Tea with Daddy

Tonight we went to an open house at Mitchell's preschool.   Mitchell was  "the teacher" and he showed us how to make tea.  Here he is opening the tea packet. That was followed by getting water, heating it up in the microwave, pouring milk and setting the table.

Mitchell set out the table cloth and all of the tea set himself.  Then he  poured tea for  Daddy and himself.

After tea he taught us how to play Dradle

After our lessons, we had snacks which included cupcakes.  On the way home Mitchell was trying to convince me that cupcakes are healthy food because they "are made of protein". Which prompted him to ask, "What is protein made of?".  "Amino acids," I said, thinking that might be the end of it.  "What are amino acids made of?"..."Molecules"..."What are molecules made of?"..."Atoms"..."What are atoms made of?"..."Electrons, neutrons and protons."..."What are electrons, neutrons and protons made of?"..."Ummmm, quarks I think" (really stretching it here)..."What are quarks made of?"..."I don't know buddy, that's a good question."...To which Mitchell says, "Oh I know! Quarks are made of cupcakes!"...It's a delicious place to live this universe of ours.

XOs

Our weather girl...not much can stop Stevie from wanting to be outside.  We recently had several days of very windy and very rainy conditions.  So windy, in fact, that one of our small palm trees blew over.

Mitchie LOVES making faces.  We took this picture several months ago and today, while looking through a kids magazine, we found the following giraffe picture which looks alarmingly similar.

Making biscuits, messy hands

Kneading the dough

Messy hands

Show me your teeth Stevie

Looking festive

I think Mitchell was imagining he was in a reindeer race.

Best picture of the day

Stevie with her Annie

Mitchell is accosted by Redding Grandma

Snapshot photos from September and October

I am finally getting around to downloading some of the photos off our snapshot camera.  There are some good ones from September and October.

At the Aquarium with Apa

Going to the Seattle Air Museum

At the Seattle Air Museum

Carving pumpkins with Daddy at Ama Nita and Apa Skip

In the cockpit of a helicopter

In front of a specially outfitted Black Hawk

Hanging with Uncle Ty, playing flight simulator

Some October photos

Story time

Little miss cupcake chows on a cupcake

Pilot and Co-pilot, ready to trick-or-treat. Stevie was going to be a cowgirl but due to inclement weather she needed something warmer.  The kids really take to getting candy from strangers; why do I encourage this?!?

Daddy and Stevie bonding

Posing with Apa Steve.  Trying to get both kids to sit still and look at the camera is tough. We took 10 pictures and this is the absolute best one.

Washing the truck.

Going for a bike ride with a Camelback on.

Stevie so wishes she could reach the pedals on the tricycle.

Stevie in the pool.

Daddy does submarine for Mitchell.

The guys work on a Monster Truck.

Stevie in her new hat and skirt from Apa John and Ama Gloria.

Daddy's little helper.

Steve helping clean the truck.

More pictures...so preoccupied with studying

Swimming with daddy

On the road for a trip to Washington

On the road for a trip to Washington

Hanging with the Brodie boy

Is there anyway to get them all to look at the camera at the same time?

Out of order but a first hair cut with our Redding family

Mommy gets a shot in with the kids

What a handsome crew

Hanging at the park

Mommy, take a picture of me while I make this face.

Story time with Sofia, Annie and Mitch.

Hanging at the pool with daddy

The Giordano boys dress Stevie

The Giordano boys hang with Stevie

Sofia and Stevie

Mommy, Mitch and Stevie take in some fine literature  Harry the Dirty Dog