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Location: Ellensburg, Washington, United States

I am a deputy prosecuting attorney in rural Washington state.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Sandpile




There's just nothing like a load of sand to play in to make a nice Spring weekend. Although the daffodils still haven't bloomed and the grass isn't really green yet, the boys are out playing every chance they get.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

San Diego Part 2





The next couple days we went to the beach and then Sea World. You can see the boys here just running down the sidewalk to the beach. There's almost nothing they like better than the beach, even when it is terribly windy, as it was while we were there. Sea World was a real treat. The boys liked the Shamu show and the shark exhibit. I personally favored the pool where we got to feed stingrays. The boys also got the chance to cut loose a little and bounce around at some of the kid friendly play areas.

All in all, San Diego is a great place to take kids. One evening we went to the historic district to have dinner at the Coyote Cafe, and the boys were totally enthralled with the street vendors and the mariachi guitarists who played for our table. I'd go back in a heartbeat.

Monday, April 06, 2009

Spring in San Diego





In Search of Springtime, we left Ellensburg (where it snowed several times while we were gone), and headed to San Diego in hopes of warmth. Alas, the first day, at the zoo, it just poured down rain. But we were still thrilled to see pandas, a wolf right up close (held by a trainer), and loads of other exciting creatures. Sue and I especially liked the two grizzly bear twins. The boys were fascinated with the snake house. We did think the elephant exhibit was not adequate and were glad to hear they are giving them more space soon.

Then the next day we headed to Lego Land, where it was sunny, at least, if not warm, exactly. The boys earned a Legoland drivers license and a Junior Legoland Drivers License for their work with electric cars. You can see them sporting their new licenses very proudly. Also note the intense concentration on Sergey as he and Sue are trying to squirt spectators and other participants in the pirate ship ride.

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Wrestling, boxing, swords







There's clearly a good reason to have two boys. They can work out lots of play against each other.

Lonya has strength and reach over Sergey, but Sergey has the drive. Also, Lonya tends to laugh so hard he becomes ineffective.