Seattle

While waiting in Seattle for our ship to deport to Alaska, we came in a day early to enjoy the sights and eat some treats!

The kids were very excited to ride up to the top of the Space Needle.  They got a kick out standing on the rotating floor, and watching Todd tremble a bit on the glass under his feet...looking down at the Seattle streets.

We ate our way through Pike's Place Market.  Beecher's cheese store and Ellen-0's Greek Yogurt were my favorites.  The kids loved the doughnuts and the giant turkey legs were a sight a see!

 

After lunch, we strolled through germiest place I've ever been to....Seattle's Gum Wall.  It was truly the most disgusting place I've ever experienced.  Allie was thrilled to add her very own gum to the wall while I prayed she wouldn't touch anyone else's gum.  It was so GROSS!!!

Last Day of School

Hooray for summer!!  These two were counting down the days...especially Ayden.  Both kiddos have a successful school year.  Allie is a Gretchko graduate.  She will be off to Scotch next year for third grade.  It's hard to believe we won't be in the same school in the fall.

Ayden was a leader in Transitional Kindergarten.  He was always a huge help to Mrs. Bairski all year long.  Ayden will always remember his special lunches with his teacher and the friendships he made with Logan, Henri, Peyton and Javen.

 

Allie soared through second grade.  She loved Mrs. Pawlaczyk!  Mrs. Pawlaczyk was always positive, clam, encouraging, and nurturing...all of Allie's favorite traits in a teacher.  Some of Allie's favorite things about second grade were her soft start time, the friendships she made with Paige, Peyton, Kamile, and Zoya, and the field trip to Apple Island.

 

Signing Day

It's official!  Allie signed onto her new team, Patriot Rays.  Allie and her new team celebrated at the first annual Military Ball with green and blue snack, treats and goodies.  The athletes walked the blue carpet, signed their team agreements and then danced the night away.  Looking forward to a gRAYt season.  Let's go RAYS!

Field Day

Field day was SOOOOO much fun this year!  A few water games, giant bubbles, rolling tires and snow cones too!  The end of the school year is awesome!

A Patroit

The much anticipated day has arrived!  Allie has been asking NON-STOP if I found out which RAYS team she made.  Moments after I received the email, I wrapped it up for her to open.  She squealed.  She screamed.  She was THRILLED to be on a level 1 junior team this season.  Allie Rae will be a Patriot Ray for the 2019-2020 cheer season.

Camp Ohiyesa

The tradition of Girl Scout camping continues for a third year.  This year we tried out a new camp.  The girls sang around the campfire and roasted s'mores, canoed, braved a giant swing, learned about ecology in the forest, earned their Global Action badge, and cared for some farm animals.  I love experiencing camp with my Allie girl but NEVER sleep well on the first night.  We come home exhausted, but with our hearts full.