Charlotte's Ariel

Charlotte has submitted this fantastic drawing of Ariel for the monthly Disney Princesses drawing contest. Note the red hair, purple bikini top, and green tail! How can Disney NOT accept this picture? I am contacting lawyers as we speak to address any issues with Disney Corp's selection process, if any problems arise. We'll keep you updated on how it goes.

(you can click to enlarge if you wish)

Father's Day

The kids treated me well on Dad's Day this year.... Charlotte has been trying to buy me clothes for about a year now, and picked out this black shirt for me.

We then had a wonderful walk around Greenlake, but all the fun of the day got to Charlotte and she just wanted to nap on her mom. Ryan was VERY happy to watch the dogs, boats, and people go by.

"WOODY CAR!"

Yummm... Woody Car...

And they put together this awesome video for me too. Aren't they the best?

Cruis'n the Carousel

Charlotte shows her bro how it's done

"Yee Haw!"

Star Struck

Doni and Ryan take in the fun and cookies at the Montlake fair

Charlotte shows the "PEACE" sign to her mom as she patiently waits in line to get her face painted at the Montlake Fair.

The steps of getting her star... Hey, doesn't that star look familiar?

Montlake Fair June 2007 ................ Montlake Fair June 2008

Kelsey Creek Park

This past Memorial day, Nate and I took the kids over to Kelsey Creek Park. Have you been there? It's a pretty pristine farm, playground, and park, totally open to the public, hidden in Bellevue. I highly reccommend checking it out, if you're into this sort of thing.

They have pigs, horses, bunnies, sheep, goats, chickens, and... and... TRACTORS.

Ryan pointed at the Tractor / Front Loader and immediately said
"LOADER! BUY IT!"

All of the kids had a great time at the playground. Of course Charlotte located a girl to see-saw with.

WEEEEEEE!

The Boys

Memorial Day Weekend at the beach

We took advantage of the nice weather on Saturday, and headed up to Whidbey Island for a day of beach fun. Charlotte and Ryan both started the day with very different beach styles, as you can see. Ryan is never very far away from a bucket of water these days (if he can help it) and is always digging. Charlotte on the other hand...

Going beach combing, or shopping?

Ahh, beach combing.

HI!

Lunch time!

Barkley slept for two days after her day of running with the beach dogs.

Charlotte relaxes after several hours of playing with her new "Whidbey Island Friends"
(see below for more details!)

Whidbey Island Friends

Charlotte met a crew of little girls on the beach this past Saturday, and had a BLAST. They found a Christmas tree on the beach, decorated it, and sang carols.

They rode logs

They made mermaid tails in the sand, and had a Mermaid Parade!

oh, and don't forget the ice cream from the nice dad.

Charlotte changed her beach style by the end of the day... no more shopping bags!

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Whidbey Fun