MYTHBUSTERS

Diet Coke and Mentos - It turns out that it really does work.

I think that Olivia summed it up best when she said "That was it?"

Canada

We spent 6 relaxing days in Ucluelet and Tofino on Vancouver Island. We did not have an itinerary for our trip other than to have some fun.

The highlights of our trip included:

1. The beach

Olivia loved the beach and we had to drag her away when it was time to go.

Caedan was not a fan of the water. He did on the other hand love eating sand.

2. Bears

Yes we did see a bear. We saw one right in town and they visited the campground at night. (This is not a good picture.)

3. Hiking

Well they call them hikes in Canada but they were more like short walks. We went on a couple of 1km hikes.

4. Starfish

Olivia really wanted to see starfish and she was so happy when we found several of them. She was even brave enough to touch one.

5. Anniversary

Spending our 11th anniversary together as a family and watching our kids play and have a good time.

6. Clean dog

Ganik spent our time away at doggie camp (aka the kennel). I splurged and paid to have someone else give him a bath. When we bath him at home we have to tie him in the bath tub and it still takes 2 people to bath him. Picking him up and having him clean was totally worth it. I do not think that he has ever been this clean in his life. Not only does he look and feel clean but he is

also cute with the little bow that they put on him!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Happy 5th Birthday Olivia!!

Saturday was Olivia's birthday. This was a big day for Olivia. She had been planning this party for several weeks and we had to make a paper chain to count down the days. And then finally we cut the last chain and her big day was here.

For some reason she had to have a number 5 candle for her cake and it needed to be pink. I searched high and low for the pink number five candle but had no luck. I found every color but pink. So she finally decided that it just needed to be a 5. So on Friday I went to Everything Party and they were out of the number 5 candle. Same story at Target. Was everyone turning 5 this weekend? But I finally found the number 5 candle. Her butterfly cake turned out pretty well. We were up until 1:00am finishing the cake. (Note to self - next year pay to have someone else make the cake.)

We ended the day at the Mariners Game and of course a trip to the Mariners game is not complete without a visit with the Moose. For the first time in our history of attending Mariners games we actually left early. Ok, well early was 11:15pm after 10 innings of play and the game was still not over. But with a 10 month old asleep, a 5 year old whining to go home, and an alarm clock going off at 6:30am the next morning we decided to throw in the towel. It turns out that the Mariners also threw in the towel the next inning.

Up next for my 5 year old - Kindergarten.

TOES and FINGERS

On Monday we had girls day with Grandma at the Pedicure Lounge in Bellevue and I highly recommend this place = http://thepedicurelounge.com/. We all had our toes done and Olivia also had her fingers done.

Olivia was the youngest client that they have had. When they where done the girls working even took pictures of Olivia. Of course Olivia loved all of the attention!

This is a great treat for your toes and great fun to do as a group. So if anyone wants to go let me know. I am always ready for some pampering!