Friday Update #35 (8/29/14)

This was, in my mind, our very last week of summer. Of course, September is the nicest month weather-wise in the PNW, and summer doesn't officially end until my birthday, but we're going to start school and our fall schedule on Monday, so.

It's easier than ever to take both boys places by myself and it's even really fun most of the time. Since Seth was gone for three days, driving a UHaul to Arizona (and flying back), I took the boys out and about a lot this week!

Aunt Kathy called me up last week and asked if the boys and I wanted to join her for a movie in the park near her home in Shoreline. We love movies in the park and it was a way to visit with her and my grandparents, so we drove up there Saturday afternoon. My mom tagged along and we spent a few hours at my grandparents', complete with a surprise visit from my uncle and his family (including his grandson, Wyatt, who is six months younger than Isaac). 

Then Aunt Kathy, Mom, the boys and I headed to the park to watch Finding Nemo!

We spent a lot of time in Mom's garden this week as well, picking blueberries and tomatoes and came home with quite a bit of produce. Now to wash/process/freeze it...

Mom bought the boys plastic army men... but David discovered them and organized them by color...

I took Isaac on a walk.

We met up with our friends, Tiffany and Joel, at the "renown" Frog and Kiwi cafe and played for hours.

I caught Ezra coloring on his arm and scolded him... but when he told me he just wanted to draw a volcano like Aunt Ruthies... I helped him. He was very particular about having enough "bumps".

We dropped Seth off at his customer's house early Wednesday morning. As soon as I closed the door on Isaac, after Seth kissed the boys goodbye, Isaac started wailing. And didn't stop until he threw up all over himself. So we took a pit stop in a gas station and got all cleaned up and then looked at their bears.

Isaac was so very sad all week long and repeatedly asked me "Daddy back? Peese?" He loves his father oh so much.

Emily and her friend Ciri came over to babysit while I got a hair cut and then we had Jenn and Aurora over to our house for a playdate. Ezra showed off the wonders of the Malibu's trunk?

Thursday Dad picked up Ezra and took him to the airport to pick up their exchange student, Tom (but he told them the wrong day and Dad and Ezra spent several hours waiting before that was determined... oops). Emily had come along and talked me into taking her to IHop for breakfast, since she's about to start college and be "so unavailable".

On Friday we met up with our friends Hilary, Olina and Stella at a park and swang a good deal.

We had a picnic once they left and then met up with Tiffany and Joel again at the Children's Museum. Oh, except first we stopped at Ruth's work to get a smoothie (because "only Auntie Ruthie's smoothies taste good").

And then we headed to Stewart Heights to watch Frozen! We sure do love our outdoor movies.

Ezra fell asleep at the very end of the movie, poor guy. For a good five minutes before he fell asleep he laid there eating popcorn. I was cracking up! And then his chewing slowed down...

I bundled the boys back in the van and they slept the entire way to the airport and back! Success!