The big mountain, up close

We did a day trip down to Mt. Rainier. The mister and I were quite impressed, AKP less so :-)

Suit & Tie

"Ooh, Daddy. Why are you wearing such fine gentleman's clothes?"

Daddy's girl

Butterfly Ceremony - "Flying up"

The beginning of this video is cut off, but starts with "My greatest achievement in kindergarten..."

Music Concert

Remember this?

Fox Hollow Farm

Feeding the bunny

This is a huge playbox filled with corn!

A visit from Beth!

Here we are fueling up on a pancake breakfast on the deck, and below that on our bike across town, stopping at Gas Works Park. Thanks for the visit Beth!!

Important Jobs

AKP: "Mom, you and Dad have both had one important job and one regular job. Your important job is the Gates Foundation. Daddy's important job was the hotspital. Daddy's regular job is is his math job and your regular job was your office in Salt Lake City." :-)

You are the beast in the world

How could you not love this?

Just one wish

AKP: I wish this there were a wishing doll instead of a worry doll.

BF: What would you wish for?

AKP: I wish to have donuts in my top drawer each morning. I've been wishing this on everything - dandelions, eyelashs - but it never comes true. Can you make it come true for me?

Best Buds

 

Tidal pools

And so much water

Supposed to be us in front of the waterfall :-)

The big mountain looms above the Sound

Lake Crescent waiting for spring

A zillion shells line the coast at low tide

I know, I know, how many pictures of enormous trees can you take?

I think I got it...watch out!

So much green

An apology note

Flashback

Who was this crazy kid?

Groovy Barbershop

Can you find AKP?

Back in familiar territory...Coffee Garden in SLC!

With Beth :-)

These pictures are out of order, but I forgot to load a few from a few weeks back...apologies

Art Gallery

AKP hosted an art sale. She laid out all her pictures in the 'gallery' and put a price tag on each, then had us come through and purchase our favorites!

 

Rainy Day Fort

 

Wiggle wiggle

Starbucks in Dubai

The Modern Family

"Mommies are usually the best ones in the families...unless you have two daddies or you only have one parent whose a daddy."

My cousin's not so bad

Life Down-Under

If you lived on the other side of the globe, do you think you would feel upside down?

Seahawks Spirit Day!

Pieced together a green, blue and grey outfit - not bad! Go Hawks!

PC or Mac?

Made her own computer so she could do her own 'research'

This is so cute I can't stand it!

Handwritten note by AKP.

Translation: Love Amara, Best Buddy. For Bob and Kathy. Made this by myself at school.

Is Pippi Longstocking a classic?

After 6 weeks of books all over the floor - and I mean ALL OVER the floor - of her room, we've finally added a bookshelf to AKP's den. After meticulous consideration of its placement, she announced that she had a plan. "I'd like to have all the poetry and poems go together up here, and then one row for all the classics..." at which point both of us cracked, and then tried to hide, a smile. "What, what's so funny?" she says. "Nothing, nothing at all dear, high five for a great system."
Classics? From a 5-year-old? Proud parents we are indeed :-)

Then and Now

Reading

Gone on vacation for 2 weeks and upon my return AKP read me "Hop on Pop" by Dr. Seuss (all except the one page she doesn't like!). Gram and Gramps, she'll read it to you when you get here too! She also left me a note she wrote all my herself hoping I was having a 'grat' (great) time. I'll try to photograph and post - very sweet. Of course the next night, she left me a note on my pillow that read 'Mom, I am very annoyed with you.' Alas.