August 10, 2004
The Water Park, the Beach and the Pool
On Thursday, Scott got to leave work early for an Intel family activity at a water park. We had a great time. The food was great too: ice cream, hamburgers, hot dogs, falafels, cotton candy, popcorn, pancakes, cinnamon rolls and mini pitas with spices cooked in an open oven. There was music, dancing and glow in the dark toys for the kids.
Tyler loved it. At first he was timid about floating in the water and riding the water slides, but then he scared us by becoming too bold. Scott took him down a kiddie water slide and Tyler said he didn't want to go again. But then he saw how much fun the other kids were having and he jumped out of the pool, ran up the hill and started going down the water slide by himself. Scott raced behind him, slid down and caught him right before he hit the water. After that Tyler went down over twenty times by himself while Scott caught him at the bottom. Brooke also loved the water park. She loved being in her baby float and splashing in the water.
Tyler and Scott going down the waterslide
On Friday, we went to the beach in Herziliya with the youth from the branch. Tyler didn't want to go in the ocean so we just played in the sand and ate snacks.
Fun at the beach
Mr. SandmanOur friends, James and Heidi, live in Herziliya so after we went to the beach we went swimming in their pool. As long as Tyler had a water noodle, he floated by himself in the pool. It was the first time that Tyler didn't leave claw marks on Scott's arms.
After we swam, we left Tyler with a babysitter and went to dinner at Max Brenner with James and Heidi. Max Brenner is a chocolate restaurant. We ate Belgian waffles with chocolate sauce for the main course, had chocolate milkshakes and for dessert, a chocolate souffle. It was very good.
Fun at the poolTyler is into band-aids right now. The other day, Tiffany picked Tyler up from pre-school and he had a band-aid on his ear. It looked like it could be pretty bad, so she asked what had happened. He had just wanted a band-aid. We bought a supply of Looney Tunes band-aids for those times when he stubs his toe or just needs some comfort.
Do you have a license for those cars?
On Monday night, Tiffany and Scott got to go on a date by themselves. Our friends, Aaron and Sarah, watched Brooke and Tyler while we went to eat at a French restaurant and then went shopping. On Sunday, we watched their daughter while they went out.
Drinking buddiesBrooke is still an angel, but now she is very wiggly. She no longer just sits on our laps, but she has to be moving. She loves playing with empty water bottles and Tyler's Matchbox cars. In the picture below, she is helping herself to some cars.
Tippy toesTyler-isms:
"The tracks are puzzles and the cars are games." - Tyler loves his puzzle track cars from the mall.
"How do I look happy? I'll go look in a mirror." - After Scott told him to be happy, not sad.
"Mommy likes to kiss me because I don't have hair on my face." - After discussing why Scott doesn't have a beard.
"Would I like you with hair on your face?" - To Scott.
"Why do the big people get to watch a movie and the little people have to go to bed?" - Life's not fair.
"Please don't go home and go to bed until my parents get home." - To his babysitters, the Nielsens.
"It's a little bit sandy." - The crumbs at the end of a box of cereal.
"Why are the piggy banks driving?" - About a book with pig characters.
"Let's go eat dinner so we can go to bed and then wake up and have breakfast and go on a plane." - Can you tell someone is excited about our trip?