Monday, June 28, 2010

super hero style


O's 5th birthday definitely went down in super hero style!

The capes,

the villain zapping course,

the hot lava pit,

the super hero sandwich book,

regular citizen food table,


the party favors...


of course we had to add a sparkler and an american flag since O is a real, live firecracker...

my super family...


O decorating his cape. He did a very extravagant job...



maya and baby brook

aunt elee & brook


aj checking out pin the tail on the donkey



the boys zapping the villains with squirt guns and silly spray...


good job O, you got him!

making & eating the super hero sandwiches...


waiting to whack the pinata...





I love my super kid!

Friday, June 25, 2010

sneak peak...


a super kid is about to have a super party this weekend...


there will be capes...



there will be silly spray (aka, whacky string; aka, goofy gunk)



capes for all sizes actually...


lots of exclamations!...


even the villains will make an appearance...


and a nice superhero version of BINGO...


it's gonna be great!

Sunday, June 20, 2010

happy father's day ABMIII ♥


the day he became a dad....

to OSM, 4th of July 2005:)

(didn't waste any time w/ early literacy)
He's our favorite person to do anything and everything with. We love you to the moon and back!!

Friday, June 18, 2010

A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village


I'm about to start working full time (heavy sigh) so I've been trying to squeeze in as many extra activities as possible before such things will not be possible. 

So we drove down to Salem yesterday to check out A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village. OM had a lot of fun but not sure it was worth the drive. The climbing structure stands alone in design and magnitude but the inside attractions are, unfortunately, housed in old buildings that smell like too many kids didn't quite make it to the potty too many times. 

So, we mainly stayed outdoors. It wasn't super sunny but it wasn't raining and you take what you can get in Oregon. Plus, it's along a riverfront (quick google search informs me that the water is in fact from the willamette) which is lovely to behold.







Owen trying to convince Maya to climb into scary ladies mouth...didn't work.

that thing O is standing next to is a belly simulator: you get in and there are a bunch of balls that are suppose to grind up the kids:)

giant chair out front. could have been a cool father's day photo but OM weren't having it...


back to the play structure. O liked it because there were lots of tiny spaces and traps to get caught in. M didn't like those spots:)










He kept sliding down at this part so that's why he's laughing...


this part reminded me of the USS Sacramento. remember that Dad? "Sacramento, departing." :)


I still love a good wall of buttons to push. I pushed every single one and it was glorious!


My little snoozers. O&M rarely crawl in bed with us anymore but I just love it when they do.

Maya has been referring to herself as a lady a lot lately. We get a lot of 'ladies do this' and 'ladies do that'.

We were about to walk into a store the other day and she was licking a sucker and I asked her to hurry up and chomp it down and she looked at me, exhaled sharply, and said,

'mama, ladies do not chomp down suckers!'

point taken:)