Weekend adventures...

We had a fabulous three day weekend. Nick was away on business until Saturday morning. So, I took the kids shoe shopping for the day to give him some peace and quiet. Andrea now has the perfect shoes for her graduation ceremony in about a week and a half.(seriously how did this happen so quickly) Sunday we took the kids to the movies. Joe invited his friend Ben along and Nick and the boys went to see Star Trek while the girls and I saw Night at the Museum 2. I highly recommend the film, very funny. Because the theater that plays Original Soundtrack versions is in Port Olympic, we packed our swimsuits to take a plunge in the sea as well.

We walked along the marina and did some yacht shopping and stopped into a sailing school to inquire about some lessons for the family for the fall. It didn't take long for hunger to overcome us and we stopped at a restaurant for a late lunch.

We returned home and enjoyed the rest of the evening by the pool. Sunsets here are still getting later and usually happen around 9;30-ish. It gives the oddest sensation of the day lasting forever...in a good way.

A friend of ours, Robin, organized a few families to go to NaturPark on Monday. The kids had off of school because of Pentecost, I think. This park is set up among the trees not far from where we live. They outfitted us with climbing harnesses and gave us a quick lesson on how to climb around the trees and use the apparatuses...apparati...lol climbing things. The routes are ranked from beginner to advanced. We started on the beginners and worked our way through...

We've got a few of our kids, myself included, afraid of heights and I was worried how the day would go. But because you're pretty securely clipped on it's not as scary as you'd think...until your legs give out half way through a route. The kids were great. And I only had one freak out moment...that lasted for a few minutes but I survived. We're looking forward to going back soon!

The kids are back at school. Joe's birthday is tomorrow. I can't believe it! 12?! Ack. We've got a pool party planned for him this weekend, then a graduation party planned the next weekend for Andrea. School's over soon and we have lots of visits planned with family and friends over the summer. Time is rushing by so quickly...probably because we're having so much fun.