Monday, May 2, 2011

April 2011 Updates

One of James' favorite activities is to count money and put it into Otto's bank.
Otto, James and I took a fun trip to the Seattle Aquarium where we saw the octopus stuck to the window showing us all of her suction cups. It was a memorable experience for James as he talked about, "octopus stuck on window," for several weeks afterwords.James and Otto braved to cold water touch tanks and discovered urchins, cucumbers and starfish.
Otto's been waiting a very long time to have his very own two wheel bike. We were going to get him one last summer but just thought it was too early. So, this is a belated 4th birthday present since we decided to wait. We went to Toys-R-Us and he picked out this new bike. It's a red Cars bike with a hand brake. He's been working on building his leg muscles since there is a lot more strength required for riding a bike compared to his scooter.
A fun family trip to the beach park right down in Mukilteo. We always have fun watching the ferries come and go, playing at the playground and exploring the seashore.
Daddy and James at the beach park. Cuties!
We took another trip to the Seattle Aquarium with our friend Hannah and her son Oliver. Otto sized himself up to a six gill shark. He's grown over 2 inches since January! Wow.
Otto and Oliver got an extra tutorial on sea cucumbers. Very interesting.
This year was James' first true encounter with the Easter bunny. I was impressed that he let the bunny hold him while I snapped a quick photo. He was a little hesitant, but no tears.
Otto and James shared their Easter treats after the egg hunt. Aunt Jessica joined us this year. It was lots of fun and we had nice sunny weather, but it was super duper crowded.

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