Vintage computer

What else can you do with an out of date computer? Destroy and explore

Summer Catch Up

We started the summer by finishing Adam's baseball season. I'm not sure he'll play again next year. Its a VERY slow game for a kid who's not all that into it.

We "quilted" Laura's blanket

Breakfast in bed for Mom!

Laura had more fun at Adam's baseball games than he did. She made herself the ballgirl and earned her own hat.

Laura and I went to see The Music Man at the Guthrie. It was great!

In fact, it was a summer of musicals. Jim and I went to Pirates of Penzance at the Ordway, the whole family saw Guys and Dolls at the Black Dirt Theater, the kids and I went to see my cousin Mike's daughter Maya in Oliver!, and the kids and I watched The King and I on video.

We rented a pontoon boat for an afternoon.

Laura's a crazy karate sparring fool

We bought a paddle board.

Three of us fit on it (but NOT all 4 of us, trust me, we tried). As Michelle phrased it: its a floating island that we can take anywhere anytime.

We had a great potato harvest

Also, a boat load of cherry tomatoes which I have been gorging on after roasting them, ground cherries, asparagus, rhubarb, black raspberries, cucumbers, dill, basil, jalapeños and mint. The sweet peas were a spectacular failure this year, but you can't win them all.

awww...its a busy life

More pictures from the boat

We swam near a loon

I am getting less fuddy-duddy about cold water

Eating dinner on a boat is the coolest

We finally got a basketball goal

We have all enjoyed it more than I could have anticipated

We spent a lot of time in the water this summer. Much more than normal. I am having some kind of panic attack about next winter and want to enjoy the heat as much as possible, I guess. Also, the threat of leaving Minnesota has made me want to enjoy all of its resources.

A fantastic year for flowers, especially gladiolus

County fair was great

Adam fell in love and was genuinely sad to leave this particular pony

Got 'em

We finally found a swimming program that all three of us are happy with. Adam is *almost* water safe now, and both want to go back to this pool for next lessons. Too bad it is outside!

Yea! School starts next week!

The rest of Seattle

Lots of fun on the rest of the trip too. Our hotel was the nicest I've ever stayed in: separate bedroom with 2 queens, living room with pull out queen, kitchenette, and balcony; free breakfast and dinner; wonderful 4ft heated outdoor pool shaded by surrounding buildings, but was still somehow beautiful; awesome game room with free pool, pinball machine, electronic golf, pacman, etc. I hope the pictures capture everything so I don't forget something big...

Atop the Space Needle

Harry's Invisibility Cloak at the EMP museum *snark*

Inigo's father's sword and the six-fingered man's glove

 at the EMP museum

Outside of the EMP

Great playground out here

We got kicked out of the museum for a false-alarm fire and had a good time.

Pilot Jim at the Museum of Flight

Hurricane!

We could have played with this thing for 30 minutes straight, no problem. I need one in my house for stress relief.

President Laura descending from Air Force One

Jim finally boarded the Concorde

salmon, thinking about swimming up the fish ladder

They are much bigger than I expected!

Postcard-worthy

the kids were sleepy a lot due to the time change, but they handled it all very well

Funny truck and boats on top of the barge

Its a BIG barge headed to Alsaka

The Mountain was out every day except when we went up in the Space Needle

I think this guy on the jet ski is named Orca Bob or something? Apparently he's a regular site on Harbor Tour

Hey Babe!

At the science museum


 

Pike's Place Market

 

I guess this is becoming her thing? Actually, I had to kinda force her to play so I could video it. Geez, mom...

Sorry it's sideways.


And then we spent 2 lovely days with Michelle, John and Odin on their brand new farm. It was awesome seeing them again, enjoying the goats, horses, and dogs, and I even got to supervise some fence building. :)

Awesome way to end our crazy busy summer. Now its two weeks of total laziness and then school starts!

Our picture, 10 years later

San Diego Harbor Cruise, 2005

Seattle Harbor Cruise 2015

Second day in seattle

Today, we went for a swim, picked up Jim at the airport, went to the Museum of Flight, checked out the fish ladder and locks, swam again, and went on a harbor cruise.

Most of my pictures were on my camera today, not my phone. So I'll leave you with this one and will post the other ones later. You're welcome.

First day in Seattle

The kids and I beat Jim to Seattle by one day. We walked a TON, ventured thru Pikes Place Market, added to the Gum Wall, rode the ferris wheel on the waterfront, and went swimming at the hotel. Fun fun so far! Also, here's the picture I drew during the flight. I think it's funny that the treat the kids wanted at Pikes was a granny smith apple each :)