Staff Reunion

We had a blast at the Cp staff reunion tonight... as you can tell by the late hour I'm writing.

Ding! Me & John hamming it up.

Olympus reunion! Look: we're all in one piece!

Ken and Mike talking about something. yada yada yada

Peek a boo Jim and Cari!

Yay, Mom and Dad were there too!

The old guard, and the new... current camp director Ken and previous camp director Bob. Ah, the Bob years at camp: those were the good times...

Finishing Touches

We are pretty much packed up now, which is really quite something considering Jack keeps unpacking my boxes or moving my piles. It really will be a miracle if we arrive in Brinnon Saturday with both kids, the cat, and everything we need. But so far so good, alhthough I keep throwing more and more stuff in the piles to take up there. Will it all fit in our cabin? I am pretty much taking every piece of clothing the kids own, as one of my main goals for the summer is to do as little laundry as possible. It's been kind of fun to unearth our old scout stuff and gear. In searching for my old tevas (to take to Goodwill, since I now have new ones) I found a belt that I lost in about 2002. I also found several of my favorite t-shrits "hidden" (I say kidnapped) amongst Anton's t-shrits. Thief!
Tomorrow during the day I'll just be doing last minute double checking that we are ready to go, since in the evening we will be at the staff reunion dinner in honor of camp's 90th anniversary. I'm not sure how I feel about wearing heels the night before scout camp starts, but I'm sure I'll survive.

Monica: "Don't forget the Polly Pockets!"

Jack: "Don't forget me!"

Even with so much to do, there's always time to be silly!

"Hmmm... a pile of swimsuits just waiting to be scattered around the house!"

"Mommy already packed these sunscreen bottles, but they're so much fun to take out of the box and arrange in a line on the coffee table." "C'mon Mom, enough of this packing, let's PLAY!"

A Day with Baby Kate

I was lucky to spend today with Baby Kate. And despite her mother's claim that she cries a lot, she and I got along quite well snuggling on the couch while Jill got a few things done.

We love B&T's

Yes, that's B&T's, not G&T's... although we like those too.

It's really a tough duty, you know: going shopping at the outlet mall, playing in the sprinkler and on the beach w/ the kids, eating a feast of a BBQ. A tough job, but someone's gotta do it!!! :)

A Couchful

Now that Tim is traveling for work we've had the Martin kids over more often. Bedtime is especially cute.

Wait, I thought I only had to watch 4 kids!

Sibling Love

As Winnie the Pooh says, "It's so much nicer with two..."

Graduation!

Today was Monica's last day at John Knox Preschool, and her class had a little "graduation" to end the school year. Really, a graduation? They even phorographed her in a robe! (Sorry I don't have a digital copy of that one.) Is there going to be a kindergarten graduation as well? Oh my.
Okay, in any event, we've had a great experience at this preschool and if we are still in the area in another year, I'm sure Jack will go there too!

Shorn!

Look who got a haircut-- just in time for camp!

Tunnel Fun!

Baby Kate visit

Here are some photos from our visit with Baby Kate Saturday. SUCH an adorable girl!

Sleepover

One of our events this weekend was family dinner (with spring birthdays fun) at the Carters', followed by a sleepover for the younger generations. It was lots of fun, although rather sleepless for everyone.

Loose Tooth!

At a dentist's appointment yesterday, the hygenist pointed out that one of Monica's bottom teeth is wiggling. Her first one!
Since then have been talking about teeth nonstop, of course.
The hygenist told Monica that her daughter recieved two dollars for her first tooth.
Two dollars?
You mean this tooth fairy is going to spend $40 on each child's mouth?
Yikes.
Thankfully I think the concept of dollar bills is a little beyond Monica, and she'll think coins are cooler anyway.

Hooray!

Kathryn "Kate" Hope Brouillard FINALLY made her entrance tonight at 7:00 via c-section.
She weighed in at 8 lbs 12 oz and measured 21".
Woo hoo!

Hayden and Joshua

A few photos from a BBQ this weekend. Jack and Joshua seemed to hit it off, while Monica and Hayden were inseparable!