The dinosaur exhibit
Sophia enjoys driving the bus
Gerritt's turn to be the driver
Sophia's laughing at her reflection in the mirror
Sophia tries to be a part of the giant chess game
Gerritt plays the water game
More water time with Daddy
Mommy & Gerritt inside a giant guitar
Our first weekend as a family was a big success! Just to remind you, I've worked nearly every weekend (at the hospital or in the clinic) since we got married more than 5 years ago. As the weekend was nearing closer, I was afraid that I would get sick of the constant togetherness & even of my husband & I getting on each other's nerves. Thankfully, my worries were unfounded. I even felt a twinge of regret for not rearranging my work schedule sooner. The weekend was a total blast!
On Friday we all went to the Crossroads Mall to visit the Starbucks & to listen to the concert nearby.
Gerritt & I at the Red Mango
On Saturday my husband & Sophia went to Tacoma to run a few errands for his Mom while Gerritt & I explored the Redmond Town Center. We've discovered our favorite Red Mango frozen yogurt store & later had lunch at a Mexican restaurant. The Red Mango is a healthier alternative to a traditional ice cream outing. It serves frozen yogurt full of live probiotic cultures with all natural & yummy toppings (such as fresh berries, coconut shavings, dark chocolate chips, mangoes, etc.). The Red Mango's frozen yogurt doesn't contain any high fructose corn syrup, & is non-fat & glutein-free - my new favorite find of the 2011! Since Daddy & Sophia didn't get back from grandma's house until almost 4:30 pm, in the afternoon Gerritt & I took a 3-hour nap together. :-)
On Sunday, we spent most of the morning pondering about our next outing & finally settled on a trip to the Pacific Science Center. I've been wanting to visit it for a while, however, was not brave enough to weather the crowds by myself with 2 kids. Having my husband by my side this weekend provided a perfect opportunity to experience something new. As usual, we didn't get to see everything in our 4 hours there, but managed to visit the dinosaur exhibit, the butterfly house, a large exploratory play area for kids & saw numerous small displays. Unfortunately, I didn't get to attend the Harry Potter exhibit since the only available tickets were for 4 pm & later, but spending time with my family was priceless. I also got to enjoy one of my favorite activities - photographing the kids! Gerritt missed his afternoon nap & Sophia took only a short nap in a stroller, so both kids went to bed at 7 pm, providing my husband & I ample time to enjoy a movie. I even managed to do 2 loads of laundry, sort out Sophia's clothes from which she has outgrown, & put away all of the clothes with stains for soaking in color-safe bleach solution.
We definitely overdid it with social activities this weekend, but perhaps we felt like making up for the lost time a bit. What a beautiful start & looking forward to more fun-filled & bonding family weekends!
One of the beautiful butterflies in the butterfly exhibit
An amazingly fragrant gardenia
Gerritt riding the giant caterpillar
1 comment:
It's always nice to be together as a family on a week-end. My husband has irregular work schedule but we always have a blast when Daddy is home on the week-ends!!! Very nice pictures of the flowers and butterflies :)
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