Thursday, June 17, 2010
Ellie's Birthday part 3
Ellie turned 4! This year she really likes octopuses. Originally we thought we'd visit the zoo, but weather here has been, well shall we say.....WET. We decided that the Seattle Aquarium would be a lot of fun and it was. (Thanks, Microsoft Prime card!)
We started her birthday in the usual way - opening gifts and a birthday breakfast. (Hannah made lingonberry muffins for her.) After breakfast we headed to "the city". Ellie was so excited to see the giant octopuses (Gizmo and Electra) and all the other exhibits of fish there. It's a smaller aquarium so we were done seeing everything in couple of hours. Since we were in Seattle (and we rarely go there) we thought we'd take a ride on the carousel too. I don't think Ellie had ever seen one, let alone ride on one....another fun memory.
Tummies were rumbling so we hit Fat Burger on the way home. Full, but not too full for cake and ice cream - we enjoyed that once we arrived home. Chocolate cake with homemade chocolate frosting (Homemade is really SO MUCH BETTER than store bought!!) and neopolitan ice cream. YUM!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Dan and the ants
Sounds like a rock group (there used to be Adam and the Ants, I wonder if they are still around?) As a Christmas gift from our sweet Aunt Barbara, Daniel was given an ant farm. Of course, in December in Washington there are no ants so he's had to wait until now, even though our weather feels like it is February, to find and collect them. Did you know that once you collect them into the jar you actually put them in the refrigerator? This is so that they go to sleep and you can place them into the farm. I for one was not thrilled about ants sleeping in my frig, but....all is well. All the ants have been placed in their new home. Dan has named the two that are crawling around. They are Mr. Fuzzy and Mr. Red. The rest are all inside a small lettuce leaf.
They really are amazing creatures to watch. I am thankful for the real life object lesson.
"Go to the ant, O sluggard, observe her ways and be wise, which having no chief, officer or ruler, prepares her food in the summer and gathers her provisions in the harvest." (Proverbs 6:6-8)
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