Slam-dunk "S"

Back from a trip away, so this is posted late. Our second "S" week was spent travelling, and in Kansas on our annual church trip. The kids and I wore our "Star" shirts one day.

It began with an early sailing on the ferry where Jacob did a snowman sticker set:


We had packed so many sweet snacks:


Not enough sleep meant that silliness started...


...and continued on the other side when we stopped for Subway:



That night, we went here with my sister and her family:


We ordered the steak with salad bar, strawberry lemonade, sweet sundaes, and one of the kids even had a spill.

We checked into our Marriot Suites near Seattle for a short sleep, and no swim since the pool was closed for the season :(

In the sunshine, Nana taught the kids the slapping-hands game while waiting for the shuttle:


We took the shuttle bus to Sea-Tac airport (notice M's sunglasses):


On the trip we coloured more solar systems, and the most colourful sparrow ever seen:


After many security scans, we were on the plane and Madison did some sewing and stitching:



Once there, we saw a sleeping sweet baby Sophia:


The kids learned a new game called "Statues and Security Guards":



Jacob found a stick:


We ate at this sushi/steakhouse with our friend Summer, and one of the meal courses was sherbert:

Madison and Warren did a lot of swimming in the hotel pool. We all did a lot of singing. We ate scrambled eggs, sandwiches, soup, and salads.

In other news, this is a photo of the slides that I slipped off of, seriously slamming my sacrum, that is still sore and sensitive when I sit or stand:


Also, Katie had another interview at the Savoy hotel - we are *so proud* of her adventures:

PS. On our long trip, Silly Putty was our best friend :)

Things that were on our "S" list that we didn't get to because of the craziness were: games like "Sorry" and "Secret Forest", planning a scavenger hunt, visiting a senior's centre, playing soccer, skating, doing more science experiments, and making some stepping stones.