A-team Dance

The kids found my phone and started taking pictures and a video of a dance they did to the A-team theme song. 

So silly. 

 

Bowl Hair Cut

 Bo's hair is getting long.  It's getting in his eyes and even though it didn't bother him it was bugging me.  So I cut it.  Not very well.   

We might be fixing it up soon.   But maybe not. 

5th child problems. 

Date #4

I convinced our friend Ed to come over and hang out with the kids so Brad and I could go out on a date. 

We went to Coho Cafe then we went to Value Village where we did some shopping. 

After Value Village we went to Starbucks to finish off our date.   

It wasn't super fancy but it was some great time together. 

 

Date #3 - Tasty Waves

Brad and I had our 3rd date of #januarydatenights. There are a few bands in our neighborhood and one of them was having a benefit concert to raise money for Mitochondria research. It was nearby at the Vasa Park building. 

We went out to dinner at Outback (Thanks to the gift cards we had) and then went to the concert where we got to do my favorite thing.....dance! 

I love dancing with this guy and glad he will dance with this crazy dancing queen.  

 

Drawing Tigers

Bo's friend came over and they started coloring pictures of Tigers. At first I drew the Tigers but then I convinced them to let me print a picture so they could color. My drawing skills are a little rough so that worked out better for all of us. 

Morning Runs

I am so lucky to have some friends to run with in the morning, especially my good friend Jen. We took a picture a week or so ago because it was just so beautiful. 

Bo & his animals

Bo has a collection of animals that he loves to play with. He brought them downstairs and lined them all up on the blanket. 

Ticket to Ride

The boys received Ticket to Ride for Christmas. We finally learned to play it and then the boys taught Brad. It's a new favorite. 

We have had some more crying.  I'm not sure why my kids are so competitive.  

 

Skating & the Park

Here are a few pictures from our time at the skating rink and at a park nearby. (They were from my camera and I think the other ones were from Brad's phone).

Picture fun

Darby and Bo found my camera and started taking pictures. I used to be really protective of the camera but now that we take more pictures on our camera phone the regular camera doesn't seem to be as delicate. Plus, they are older and do a better job taking care of things. 

 

Here are their silly pictures.  

Date #2. Woodworking?

When we do our January Date Nights it forces us to be a little more creative with things. I was trying to think of a few things that we like to do, something creative that didn't require a lot of physical stress. This is when I came up with the idea of "helping" Brad with some of his woodworking projects.   

I reserved some time at a community woodworking shop.  We were both excited about it and I was ready to be his cheerleader. 

Let's just say it turned out a little bit different. 

In order for Brad to work on the equipment he had to be certified.  This was only supposed to take 10 or 15 minutes.   The owner started showing us around and before we knew it, 2 hours had passed. 

We weren't terribly disappointed because he was quite the character and Brad and I had lots of laughs.   It will definitely be a fun memory for us to talk about in years to come.  And really isn't that the most important part of all of this.  

I love this guy!

On the floor

Bo decided he wanted to sleep on the floor. 

Lost Tooth

Darby lost her first tooth last week. She was at a friend's house when she lost it. 

She is so proud.  She has a few more wiggly ones in there.  

 

Issaquah Cafe

Our neighbor gave us a gift card to the Issaquah Cafe. And being the sweetheart that she is she gave us enough to take our whole family. (She also gave this to us over a year ago and we finally found a morning where we could go.) 

The kids did a great job and the highlight was definitely Colt's GIANT cinnamon roll.