Christmas was pretty laid back at our house- just the way we like it. Before Sennet, Kevin and I went to a movie on Christmas day and usually even on Christmas eve. Thanksgiving seems to be the holiday that I make the huge spread and have friends over, etc. Christmas has never been a big […]
Allison and Michael had mentioned that the pool at the Rainier Beach Community Center was warm, so I decided to take Sennet down there to try it out. The pool at Medgar Evers was always a bit cool, and the air was too – leading to Sennet freezing and sometimes crying after we would get […]
When we got our Elf on the Shelf last year, we had been watching The Incredibles non-stop and Sennet was only three, so Mr. Incredible Elf was an obvious name choice. This year, now that Sennet is all grown, he thinks that Mr. Incredible Elf is a stupid name. You can look at the last […]
You might be wondering how a four year old could call Christmas time stupid. First of all, pretty much everything is stupid at the moment. We’re working on that. Lots of time outs, lots of crying, lots of promising “I won’t say it again” as we are putting him in time out…. He isn’t really […]
This year we went to a pumpkin patch called The Farm. It is in Snohomish and was a bit further from Seattle than we expected but was totally worth it. The grounds are so beautiful and they have an amazing old barn that would be perfect for weddings, etc. For the fall season, they have […]
Here are some of the pics I took with my iPhone, mostly of Sennet romping in the surf at Panama City Beach, Florida. The last couple are from Ben & Nancy’s wedding dinner, Sennet was inhaling the sushi – asked for more 4 times… And here’s a video of him romping in the surf: