feed the fur seals and sea otters. After lunch at one of the waterfront restaurants we headed home. It was a fun and busy visit!

In the future...

only let Helena lick the beaters if she is wearing play clothes.

Helena puts toppings on the pizza

My kitchen help is not fast, but they are funny.

Good eaters

We have gotten a lot of use out of our booster seat. I found these pictures of each of the kids in it and was struck by how much they looked like themselves.

"Time flies"

People always say that. And it's true.
These two have been friends forever. And I'm pretty sure this was yesterday.

Project Simplify: week one progress

It's hard to get a good picture of a closet. I was only dealing with the left side this afternoon.There were a lot of things in there that belong elsewhere so I returned them to their homes. I tried on most (but not all) of my clothes and have a box to donate. There are three skirts than I'm still undecided about. I still have a hanging organizer to empty and straighten. I also did a quick sort through my dresser and tidied my jewelry drawer. It tends to catch lots of random things. After:

Thanks, Grandma!

For Valentine's Day the kids got some new Play-doh, perfect for a chilly afternoon.

Nora made a sign this morning

This sort of thing warms the cockles of my heart. Me too, sweetie.