Aelyn'isms

"I'm a sidekick because I knew you were watching TV even though I didn't know you were watching TV."

Ian's Theater Camp Play (2007)

Ian and Aelyn went to a 1-week (1/2 day) theater camp this past week at the Issaquah Theater.

Ian's class did some scenes from the Sound of Music and here's Do Re Mi:


For comparison, I found the actual movie clip on youtube as well:


Aelyn's class did "The Paper Bag Princess" which was pretty good but even better was the other one they did which the class made up by themselves.

The kids really enjoyed theater camp even though it wore them out each day. Ian really wants to go back for the Fall session and as you could see in the video, he really had a good time.

Racing Pigs at the King County Fair

We went to the King County fair yesterday and one of the highlights was the Racing Pigs!!!

Ian rides without training wheels

Ian's first day without training wheels on his bike. It only took about an hour or so for him to get the hang of it. Apologies for the grainy video. It's from my cell phone.

Aelyn's new hair

Aelyn w/newly short hair,
chillin' at the Alison Kraus Concert.
Originally uploaded by SquidgeyFlint

Aelyn went for a hair cut yesterday and decided to go short for the summer. Here she is chillin' at the Alison Krauss concert we went to last night at the Marymoor Park outdoor amphitheater.

Aelyn'isms

After reading "If I Were a Grown-Up" Aelyn casually mentioned that of the many things she wants to be when she grows up is President or Vice-President "because the president gets to decide where the new schools are going to be built and draw out the maps for the construction workers". When I mentioned that being President or Vice-President is a full time job and that she wouldn't have time to also do the other 7 or 8 things she wants to be when she grows up, Aelyn decided that "Well... maybe I'll skip being President or Vice-President then because just doing one job sounds boring".

Heelys

The paternal parents are in town this week (Flint's parents) with cousin Andrew. They decided to buy Heelys ("Freedom is a wheel in your sole!") for the childrens as birthday presents. When we got home tonight the kids put them on and rolled around a bit to get a feel for them. This should be interesting.