So much stuff going on

The girls set up the couch cushions against the hearth the other day.
They had summer schoolwork to do (just a book I bought).
Anthony was having fun sitting with them.

Our friends found a Woody doll (or as men would say, action figure) for Anthony.

He had fun opening his first birthday present last week. :)

Poor Woody, the natural place for toddlers to hold him is around the neck.

We went to stay at Nana's last week too, for our monthly chemo trip to Seattle.

She had a bag of goodies too.

Nana got Anthony a Buzz pillow and some shirts.

He had fun with his new Buzz and Woody.

Anthony REALLY did not like Cars, the movie, before.

After our Disney trip though, he watched the whole movie several times at Nana's.

While we were in Seattle, our friends from Indiana were there again for a 1-year post stem cell transplant check.

We met up and went to lunch at Paseo's.

I'd never heard of it, but evidently, it's talked about on tv and in social media.

Good food.

We got to the front of the (long) line, and I saw this sign...

I don't normally carry much, if any, cash.

I asked Daniel and Josh if they saw an ATM anywhere.

Josh said he had some cash, and I asked him how much, thinking it'd be about $20.

Nope, he had $80! Extra, leftover spending money from our trip.

The place is so popular, the neighbors had to put up a sign, telling people not to go on their porch!

Brian shaved a smiley face.

Anthony had fun in the sprinklers.

We didn't bring a swimsuit or swim diapers for A, so I just let him play in the water to clean off his chip crumbs, then changed him.

The bandaid is from his chemo appointment.

I had been promising Daniel I'd take him to see Harry Potter in 3-D.

So, we went to the Pacific Science Center, for the iMax theater.

We have a friend who traveled a lot this summer.

He took planking pictures everywhere and put them on facebook.

So, Daniel planked at the giant table.

Gorgeous Science Center architecture.

The Science Center closed before the boys were done in their movie.

So, Anthony and I waited for a couple hours in Seattle Center.

We planned to go home the next day.

But, I was nervous about how the brakes on my van felt.

When we had driven over the mountain the day before, it felt like the brakes were not as tight as they normally are, and it was scary trying to turn into a rest stop.

So, we went to Nana's neighborhood Les Schwab.

Two years ago, my memory was so good, I could have told you if the brakes had been done, when they were done, and how much it cost--to a penny.

I couldn't remember if we'd gotten the brakes done in my van or not.

Evidently, we did....back in March.

But those were the front brakes.

The back brakes needed work this time.

So grateful we got them checked out and made safe though!

Anthony likes to hide behind the couch on the hearth, and get into what he thinks is mischief. ;)

We're still trying to get a good shot with Anthony in his mouse ears.

Anthony has been loving both his Woodys.

The other day, we had to take Kelly somewhere early, and he was clutching his Woody from Auntie Jenny like a security blanket the whole way.

(This picture is from before we bucked him in)

Daniel put the mouse ears on the cat.