Paige Sant and Seven Dickson

Rob (my brother) and Jessica came to off the island to come visit us and so that Paige and Seven could spend some time together. It was Saturday May 20th for a few hours and it was so nice. Paige and Seven were hilarious together and so cute! Seven is just 4 days older than Paige.

Flying with the Kids! May 16 & June 2

Saying bye to Dad in the Salt Lake airport (he stayed home)

Ready to go with the kids for their first flying experience! Off to Washington for 2 1/2 weeks. I watched my sister Kay's 4 kids for 10 days and then had some play days before and after.

Entertainment....

Smiles...they loved it!

Heading onto the plane for the flight home

We were some of the last to get off so I decided to point out the cockpit to the kids...as I was trying to get Sebastian's attention the stuartist asked if we wanted to go in closer. The pilots then got out of the way and invited us up and even asked if the kids wanted to sit in their seats. Paige sat down, but Sebastian got a little scared...so Paige decided she didn't like it either, then we left. It was fun though. Not many people have had that experience and they got it at ages 2 and 4!

Oh yeah, Paige wore her squeaky shoes to the airport both times and it was great! I felt like I wasn't going to lose her (or Sebastian, seeing as I made them walk together when I didn't have their hands) and it made so many people smile!

They really did great! I was super pleased with them. Only problem was Sebastian for the first few minutes in both airports. Both times he fell asleep on the way to the airport. In Salt Lake it wasn't too bad because he woke up on his own, but he was grumpy because he had to pee and at least I had Chris there with me to deal with him. Once we had a bathroom break he was happy again and we had a great time getting ready for our first flight together.

But when we arrived in Seattle for the flight home I had to wake up both kids to get out of the car and into the airport. Sebastian was a psychopath all of the way through security. He just could not wake up or become normal....finally we stopped I talked some sense into him and we were okay after that. We got some Wendy's and sat at the huge center windows and watched the airplanes.

Paige's birthday and The Quilt

Jeremy and Bethany came up to share Jeremy and Paige's birthday on April 15th. It was so good to see them and have them in our home.

Here is the quilt that I made her. The large pink squares are a paisley material surrounded by brown w/pink polka dot rectangles and argyle mini squares. The backing was pink flannel with paisley binding. It took some time but it was worth it. A few weeks later we found two bed frames so now the kids have matching bed frames with their homemade quilts on top.

Big Snowman with Cousins

This is snowman number 2: in our backyard/park. You can see my townhouse in the background of this first picture, we are on the very right hand side. As you can see with the second picture, the park extends quite a ways...and it all feels like it is mine =). Minus the troublesome teens who come around now and again, it is a wonderful place to live.

First Real Snow Day (Warm enough to play)

January 25, 2011

Sebastian's first snowman. Sorry, no finished picture, just the main ball that he rolled all by himself. Now this was good, Washington style snow! Super fun day with them.

February Snowman

February 27, 2011 . . . We all went to church . . . came home . . . had lunch . . . Paige and Dad went down for a nap together . . . then Sebastian asked if he could go play outside, make a snowman? "Mom: will you please come outside with me and help me build a snowman?" "of course" . . . So, we did. There certainly was a lot of snow but it wasn't the perfect Washington snow this time so it was hard to make a ball. We tried it "The Snowman" way by just packing the snow up and up, then placing a head on top. It is still standing 4 days later, so it wasn't too bad. This is our third snowman of the season, and the only one to last more than 2 hours! Kids around here like to knock them down. Our first was in the front but close to the sidewalk, the second was behind our house, in the park...I guess people felt like it was free game being in the park: to me, it feels like my backyard though. So this time I put it as close to our front window as possible so there would be no confusion as to who made it and then we decorated him facing our window versus the street.

Learning to Ride

January 17, 2011. This was our first warm day after Sebastian's birthday (Jan 3rd) when he received his bike from Chris and I. When I say warm....I mean at or above 30 degrees, but with some sun thankfully!
He was a bit tentative at first, but with some encouragement and a lot of praise, he decided he liked it, and he liked that he was doing well. So we kept out there for a good half hour probably.
The very next day we had another sunny day and he begged me to let him ride to the library (about 3 blocks away or 3/8mi). He did great...sure, it took a while, but he did it, and he didn't complain . . . not even on the way back. To sum it up in Sebastian's words to his Dad as we picked Dad up from school that day "Mom is so proud of me!"