For Father's Day, Trey's 5th birthday, and just BECAUSE, we went to Bend, Oregon for an extended weekend vacay! We left early June 19th and made to Bend JUST in time for their Bend Airport Days. I honestly had never been to the airport; mainly because I had never rented a chartered plane! Although this weekend was supposed to be in celebration of Trey's birthday, this little adventure was actually for sweet Tian, who has LOVED planes for quite some time!
Tian was in heaven, and so was Trey and my youngest brother Derek. Tian road on either Justin or Grandpa Bend's shoulders most of the time and loved pointing out all of the planes!
Here's to our fantastic day at the Bend Airport!!!
(the first two pictures are some of my favorite planes out on display. I loved, LOVED the red planes, and, for some reason, the brown striped planes struck a chord with me.)
(Tian on top of Grandpa Bend's shoulders.)
So, about 5 minutes after looking at all of the airplanes, something caught Justin's eye. He began inquiring information from a man under a covered tent. As I got closer, I realized he was buying tickets for a helicopter ride. He, Derek, AND Trey all took a helicopter ride. I don't know how I remained calm for the 10+ minutes they were in the air. Justin did admit he was a bit nervous when he met the "pilot" who was dressed like a skater and could be 20 at the oldest.
Luckily, they made it to the ground safely, and I began to breath normally again!
Trey was talking a mile a minute when he got off the helicopter.
Tian directing the tour! Actually, he was pointing to this gigantic plane that had flown in from out of state. The plane was featured in several movies. (I wish I could remember which ones!)
There was a sweet gentleman standing beside his plane. I had wanted to take some pictures of Tian next to a plane for his 2nd birthday party invites (the theme: planes, trains, and automobiles!) and not only did the man let Tian pose next to the plane, he let Tian AND Trey get inside the plane.
And, because Tian is just so stinkin' cute, the Bend Bulletin (notice my blog name is VERY similar to the newspaper in Bend?! ) photographer snapped some pictures of Tian WHICH landed him on the front page of the Sunday paper! (And if you were beginning to think that was me in the picture below with the camera, I will in form you that the person below is a MAN!)
After our day at the airport, we went to Pizza and the boys played in their indoor playland!
Luckily, they made it to the ground safely, and I began to breath normally again!
Trey was talking a mile a minute when he got off the helicopter.
Tian directing the tour! Actually, he was pointing to this gigantic plane that had flown in from out of state. The plane was featured in several movies. (I wish I could remember which ones!)
There was a sweet gentleman standing beside his plane. I had wanted to take some pictures of Tian next to a plane for his 2nd birthday party invites (the theme: planes, trains, and automobiles!) and not only did the man let Tian pose next to the plane, he let Tian AND Trey get inside the plane.
And, because Tian is just so stinkin' cute, the Bend Bulletin (notice my blog name is VERY similar to the newspaper in Bend?! ) photographer snapped some pictures of Tian WHICH landed him on the front page of the Sunday paper! (And if you were beginning to think that was me in the picture below with the camera, I will in form you that the person below is a MAN!)
After our day at the airport, we went to Pizza and the boys played in their indoor playland!
Monday, September 13, 2010
campout
6.20.10
Justin had been promising Trey a "campout" in the play structure for quite some time. Talk about a swell guy, ON a work night, Justin braved the cold in the tiny play structure.
I took this picture about 10 minutes after the boys went off into the dark and mustered enough courage to scale the side of the play structure. They were both already asleep AND slept through the mighty flash of my camera.
Justin had been promising Trey a "campout" in the play structure for quite some time. Talk about a swell guy, ON a work night, Justin braved the cold in the tiny play structure.
I took this picture about 10 minutes after the boys went off into the dark and mustered enough courage to scale the side of the play structure. They were both already asleep AND slept through the mighty flash of my camera.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Waterpark Trip #1
Hands down, one of our favorite places to be in the Summer is the waterpark. Tuesdays are spent with friends, and weekends are spent with family. Today was our first outing to the waterpark and it was a success. Tian spent most of his time with a toy duck in one hand, the other hand swatting at water. Trey enjoyed the big rides with Justin.
Promise, Trey enjoyed himself this afternoon, although this picture might not give him justice. I think he was just bummed the afternoon was coming to a close!
Promise, Trey enjoyed himself this afternoon, although this picture might not give him justice. I think he was just bummed the afternoon was coming to a close!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Kid Fair 2010
2.26.10
The Brown's invited us to the Boise Kids Fair this year. We love our time spent with the Browns and look forward to the next adventure with them. Jaime is always thinking of our boys, and our boys LOVE Ava! We met up with them just as Ava had gotten her picture taken with Scooby Doo. The whole reason Ava was there was to meet Scooby. At the moment, Scooby is her favorite character. Trey on the other hand, wanted nothing to do with that dog. Nothing.
Here are some adventures the boys (mostly Trey) embarked on:
Not to brag, but I swear I married the greatest man, and even greater father! He isn't afraid to go down a kiddie slide just to make his boys happy! I love this man!
We ended our afternoon in the McDonald's parking lot with Tian puking his guts out. Yeah, I think he either drank too much chocolate milk from the Milk Station at the Fair, or he was too overwhelmed with the days events. Needless to say, as we were waiting in line to place our order for lunch, Tian started to throw up, while in his car seat of course. I jumped out of the car and ran in the back, rescued him out of his seat, and ran him over into the median of the drive thru window line. Tian puked and puked while people drove by us, probably loosing their appetite. Tian rode home in only his diaper, and we rode home with the front windows down. The smell was enough to make me puke. Poor little guy was feeling all better after his nap.
The Brown's invited us to the Boise Kids Fair this year. We love our time spent with the Browns and look forward to the next adventure with them. Jaime is always thinking of our boys, and our boys LOVE Ava! We met up with them just as Ava had gotten her picture taken with Scooby Doo. The whole reason Ava was there was to meet Scooby. At the moment, Scooby is her favorite character. Trey on the other hand, wanted nothing to do with that dog. Nothing.
Here are some adventures the boys (mostly Trey) embarked on:
Not to brag, but I swear I married the greatest man, and even greater father! He isn't afraid to go down a kiddie slide just to make his boys happy! I love this man!From across the fairgrounds we saw one of Trey's teachers from his Pre K "old preschool" classes Miss Christina. She was at the Monkey Do's station. We saw some boys walking around the fairgrounds with blue and orange hair, so Trey decided he wanted that kind of hair.
Trey was really interested in Spiderman. Earlier in the morning, he wanted NOTHING to do with Scooby Doo, but now wanted everything to do with Spidey. We noticed that Spidey had taken an interest in our boys too, which I thought was a bit odd, but kind. Finally, after Trey got enough nerve up to ask for a picture, Spiderman said, "Hey, you guys know me!" And after I heard his voice, I realized it was our hometeacher!!! Trey couldn't have been more happier!
Here is Justin, encouraging Trey on the Swings.
You see, as the swings began, Trey didn't seem that satisfied with the ride. As you can see in this next picture, no real emotion on his face.
I promise, he eventually began smiling, but I think the swings weren't as exciting as he remembered in years past. (and btw, as I was just looking at the above picture, I realized Trey wasn't buckled in. Then I remembered, this picture was taken after the swings ended. He had already been unbuckled and was just sitting there, contemplating his ride. He looks a little disappointed. Poor guy!)
I think a highlight of Trey's afternoon was petting this large, large turtle. At first, he thought it wasn't real!
We ended our afternoon in the McDonald's parking lot with Tian puking his guts out. Yeah, I think he either drank too much chocolate milk from the Milk Station at the Fair, or he was too overwhelmed with the days events. Needless to say, as we were waiting in line to place our order for lunch, Tian started to throw up, while in his car seat of course. I jumped out of the car and ran in the back, rescued him out of his seat, and ran him over into the median of the drive thru window line. Tian puked and puked while people drove by us, probably loosing their appetite. Tian rode home in only his diaper, and we rode home with the front windows down. The smell was enough to make me puke. Poor little guy was feeling all better after his nap.
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