Our 1st Real "Family" Vacation!!!!!

This past weekend, we went to central Washington near Grand Coulee Dam at Sunbanks Resort. It took us 4 hours of driving before making it there. However, the drive didn't seem long because the views along the roads were beautiful.

This is the view from our 5 bedroom villa.

After settling into our air conditioned house, we are ready to head to the lake! The weather couldn't be nicer, 95 scorching degrees. The lake is down the hill from our villa. The miniature 18 hole golf is surrounding our villa. Besides that, we are far from everything else meaning civilization!



Here is Tyler crying for about 10 minutes before he warms up to the idea of touching the lake water!

Now, he is ready to play in the water.


It did not take long for Ella to warm up to the water. She is a natural but still very clingy to her mommy.

A moment with daddy.

The Circelli family.

The rest of the gang including Andy, Justin, Melinda and the kids.

Factoria Mall's Children Museum

I am wordless tonight so I will just post some pics of Tyler and Ella enjoying their time at the Children's museum in Factoria mall.

Ella playing with Legos.

Tyler would not leave the train table. It is not like he doesn't have one at home, just smaller!

This girl loves to play with water!

Monkeying around at home!

Waiting for daddy to come home.

It has been a month!

I can't believe it has been a month since I have posted anything on this blog. Sheree has me glued to the Twilight series starting with Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. I am glad to say I just finished Breaking Dawn 2 nights ago and it is now in Amy's hands.

During that time of totally into reading nightly till I can't see a thing or Ella waking up, Tyler graduated from the Panda class. This September, he will be moving to the big kid class, Zo class. Then, September of 2010, he is officially starting kindergarten! Can't wait!!!!!

Tyler and his best friend at Megumi, Kai-zen as they walk into the gymnasium.

Great Wolffffff

This is our first family vacation. We decided to take it short and brief. Great Wolf is like Wildwaves except it is indoor. It feels humid when you enter the water park. But as you dip into the water, it feels just right. Of the 4 of us, Ella had the most fun. She didn't cry at all even being under water for a couple of seconds. As for Tyler, we can't say the same. At first, he didn't want to go in at all. He just sat there and looked at us. After 15 minutes, he was all over it.

Ella loves to wear the life jacket. She bites on it when she is hungry!

He sat on this ski jet most of the time he was there.

More Great Wolf.

Daddy and Ella

Ella loves sitting on the ski jet too.

Here is Tyler still on the ski jet! Ella went down the green slide as seen on pic about 15 times. She was fearless. She drank a lot of water going down that slide!

Ella in her first swimsuit!

My umbrella Ella Ella!

Ella is 18 months old but is active as ever. She is everywhere you don't want her to be. I don't remember Tyler being this active and then again my memory is fading with old age. Here are some pics of the wild active two munchkins terrorizing my house.

Both of them are relaxing on my new Anthropologie quilt.

Ella always give an acting face whenever I take pictures of her. Not like my Tyler, who is always posing.

Enjoying a morning snack because mommy have to surf and daddy is at work.

She probably wants something from me with this face.

Tyler always fight to wear this hat. I don't know why. It doesn't fit or look good on him!

She wants to wear her brother's cap and play his harmonica.

Here she wants me to hold her. "hold me"

I bought this Hello Kitty hair accessory when visiting Ryan in Japan back in 2003? I can't believe I still have it. She loves to wear it.

And here is daddy wearing it and goofing off with uncle Ryan at his apartment in Japan in 2003!

I can't believe my son plays soccer!!!!

Last week, was the first week of soccer season. Tyler got as close to the soccer field as he could. But that was it. This week is a different story. At first, he wanted to play but not sure. But coach Gibson and assistant coach made soccer practice so fun, Tyler couldn't resist. He played almost the whole game! Here are some pictures and videos. Enjoy! I did!

Tyler and his harmonica

Here is Tyler playing his harmonica. His biggest fan, Ella dancing to the lovely sound.