Chump Car Race!!!
Brian has always wanted us to come to his races. But I always wonder how I will watch my 3 kids in the pits at a race track so we have only gone to 30 mins at the end of one race, on our way to california. Since my mom and Lane were in town and the race was only 2 hours south in Shelton, WA they wanted to go. Even though i felt sick I went along too with my three kids! (Mom and Lane would have taken my kids without me). I just made sure to drive, and keep snacking on cereal and subway's sweet onion chicken sandwich. We got there in the afternoon and pulled into park. We saw Brian's teams car pull in to the pits. By the time we parked and began to walk over to his pit we saw Brian's car head out of the pits. We got to the pit and saw Steve, Chase, and Kevin. They said that Brian had just gotten in the race car and wouldn't be back for 2 hours. We had just missed him. We visited at the pits for awhile then went and found Eric and woke him up, he was sleeping in his tent. Eric took us to a good place to watch the race. We ate snacks and watched as Brian came around and waved to him every time. First Rock got really excited to see the car, then realized Brian wasn't stopping and began to cry as the car passed. It was fun to see Brian driving and racing with a black car. We never knew who was going to be in front when they came around again, brian or the black car. After Brian's turn was over Mitch hoped in for the last two hours of the race that day. While Mitch was racing we took Brian and Eric out to dinner at Denny's. All i felt like i could eat was French Toast, so that is where we went. We got back and the race was over. However, the race car wasn't back. The car ran out of gas just after crossing the finish line and had to be towed in. But they finished the race! I think they were like 20th place out of about 40 cars.
It has been so nice to have my mom and Lane here! I have felt so sick, thankfully not as sick as when I was pregnant with Rockwell, but still sick. Every morning my mom takes care of my kids and gets them breakfast while i sleep. She plays with them in the day. Sometimes I lay in bed all day, other times I come downstairs and sit around inside or outside.
Grandma set up Bird House painting in the backyard! Rock enjoyed washing his brush in the cup of water. Dalia was very careful when painting and painted her bird house to look like our house! Tes painted pretty colors all over her house!
Grandpa & Grandma took our family to see the movie, "Planes!" Because grandma knew Rockwell would love it! Which he does. He wore his Dusty (the Orange plane in the movie) shirt to the movie! And he goes around saying, "Tusty!" it is hard to get hid Dusty shirt off of him.
Brian has always wanted us to come to his races. But I always wonder how I will watch my 3 kids in the pits at a race track so we have only gone to 30 mins at the end of one race, on our way to california. Since my mom and Lane were in town and the race was only 2 hours south in Shelton, WA they wanted to go. Even though i felt sick I went along too with my three kids! (Mom and Lane would have taken my kids without me). I just made sure to drive, and keep snacking on cereal and subway's sweet onion chicken sandwich. We got there in the afternoon and pulled into park. We saw Brian's teams car pull in to the pits. By the time we parked and began to walk over to his pit we saw Brian's car head out of the pits. We got to the pit and saw Steve, Chase, and Kevin. They said that Brian had just gotten in the race car and wouldn't be back for 2 hours. We had just missed him. We visited at the pits for awhile then went and found Eric and woke him up, he was sleeping in his tent. Eric took us to a good place to watch the race. We ate snacks and watched as Brian came around and waved to him every time. First Rock got really excited to see the car, then realized Brian wasn't stopping and began to cry as the car passed. It was fun to see Brian driving and racing with a black car. We never knew who was going to be in front when they came around again, brian or the black car. After Brian's turn was over Mitch hoped in for the last two hours of the race that day. While Mitch was racing we took Brian and Eric out to dinner at Denny's. All i felt like i could eat was French Toast, so that is where we went. We got back and the race was over. However, the race car wasn't back. The car ran out of gas just after crossing the finish line and had to be towed in. But they finished the race! I think they were like 20th place out of about 40 cars.
It has been so nice to have my mom and Lane here! I have felt so sick, thankfully not as sick as when I was pregnant with Rockwell, but still sick. Every morning my mom takes care of my kids and gets them breakfast while i sleep. She plays with them in the day. Sometimes I lay in bed all day, other times I come downstairs and sit around inside or outside.
Grandma set up Bird House painting in the backyard! Rock enjoyed washing his brush in the cup of water. Dalia was very careful when painting and painted her bird house to look like our house! Tes painted pretty colors all over her house!
Grandpa & Grandma took our family to see the movie, "Planes!" Because grandma knew Rockwell would love it! Which he does. He wore his Dusty (the Orange plane in the movie) shirt to the movie! And he goes around saying, "Tusty!" it is hard to get hid Dusty shirt off of him.
Meet your Teacher Night at the Elementary school! Tesila met her Kindergarten teacher Mr. K. and Dalia met her 2nd Grade teacher Mrs. R. Dalia has Mr. K for Kindergarten and she had a lot of fun showing Tesila around the kindergarten classroom and telling her what everything was. They also planned a spot to meet at during recess.
Grandma made fresh squeezed strawberry lemonade with the girls!! Grandma also made a cake on Tesila's half birthday! So of course we put in candles and sang! Tes now tells everyone how she is 5 1/2, not just 5. Rockwell has recently began liking to be read too. Grandpa brought a new book about a little blue truck that the kids like to listen too!
We went to Mukilte beach for dinner and sunset! We took Red Rock Subs, so good! I even felt like eating one, wow!! Mom & Lane worked really hard one day to surprise Brian. While Brian was at work they removed everything left on the dirt, where the deck was, and buried all the concrete (that Brian had broken up from the old little concrete patio that was in front of the sliding glass door). And they smoothed and leveled the dirt! They worked really hard, i was very impressed!
The kids played took care of their babies! And Rock loves to play in the sandbox. He seems to enjoy making his trucks dig in the sand.
This last part of August there has been a lot of playing inside and outside at our house! Summer is great! And we are so blessed to have Gma Carolyn & Gpa Lane at our house so spend the last few days of summer with us!!
I know that Tesila missed Grandma Carolyn the most while she was gone in the Philippines on her mission. Tes would talk about Grandma all the time and about all the things she was going to do when Grandma came to her house when she was 5 years old! And if finally happened!!! Sweet Tesila Rose!
P.S. Mom, do you have a picture of you holding 3 year old Tes in the "special grandma/tes hold with her feeties up in the back??
