Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Mother's Day Performance
On Wednesday Lauren's class put on a Mother's Day performance. Of course she needed a new dress and shoes for the occasion.
Had to take a few shots before the show!
She was so excited to perform for us!
Since Nana works less than a mile away she got to join us too! It was fun that we all got to be there. The kids really did do a great job, I was super impressed.
Having put these kind of things on for so many years it was fun to be on the other side of it.
I posted videos below:)
Mother's Day
Mother's day this year was perfect. Started the morning off with gifts from the kids.
Lauren made me an Orca whale card that said, "Val Kok" on the front. You know because I'm a huge Orca fan and there are so many Val's around it's nice to have my last name on the card.
Kevin's the art docent in Lauren's class and they made all the moms heart shaped clay paperweights this year. Lauren was so proud (she conveniently forgot that I came in to help make them too!).
Ben had been dying to give me his present since Thursday and asked me every 5 minutes for 3 days
if it was Mother's Day yet. Then he'd say things like, "Mom, where did you put that box I made at school?" and I'd explain to him that he hadn't given it to me yet. Then he'd pick up the bag it was in and say, "I wonder what my teachers put in this bag for you?" Not sure he ever put together that the box was in the bag until I opened it!
His card really cracked me up. It said, "I like when my mom plays cards with me and throws balls at me." Mother of the year here:) Ben likes to run and have us try to throw nerf balls at him while his running, so we don't really pelt balls at the kid like he makes it sound. Too funny!
After opening gifts we went on a great morning walk where we saw a giant bald eagle that was really cool (I know the fact that I'm excited over this is a sure sign I'm getting old)!
Then the moms went wine tasting and got pedicures. We returned to a fabulous bbq prepared by the dads. Forgot to take pics at the bbq but it was great, check Megan's blog out for pics!
Soccer
Ben & Lauren are both playing soccer this spring. Ben is on the "Snow Monsters" and they are an interesting little bunch. Lots of crying and "I'm too tired to play" from the team members. Ben fits in perfectly;)
But they sure are cute and pretty entertaining to watch.
Lauren is on the "Raptors" and there is a big difference between 3 yr old soccer and 5/6 year old soccer. The kids are starting to understand the game. Lauren even showed us a little bit of her aggressive side and took control of the ball a few times. It was exciting to see! She's the one running up to the ball in the pic above.
The ball was kicked out of bounds and Lauren got to try to get a goal because of it...someone please get me a "soccer for dummies" manual, I seriously have no idea what I'm talking about...anyway, it was an exciting moment. But she didn't get a goal, but she felt cool that she got to try and kick it in!
getting in on the action
Saturday mornings are now spent at the soccer fields and I kind of love it. Now I just need a few pointers on how the game works so I know what I'm watching!
Skate Park
The kids were so excited to be back at the skate park this year.
I pretty much have a heart attack every time we go there but at least they have fun;)
They do look pretty darn cute riding around on their scooters.
Now if we could just tell the big kids how ridiculously stupid they look smoking and swearing with their shirts off and pants around their knees, we'll be good.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Funny Conversation
This is a conversation Lauren & I had today in the car:
Lauren- Mom, do you think Justin Bieber and I have anything in common?
Me- I'm sure you have something in common, but I don't know what.
Lauren- Let me tell you what we have in common. He's left handed and so am I, he has a little brother and so do I, and we are both really good singers.
Me- Wow, you are practically the same person.
Well there you have it, Lauren & Justin Bieber are two peas in a pod!
(I really love that she thinks she is a good singer. The girl doesn't lack confidence!)
Now if Lauren would write me a song for Mother's Day like Justin Bieber did for his mom and make millions I'd sort of like that:)
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Cousins
Hadley came over for a picnic on Monday. Poor thing was about to give birth any second, luckily doctor Lauren was around to deliver the baby. They proceeded to take turns stuffing babies up their shirts and "delivering" each others babies. They even put rubber gloves on for the delivery and took time to rest in between since giving birth is really tiring.
After hours of birthing they needed a pool party and apparently a waffle. For some reason every time Hads comes over she asks me for either "chocolate chip pancakes or waffles with Lauren and Benny's syrup, not Uncle Kevin's" (L & B eat real maple syrup, Kev eats the fake stuff- apparently Hads has a thing for the good stuff:)). Waffles and a pool party- perfect combo indeed!
Then last night we got to hang out with this boy for a few hours while his big sis went to check out her new school for Kindergarten! There is NEVER a dull moment with this boy around. He is non stop crazy and non stop laughs.
This is a very typical scene- Lauren pulling him off of something. The boy is a climber and he is good at it. If he wants to do something you can bet he's going to do it. It's very impressive. And with a smile like his, he can pretty much get away with everything!
Weekend in Bellingham
We headed up to Bellingham last weekend and had so much fun. We lucked out with sunny weather and really got to get out and enjoy the town. We went to the Farmer's Market and Lauren got this cute dolphin painted on her face.
so cute!
She loved how it looked like the dolphin was talking when she was talking.
We had fun watching the silly street performers. They weren't the best but actually pretty entertaining because their show was so silly.
Ben & Kev watching the show
These two guys (college kids I'm pretty sure) put on this fairly ridiculous "act" and drew a good sized crowd.
A cool dog water fountain, of course Ben had to play with it. If there is a button to be pushed, Ben is going to push it at least 10 times. His favorite phrase from the weekend is, "If you want to push a button, push your belly button." He thinks it's sooooo funny!
The hammock is back, a favorite at Oma & Opa's house!
Sunday we spent the day down at Boulevard Park. It was so beautiful and the tide was out really far so the sea life on the beach was amazing!
There were purple star fish EVERYWHERE! It was so cool.
We met up with some of Kelly's friends that we got to know during her wedding and had a great time. Our kids really hit it off at the wedding and reconnected right away, it was fun to see.
After a fun morning exploring the beach we walked to Fairhaven to get some lunch to eat out in the park. It was so fabulous.
Sunday afternoon we headed to Lummi Island to visit Evan & Niki's new place on the island (Evan was the best man in our wedding and he & his wife have lived in DC the past 7 years, they just moved back- yay!!). This is the view from their deck- can't really beat that!
It was so breathtaking. At first I couldn't figure out why they wanted to live here because the ferry is kind of a pain & it's pretty rural (no grocery store!) but once we got there I was sold. It is so breathtaking!
They even have a built in trampoline. Our kids had the best time chasing their 2 dogs around and jumping on the trampoline. We all can't wait to go back! I decided we are camping in their yard this summer. We can walk down to the beach and come back to their nice yard with an awesome fire pit and bathrooms for "camping". Perfect!
Field Trip to Denny's Pet World
Ben's class had a field trip last week to the pet store and they got to touch all sort of animals. This bowl was full of worms...so gross! The kids thought they were so cool!
Don't you love how Ben is sitting next to another red head?
Cockroaches
When the scorpion came out Ben jumped back! For some reason this one was creepy to him. He didn't mind the snake, the giant tarantula, or any of the other critters but for some reason the scorpion was scary to him.
twin toes
Ben does not like to be left out and insists on having his nails painted when Lauren and I do it. The other day he had to have purple glitter so purple glitter he got. When he woke up the next morning the first thing he said to me was, "Mom, can you take my nail polish off." When I asked him why he said he didn't want anyone to laugh at him. Kind of made me sad that he already understands the whole concept of getting laughed at...but he is right, he most definitely would get laughed at with purple glitter toes.
Friday, May 04, 2012
Teacher Lauren
Lauren set up a classroom tonight and Ben & I were her students. She was cracking us up with all her lessons. We practiced writing our names, practiced letter of the week, and practiced drawing people using shapes instead of just lines. She had to take a few breaks to go discipline a few of the naughty kids but Ben & I both got stars on our papers and she even used mine as an example to show the class:) Then it was story time and she read to us all about Killer Whales (see video in the post below).
This had me totally laughing. She went and got some of my teaching books and when I asked her what she needed these books for she said, "Oh for Reader's Workshop." The girl clearly watches every move Mrs. Tobias makes in a day and soaks up her every word.
Love my little teacher.
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