Seafair is here!

which for my family doesn't mean we go sit on the lake and watch the hydros race. (although I still think that would be/will be a BLAST when the kids get a bit older) We started the festivities by hitting the "Tour de Terrace" parade about a block from the house last night. I manned our spots while Scott & Sam went into the carnival (tourture for Sammy) to get "dinner" aka chili dogs, hot dogs, fry bread...YUM!
The boys loved the motorcycle police (which was a big hit with Alex last year too), the cool cars (my personal favorite is the Shelby Cobra Mustang, 1969 I think Scott said), the Seafair pirates of course, and then: Ronald McDonald riding a segway. The kids went NUTS. They loved it.
Toward the end of the parade it started raining so I bailed on the last little bit and took Alex home while Scott & Sam stayed until the bitter end.
Today I'm getting a mani/pedi while the boys go and get haircuts and then, if the big kid is good, we'll hit the carnival for some rides. It's a fun weekend to be a kid!

Fun in the sun!

I don't really have too much to say this Monday morning, but wanted to share the adorable photo of the boys playing outside yesterday. They are such great pals that I just love watching them together.
So, yesterday we all got our swimsuits on and ran through the sprinkler, read books, played ball (no specific game, just anything with a ball) and enjoyed the sunshine. It was a lovely weekend.

Grab your honey and go on a date!

Last night Scott and I went on a date. With our differing schedules, two active boys pulling us in different directions and various household obligations, it's so easy to overlook the simple need to continue to date. We dropped the boys off with Auntie Cora and off we went for dinner and a movie. It was SO MUCH FUN! We sat in the bar and caught the last little bit of happy hour and ordered dinner. We had a wonderful pitcher of sangria with a calamari that melted in our mouths...and reminded me of Spain. We talked and laughing and people watched...just enjoying spending time with eachother. It was a glaring reminder that we need to do it more frequently than we do. So, listen up: GRAB YOUR HONEY AND GO OUT ON A DATE!

The goodies

The peach and blueberry gallette I made the other night was a huge hit. It was only the second time I've made it, but our little family of 4 ate the entire thing. The pastry fell apart this time (mental note, don't sub. margarine for frozen butter when baking desserts) but I served it over vanilla ice cream and no one seemed to care.
Sammy is enjoying soccer still and has made a deal with his dad about drinking his milk so he has strong bones and can continue playing.
Alex had his 2 year well baby visit and is 29 lbs and 35 inches tall. It puts him pretty solidly in the middle of the growth curve I guess. I was nervous about his appointment today because when he was asked how to ask for things last night he repied "NOW!" Ummm, not so much kid. LOL.

Think he's having fun?

Today was Sammy's first day of soccer. Think he enjoyed himself? LOL. I love this photo. Scott took several for me since I was at work during camp. I'm not sure who's more excited, Sam or Dad. I've already been informed of everything they are going to work on this weekend, which bag will carry the gear and that we need to get a water bottle for Sam to take. This could be the start of a wonderful thing.

Alex in the meantime doesn't understand why he can't play too. He really wants to get out there and kick the ball around too...but they don't have a 2 year old team. Can you imagine? LOL
Hope everyone's having a wonderful Thursday and planning a great weekend.

Can you comment?

I've heard from my mom that she can't comment, but I'm not sure why that would be....

As for us: Alex was still sleeping when I left home this morning. I swear he grew 2 inches yesterday after not getting up until 11am. If he keeps this us he'll be as tall as Sam in another month or 2. ;-)
Sammy was working on his list of chores. First on the list is "drop the 'tude". We'll see how that works out. Kid is 5 going on 15.
I washed all Sammy's soccer gear in prep for camp to start on Thursday...I'm going to be a "Soccer Mom!!" Now I need a minivan to complete my image. LOL.
Ok, off to work I go...let me know if you can comment or if it's a problem with how I set things up.
Thanks!

I've set it up so the blog is only open to "invited" readers

so if someone is trying to view the blog and can't get in please have them send me an email so I can figure out how to add them to the "invite" list.

I'm just playing with all the options, etc for now. I plan to use this to load photos of all of us so everyone can see the boys growing and keep up with our happenings. Hopefully it will be enjoyable.

I've been encouraged to set up a blog...

so, here we go.

I'm still trying to figure out the features and things on this, so it probably won't be too exciting for awhile, but it's a start, right?
Can I make it secure so only certain peeps (those approved) can view? I'm sure there's a way....
hmmmm....

So, in the Howe family news: Bryan just left, so we're visitor-less for the first time this weekend. The house seems so quiet, although part of that is probably because Alex is STILL sleeping (it's 9:38 am right now). He must be going through a growth spurt.

That's about it, I'm going to play with this some more and see what all this blooger site can do.