New Bedrooms and a Big Boy Bed!

This weekend Tiernan moved into his Big Boy Bed and transitioned like a champ! He's been ready for a while, but we wanted to wait until G got his new job before taking the financial plunge. That's right, G started his new job today at Dendreon! He is a Manager of Lab Services and is preparing to hire his department. The major change is that he is now working downtown in the shadow of the Space Needle which is a huge adjustment from commuting 10 minutes from home. So far he is excited, which pleases me to no end!

T's new digs

The inspiration for his room

Because we got such a great deal on furniture, we went nuts and got Kealan a new bed as well - bunks! She is thrilled and has almost been tolerable at rest-time due to the novelty!

We figured T was ready for a bed as this is often the scene in our hale:
Either he has fashioned a bed from the couch, pillows, couch cushions, or floor, he is always snuggling in a "bed". G and I move the two club chairs in the living room together on special occasions to make a "boat" (as it's called by my kids), and this even morphs into a bed!

Daddy and K snuggle-time

This past Friday held a day off school for K and the last day of "sabbatical" for G. The weather was beautiful so we headed to the zoo for a visit with our beloved animals.

Piloting the boat outside the Penguin exhibit

K Funnies:

K was knocking her head on the front window the other day, and when I asked in a scolding tone, "Since when do you bang your head on the windows?" she replied, "Since 8:30."

She and I were playing with fairy figures and pretending they were dressing up in scary costumes to scare off the bad guys. I declared that my fairy was dressed as a ghost, while hers were dressed as a Yak, a Scary Lemon, and a Flying Shark.

I picked up a Lite Brite at a garage sale and this was K's first creation:

A family portrait. From left are G, K, T, and me. What started as the sun turned into the moon and stars so I didn't have to make two cats. That's their eyes glowing in the dark in the bottom left (lazy, huh?)