Milk Mystery

My conversation with Colden tonight during our dinner, which we had on our back patio:

Me:  Colden, please drink your milk

Colden:  I don't want to. I want a treat

M:  You're not getting a treat until you drink your milk

C:  I'm too full to drink my milk

M:  Then you are too full to have a treat

…this continues for another couple of minutes…

(I start cleaning up the table and bring things inside.  I come back outside just in time to see Colden walking onto the patio from the grass.  He is holding an empty cup)

C:  Mom, look - I finished my milk!

M:  Colden, where did your milk go?

C:  (points to his stomach)

M:  Really?  Then you won't mind if I look in the grass?

C:  Why do you want to look in the grass?

M:  Oh, I just want to see the grass for a second

M:  Huh.  What are those white drops on the grass?

C:  I don't know.

M:  Colden - that is your milk.  Don't lie to me

C:  It was an accident

M:  Don't lie to me

C:  Did you see me from inside?

M:  Yes.

C:  Sorry, mom

…Honestly...

Reese's 1st Haircut

Colden needed a haircut today, and Reese was starting to look a little unkept, so I decided it was time for her first haircut.

Colden decided to get his hair cut first so that he could show Reese how it was done.  I plopped her in the car next to him and told her to take notes:

Apparently, she didn't watch closely enough.  (Pay attention, Reese!)

By the time it was her turn, she was done sitting in the car (lesson learned), so she sat on my lap instead.  Therefore, there are no "during" pictures.  :-(  

But, she was super well behaved and sat nicely the whole time.

Her "before" look:

Her "after" look:

Not much of a difference; just a little trim and taming of the wild flyaways.  And a cute little barrette. 

 Ah yes, the best part…

Decisions, decisions

 Enjoy.  You survived your first haircut!

WA Trip

Reese's first plane ride was to Washington state, where we spent a week visiting family and friends and doing fun touristy-type things.

We took the red-eye flight hoping that the kids would sleep most of the 5.5 hour plane ride...

Reese had a little trouble falling asleep, but eventually managed.  The boys had no trouble at all.  I, on the other hand, had a little trouble getting comfortable on my one square inch of seat space (one of those seats was supposed to be mine)...

Once in Washington, Colden was very excited to see and hike next to a volcano (Mount Baker).  Perhaps the most fun thing about it was that it was 80+ degrees out, we were wearing shorts and t-shirts and…we were playing in the snow!  

Mount Shuksan in the background.  

(FYI - Mount Shuksan is one of the most photographed mountains in the world).

(Colden checking out the ice caves)

(Reese testing out the snow before venturing out onto it)

(Seems sturdy enough…)

(She did manage to venture out, but after falling in the snow and getting quite wet/cold, she decided to stick to playing with the rocks)

Colden, on the other hand, couldn't get enough of the snow.  Unless of course he was testing his rock-climbing skills.  This boy was in heaven!

Colden = King of the Mountains!

And how could you not be in heaven with views like these?!?

Not too shabby of a lunch spot...

Continuing on our hike (with Mount Baker in the background)... 

 (Mike wanted to make sure that I mentioned that he was standing on the downslope side of the trail in this picture.)  :-)

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After visiting family, we headed up to Bellingham to see friends.  We also had to stop for this photo-op at the place where Mike used to work, and (more importantly) where I saw Mike for the first time.  

(I think that was the very spot where I was sitting when he first called my name)  

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Between the time difference and all of the activities that we squeezed into our one week in Washington,  the kids were wiped out by the end (or middle) of the day.

Our flight back home was so early in the morning that we stayed in a hotel right next to the airport the night before.  Colden had a pull-out couch to himself.  With no crib, Mike and I had to share a king-sized bed with Reese.  King-size, no problem - right?  This is how Reese fell asleep.  Notice that her legs are draped over my head.  

My sleeping beauty with the incredibly long eyelashes!
(I guess I will forgive her for taking my sleeping spot on the plane and in the bed)

We had such an amazing trip, we can't wait to do it again!