You continue to amaze me with how brilliant you are. May you continue to love God and others as your mature into the person God has designed you to be.
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Happy 10th Birthday Graeme
You continue to amaze me with how brilliant you are. May you continue to love God and others as your mature into the person God has designed you to be.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Maize Maze
We took advantage of a sunny day off from school and went to the Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch.
The kids had a great time petting the pony & the llama. They climbed the hay bale pyramid, ran through the hay bale maze and led us through the Corn Maze.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Back to School 2010 - K 2 4
All set and ready to go.
At what age will my son decide to smile without looking constipated?
I'm just saying....
Paige could hardly sleep because she was so excited for Kindergarten
Blaire Rose knows she's awesome, so she'll have lots of friends
Graeme is excited to have the same teacher in AGATE this year.
Paige knows right where to go -
she is so excited for her turn with Mrs Lyons!
Blaire Rose & her buddy Ellie were happy to see each other after summer break
Mrs Perlattis is such a sweet teacher!
Graeme is blessed to have her again this year.
And mommy & daddy went out for coffee....Aw, sweet time alone together!
What did you do on your kids' first day of school?
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Perceptions can be a tricky beast
Do you ever wonder at what point you form an opinion about something? It's funny how perceptions get formed. Have you had an impression about something before you ever saw it - based on a perception or assumption - maybe even misinformation - about what or how {it} should look?
Now - there is a phrase I learned soon after meeting Duncan: "Your perception is your reality" - meaning, even if other people don't think you should feel a certain way about something, it does not make it wrong for you to feel that way. Your perception is your reality. If someone hurts you, it does no good for them to say: "That shouldn't have hurt" or "That's silly to feel that way" - this is not to say you don't need to step back and think about why you responded a certain way... it just means that the way you perceive something is going to affect your view.
As we were winding down our East Coast vacation, I realized I had a perception about something. Probably formed at some point in my early education years - it's not a huge deal, but it was interesting to me because it changed how I looked for an item of interest.
We spent some time wandering around Plimoth Plantation -
Taking in all the sites and sounds of an historic replica of the original settlement. Everyone was in character and interacted with the visitors quite a bit. The kids got to see how they cooked meals and trained animals. We were all interested to see the clothing they wore.
We all had a great time. We went back to our car and drove the 3 miles to view the Mayflower II and Plymouth Rock. As we were driving along, I had the map so we could view where Plymouth Rock was and find parking nearby.
I could see on the map that it was before the Mayflower replica, so as we began to see the Mayflower in the distance, I wondered how I was missing Plymouth Rock. I often miss things the first time around, so I didn't mention it to Duncan - not wanting to embarrass myself. We parked and ate lunch in the park overlooking the Mayflower.
I began mulling over the fact that I still hadn't seen Plymouth Rock. Then I realized I had a perception and an expectation that Plymouth Rock would look like one of the other large rocks I have seen:
After we ate lunch, we put the cooler back in the car and Duncan led us over to Plymouth Rock -
I was quite surprised to find that it was really rather small...
I am not sure at what point my perception was formed of a larger rock in Plymouth. I guess because it was always talked about, I figured it was a large item - like the Statue of Liberty or Haystack Rock - and not just a small but symbolic thing.
Now - there is a phrase I learned soon after meeting Duncan: "Your perception is your reality" - meaning, even if other people don't think you should feel a certain way about something, it does not make it wrong for you to feel that way. Your perception is your reality. If someone hurts you, it does no good for them to say: "That shouldn't have hurt" or "That's silly to feel that way" - this is not to say you don't need to step back and think about why you responded a certain way... it just means that the way you perceive something is going to affect your view.
As we were winding down our East Coast vacation, I realized I had a perception about something. Probably formed at some point in my early education years - it's not a huge deal, but it was interesting to me because it changed how I looked for an item of interest.
We spent some time wandering around Plimoth Plantation -
Taking in all the sites and sounds of an historic replica of the original settlement. Everyone was in character and interacted with the visitors quite a bit. The kids got to see how they cooked meals and trained animals. We were all interested to see the clothing they wore.
We all had a great time. We went back to our car and drove the 3 miles to view the Mayflower II and Plymouth Rock. As we were driving along, I had the map so we could view where Plymouth Rock was and find parking nearby.
I could see on the map that it was before the Mayflower replica, so as we began to see the Mayflower in the distance, I wondered how I was missing Plymouth Rock. I often miss things the first time around, so I didn't mention it to Duncan - not wanting to embarrass myself. We parked and ate lunch in the park overlooking the Mayflower.
I began mulling over the fact that I still hadn't seen Plymouth Rock. Then I realized I had a perception and an expectation that Plymouth Rock would look like one of the other large rocks I have seen:
Haystack Rock - Cannon Beach, OR
After we ate lunch, we put the cooler back in the car and Duncan led us over to Plymouth Rock -
I was quite surprised to find that it was really rather small...
I am not sure at what point my perception was formed of a larger rock in Plymouth. I guess because it was always talked about, I figured it was a large item - like the Statue of Liberty or Haystack Rock - and not just a small but symbolic thing.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
What We've Been Up To
Hanging out with friends
Having spa parties at friends' houses
Celebrating 1/2 birthdays
Getting our picture taken by a 9 year old
Spending time with cousins
Going to the beach
Taking in the view in Bremerton, WA
Losing teeth
Hosting Baby Showers
What have you been up to?
Monday, June 21, 2010
Seattle - June 2010
We ended up being able to see a Navy Ship from New Zealand up close. Graeme thought that was great.
Then we explored the shops as we waited for the ferry back to Kitsap County
Friday, June 18, 2010
Happy Birthday to US!
My friend Deborah and I share a birthday - so, we try to get out for coffee each year on our special day. Fun tradition!
Monday, June 14, 2010
Anniversary 2010
When we planned our wedding for June 12th, we kept in mind that both our birthdays and Father's Day are in the same month...figuring we would take some time off and just do one special celebration for all of it. Well... small kids, school, and time off don't always coincide.
Now that our kids are getting older - and our anniversary fell on a Saturday - we booked a day-long babysitter and took off for some meandering around small towns.
We headed up to Port Townsend, WA - which - coincidentally - is one of the places we meandered through on our honeymoon. It's been a long time since we've poked around the shops up there without kids. It was so nice to be able to go into any store that piqued our interest and not have to worry about keeping little hands at bay.
We found a parking spot and started walking around. I made it my mission to capture some of it on film... ended up with mostly pictures of food... not a bad thing, right?
We found some gems on our walk. I needed a purse for traveling - found one at a great deal - with all the features I was looking for. Duncan found some replacement sailboat books for ones he had loaned out - at a 2nd hand book store, so they were cheap. And we got to go to any restaurant we wanted! What a luxury. No worries about kids saying they did or didn't want one thing or another.
I pestered other tourists to take our picture...
It was a beautiful day - and we had a wonderful time just being together. Here's to many more years of marriage!
What do you do to celebrate a special event?
Now that our kids are getting older - and our anniversary fell on a Saturday - we booked a day-long babysitter and took off for some meandering around small towns.
The drive is so gorgeous!
We headed up to Port Townsend, WA - which - coincidentally - is one of the places we meandered through on our honeymoon. It's been a long time since we've poked around the shops up there without kids. It was so nice to be able to go into any store that piqued our interest and not have to worry about keeping little hands at bay.
Happy 12th Anniversary to us!
We found a parking spot and started walking around. I made it my mission to capture some of it on film... ended up with mostly pictures of food... not a bad thing, right?
Vanilla Coke at the 50's diner
Fried Ice Cream with chocolate sauce
We found some gems on our walk. I needed a purse for traveling - found one at a great deal - with all the features I was looking for. Duncan found some replacement sailboat books for ones he had loaned out - at a 2nd hand book store, so they were cheap. And we got to go to any restaurant we wanted! What a luxury. No worries about kids saying they did or didn't want one thing or another.
I pestered other tourists to take our picture...
It was a beautiful day - and we had a wonderful time just being together. Here's to many more years of marriage!
What do you do to celebrate a special event?
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