Good times

I love the obsessions of 3 year olds, and I find myself indulging them (just a little). At 3, Chad loved Thomas the train. Watched the movies, had the toys, wore the clothes. And when Thomas came to Mt. Hood, of course we went. And now it's Aubrey's turn with a fancy for princesses. I had a hard time deciding where to take her. We are still avoiding Disneyland, and I have an unusual fear of public transportation that deters me from any Disney on Ice production. At last I found the place - The Enchanted Forest! The park takes you through all of the fairy tales - with Alice in Wonderland rabbit holes; princess castles; Snow White's cottage (although Snow White was kind of creepy, creepy like the puppets on Mr. Rogers). She loved it, my work is done.





As for the rest of our vacation, our days were spent biking, spelunking in lava caves, hiking volcanoes, and shopping at Walmart (the closest Walmart is 40 minutes from our house, we take every chance we can get). Good times.

6 is Better than 5

Here's a few reasons Chad is loving this age rather than last:

- "going to 1st grade"
- "more legos than I can imagine" (I don't see that happening, unless he can imagine a lot less than I can)
- "doing older kid stuff: mote control cars; school alllll day long;" (me too)
- "having parties at like Chuckie Cheese" (at what age do they outgrow that place?)
- "having a little fun once in awhile" (okay, but only once in awhile)

A few birthday highlights:




I was a little late taking a picture of the pinata action:

Having a hot wheelin' party yourself? Click here for Chad's party explained.

Sunday Afternoon

Oh, how I love 9 am church, especially in the summer. We were granted a few moments to take pictures after church, but as you can see the tie had already been removed. Chad had in mind his own wardrobe change, but when his request was denied, he no longer wanted to participate. Aubrey, on the other hand, asked that I take a few action shots.