Trains, toys & spaghetti!

Zane and I met up with my friend Cori and her daughter Hailey today at the Country Village in Bothell. Our whole reason for going there was to take the kids on the "choo-choo" for a fun little ride. The kids were so excited waiting for the train, they kept saying "choo-choo"...that all ended when we stepped foot onto the train. Hailey was not loving it at all and kept swinging her legs over the side to try and jump out...Zane was fine at first until he saw Hailey not loving it, he then figured she must know whats up and started to get upset too.





As soon as the "conductor" fired up the tractor engine of this little train, Zane really lost it then, I think it scared the poop out of him to be honest! Once the train got rolling, both kids were fine and loved looking at all of the animals that we went by.



After the train ride the kids played for awhile and enjoyed some candy while looking at the ducks! We all headed to dinner at the Spaghetti Factory and Hailey's daddy met up with us there as well! It was a great day and I was so happy to finally meet lil' miss Hailey!

Sounders game w/toddler in tow.

Zane enjoyed his first MLS match last night!! It definitely isn't the same going to the game when you have a toddler in tow...a very busy toddler that is. Zane was not too keen on sitting on our laps for the game, most of the game was spent with me standing up on the platform above our seats and letting him run around. We have some friends who also have season tickets and they bring their toddler every time...he is a little less busy than Zane though, so will actually sit for the entire game! We met up with them at 1/2 time and Zane and Bashir ran wild!! I'm thinking this may have been Zane's 1st and last match of the season...I kind of like to actually watch the game! We'll see though, I might forget how much of a challenge last night was and let him go again. Its funny how sometimes we so easily forget things like that!! He really did good all things considered and we really did have a good time. It helped that we WON!

Walking to the game from the car...quick detour to the water fountain!


Watching some kids play a little pre-game match!


Watching the band come down the street.






Zane & Bashir at 1/2 time!


Right after we scored our first goal!!


Heading out of the game...in his jammies!


He's looking back to the stadium thinking "oh, I hope they let me go again sometime"! Ok, so he's really just avoiding the camera, but I can make up his thoughts if I want to!

First Class Package.

Zane found a book of stamps at my grandma's house today and here's what he decided to do with them.

Warm summer nights!

We are really enjoying these warm (but not too hot) summer nights right now. Last night we went over to the Nilsson's and had a BBQ and Zane experienced his first bout with the sprinkler...lets just say he's not a big fan of the cold water and I can't really blame him! The Nilsson's have some family in town from Sweden and their kids loved the sprinkler though...maybe Zane will learn to like it!

Pizza on the grill!

We tried something new the other night...homemade pizza on the grill! It turned out pretty good; we definitely know what to do next time to make it even better, but wasn't bad for our first try. Zane's favorite part was stuffing his face with cheese while we were making it!

Kids Quest Museum

Zane & I met up with our friends Neimeh & Bashir tonight after work to go to the Kids Quest Children's Museum, it was so much fun (even for the adults)! I think the biggest hit were the water tables and the big truck they could drive! We'll for sure have to go back again!

Salt Water State Park

While Josh was working on the car this last Saturday, Zane and I took a little picnic down to Salt Water State Park. My little boy cannot stand the feel of grass or sand on his bare feet, so it made a challenge for us, but we had a good time anyway! Instead of sitting on the beach for our picnic, we sat at that picnic table (nothing wrong with that) and instead of playing in the sand, we played on the play structure. Hopefully, he gets over this texture aversion! Oh, you're probably wondering "why didn't you just put shoes on him?"...well, he had shoes on, but they were sandal type shoes, so sand got into them easy, therefore causing him to freak out! So to the grass/table we went!

The view from our picnic table.


Zane enjoying that beautiful view (i.e. avoiding the camera).


Another famous self portrait of the two of us!