Job meant for two

We went to the Benton County Fair last week. When I say we I mean me and the kids. John had to work so I thought it would be fun to take the kids. It was but it was work. I don't think I will do it alone again.
Riska had a really good time on the big slide.
She caused a bit of a back up. I wanted to climb up and kick some kids for how pushy they were being. If I didn't have to keep my eyes on Riska I would have been at the other end giving them a piece of my mind (another reason to have a partner when going to the fair.)

First Sign

As we did with Riska, we have been using signs when we talk to Jack. Mostly when we say more, Please, thank you, help, drink, eat and sleep. Jack responded for the first time today with the sign for "more." I love how he claps when we say yeah!
The sign for "more" is done by closing all fingers on your thumbs and tapping the ends of your fingers together. Jack this morning was doing it with both hands but for the video he would only do it with one.

If you give a guy a cookie!

Unbeknownst to us Riska shared her chocolate chip cookie with Jack. Lets just say that his face was mild compared to his hands and shirt.

Our little Handy girl

Since we moved to the Tri-Cities I have been getting the kids involved in different activities around town. My sister told me that Lowes and Home Depot have kid craft days so I looked into and Riska and I have been to two. The first one we went to was at Lowes and she built a spaceship. She was so proud of it. The second we went to was at Home Depot and she built a school bus.
I Love the Goggles. They set out little hammers and aprons for each kid. The best part is it is totally free.
The spaceship has a working light on the top. So Cool!

Missing Daddy

We were gone for three days this week in Ellensburg. John had to work so he didn't go. Jack is a daddy's boy and asked for dad dad everyday we were gone. When we pulled into the driveway and John came out to help get us in Jack flipped out. He was so excited to see his daddy. I couldn't keep him away from his dad the whole night. Sure made John feel good.

Glow Stick Fun

Last week when My Aunt Toni and her boys Bryce and Drew were visiting they taught us a really fun game. We tapped Glow Sticks to our bodies and went outside after dark to play. It was so fun and way cool. I had so much fun with them that when I went to visit family and friends in E-burg we did it again with all the cousins and our close friends the Ramsey's. This was Bryce and Drew in the light. The pictures I got of them in the dark didn't turn out but I got a lot of the little kids when we were playing in E-burg.
The kids all lined up before we let them run around and play tag. From Left to Right. Jimmy, Levi, Riska, Joanna, Jaclyn and Audrey.
It is hard to tell who is who in the dark but I think the tall on is Jimmy the one in the middle is Riska and then I think the others are Jaclyn and Joanna. My nephew Jimmy thought it was so cool that the pictures only showed the glow sticks.
All the kids had so much fun we will surely be doing this again!

Construction!!!

This last week the kids and I did a bit of traveling. We drove to Portland on the 2nd to pick up my Aunt and her boys from the airport. We drove them back to Portland on the 9th when they were going home. Then we went to Ellensburg for a couple days to visit with family and Friends. My kids are pro's at traveling! It is 3 1/2 hours from our house to Portland so the entire trip would be about 7 hours plus stopping. The way to Portland on the 9th was fine no problems the way back home was another story. Traffic started to back up as i was passing a sign that said Road construction in 14 miles. It was stop and go with a lot more stopping than going. Finally came to a sign that said "Construction next 15 miles." It took us 1 hour and 45 min to go 30 miles. That was brutal. But we made it and we stopped at the Dalles Dam for a break and a treat. Like I said my kids are pros at car rides.