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Swimming

Posted by Mommy on Oct 12, 2009 with 6 Comments
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What indoor recreation can you do with a family of 6 that only costs $6?  Swimming!  We discovered a Bellingham pool with waterslide, diving board and kiddie-sloped swimming area that has half-price evenings!  The kids had SO much fun….I have a feeling it will become a regular thing this winter.100_3438

“Mommy, I can jump in!”

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Birch Bay Camping

Posted by Mommy on Sep 1, 2009 with 3 Comments
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Last week we squeezed in a last-minute camping trip in Birch Bay.  I had told the kids at the beginning of summer that we’d try to do this, and suddenly I realized that school was starting next week(tomorrow!), so we went Sunday night and Monday night, and we were close enough to home that Daddy could come and go from work and join us in the evenings.  It was a fun time of forced relaxation for me and the kids had a blast riding their bikes around and around and AROUND the campsite loops.
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One of the highlights of the trip for me was being down at the water at 9:30am.  It was absolutely gorgeous!

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Hmmm…someone got up too early!

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Dollar store glow-sticks and flashlights are the highlights for the kids!

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Thunderstorm Party and Catch-Up

Posted by Mommy on Jul 25, 2009 with 5 Comments
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What do you do with 3 nervous kids and a thunderstorm?  Have a party of course!  And chocolate!

I’ve always loved thunderstorms and I want our kids too as well.  I think we’re on the right track.

I think Little D forgot all about the thunderstorm, though.  He was too engrossed in his “thunder party”.
And here’s some [...]