The "Baflatable" 5K

We recently joined Natalia's family at the Inflatable 5K race course one fairly hot afternoon. Running a 5K in a stadium parking lot...whose smart idea was that? Dillon used to say "baflatable" instead of inflatable and it's still a pretty cute memory.

Craig tests his strength!

Watching a magic show.

Group photo!

Popsicle treats for these cool kids.

Oh, we also made grandma come.

Monkeying Around with Grandma

Continuing with grandma's visit, we decided to hit up the zoo for some animal shenanigans.

Dillon brought along a notebook to draw pictures.

Including this pretty impressive elephant!

I love this picture because I look really tall!

Rocking a Florence Henderson hairdo.

Toucan spotting!

Sillies.

Flowers. Lots and Lots of Flowers (Part 2)

More flowers! More pollen! More pistils and stamens!

A lovely bunch of reds.

Four people in a selfie!

Stopping to smell the flowers.

Pretending to be the flowers.

I have so many flowers photos!

Thanksgiving 2017

Aunt Julie came to visit over Thanksgiving! Most of us are really happy to see her, although Quinn has been brutally honest in her opinions on that subject. We mostly hung out at home, eating food, and doing jigsaw puzzles. Take a look...

We celebrated Zeus' 9th birthday at Lazy Dog.
(Not pictured: Zeus)

Sometimes you just watch the Macy's Day parade in a bucket. What?

Check it out: this puzzle only had 999 pieces.

Many princesses were invited to Thanksgiving dinner at the Starkeys'.

Thanksgiving group shot!

Goodbye picture with Aunt Julie. See you next time!

The Sunshine State (5)

Okay, to wrap up our vacation, we visited the pretty awesome Orlando Science Center (BONUS: lunch at Steak 'n' Shake) before heading back to Cali, our home sweet home.

T.Rex

Ava and Quinn rehearse for a play.

Quinn loved the Tinker Toys.

Love the colorful roof of the walkway.

Learning about circuits.

I gave her a dollar to push the suitcase.

Safety first!

Stitch was an excellent cuddle buddy.

The Sunshine State (4)

We ended our time in Florida by staying at Disney for a few days with Craig's parents. We didn't actually go to a park (just like last time we visited Orlando) but the kids enjoyed the pool and boat rides and we got to see grandparents, cousins, and kids of cousins so everyone still had a great time.

Craig and Robbie.

We can't pass up a carousel.

We had dinner with Belle.

She poses for photos with fans.

Dillon made friends at the LEGO store.

The girls say hello.

Important to stay hydrated.

An alien followed us home.

Octopus and sesame noodles.

Here is a super short video of a super short water slide.

The Sunshine State (3)

One of the fun things we did while in Florida was visit the Kennedy Space Center. I'm always awed by our ability to leave the planet and land on the moon!

It was SO HOT! Ava and Dillon cooled off on the splash pad.

Ready for blast off.

Looking up at Saturn V.

The rocket garden.

Sweaty but happy.

This kid loves to jump.

The Sunshine State (1)

Fasten your safety belts and put your tray tables in the upright position. Settle in for a long flight to the land of alligators and blue plate specials. That's right: we went to Florida! What did we do? What DIDN'T we do?

First, we have some super cute pix of Dillon hanging out with (technically 2nd) cousin Ava. Even though Ava's a few years older, they get along really well.

Crime fighters.

Kitties.

Leapin' lizards.

Huggies.

We also took the kids to Crayola Experience, which as an adult, I thought was fun because I love coloring. I think even my dad enjoyed it.

Dillon standing in front of the outfit she deigned.

Quinn loved those dog seats.

She loved this dog too.

Grandpa colors with the girls.

Put ya hands up! Put ya hands up!