Rosary Heights Field Trip

Last week, I went along with my oldest on a field trip to the beautiful Rosary Heights in Woodway. We walked around the almost 15 acres of parks and gardens and listened to the nuns talk about the amazing history of this 1930's home.

The home was built with great detail and attention. Look at the chimney stacks on the upper left side of the picture.
The beautiful view.

The main point of this field trip is for the kids to have an opportunity to practice their art skills that they have been learning.
Haley and a friend found the perfect spot to sit and do their picture.

The class poses for us parents to snap a pic. The fountain in the center of this pond was turned off so that we could snap away.
After everyone was done, the paintings were lined up along this driveway so that we could all do an "art walk" and view everyones work.

We are so sad that this will be the last opportunity for the class to do this annual field trip. Rosary Heights will be closing at the end of June. It has been sold to the city of Woodway, and they are not sure what they will be doing with the property. =-(

School Art Walk

Every year the girls school hosts an "Art Walk" which is similar to an Open House. Families get to walk around the class and see the projects that your child and their class have been working on. What is unique to their school is that all the classrooms are open to the entire school, so we get to see what the other classrooms have been up to.

Here is Haley with a pastel painting that she did during the classrooms time with a resident artist.

Kaylin's class did another multicultural fest. This year the project was a little different, she had to provide many specific details and facts on the country that she chose along with examples. She is still fascinated with her Chinese heritage, so she chose China.

Em's class had her journals and science notebooks out for parents to see along with various art projects she had done throughout the year.

I think the best thing of all, is that our "PTA" provides free Italian Soda's to all. My girls look forward to this all year long!

Usually, we stick together as a family, but as you can see, Haley was not in the above picture. Being that she is nearly 11 yrs old, she asked that she could go hang out with her friends for "awhile" (basically until I called her and told her it was time to go) (big, big sigh).

Spring Soccer '09

It's hard to believe that this season of Spring Soccer has almost come to an end (actually, it has ended for my oldest).Here she is chillin' while awaiting her teammates arrival for a game.

After the game she is still smiling (check out those rosy cheeks!). After going back and forth, she has decided to play again in the fall. She really enjoys it, just has a hard time because of her horrible allergies (Poor baby!).

Em absolutely loves soccer! She has really gotten into it this season. To the point where she has mastered what she calls her game face (a scowl that tells her opponents that she is NOT one to be messed with).

She has a new coach this season who is a parent from a different Kindergarten class at her school. He is great with the kids, and is often seated at their level to coach and guide them. We like him so much we have signed her up with him for the coming fall season (Which by the way will be all girls!).

It wouldn't be soccer without the staple of wedged oranges. Em and her friends spend every moment of bench time eating them.

Daddy was assistant coach for Pay's team again (along with the amazing Coach David).

She touched the ball a little more this season, but still just kinda trots around on the field following the rest of the flock.

Her buddy Dev and cousin Livi joined her on the team this Spring along with a few new faces that are first timers. Trust me, there is nothing like watching 3 & 4 yr olds play soccer. It is way to cute!

Looks like maybe Dev called his team together for a little motivation?

In case you missed it...

P.S. It's okay if you want to watch it again!

I know I did! Over, and over, and over again! (Sigh)

Trampoline Fun!

For Christmas, Auntie R, got us a trampoline as a group gift. We finally had nice enough weather to set it up. ☺Husband actually pulled out the directions for this one! The girls love to help Daddy! This time Em was the only one who stayed and helped the entire time! She was so proud of herself and Daddy!

Guess who got to go first?? He is my biggest kid!

Em got to go after him because she was such a good helper!

Then we let them all go on together!

Thanks so much, Auntie R!! We ♥ it!

Meeting Author Peter Brown

Kaylin's class took a field trip to Third Place Books, to meet Author Peter Brown.We got to watch him demonstrate how he does his illustration's (yes, he is left handed).Here she is with her fav book of his, The Curious Garden , waiting in line to have him sign it.
He was so sweet and patient with all the kids. He even took the time to answer their questions...

And pose for pictures.

Another one of our favorites that he has written is, Chowder. It is about a quirky Bulldog.

You should check them out!

High Tea

Once a year, my Mom, sisters, and I get together for High Tea. This year, my Mom wanted to try this place that she had heard of in Redmond.The place was super cute, so we were excited to check it out! Here is the menu of Teas.
They started us off with this delicious fruit and sorbet treat. It was beautiful eye candy and tasted so yummy!

The food was a little different than most the places I have been to before. Usually there are sandwiches, this place had tiny pieces of round bread with a little spread on top. (Not my favorite)

This pic turned out kinda cool so I had to throw it in. I love the blurry and clear in one shot thing. If only the tea was blurry and the fruit was clear....I could have channeled my inner Pioneer Woman!

Apparently their server doesn't go on vacation much, because the person that finally (after 45 minutes)brought us our tea, informed us that she was very stressed because the server was not there.

We had made reservations, so they were expecting us, but they can also have people drop in for brunch, and a lot of people were "dropping in". Anyway, the service was sloooooowww, but the place was very clean.

Also, they only allow for one tea bag with their "High Tea" and the pot was super small. When the hot water was added to the pot, the tea was not strong enough for a second cup (it was like water, still). They said they had to charge me for another bag if I wanted more. This is the first time I have ever encountered that. Usually the tea is unlimited!

It was a nice place, but not sure if I would go there again.

P.S. This year we brought my good friend Heidi along, as she had never been to High Tea before. Heidi, I promise it is usually much more relaxing. I hope you will join me again!