Bob's Birthday

We met Bob for lunch on his birthday.  They have a little cafeteria right next to his building so it worked out pretty well.  The kids were all so excited for his birthday. I asked Bob a few times what he wanted to do and all he wanted was to spend time with us.  He really is the best husband and dad!  The kids and I feel lucky to have him.

This is off topic but Tucker won the coloring contest at the commissary and got a free fruit basket.  He was very excited about the whole thing.  It ended up causing a lot of fighting because some of the other kids just couldn't get over the fact that Tucker won and not them.

That night we made Bob's favorite Korean BBQ and he opened his presents.  He even had his customary pie and ice cream.

The next day we went and saw the new Star Wars movie.  I felt really bad about bringing all the kids because we have never let them watch a movie like this before.  Tucker watched the older Star Wars movies but not the new ones.  I am usually really strict about what they can watch.  But for some reason we just decided to do it anyway.  We brought bob's tablet and headphones and put it on the floor by our feet.  Tucker, Scarlett, and Leon all ducked out of star wars to watch the tablet for a little bit.  It was pretty intense for them.

It is kind of fun having a new Star Wars movie come out every year.  I hope the kids don't think this is some sort of new tradition.  

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11th Anniversary

For our anniversary this year we went on a painting date.  We left all the kids even Calista with my parents and went to a paint studio.  We've never left Calista before so it was pretty exciting. I like to try to do something a little different for our anniversary besides just going out to eat.  It makes things seem extra special.

We went to this place where for 2 hours they give us directions and we tried to follow along the best we could to make the painting.  It was such a blast.

It was interesting to see how differently Bob and I paint.  And all the other people really.  We were all following the same directions yet they turned out different.  And I am kind of slow.  There were a couple times when Bob was finished between directions and I was frantically trying to catch up as she said the next thing.

Here are our "finished" products.  I felt really rushed and wasn't completely happy with exactly how mine turned out so I worked on it more at home.  Bob laughed at me.  But now I'm totally happy with it.

I chose these paintings because one day we want to go to Paris.  Maybe for our 20th anniversary.

I would looooove to do this again sometime.  I already like painting so this was really the perfect kind of date for me.

This next picture is one of our engagement pics.  We look so young!

Bob has been great these past 11 years!  I couldn't have asked for a better husband.

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Father's Day

I am truly blessed to have lots of amazing fathers in my life.  First a great dad who was quiet and always willing to play with us growing up.  Then an amazing father-in-law who helped raise an awesome son.  And now the perfect husband who is the best dad to my children I could ever ask for.

We headed down to my parents house to celebrate the day before, giving us more time to spend with family and especially the kids cousins.  We even went on a short hike where I took this video of Bob and Calista:

One reason I think Bob is a great dad is because nothing is too hard for him.  There are lots of things that I'll back away from, like going grocery shopping with the kids, but Bob has no problem getting out there and doing what needs to be done.

Sunday morning we got up early to make my dad breakfast in bed.  It is something we used to do as kids and I thought it was fun to surprise him this year too.

Once we finished that I woke my kids up to make Bob breakfast in bed.  They love doing this!

Later after church we had a big lunch and just hung out at my parents for a while.  My sister made this delicious brownie cake.

We even had a chocolate fountain.

Below is a picture of my dad with Calista, his newest grandchild.  I think she is their 23rd or 24th.

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Seahawks Game

We are sad the Seahawks are out of the playoffs and not going to the superbowl this year.  Tucker and Bob did get to go to a game before it ended.  I debated back and forth if I should take Tucker but with temperatures below 30 degrees I decided I didn't want to sit outside for 3 plus hours in the cold.  Plus Bob has never gone to a Seahawks game before and I knew he would enjoy it.

Talitha got Tucker the perfect hat for Christmas.

Sorry I don't have a lot to say, I wasn't there. :)

Wahoo Seahawks won!  

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Happy Birthday Bob

Today is Bob's Birthday!!   Bob is such a great husband and father!  I love him so much!  Here are some pictures I found on the computer of him.  Sorry most are from the last 4 years, it was really hard to find anything other than our computer.

Happy Birthday Bob!

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Last Vancouver Day

These are a few random pictures from different days on our trip.  We spent time walking around downtown and looking at the different tourist shops and the cruise ships.  Bob kept reminding me every time we stopped to take pictures that I looked like a tourist.  I'm sure I did.  I was a tourist and I wanted to take pictures :)

One day for breakfast we stopped at the little diner.  It had good reviews online so we decided to go for it.  If we had just driven by we definitely would not have stopped.  It was kind of a grungy  whole in the wall type place.  We both ended up liking it.

Every time there was something on the menu I didn't recognize I ordered it.  I wanted to try the few local dishes they had.  You would think everything was the same because they are only a few hours north but there were quite a few differences.

This gelato was sooo good!  It won some sort of worldwide contest and was totally worth the hour long line.

I thought the money was kind of cool.  I haven't really seen money that was clear before.

We had fun on our short weekend trip up North.  It was especially great to just spend a couple days with Bob and no kids.  I can't remember the last time we did that.  Hopefully we won't go more than a year without a couple days alone again.

Goodby Canada!

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