Shake Your Groove Thing

Thanks to Grandma and the Alivin and the Chipmunks CD she purchased, the boys participated in quite a dance party this weekend...

T-Ball Season Ends

It was a good run ... a home run, actually! T-ball was a huge hit with Jacob. He loved every minute of it. Josh got into it too. The great thing about this league was that the field was adjacent to a park. So, Josh was able to get a lot of sliding, swinging and climbing in (not to mention rolling around in the dirt—literally).

Here's a few good quotes from the season:

"Why do I have to practice? Let's just do the games."

"I'm really good at throwing ... My favorite thing is being pitcher." (kind of ironic in t-ball)

Tonight marked the last game of the season. Jacob really got in his last few home run slides, as you can see from this video:

Jacob received his medal from the chipmunk "Chipper", the team mascot. We're sure this marks the beginning of a long streak of sporting activities for the kids. But, with shots like this, how can you say no?

Travels

More updates on the travels. We spent a kid-free weekend over Labor Day in Las Vegas. F-U-N!! We stayed at the Excalibur, right on the strip. The view was awesome! Plus, we could walk to most of our favorite casinos. Bonus. We told the kids we met SpongeBob Squarepants on our trip, as you can see below.

We had a great time traveling with Ali and Kyle. Thanks to Grandma for watching the boys AND dogs while we were away! While we all lost our $$ for the most part, Jon did hit for $70 in nickles on the "Press Your Luck" machine! It was the most exciting thing. I laughed so hard I cried, so I think people thought we won a lot more than $70. Still, it was awesome.

The VERY next day, I had to get up and travel to Seattle for a work trip. While it was exhausting, I had a few spare minutes to run down to Pikes Place Market. I would honestly live at the market just for the fresh seafood. Seared scallop chowder, bread with truffle oil, and some marionberry jam made the whole trip worth it!

The other fun part of this trip was meeting Rob for lunch. Always good to chat with an old college friend. (and, thanks for the Starbucks tour, Rob!) We're looking forward to our next trip out to Oregon at the end of this month.

Fun Stuff

I'm super tired. Almost enough to where I debated attempting this post. But, it's tiredness from a lot of fun stuff lately. So, who am I to complain! Here's a snapshot of some of the fun stuff we've been doing over the past few weeks:

Water Play At the Zoo

Building a Fort In Pajamas

Jazz Concert With Friends

This weekend the parents head to Las Vegas for some more fun stuff. The kids will stay with Grandma and get spoiled to death. Phew ... so many activities and so little time. More fun posts soon!