Free Range on Fairview

Lincoln tried out Play-Doh for the first time a while ago. He really liked breaking it up into tiny pieces and trying to put it back in the container. And he didn't try to put it in his mouth too many times. As you can tell by the picture he got tired out from all the creativity pretty quickly so we'll try it again when he has a little more vigor for the squishy stuff. I think this picture is from our drive over to Richland a few weeks ago. We headed over there to visit Shane's grandma and the a bbq at his brothers house. The kids love pictures of themselves and Danielle took this picture of the both of them.  Waiting to get Shane's winter tires on the jeep, Lincoln had fun checking out the giant tires at Les Schwab. There was one big enough he could crawl into but he wasn't a fan of being shoved in there. He loves to climb and explore and get himself stuck, but only on his own accord. He does not like authority trying to tell him what to do (gee I wonder where ...

I am getting so excited about making freezer meals for the fall and winter. At our October meeting we will be having a Pampered Chef consultant come in and demonstrate how to make several freezer meals. I've also printed out tons of recipes I've fallen in love with over the last few years. I am also looking forward to reading the book The Ultimate Guide to Freezer Friendly Meals by Kate Ahl & Angela Davis. They run this blog that I love frugallivingnw.com and one of the few I count on to get good local deals. Making freezer meals gives me plenty of extra time to clean up messes like this!

I saw this on a website earlier today and I can definitely agree with it. Especially the 19% of drool, snot and general sickness. The other day I thought Lincoln was being sweet and cuddling his head on my shoulder. Come to find out he was trying to wipe a booger onto my shirt. Luckily nose picking hasn't started yet. 

I love seeing the kids play around with each other and goof off. I don't like the wrestling that always leads to someone getting hurt, but hey they are kids and they are going to do it whether I yell at them or not. Here are a couple of pictures from our silly times lately.  Man our family room, which has recently morphed into a room full of plastic toys and a giant tv sure gets a lot of use. Here Lincoln enjoys a nice cold drink of milk while relaxing in front of a cartoon that Dylan is watching. While in the area I took Danielle and her cousin Jordyn to the SuperMall to do some powershopping and let the boys hang out in the super fun play place for kids. There was tons of stuff to climb on and slide down so I figured it would give them a little time to get their wiggles out before the drive home over the mountains.  Dylan on top of "Mt. Rainier" Action shot of Dylan running, Lincoln picking at the carpet Lincoln climbing on a fish Daddy and Lincoln Aslee...

No don't worry I'm not going vegetarian, it's just another way the Sadler Family is trying to save money. I made some sort of yummy sandwich a few weeks ago. Grilled tomatoes and eggplant on a day old baguette with fresh basil from our garden topped with a few slices of mozarella cheese. Was it a huge hit with Dylan? Not really. But it ate it all and I loved it. Plus skipping meat a meal or two a week really saves the big bucks in the long run and we are actually eating pretty healthy too. 

Ah the Market, no trip to Seattle is complete without a visit here Looking out over the Puget Sound There was sun in Seattle, can you see us squinting? So romantic. Space Needle - 50 years since the world's fair was in Seattle  Our anniversary trip was pretty awesome. It was the first time we had both left all three kids overnight at the same time. First of all we used priceline.com to book our hotel room. They have this nifty bid on a room feature and we ended up getting our room more than 50% off of what they normally go for. When you put in a bid you don't get to pick the hotel, just the star rating and general location. We ended up staying at the Sheraton in Down Town Seattle. Valet parking, helpful staff, beautiful rooms, it was pretty sweet! When we were checking in I somehow blabbed to the lady that it was our anniversary. Hours later when we got to our room from exploring downtown there was a bottle of champagne, two glasses and a note that said ...

I have really been trying to make a effort to not look so crappy lately. I stay home and play with kids all day. I am finally done nursing the youngest so I don't have to wear such easy access shirts anymore and I've also lost the last of the baby weight but I still just play on the carpet, slave in the kitchen and force the kids to do their homework. On the slight chance that I might see someone besides a neighbor or those previously mentioned kids I will put make up on and try to find an "outfit." Below are two pictures where I felt like I looked pretty good. Why shouldn't I look put together? Especially since I have been married for three whole years now and still want to impress my husband every now and then. In Seattle on our Anniversary Trip At the Ellensburg Fair with cowboy Dylan And then I go grocery shopping the first time since school has started and I am feeling pretty confidant in my look when I leave the house. Only half way through my trip I...