Pumpkin Patch

Last week Colin went on a field trip with his preschool class to the pumpkin patch. He was really excited to go pick out a pumpkin but best of all he was able to go with lots of friends. I think I mentioned before but there are 9 boys and 1 girl in his class. It actually turned out to be a really warm and sunny day which was great because you never know what you will get in Seattle.

Here the class is listening to the schedule and rules for the tour.

The farm had a kiddie area where the kids could climb on a tractor, pump water and look at some farm animals.

They had a really cute "Moo" train the kids got to ride on. Sienna wasn't so sure that she liked it but Colin had a great time.

Sienna was so happy to walk around with the big kids. No stroller for her today.

The kids got 5 minutes to find as many rubber ducks in the corn as they could. Colin thought it was fun just to lay in it. It did feel really cool on your feet.

Waiting to go into the corn maze that led us to the pumpkin patch.

They say you have one twin somewhere in the world. Well, I think Sienna has found hers with her friend Emma.

Riding on the wagon on the way back from the pumpkin patch. Colin was so excited to pick out the smallest pumpkin he could. So I had to get a really big one for Sienna.

All Aboard!

Brian and I had never been on a cruise before so we thought a weekend trip up to Canada with some friends would be a perfect way to start. We boarded the ship on Friday afternoon to a beautiful sunny Seattle day. After checking out our staterooms we headed (of course) straight to the food. We had a pre-dinner snack out on the deck over looking the Seattle skyline. What a way to start off our fun weekend!

Bon Voyage! (we found out later that these drinks were $9.00 each!)

We all had to be trained on what to do in case of an emergency.

Saturday morning we arrived in Vancouver, Canada


We were trying to decide where to go and which way to get there when we decided to.......

jump on the Vancouver sightseeing bus that would take us all over downtown Vancouver with stops where we could get on and off. It was a great way to see the city without having to walk. Of course after eating everything we did-a little excercie couldn't hurt.

While we were in Vancouver I found out that my mom was locked out of the house with the kids

and that was a little stressful for awhile but they ended up calling a locksmith and were able to get back in. The day after we got back I made sure to go get extra keys made for our house.

Here is the dining room that we ate dinner in every night. We had the same table and the same two waiters every night. Most of the crew, our waiters included, were from all over the world. It was fun to hear all the different accents and to find out were they were from.

With so much food to choose from Brian decided to get a little daring and try some Escargot-if you didn't like it you could always order something else, so why not try!


Here is the lamb that I ordered that I did not like too much but Brian had a fun time with it. I'm definately a chicken and beef kind of girl.

The dress code was informal one night (nice dresses for the girls and suits for he guys) and the other two night were casual . Our dinner started at 8:30 and didn't end until 10:30 because we had a 5 course meal every night.

Here we are docked at Nanaimo, Canada. I had never even heard of this town before the cruise so I was excited to see it.
Don't you think these guys could pose for GQ?

This is what happens when you have a weekend away without kids.

There wasn't much to see or do in Nanaimo, as you can tell by the looks on the guys faces. So while they went back to the ship to watch a movie the girls decided to ......


do a little more shopping and stop for some hot chocolate and scones.

Last night at dinner. We ordered the Filet Mignon with was delicious!

Mardi Gras party at one of the disco's on board.

Who new you could have so much fun in an eleveator-and we were not even drunk!

Monday morning it was very depressing to have to get off the ship and get back to "real life". We had such a great time and would definately go on a cruise again. Thanks mom for watching our kids for us and letting us have this great weekend away!

80's Rock!

Def Leopard is one of my all time favorite bands. I don't know if it's because they were so popular while I was in high school but I have never out grown them. I've never considered myself a "rocker" but I definately like to rock out to Def Leopard.

When I heard they were coming in concert I was so excited-I was hoping Brian would want to come with me but found out that he had school that night so when I mentioned the concert at a church event I was shocked when a couple of friends said that they would go with me. I guess I'm not the only 30 year old rocker out there. I also found out a few days before the concert that my friends the Summers were going as well.

Styxx and Foreigner were the opening bands and although they were good I couldn't wait for Def to start. I have to admit that people watching kept me pretty entertained. Just ask if you want more details-where do these people come from?


We originally bought General Admission tickets but Anita was able to get us free VIP tickets. They were worth $150.00. We had our own box to sit/stand in so it was nice not to be crowded by other people. The seats were good, not quite as good as Steve and Tammy's, but I'm so glad that we weren't stuck way up high in the grass.


I left my camera in the car and although I did take some pictures on my camera phone I am not as tech saavy as Steve and I do not know how to get the pictures from my phone to the computer. Here I am with Angie, Anita and Arrow after the concert. Our ears were still ringing but we had smiles on our faces. What a great concert!!!