Miss Kassandra's 9th Birthday

Yep. She turned 9 today! Wowza.

And.... no birthday would be complete without presents and cake, so here's the pictures of both!

Here she is in the outfit and with the flowers

Grandma Shawna and Grandpa Dennis got her.

New Littlest Pet Shop creatures! Her favorite.

Just what she asked for, a new Bobby Jack bed set.

Isn't she excited! This is how it looks on the bed.

And then came the big one.....

A new bike!!!! She'd been dying for one!

Look at her go!

With her favorite new pet.

And then came more Littlest Pet Shop creatures!

The boys got them for her.

Here is her awesome cake. Ice cream cake, that is.

And blowing out the candles on another great birthday!

First Day of School 2010

Yep, the time has come once again to start another school year. 6th, 3rd and 1st are the flavors this year. I love this time of year, and hate this time of year. I love it because the kids get to go back, start anew, and learn. I hate it because I have to get up early, send them off (meaning less time with them) and all the little nuances that I don't have to deal with (that sounds bad) during the summer.

Anyways, check out the images I captured on this, their first day of school 2010.

Goofing around, let me just take the picture! We're gonna be late! :o)

Awww, they're saying "I love you, Mom" while I take the picture.

My big 6th grader!

My big 3rd grader!

And my big 1st grader!

Here's to a great 2010-2011 school year!

Dancing Brush

This summer, we found our cool hangout. It was Dancing Brush. I've known about it for a while but I never had gone in. It's a neat little shop where you can go and paint pieces of pottery to your liking, and pick them up a week later. Our first time we went there, the kiln caught fire and damaged some of our pieces. They really didn't turn out so bad, but they gave us a full refund and a gift card to come do it again. So we did. This time our stuff was fine. Below are the pictures of the pieces we painted.

Madeline painted a frog. Ribbit....

Kassie painted a bowl that says "Happy Family"

Sydney painted a block with the NIKE logo.

Andy painted a piranha. Chomp!

And I painted a new coffee mug for me!

It was so much fun! We're definitely gonna go back again and again. They get new shipments all the time, so there are endless possibilities of things to paint!

Silliness With My Girls

They are sooo much fun when they are being goofy! I love them!!

The 11th Anniversary Of My 21st Birthday

Was so much fun! Andy and I went to the Seahawks preseason game last night against the Packers. It was awesome! Great seats + great game = great time! (Thank you Troy and Dusty for the wonderful birthday present!) Here are some pictures I took.
Then today, Andy and the girls surprised me with a couple of paintings I had wanted. (They're so wonderful! How'd I get so lucky?) Check them out!
Needless to say, I had a great birthday and I can't wait to do it again next year!

Let's Go To Illahee

We always have fun here! The beach is cool. The dock is awesome. And the trees by the shore make for good backdrops in pictures. Here are a few.

Parker enjoyed the cool water.

Down on the beach....

Up in a tree.....

Daddy & Maddie

So happy!!!

Great Wolf Lodge Adventure

The. Funnest. Time......EVER!

We all totally played as hard as we could. It really brings out the kid in you! I mean that literally. This was the first time I've worn a bathing suit since I was in high school...... (Please don't do the math.) The waterpark was huge. Tons of things for kids of all ages to do. 4 huge rafting waterslides, a fort with water just dumping down on you from every which way that had 2 more huge slides, a kiddie pool/wading area with 2 more kid slides, and an awesome hot tub that went inside and outside. But in my opinion it was the wavepool that kicked some serious butt. I loved it. Every 5 minutes they would turn on the "waves" like earthquake style! They knocked you up down and all around. When I got out of it, it felt like the waves were still hitting me. Totally awesome. Not to mention, the rest of the hotel was pretty amazing too. Their arcade was completely cool. The food was great. And our room, well, the kids got their own "cabin" complete with bunk beds, a flat screen TV and game system. Incredible.

Take a look and enjoy the pics!

Now we all can't wait to go back!!!