Go Blazers!

I have the greatest friends in the world! Mary had an opportunity to take one child with her to the Blazer's game and she took Gabe.
Gabe got a chance to go on the floor and "high-five" the Blazers' players before the game. He also got a gift bag loaded with great Blazer gifts. Gabe had a blast! He wouldn't stop talking about about it for hours after the game.

...and because Blazers scored over 100 points in the game, everyone got a coupon for a free Taco Bell's chalupa!

Meanwhile, Larissa, Jon and I got to hang out at the mall, where we found a LEGO's store!! Needless to say we walked out with a few things purchased... Kids are already talking about going back to get more. Where else can you get LEGO pieces by the the bulk? Just load a small tub with whatever funky pieces you like, as long as you can close the lid, it's all the same price.

January 24th weekend

We spent most of the weekend cleaning the house and trying to fix the local economy (a.k.a. Shopping).

Kids started new swimming session on Saturday. It was quite a challenge getting all three of them to the correct instructor (since we didn't know who that would be ahead), all at the same time! Since we started going to the pool regularly, kids have less issues with class participation (ahem... Jon). I got to enjoy swimming while they are in class too, instead of sitting on a bench.

Sunday we got to see a Blue Heron having a frog snack in our backyard. We have never seen it hunting, nor did we know we have frogs in the backyard... Very interesting!

Then, Larissa and I went out for lunch. We planned on Thai food, but somehow ended up having Indian. Either way, it was delicious

Jon is acting like he is getting sick again. I fear it's another ear infection.
Gabe just wants to play Roblocks.com game all weekend long.

January 17th weekend

This weekend we mostly stayed home. I was trying to catch up on my crafting and watching movies, kids were mostly enjoying playing computer games.

Larissa and I got a "High School Musical" fleece blanket kit and finished it together. We agreed that none of the characters looked "human" on the blanket or too much like themselves, but the blanket is nice and soft, so it will do just fine.

There were a few pieces of material leftover, and Larissa didn't let them get wasted. She made an outfit for her Barbie. Very interesting use of staples and tape... talk about fast.

I also finished my wool hat. I changed my mind about half way through, on how I was going to decorate it, but I think it turned out OK. I did learn that felting wool in a washing machine is easy, but it takes longer and you have less control on the end results. Also, it takes felted wool an extremely long time to dry on it's own.

Gabe asked if I have a hat for him too, so I quickly made one more: