Sale Scoop: Another month has passed...

And I am back to updating my blog! Sorry it has taken this long. Here is a review of what we have been up to this past month:

April 26th was a gorgeous Saturday so we took our boat out for a little cruise. On our way back to the marina, we were surprised to see a few gray whales swimming around us. We idled for awhile and were able to see them playing in the water and swimming around. We didn't want to get too close to them so here are the pictures we were able to capture.

May 4th was another nice day so we took a trip to Fremont. They have a year round outdoor market here and we also stopped to see the Fremont Troll. He was erected in 1990 under the Aurora Bridge out of rebar, wire and ferroconcrete by 4 artists and it was the winner of a competition sponsored by the Fremont Arts Council. It is clutching an actual Volkswagen Beetle, as if he swiped it from the roadway above. Jenna and Miranda were not too sure about getting too close to the troll. Jenna finally worked up enough courage, but as you can see, Miranda was not too thrilled!

A popular show around here is "The Deadliest Catch". Jenna likes to watch it with Ian and I and she calls it the crab show. On May 8th, the captain and crew of the Northwestern made an appearance at the Helly Hansen store at the local mall. I took the girls over to get a couple of pictures and to get autographs for Ian. Jenna was pretty excited and enjoyed having her picture taken.

And now some news on Miranda... her hair is long enough to put in little pig tails! She looks so cute and is excited about putting little barrettes and bows in her hair.

And Miranda is also wearing big girl panties now!!! About 3 weeks ago, she finally decided it was time. She has done so well and we are very proud of her. She has gone to school with her panties and has been accident free. She is still wearing a diaper at night time to sleep, but she has been waking up dry so I think our diaper days are almost completely gone. Good job, Miranda!!!! I will have to take a picture of her in her panties... she looks so little in them!

The weather this past weekend was gorgeous! Skies were cloudless and the temperatures were record breaking. Perfect weather for a trip to the beach! We were able to watch the ferry and the scuba divers and since it was low tide Ian explored the tide pools. The girls love digging in the sand and looking for shells and rocks.

Here is a starfish Ian found. His foot is in the picture so you can tell just how big the starfish is!!

On Sunday, I took the girls to an Enchanted Tea at the Imagine Children's Museum. They got to wear tiaras and drink apple juice out of tea cups. The story of Cinderella was told and she made an appearance with Prince Charming. Jenna was excited! A jester also taught them how to juggle with scarves.