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Fun Adventures

We've had some great fun lately! Here are some snapshots of our adventures.

The Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound, WA

It is a family friendly hotel with a huge indoor water park. We went with several other families from my Bunco group and had a FABULOUS time! Isaiah absolutely loved the waterslides, the wavepool, the giant bucket that dumps 1,000 gallons of water on your head, the arcade, and the talking animals all around the place. Elias wasn't as confident in the water, but started getting used to it and will love it next year! Seth, well, he loved the waterslides as well-the kid came out in him and I think it was a good break from heavy-duty Seminary studying!

Seth and Elias (we are indeed in a cheezy smile phase)Family Photo before bedtime

At dinner, Isaiah is almost ready to fall asleep!

At the Locks in Seattle with Kristin!

Hovander Park in Ferndale

Follow the leader

I currently have a sister and brother-in-law in Vietnam and a sister in Egypt. In this day and age of technology, it is great to be able to talk with them on the phone as if they were in the next city, not the next continent. My sister called on Isaiah's birthday and got the privilege of talking to both the boys at the same time. To some this would be confusing because Elias' can speak some words very clearly and the rest of his sentences are jibberish. And, he will speak while anyone and everyone else is speaking, just to make it more fun.

Here is first-born followed closely by second-born. I think they say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Grandma Rhonda's Visit!

Elias' cake: train Isaiah's cake: bike

Grandma Rhonda came for a visit to celebrate both Isaiah and Elias' birthdays. As you can tell by the smiles, we had a full and fun weekend!

Amtrak and Aquarium

Elias loves trains. He calls them chugga's and he talks about them all day, everyday. For his birthday we decided to take a family day to Seattle on the Amtrak. It was a long day, but it was great! We caught the 8:35am train from Bellingham and arrived in Seattle just after 11am. The boys were both in awe the whole ride down and Seth even got a little Greek studying done while we toured the train. We caught the train in Seattle at 7pm and finally got the boys into their beds by 9:30pm. Everyone slept well that night!

In Seattle we walked to the waterfront and made our way to the Seattle Aquarium. It was a beautiful day and both boys did great with all the walking and sightseeing. The Aquarium was fun and we managed to see all of the main "feeding" times. They have a HUGE fish tank as you walk in and it was fascinating for all of us. Of course our camera died about 10 minutes into the Aquarium visit so we don't have many pictures but we have many memories and that's what counts! We walked to Pike's Place Market, rode a carousal and pretended to play video games in an arcade, ate dinner at Red Robin overlooking the ferry terminal and spent the whole day together as a family-something that does not happen very often!

The ride to Seattle-Seth working on Greek paradigms, Elias studying the details of the table, Isaiah taking in the sights of western Washington out the window

Isaiah and Elias with Seattle in the background

At the Aquarium-at least the diver was paying attention to me! And that boy from Sonshine Preschool...

Winter walking

We did enjoy a relatively warm winter in Washington. On the sunny days we tried to get outside and enjoy the fresh air. I'm not sure that Elias loves his winter suit but it keeps him warm!

Seth and Isaiah going for a ride on a brisk but sunny day. They are riding on what is affectionately called "the smooth road" by Isaiah. It's a private road just down from our house and the pavement is much smoother than the regular road. It also features a long steep hill that Isaiah LOVES to ride down really fast.

Ice Skating

Isaiah's second time ice skating-he did so well and wanted to go on his own without the little blue helper. By the end of the time, he was skating all by himself.

Elias got to skate too! He started to get the hang of it and will most likely compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Boys will be boys

We've had a fun last couple of weeks. Despite a minor surgery for Isaiah and a bout with a bad cold for the whole family, we've been able to enjoy some fun times both at home and away. Check out the pictures.

Everett Children's Museum

Splashing in the water

Thomas train tracks, a definite favorite

Fun at Home

Buzz Lightyear and Sheriff Woody

Finger Painting Fun!

White boys can dance

One of the many perks of living with my brother Will is the free dancing lessons that he gives to the boys. Watch and learn.