Uncle Todd thought it would be a good idea to have the boys handcuff him with tape…I, knowing that I will be dealing with this for years to come, was hoping they hadn’t heard him. Well, it all seemed to backfire on him and he became the pirate prisoner. These pictures will give you a chuckle.

We’re heading out to pick up some meds for my cough (fingers crossed that helps!) and then it’s off to Chuck E Cheese. We’ve had such a great time with Todd and Luca visiting, and feel so blessed to be able to spend so much time with them. Can’t believe it’s Friday already and we only have 2 days left to visit.
Enjoy the pics!

I just had to catch this on video…Trey says his L’s as W’s and it’s so darn cute. Enjoy his I Wuv You, I know we do every single day.

So apparently Levi’s ears are not painted on as we thought…one of his teachers told me today that he was playing with Playdoh in class today and making some kind of animal. They had eyes, ears and other body parts to add to their animals and Levi made his animal with a pair of eyes where they should belong and a pair of eyes on the rear end of the animal. When the teacher asked him why his animal had two pairs of eyes, he said it was just like his Mama’s…who have eyes in the front and eyes in the back of their heads. AWESOME, he listens!

My brother and his son, Luca are in town and we couldn’t be happier! The boys have seen so much family lately and this week will be spent mostly at Nana and Papa’s house. We had a wonderful dinner last night, seafood stew, and got to just hang out. The boys love playing together, especially Levi and Luca, they are both quiet and like building. Carlos and Trey do their own thing, but they all interact off and on. I forgot my camera last night, but will post pictures soon.

This has been on Facebook, making the rounds but kind of fun to share!

1. I don’t like my food to touch or get mixed up, I prefer to experience the flavors independently. Also I eat them one thing at a time.
2. I’m a “tough guy” but can’t help but cry at dramatic endings to sporting evens with an underdog as the victor, and don’t even get me going about the Olympics or a sports movie, water works galore.
3. I swell with pride everytime Trey points to the tv and says “Mama, I see President Obama”
4. I was a volunteer at Children’s Hospital, with some dear friends, when I was in high school. I think the trip there and back were the biggest adventure, as Bainbridge Island kids we were not so street smart. Robb and I thought we were super cool because we got to wear pagers.
5. I am a Merchant Mariner
6. I get crazy if there is too much clutter in my house.
7. When I was growing up, my brother nicknamed me “T.W.I.F.” which stood for Tattle Whine Ignorant Fight.
8. My parents called me Poohzle because I loved Winne the Pooh, they sometimes still do
9. I would have been named Brandon if I was born a boy.
10. I know a lot more about perfume than you would think, thanks Beth and Clipper Duty free for the education.
11. The Marcus mission crew in high school used to sneak down around the bend to smoke cigarettes. We were rebels.
12. Always wanted a baby sister.
13. Is living the show “Home Improvement”
14. Had baby names all picked out since high school, but the name Carlos was never on that list. When he was a baby we just knew.
15. Levi, Carlos and Trey were originally named Dominic Ray, Edgar Pablo and Kitsap Baby Kitsap.
16. I want to get a tattoo.
17. Learned how to knit right before her wrist surgery and kinda liked it.
18. Got married in Vegas a long time ago…yes, there was some drinking involved.
19. Knows where to find the deals and tries to stay at least a size ahead in my stockpile of clothes for the boys.
20. Is a sucker for reality tv…Survivor, Real World, Amazing Race. While the contestants relationships with each other drive Dee nuts, it feeds my interest in sociology (great way to use that degree, huh?)
21. College was a blur of parties, relationships and a couple classes thrown in. I learned quickly that I could just go to class a couple days a week if I worked it right.
22. I had a dog named Binkford Baggins Lickaroo Field the 1st (nicknamed Binky) when I was a kid. I loved him just as much as my pacifier, my Binky, but he loved my brother much more.
23. I can play a mean guitar in both Rockband and Guitar Hero
24. I love to bake, but don’t eat what I bake…too critical. Anyone for tiramisu?
25. I really think I could be famous one day, just not sure for what yet.

If you’re a blogger…you’ve been tagged. Gimme your 25 things!

We talked with the boys about how important today is for our country. Levi was super sweet and thought that they should all get dressed up since it was such an important day. When we pointed out Obama on the tv, Carlos said “hey, he’s brown just like me”. He’s only 4 and had no idea the magnitude of what he had said. Like they say…out of the mouthes of babes.

This afternoon Mary and I took the “big” kids (Alice, Levi and Carlos) to Seattle for a trip to the aquarium and then out to dinner at the Spaghetti Factory. Since we’re members of the aquarium, we go for free so it’s really a fun, cheap outing. The kids couldn’t wait to touch the starfish, although Mary and I stopped and tried to talk them through the story of the salmon ladder and how they spawn and all. We told them how the fish leave down the ladder, live their lives and then come back up the ladder to lay eggs and then die. One of them asked, what if they get eaten by a bear before they come back? Well….I guess they wouldn’t be coming home then! I have to hold back the smart ass comment I have in my mind and try to answer honestly and nicely.
We walked down to the Spaghetti Factory from the aquarium for dinner since they were having a 40% off the menu discount for their anniversary. It was a long, cold walk. Yes, I was wearing my shorts since it was gorgeous out but you all know that I wear shorts all the time. Levi and Carlos had left their coats at home so by the time it was dusk, they were cold. We ran into a bike taxi (not sure what to call it) that said he’d take us back to the ferry after dinner for $10 so we said we’d look for him. We had a great meal, I LOVE the mizithra cheese and so do the kids. I was dreading the walk back to the ferry, especially since the kids and I would have frozen, but we opened the door to go outside and there sat our bike taxi guy. What a sweetheart. He had quite the load, but drove us happily and I gave him a great tip for the effort.
Made it home, tucked the boys into bed and I’m about to turn in myself. Tomorrow is a new day, with so many great things about to come our way. Be proud to be an American and embrace the change that’s coming.