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Sharon and Jamey visited over the 4th of July. The girls had a great time with their aunt and uncle. Following tradition they made pies with Sharon and Jamey and took some long walks.
We decided to try out a walk around Bridle Trails in Kirkland. We walked through most of the park and stopped at the local Subway and Dairy Queen for lunch and dessert. Rosebud had a great time on the walk.
We also had Dim Sum with Pau Pau at the mall and dinner at her house.
Sharon and Jamey visited over the 4th of July holidays. One of the highlights of their visit is making pies from scratch. Jamey and Sharon patiently walk Allison and Katherine through the process. Allison’s favorite saying: “No, I do it!”.
The Whitmers came over to join us in the Yarrow Point 4th of July parade. Katherine had her cast on so she couldn’t ride a bike or scooter in the parade. Allison decided to go the scooter route this year. Once again the highlights of the day were the candy thrown by the parade participants and snow cones. In the evening we went over to the Belfiore’s house to watch the Yarrow Point fireworks.
Sharon and Jamey arrived later that night.
Katherine, Christine and Rosebud participated in the 2012 Yarrow Point Pet Parade. Rosebud won youngest contestant. Tori’s dog Teddy won best of show. The theme this year was the Summer Olympics. Rosebud, according to Christine was one of the most beautiful dogs there. Katherine dressed up Rosebud in a swimsuit and made an Olympic torch.
Happy Fourth of July
I found a bunch of pictures from Allison’s birthday party – from the G10. So…here they are!
The weekend has been very busy so far. Sharon and Jamey arrived late Friday night, and yesterday we spent much of the day playing games, doing puzzles and resting. The kids actually took naps, because for the first time ever, we stayed up late for fireworks!
Steve and the girls went to the local QFC to buy legal fireworks a few days ago with our neighbors. From smoke bombs to desert roses and sparklers, the kids went oooh and ahhh. Then the big fireworks came up – nothing to rival the illegal fireworks in the neighborhood – but still impressive. Katherine has her list of favorite fireworks, which she shrieked at all night. Poor Allison made it through the sparklers and then kept trying to run in the house “I want to go Inside…” Finally, even after I held her, she went off with her Aunt to safely watch them inside. From outside we could see Allison peering through the playroom window outside, where she was much happier.
Today was the first day of blueberry picking at Remlinger Farms. We picked for about an hour in the blazing sun before Katherine called it quits. The rest of us straggled in. We picked and bought three flat of juicy blueberries. The girls worked on the pie – Katherine quietly with Uncle Jamey, and Allison making a bit of a ruckus with Aunt Sharon. Finally, the filling made it into the shell, with the pie now cooling for dessert.
Other interesting events:
– Katherine can now do Cats Cradle. She practiced and practiced with Sharon until she got it down.
– Katherine then “taught” her uncle how to do it. ๐
– Allison went all the home from Carnation with a mini-inchworm on her leg. She refused to smoosh it – calling it “hurting Mother Nature.”
– Bisco got his long walk last night to Novelty Hill Road. The kids went too, with a pit stop at the choo-choo train park for some gymnastics bar work.
First Day of Summer School
Allison was so proud to go to summer school today. She exclaimed last night and this morning that she’s “going to pre-school!” We followed our typical morning routine and drove to school. Katherine was excited to accompany Allison to the Main Building for class assignment and then Mezzo Building.
Once we entered the classroom, Allison put her backpack away, washed her hands and then headed straight to the shelves to handle the materials. The teaching assistant directed her to a practical life work. We all said goodbye to Allison, who didn’t even look up as we left…
According to the teacher, Allison worked well this morning and listened well. She said that she played with “toys” but didn’t do work?! I asked her if she ate her Cliff bar before pickup (while the other full day children ate lunch). She said, “Yes. But I didn’t have anything else.” After that statement, Allison clambered off her kitchen chair, opened the pantry and told me, “I pack my lunch now.” She packed peanuts, almonds and got an apple from the fridge and put it in her lunch bag for tomorrow.
Derby Days
One of the big summer highlights is Derby Days, namely the kids bike parade, the main parade with candy, and rides afterwards. This year, Allison rode the 12″ pink bike with training wheels. Katherine rode her 16″ bike with no training wheels. They were thrilled to decorate their bikes with red, white and blue – and flags too!
July 4th
Aunt Sharon and Uncle Jamey visited over July 4th weekend. It was a fun-filled three days. We picked raspberries at Remlinger Farms, made pie & cobbler, took the kids on a bike ride to the “choo-choo” train park, and a hike around Trilogy.
Katherine went to Tiger Mountain and hiked a third of the way up the mountain with her aunt and uncle. We were proud to hear that she braved the bushes and mud. Allison was very sad to miss the hike, as she tearfully told us that she “didn’t get to go.”
