Alder Lake

Yesterday morning we set off on an adventure to get outside and see Mount Rainier up close and personal. We left around 10am and stopped at Costco first to get some gas. Before we left though I made sure we had all the necessary stuff. See I'm paranoid so I made sure we had food, blankets, extra clothes, cell phones, Michael's handy all in 1 tool thing and a lighter. We were going to go on a nature walk and you can never be too careful. I think I watch the news too much! Oh yeah and I also called my Dad and told him our plans and where we would be going in the park.

After we had been on the road for a while we stopped at Alder Lake Park to have a picnic lunch. Owen really needed to get out and stretch his legs and it was a nice park. An added plus was there was no fee to get into the park yesterday.

Hey are you lookin' at me???

Knock Knock...Let me in!!!

You might think by the title of this post that Owen locked me out, but nope the electricity locked me out. See Michael and I were the only ones that had keys to our house and about 2 years ago I gave my house key to our friends Micah & Kim. They were going to check in on the cats while we were on vacation. I never got around to making another key for myself because I always come in through the garage door by using the garage door opener or the keypad. What are the odds that the electricity would be out when I need to come in?? I guess the odds caught up with me. I should go buy a lottery ticket!

Anyway on Monday afternoon the boys and I went out to do some errands and when we pulled up to the house I pushed the garage door opener a couple of times and decided that the stupid thing wasn't working. So I got out of the car and punched in the code on the keypad...nothing. I tried it a couple more times and decided that the stupid thing wasn't working. I called Michael and he asked me if the keypad was lighting up when I punched in the code. Hello it's the middle of the day how am I supposed to tell if it's lighting up. Then I cupped my hand around the keypad and it wasn't lighting up. Come to think of it the outside light that is always on...wasn't.

Michael was working in Federal Way which was farther away than Micah & Kim's new house so I called them up. Thankfully Kim was home and had my house key so the boys and I buzzed over there to pick it up. By this time Jack needed to nurse so we hung out for a little bit and I joked with Kim that I was sure the power would be back on by the time I got home. When I pulled up to the house I pushed the garage door opener like normal, but nothing. There was a PSE truck across the street though so there was hope the power would be restored soon.

After opening my front door with a key for the first time in forever I decided to get dinner ready. Thankfully I had already planned on having a cold salad for dinner so no big upset there. Owen of course wanted nothing to do with it so he ate 2 strawberries for dinner. By the time Michael got home it was getting to be twilight outside and it was time for the boys to go to bed. Michael and I were going to watch a movie together but no such luck so we lit a bunch of candles and decided to have a good old fashioned night of (where is your mind going...my parents read this blog) playing card games. We played Cribbage and I got 22 points in one turn and for the first time ever I won!!! After that Michael was ready for bed...sore loser! ;) So we turned out the lights I mean snuffed out the candles and went to bed. Easier said than done though because the PSE workers had come back to fix the problem and were making quite a bit of noise and I'm so used to sleeping with the sound of a fan it was hard for me to fall asleep. I do remember hear the fan kick on a while later and then I fell fast asleep. AHHHH...sleep!!!

Sleeping Schedule

Jack is finally on a schedule when it comes to naps...kind of. He is now sleeping 8 - 10 hours every night. He goes to bed at 8pm and then gets up to eat anywhere from 4 - 6am. If he gets up before 6am I just feed him and put him back to bed. If he gets up at 6am I stay up with him and have Jack time. After he gets up for the day he normally take another nap around 10ish and then another nap around 1ish. His 1ish nap is a long one...it can be up to 4 hours! It's so awesome!!! This afternoon while both of the boys were asleep I actually got to watch a whole movie!!!!

Bunny & Ducky

Blue Bunny was given to Owen last Easter by GG & Peepaw and Ducky is a bath toy I got at one of Owen's Baby Showers. They are his new favorite stuffed animals. Owen has always loved stuffed animals, but since Jack was born he's not been as interested in them. He has rekindled his love for them recently though. He now HAS to have both of these animals in his crib with him. It's really cute!

The other day Owen decided that bunny and ducky should sit in the Bumbo.

Hmmm...maybe I can fit too!!!

Sorry for squishing you!

Fear

Owen has pretty much always been a scaredy cat when it comes to loud noises. He cries at loud kitchen appliances, people cheering and lawn equipment. So last Saturday when we visited Grandma & Grandpa Martin's house I shouldn't have been surprised when he freaked out at the riding lawnmower. Still I thought once he got on it with Grandpa that he would see that it wasn't going to hurt him and he might actually enjoy himself...

NOPE!!!!!

Lunch with Daddy

Michael has been working like a dog these last couple of weeks. Since the boys both go to bed at 8:00 sometime they don't even get to see him. So when the opportunity arose for us to have lunch with Daddy (he was working close to home) we jumped at the chance. I packed us a picnic lunch and we sat in the grass and had a short, but nice time together.

Hanging out with Andy

Jack 13 weeks / Andy 10 weeks

Last Thursday Owen, Jack and I went over to Micah and Kim's "new" house. They moved into Kim's parents old house. It was so much fun to see the house with all of their stuff in it. Andy's Jungle/Safari theme room is so cute. The baby boys are both getting bigger and bigger. Owen was quite a handful though. It was a new place for him so he was getting into everything. Plus he was hungry so that didn't make for a happy toddler.

Prince Charming

Owen has started this new thing where he will kiss you if you sit still and close your eyes. It's so cute. It's like Prince Charming kissing Sleeping Beauty to wake her up. He's such a sweet boy!

Oh yeah and Jack has rolled over more times that I can count now, but I still haven't seen it. I have had him take his naps on the living room floor in order to see it, but he NEVER rolls over outside of his crib. Michael got to see it the other morning, but I was in the shower so I missed out. :(

Day Camping

Yesterday Owen, Jack and I went down to visit our friends while they were camping. We were supposed to be camping with them, but Michael ended up having to work the weekend instead. It was great just getting to spend the day with them. I can't wait to go camping next year!!!

Sitting around the fire. It was pretty cold when we first got there. To help keep Owen and Charlie out of the fire we put them in the Radio Flyer wagon together. They really didn't mind it at all. This is when Charlie got a little upset because he kept trying to drink from Owen's sippy and we didn't want him to because Owen just got over the stomach flu. (I got a call from Jen this morning...guess who was up until 3am puking...oops!!)

Evan was such a big help gathering up wood from the other campsites. Of course they were vacant!
Jack did really good, in fact he slept most of the time in Fred & Jen's trailer.

That is one dirty kid!!!

Crazy Boy

The other day Owen did 4 somersaults in a row. I was trying to get him to do it again, but he wouldn't. Instead I got this video of our crazy boy!

Garage Sale Deals

I don't normally go to garage sales that many times a year. Mill Creek has great garage sales in May and October and that's about it. This summer I have gone out hunting for good things twice already and boy have I found some awesome deals. A couple weeks ago I got a whole box of name brand clothes for Owen and Jack and two pairs of really nice shoes for $40! On Saturday I went out with my sister-in-law and I got a ton of stuff for only $35! I was so excited I took pictures of everything so you can see how much I got for so little....

I'm not sure how many pieces of clothing I got, but a lot. There are some off to the right that you can't even see. Most of them are 3T and up. I like to be prepared. Plus when clothes are .25 a piece you can't pass that up.

A day or two before I went to the garage sales Michael and I had gone through Owen's toys and put some of them away. It was a perfect time to find new toys for him. He got three puzzles, two books, 4 trucks, a train set, an Elmo guitar, two Veggie Tales DVD's and 3 Disney VHS tapes. I also got a 4 cups measuring cup and a salad shooter for myself.

I also found this blue container for just $2. They sell at Fred Meyer's for $6. I've been wanting one to put the outdoor toys in. My sister-in-law bought this climber, but they live in an apartment right now so we are keeping it for them until they move later this year.

Have you ever had a day like this....