Monthly Archives: September 2012

We decided to take a trip to the park after workout this week to test the cargo space in the XC90. I loaded in the stroller and JT’s bike without so much as a wiggle. It was awesome! (In fairness, this probably would have fit in the car we had, but definitely not as nicely.)Continue reading “Testing out the cargo room”

WOW. I had quite the weekend. Where to begin… the kids went camping in the motorhome with Grandpa and Grandma Keene, and that’s pretty much what made most of this possible. Friday was movie night for Book Club. (That’s a long story. Anyway.) We watched Temple Grandin, a fabulous HBO movie with Claire Danes thatContinue reading “Weekend of Awesomeness”

It happened! JT had his first day of preschool. It was pretty awesome. 🙂 They read The Kissing Hand and he came home bursting with a raccoon puppet, a hand print with a kiss in the middle, and a sort page with day and night activities glued on to a T chart. He was soContinue reading “Preschool Begins”

This year the Puyallup Fair’s theme is Get Your Happy On. And we did! We went with the same friends as last year, and I think this year was even more fun. We ate burgers and fries and scones and elephant ears, saw the animals, watched the kids ride rides, and loved every minute ofContinue reading “Get Your Happy On”

I can’t believe we’re already on number nine. The year is flying by! Once again, we were blessed by perfect weather for our date. We saw the Mariners play the Red Sox and they won. It was a great game! Jim got awesome seats in the Hit It Here Cafe, where you face the fieldContinue reading “Date Night Series #9”

JT had orientation today. It was fun. Jim and I both were able to go. We listened to a presentation from the director, bookkeeper, and service organizer, and then we were off to the classroom with Mrs. Tina, JT’s new teacher (who gave me permission to post her picture!). JT got his preschool shirt, checkedContinue reading “Preschool Orientation”

We did it! The other day Jim caved. He said, “Okay, even it up.” The back was getting so stringy and crazy. And now it’s a little better. He vetoed any cut more than an inch, so we begged for 1.5 inches and evened up the bottom two layers at least. Haley did a greatContinue reading “Haircut for Haley”

Our family has this growth stick. Well, not this stick. A different stick. See, the real stick is at my brother’s house in North Carolina. But my mom made an exact duplicate of the stick for our family as a surprise. 🙂 So now we have our own, but I keep forgetting to measure theContinue reading “The Growth Stick”