Girl's Weekend #2

I was lucky enough to enjoy another girl's weekend, this time with my friends Stacy Shearer, Cynthia Fritch, Rachel Brown Peck, and Kali Leggett. Our destination - Kali's beautiful lake house on Spencer Lake (northwest of Olympia, Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula). We spent two relaxing days playing on the lake, enjoying the warm sun, spoiling ourselves at a spa, and eating lots of yummy food. Thanks for a wonderful weekend, ladies!

Leggett Lake House

strawberries from the garden

Kali, Rachel, Stacy, Cynthia, and your's truly!

Life Lessons by Erik

Conversation that occurred between Erik and Aiden tonight on our front porch, as Erik was leaving to return to work after his dinner break:

Aiden: "Dad, why do you always have to go to work?"
Erik: "Aiden, who do you think pays for all the fun things you get to do, like Nature Camp?"
Aiden points his finger toward the inside of the house, indicating his mom.
Erik: "No, son, I go to work to make the money so your mom can spend it!"

Gross!

Aiden attended his first day of Nature Camp at Hoyt Arboretum today. He had a great time hiking around the trails, searching for fairies, and making wizard sticks. He came home full of excitement and energy about his day. His socks, however, didn't fare as well...they're full of dirt, dirt, and dirt topped by sweaty boy feet funkiness! As you can see by his expression, he was less than enthused to display them for a picture - they're really that gross!

Weekend Recap

Friday night: Playtime and dinner at Jill's house (both of our husbands were M.I.A.). Pizza, parfaits, lots of dress-up, and a wonderful violin recital by our very own Madison.

Mr. Ladybug; Cinderella; Captain Underpants; DJ Jazzy-Pey

Saturday: Aiden so exhausted after dinner that he went outside, plopped down on some pillows, and fell asleep (yes, in broad daylight, in the FRONT yard!)

Sunday: a visit to the Peninsula Park rose garden, which is in full bloom and incredibly beautiful!

Mason's picture of her favorite flowers

Grandma Hines Will Be Happy...

...to see that the skates she gave Aiden and Mason for last year's birthdays still fit them. They got some good use on this beautiful day!

Fun With Shaving Cream

Mason + can of shaving cream = hours of bathtime fun!!!

Season's Over!

Aiden's t-ball season wrapped up this week, and miraculously, it didn't rain for their last game! His team did a great job, then we all headed to the coach's house for an end-of-season party and trophy presentation. As you can see, he is very proud of his first trophy!

Last Day of School

The kids and I went out for Hot Lips Pizza to celebrate the last day of the school year. Summer break is finally here, but where the heck is the sun???

Aiden's Artwork

Here's a sampling of some of the artwork Aiden did at school this year. I would definitely categorize him as an "abstract" artist.

Must-See Movies

If you haven't seen "Juno" or "Once" yet, rent them! They are both wonderful films...Juno is hilarious (some of the best one-liners I've heard in a long time), touching, and an all-around feel good movie. Ellen Page, its star, is wonderful as pregnant 16-year-old Juno. And her quirky family, awkward boyfriend, slightly adultified best friend, and the strained couple she's chosen to adopt her baby, all provide a great supporting cast.

"Once" is an atypical love story about a struggling Irish musician who meets a girl from Eastern Europe, and the two spend an intense few days writing and recording music that tells their love story. The music is amazing, and even more so because the two leads actually wrote many of the songs and contributed lead vocals to all of them. And after you've watched this movie, by all means go out and buy yourself the soundtrack...you won't regret it.

So give them a try and let me know what you think!!!

After Picture!

What a fun weekend! Delicious food, tasty cocktails, lots of lounging, farmer's market, pedi's, mani's, best guacamole EVER, tons of reminiscing, late nights, and so much laughter, my stomach still hurts. Thanks for the weekend, ladies! I love you all!

Jill, Deb, Megan, Nici, Shawn, Amy, Ronette