Bainbridge Aquatic Center.

we went to the Bainbridge Island Aquatic Center yesterday. a great opportunity for some action shots, but none of mine turned out. color was off or kids were a blur or i was paranoid about getting my camera wet LOL so this is what i got.


and shes STILL a blur. they just wouldn't sit still for a second.


i laugh every time i see this one....something about the psychotic look on katie's face....


katie cheesin', austin ignoring me, sam lovin' his bro

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Point Defiance Zoo: our day in pictures.

we went to the zoo today, and contrary to what the forecast was calling for (50 degrees and rainy) it was a beautiful day. whew. thank goodness i don't put too much stock into what the meteorologist says. we were prepared for the worst though, hence the umbrella-toting children:





this was the welcome wagon; he was outside the entrance to the zoo and the first critter we saw. he fanned out his feathers right in front us.


when i was tucking katie in tonight, i asked her what her favorite parts were, and these were her answers:


"the camel ride...."


"the tiger 'rawring'...." (trust me he was "rawring", just not in this pic)


"and the miracle round." that last one made me smile :)

i think that MY favorites were probably these guys:




not sure what this last guy was doing LOL....hoping not some sort of nazi salute; maybe he just knows the answer to the question.

oh, and these guys:




kiddos fascinated by meerkats.


watching the otters. they were so cute i wanted to squeeze their fuzzy lil' cheeks and bring one home to live in my bathtub.


frog-watching with gabs.


watching the walruses. hmmmm, noticing a pattern here; i got an awful lot of pictures of my kids backs. i'll have to work on that next time LOL


just for you heidi! they are spiders! in a spiderweb! :D


katie climbing on a sculpture. i think she was trying to climb on the "dad's" shoulders.


i'm glad i snapped this shot before the "miracle round" started moving....cause sam started screaming when the lion started going up and down and the girl had to stop the ride so i could go get him. ha.

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Clear Creek Trail.

in an effort to keep my kids busy during spring break (on a limited budget) we hiked the clear creek trail today. it was a nice day out for a hike (though i use "nice" loosely, mainly, it was not pouring rain and the sun *did* peek out several times). we hiked a large portion of it, from ridgetop to trigger. i was surprised katie's legs held out for the whole thing, though towards the end she was cajoled into speeding up with the promise of a chocolate bunny when we got home.








where sam rode most of the hike. note cheesy pringles all over his face. yeah, they were all over the back of my shirt as well :P


i like this old barn.


a tired but happy sam on the way home.

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