Weekend Happenings

This weekend the kids and I went for a hike with my mom, and then Tom and my stepdad joined us and we went to Country Village for their harvest festival. We had a lot of fun, I've attached some pics below for your viewing enjoyment. (And for the record, I've given up trying to make my photo arrangements visually creative when I post them. Blogger always messes them up and I end up wasting too much time trying to fix them. So from now on they're just going to be vertical.)

A fungus growing on a stump. Yes, Tristan touched this. No, I did not freak out and thoroughly sanitize his hand. Mommy kudos +1!

A mushroom. Tristan wanted to eat this. No, I didn't even let him touch it for fear he would grab it and shove it in too quickly for me to stop him. Plus, look how perfect it looks. He would've totaled it in a heartbeat. Mommy kudos +1!
The seminary (I think) at Bastyr University, which is where we went hiking. Or, alternately and according to Tristan, a castle.
Naiyah really really wanted this food. No, she didn't get any. Grandma kudos +1!
Grandma bought her a pumpkin hair clippy. It even stays in.

Tristan's new bed. Also known as a bookshelf. Making him 'sleep' on a bookshelf: Mommy kudos -1. Giving him a pillow: Mommy kudos +1.

Naiyah decided to see if Lacey's ear would actually detach from her head. She gave it a damn good try too. I think she wanted to chew on it. Uh oh, there go ALL those mommy kudos that I previously collected! If you haven't done so, click on the pic to enlarge. The look on her face is hilarious. As is the force with which she is pulling on the dog's face. And that, my friends, is why you don't let babies play with dogs. But if you do, make sure it's a Lab.