Beautiful Evenings



We have been blessed with some incredible weather the past few weeks and last night was no disappointment either. We came home from the concert in the park to an almost full moon glowing over Mount Rainier and a pink sunset. Can’t complain about where we live, the views are amazing.

Whew, Glad to be Back












My computer has been sputtering and gasping for breath for a few weeks now so I thought I would be smart and save what was important to me and scrap the rest. I did the saving then went ahead with the reinstall of Wind0ws…that didn’t go over so well. So, I have been without my machine for the last couple days. It’s a total drag for a blogger like myself, as I missed updating things on the blog.
Anyhow, I’ll do a brief recap of the week and get you all back up to speed on the fabulous Field-Bennetts!
We did a little soccer, that is our Friday morning routine. Then Saturday we had a real treat and went to Grillfest at our friends Rob and Jenn’s place in Buckley. The boys were SO jazzed that we were driving close to Mount Rainier. It was a perfect setup, amazing food and fun to chat with friends while the boys were busy chasing chickens, doing the bounce house and playing in Mt. Tikisoki (the sprinkler). I took some marinated flank steak that WON Grillfest! We got a cool gift basket with some tasty looking rubs, a gift card and a corn dog airfreshener. It was truly a great day.
This week has been swimming lessons in the morning and then Levi and Carlos have been going to summer preschool by invitation of the teacher. Aikido this afternoon then we did the concert in the park. Summer is just flying by!
Off to get some sleep, glad to be back and blogging!

Concerts in the Park






It’s that time again…summer time around here means Wednesday night concerts in the park. We love it, the kids get to dance and play and have dinner in the park, too, which is a treat. Tonight was a percussion group that did some amazing things with instruments. Nana and Papa brought their dinner, too and Carlos begged a ton of bites from them. Levi played with his friend, Aidan, and Trey found himself a little girlfriend and spent most the time dancing with her. Trey is a dancing machine and will move his body whenever he hears a good beat. It is too damn cute.
All in all a wonderful night and we look forward to many, many more.


So after swimming lessons yesterday my mom and I rushed to get the boys dressed. Of course, Carlos had to stop and pee and the others took their time to get dressed. We made it down to the ferry 1 minute before the boat was supposed to leave and we missed it by 2 seconds. It all worked out, we ate our packed lunches on the boat and by the time we got to Children’s for Carlos’ appt we were there in perfect time. It’s amazing how they have things set up, they even had a sibling playroom so that Levi and Trey weren’t bored during the appt.
We were at Children’s for Carlos’ swallowing issues (he basically won’t do mushy things) and basically it turned into a discussion about his sleeping. His tonsils are swollen on one side, but that COULD be normal. We are going to set up a sleep study for him to see if he may have sleep apnea. The concern with kids and sleep apnea is that they are never rested and it can make them more active, less able to focus and have behavior issues. Wouldn’t it be amazing if this were his issue….and it could be fixed!?!?! We’ll see how it all goes and keep you all posted. It makes me nervous and anxious, but I know he’s a tough little guy and will step up and do great.

All Comers Track Meet





So we did something new and fun tonight. Bainbridge has an “All Comers Track Meet” every Monday night in the summers. There were lots of kids running each event. The guys were all excited to run, but also tired from swimming lessons earlier in the morning. They each did their heat of the 50 yard dash and the 100 yard dash and did alright. Surprisingly, Trey finished 4th in his heat and Carlos and Levi (who I would have guessed would have been super fast) were almost last. The most important part was that they all had a great time and want to do it again next Monday night.

Burnt Out



Whew, it’s been a busy last few days….I’m wiped out. My voice was gone yesterday and for someone like me that was the most isolating feeling. We had gone out to coffee with Peggy and Margaret and all I could do was sit there.

Today was much more laid back, we played outside for the morning, Godma Ann came to visit and then we went to an MNMs picnic. Not many moms there, it was too bad, but the boys had fun playing at Fay Bainbridge. They love that park. Made our evening easier to not have to make dinner, and just chill out while the boys played.
Tomorrow starts swimming lessons!