Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Monday, January 21, 2008

MLK day bake sale



the kids had a bake sale with hot cocoa and homemade m&m cookies. originally half went to charity, then after the great response they decided all should go -$18.75.

the artiste at work

basement helpers




john is in the process of dry-walling the basement and building bookcases. the kids love to wander down and "help."

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

it's SNOWING!






after dinner we looked outside and it was snowing! gus immediately put on his dinosaur costume and we got ben's sled out and it was fun.

Monday, January 7, 2008

in disguise



joe rumpletes looking so cool, & gus

an overnight at the westin downtown






we took the kids to the westin for the night. they loved the beds and the cable tv. the next morning we headed to pike market for breakfast.

hanging out with kimmy


the bubble gum wall




in an alley behind pike market is a wall filled with chewed pieces of gum. a great place to bring the kids & guests from out of town

hot cocoas at the chocolate shop


the carousel




riding the bus downtown



SNOW!



we actually had a white christmas & ben mintz sent the kids a great sled

christmas morning







it was quite a frenzy at our house - but kim seemed to survive

a visit from dave and diane martin


dave and diane took a road trip from california and spent a couple days visiting with us. gus was really afraid of him, as you can see.

gus at school


gus goes on a field trip





gus goes downtown with school






gus' brave teachers take his school downtown