Pasadena

The first big outing with all the kids and grandparents was spent in Pasadena at a children’s museum called Kidspace. It was a really neat place with an indoor giant ant tunnel, climbing leaves, paint stations, bugs, and other activities. The best part for the kids was outside with their man-made river, spitting fountains, and outdoor play stations. We brought their swimsuits and water shoes for lots of fun!

For dinner we dined downtown at Slater’s 50/50 known for their 50% bacon/50% beef burger patties. I had this crazy bacon loaded burger with a bacon pretzel bun, bacon cheese, bacon sauce, egg, bacon, 50/50 patty. My brother had a sandwich with pancakes as the bun and fried chicken & bacon in between. They also have a bacon brownie for dessert but we didn’t try it. It’s a neat place if you are ever in So Cal and want to clog your arteries :)

Dresden Friesen

A  few weeks ago Ada & I flew down to California to visit family (Todd joined us a week later). We were very excited to meet the newest member of the family, baby Dresden. Oh man is he a cutie and the sweetest baby! He is so calm and easy going I forgot he was there half the time. He only cried when hungry or uncomfortable (like when I swaddled him too long for pictures). Ada had a lot of fun with her cousins and especially loved giving kisses to Dresden.

Dresden was 3 & 4 weeks in these pictures. Taking pictures with him was like working with a doll. Dresden let me put him in a basket, a tray, and warm blankets without complaining too much :)

28 Months

Ada is definitely a girl when it comes to style, she changes her outfits multiple times a day. I often find her in new clothes (that she did not have on before) after nap or in the morning after waking up :) She is starting to use the word “favorite” to say what she likes, but that changes on a daily basis too.  Lately, Ada wants to play with me and have conversations with her toys. Our toys often go to the park, the store for milk, and sing “wheels on the bus” together.

Ada’s outfit with the sunglasses cracks me up, I don’t know what I was thinking when I bought it :) I also needed to throw in some pretty flowers that make living in the rainy northwest so worth it.