Sandbox Girl

I'm not sure what we were thinking. However, we made Arista a sandbox for her birthday present from her parents. She absolutely adores it. Here are some cute pics of her intense concentration while working in the box one day. No matter how much brushing off the clothes and rinsing the hands and feet, we still manage to bring lots of sand back into the house. Crazy!

We also found that her brothers and the neighbors kids love to play in the sandbox just as much as she does. I guess we all love to dig and scoop in the sand, no matter the age.

Arista Turns Two

Here are some more pictures of Arista's Birthday. We had a lovely family party with Cousin Patty, Cousin Dominic, and Grandma. She had lot of fun and enjoyed her new bear and tea set immensely.

Birthday Cake Story

I'm sure you've heard the phrase "a picture is worth a thousand words". Well here is a picture story. Read it left to right just like a book.

Arista's 2nd Birthday - Cake and Love

Chopsticky Challenge

After dropping off big brother at Space Camp, we decided to have a Chopstick Adventure. We took Roman and Arista to Tempanyaki for dinner. They both did pretty good with the chopsticks. Roman got a bit nervous when the chef started flipping the shrimp in the air for him to catch. Maybe next time.

Space Camp Edventure 2008

Denny went to Space camp with his cousin Dominic this summer. This is the first time that we have let him to a "sleep-over" camp. Last year he did the day camp and came home to sleep. So, this year was a big deal and we were glad that his cousin was there too.

They had a great time in the simulators and the classes. When they were done with the three days we came to pick them up and were able to tour the simulators. Very cool....why don't they have space edventures for adults?

He said he wasn't nervous....but I think the picture was pefect.

This is the smallest of the 5 simulators that they have. Only 5-6 kids can fit in this one where they have one that can fit up to 30.