Summer's Ending

It's been a busy summer and it seems to be coming to an end.  It's getting dark earlier and cooler as well.  We have been enjoying the outside as much as we can before we head indoors for the fall/winter hibernation here in Seattle.  Here are some videos and pictures from our recent adventures.

We had a Sounders game this past weekend.  Kasen has really gotten into going to the games and seems to enjoy them.  This game she got a Sounders tattoo, to go with her other tattoos.  She really likes her ink.  Here is a picture and a little video.

The other day it was in the low 60s in the evening here.  Kasen wanted a popsicle for desert.  So, she got all bunddled up (cause she eats the really slow and the drip everywhere) and head out onto the front porch.  Here are some pictures and a video of the action.

Finally, she is totally into talking on the phone.  Whether she is talking to Karl, Debra (and yes she uses our names), John or Pepe she loves her phones.  Here she is busy on the phone.

Hope you enjoy them, she is getting really active, busy, and talking a bunch.

Last Zoo Tune Concert

The zoo by us every year has a concert series.  We posted something a little while back about Kasen getting her face painted (http://karlanddebra.blogspot.com/2012/07/kasen-and-face-painting.html).  Since then she is always talking about face painting.  We went to the last concert of the season the other night and of course had to get face painting.  Kasen does seem to enjoy the shows, she dances, chats with folks, and just has a good time being outside.  Last night she convinced a nice lady sitting next to her to share he popcorn.  Here are some pictures from the night.

We're Working

The back stairs on the house had started to fail (and when I mean fail they were close to having someone put a foot through a stair).  Karl decided Sat that he'd replace the stairs and since it was daddy day, Kasen was going to help.  First they had to go get the wood and Kasen went along,  She helped to make sure daddy did it right as seen here, quite the foreman she is:

Once we got home it was time for demo work.  Kasen was right in the mix there helping with measuring (not sure what we were measuring for the demo) and cleaning with her broom.  She also suppled the music, below is a picture of her singing while we work (she hasn't learned to whistle yet).  THe whole tim she kept telling mommy that "We're Working!"

Finally it was time to start cutting the wood and installing it.  The saw was loud so we needed her headphones to make it better, better (as she would say).  She also had to have gloves like daddy.

Once we got it all done (luckily she took a nap for a while so things sped up), she got to play with the drill.  Really she wanted to use it the whole time we were installing the stairs but luckily she was good at getting screws for daddy.  Here she is learning about drills.

Yes, she does crash into Karl at the end of the video.

Night Out

Every summer the Seattle Police department has a night out in Seattle (http://www.seattle.gov/spd/nightout/).  This is to get people out, meet the neighbors and encourage crime prevention.  Typically our neighborhood has a pretty good group that comes out, a folks from a few of the area streets.  The firemen typically stop by and we occasionally have a keg or a band.  This year our neighbor who owns a bar down the road supplied the beer out of the back of his VW van and Kasen got to sit in the fire truck

Beach Weather?

Summer is always interesting weather wise in Seattle.  We hope for the days to reach 80 and be sunny, after all we haven't seen the sun in over 6 months.  Sometimes the weather likes to remind us that it can change overnight, or even in a few hours.  A couple Sundays ago we went to Golden Gardens beach.  The wind was blowing and the temperature was like 58 while we were there (it did warm up to a balmy 67 eventually).  Kasen enjoyed getting her toes in the sand and having the wind blow here hair.  Notice the pants and long sleeves, yes this is late July in Seattle.  Here's to hoping we get to see more Summer (but maybe not the triple digit heat they are getting back East).

Kasen and Face Painting

Kasen has been getting into things that bigger kids do.  The other night we were at a concert at the Zoo (part of the Zoo Tunes events at the Seattle Zoo) and there was face painting.  The last time we were there she noticed it but it was late in the show and time to go basically.  This time she asked about half way through the show so Karl and her headed over. The line was long but she was fairly patient, just wanted to be held while she waited.  When we got close she started looking over her options: ice cream cone, elephant, and frog all made the list.  Then she heard she could get a dragon and her mind was made up, dragon was the choice (she has been reading several books with dragons in them lately).  Here's a couple shots of her and the face painting.

Kasen the Brewer

Kasen has been going to the neighborhood brew pub that sponsors Karl's soccer team since before she was born.  She even had her first "birthday" party there (ok is was more for the parents).  She knows most of the staff and often gets hugs from them.  The other night she went back into the brewery and check out all the equipment.  She was so excited, maybe she'll be a brewer when she grows up.  Here are some pictures (they are not the best quality so sorry about that).