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Memorial Weekend

What a perfect weekend!  It seems like it has been a long time since we had a day off with Drew so we were excited to have a bit of a 'staycation' around home.  We had a wonderful weekend and are a little sad to be going back to the grind tomorrow.  We did a little bit of everything...bike riding, a bbq with Sam's best bud Carter and his family, a trip to Snoqualmie Ice Cream, church, a morning at the Pacific Science Center and time at the pool.   What could be better!  

Ice cream - yum!  It must have been good because we caught both boys trying to lick up every last bit.  I took a tour of this local ice cream factory a couple years ago and we have meant to take Drew for a while.  It's just a neat place to stop in -we will be back! 


Eliza has always refused ice cream but she went with it today and loved it!


I can't believe we have never been to the Science Center before.  The kids loved it and we couldn't resist getting a yearly pass for the next year.  It will especially be great for some of those rainy Seattle days.  The kids loved the water play outside, the tidal pool, the bugs, butterfly garden and dinosaur exhibit!



All 3 boys working hard to get the wheel to turn

Eliza was little enough to go in the toddler area and loved playing in the water

The butterfly garden was awesome!  There were so many everywhere and we loved that they would come up and land on us.  


 Sam was a little unsure of this fellow

I love Cole's face here.  He loved his little buddy



We bought a pool pass this year to an outdoor neighborhood pool nearby in Kirkland.  The passes are very hard to come by but my MOPS mentor this year is the pool manager for pool #5 and she helped get us in.  It opened this weekend and we have already been a couple times and LOVE it.  They keep the pool really warm so it is very comfortable and has a very relaxed feel.  I think we will be here a lot this summer!  Eliza was a little unsure at first but was quick to warm up and spent most of her time today standing on the edge and 'jumping' into my arms yelling "cannonball!"


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Davis Family said…
They are all cute and wonderful! But that Eliza... oh my!!!
June 2, 2014 at 9:01 PM
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