In celebration of Kids' Appreciation Day at the Seattle Mariner's game, Tall House, Double Cup and I left our kids at home with their grandparents and made a road trip to the game. It was a gorgeous sunny day and we had 10 hours to ourselves - so fun.
Em is a tomato eating queen. She can sit in the garden, eating our yellow jelly bean cherry tomatoes right off the vine. If she's feeling fussy, we whip out the bowl of minis and set her up to her own little veggie bliss.
Our dear friend Roni spent the summer in Finland and sent matching Big Brother & Little Sister (in Finnish) t-shirts for our kidlets. We got to celebrate her return tonight when hosting dinner group. Yeah for "isiveli & pikkusisko."
My sister-in-law's sister planned such a fun bachelorette party - and the highlight for me was the first stop - at Lill Studio where we all got to DESIGN OUR OWN PURSES! This was heaven! And so much fun.
The shapes were lined up across the wall - everything from a wallet to a huge diaper bag. I picked a fairly big slouchy style called the Drea. It's reversible - which I love because it meant I got to pick five different fabrics! One for each side, one for the buckle, one for the strap and one for the pocket.
Once I picked the style, I dove into the fabrics - so much fun! I am almost always attracted most to "fall-ish" purses and I did indulge again this time with a red, brown and cream tweed, a quilted red nylon, a sturdy leopard print for both the buckle and handled and a sweet folksy print on the pocket. 
It's currently being constructed in Chicago and will be sent to me in about three weeks. I can't wait to get it! Yeah!
We're back from our trip to Salem, MA for Tall House, Double Cup's brother's wedding. It was a whirlwind and so much fun. We kept the kids on West Coast time so they were able to stay up late and party with us. We had the full wedding weekend - bachelor/bachelorette parties, rehearsal dinner, ceremony, dinner/dance, and morning after breakfast. We also did a little sightseeing and had a big lobster lunch out in the sunshine on the coast.
My children's literature book group reads for October:
You are much more than a father but being a papa is what you do best. I love you!
E's been getting all the blog time with his big firsts lately so I thought Little Miss should get some equal time. Em's been getting great command over her body - walking down steps, climbing all over the play structure and starting to spend a little time playing on her own. We will be debuting as a jr. flower girl next weekend in her first wedding. tra la la!
We started with a special breakfast of chocolate chip pancakes and cinnamon milk using the fancy glass and plate. E was pretty sleepy but also excited. I asked him if he as nervous and he said, "I'm feeling cool."
We live right across the street from E's school and have watched kids walk to school for years. This was our first morning participating and E put up with my picture taking. He was being very serious so Tall House, Double Cup had to bust some crazy moves to get a smile out of him.
His classroom is nice and big with huge windows - which I love. His teacher is friendly and welcoming. I started to cry when she said, "welcome to kindergarten," but I didn't want to be "that" mom so stopped right away. When we left, E was happily looking at books and waiting for circle time. We headed out to breakfast with friends and all of us sat around the table, talking about how much we love our kids. sigh. What a big day.
Our fam hit Mississippi tonight to see E & Em's teacher Mo play a gig. He and E wrote a song together this summer that we've all been humming around the house. Mo invited E up on stage to sing it with him - it was so fun! Both Tall House, Double Cup and I were totally taken with him. You can see Moo, Sam, and Will hanging out on stage too. portland-kids-beer-pizza-music-friends=great night. Video below - E kicks it out about half way through.There are several verses to the song "We're Best Friends" - here is the verse E wrote:
If I was a muffin, you could be an oven.
If I was a turkey, you could be stuffing.
Cause we're best friends, we're best friends
We're best friends til the end.
We stayed at Timberline to celebrate Labor Day weekend with Nana and Jonesie. It actually snowed on Sunday - though it was hard to get on film. Lots of clouds and mist which gave us only glimpses of the mountain top. We took advantage of the pool and the pretty fireplace. We also hit "Disney on the Mountain" at SkiBowl - trying out the alpine slide and go-karts. I read until late, late at night, completely snuggled into the feather beds.
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