Labor Day Weekend

I've been slacking on the posting lately, but I wanted to put one in about our Labor Day weekend. We went to CA and stayed with our friends Mike and Jessica and got to hit up Seaworld one day and a children's museum near their house one day and just hung around. It was fun. Seaworld is great for Addie's age and we've been every year since she was 2. (Although I must say it's getting a bit commerical-y, adding more rides and taking away exhibits, boo.) The kids were pretty good travellers in the car, and they had fun playing with Ryan and Sofia (and their toys)!

Here we are in the hot air balloon at the museum! It was small, but Addie loved it. There were lots of little caves and "secret" tunnels, and a music room (Gage's favorite!).

This piano played all different instruments when you pressed the keys,
and as you can see, it was loud!

Gage's favorite place to play at Mike & Jessica's!
When I say "play" I really mean destroy the train tracks!

These next two pics are from the Shamu show at Seaworld. When we went last year, Addie got to pick out her very own Shamu to bring home (and he has a coveted place on her bed). Somewhere along the way she got the idea into her head that Shamu himself gave her the stuffed Shamu, so naturally we brought him along. In the pic, she is watching the show and holding him up so Shamu can see that she is taking good care of him. :-) Gage was a good baby as usual, and sat on our laps for the shows or rode in the stroller. We thank our lucky stars that he is so well mannered, even when he's tired.

Bedtime Tidbits

A few snippets from tonight's bedtime conversation with Addie...

-Can God hear us everywhere? Even in outerspace?
-Is there a box up there that has a hole in it that our prayers go in?
-I'm going to be an astronaut but I need my space suit from preschool, but you'll (Cameron) have to go with me so no bad guys can get me.

Also, loving how 4 year old prayers can go... "I want to ask God for Mommy to feel better (I was tired from work) and for Emily to stop taking toys and share."