Home of Steve, Christine, Katherine, Ally, Rosebud, and Rex
On a hot Sunday afternoon, we decided to see if Rosebud would like playing with the water Octopus. Katherine, Allison, and Rosebud all had a great time. Rosebud loved to drink from the flaying water octopus tentacles. She got more than her fill of water and we spent most of the evening shuttling her outside to relieve herself.
Sharon and Jamey visited over the 4th of July. The girls had a great time with their aunt and uncle. Following tradition they made pies with Sharon and Jamey and took some long walks.
We decided to try out a walk around Bridle Trails in Kirkland. We walked through most of the park and stopped at the local Subway and Dairy Queen for lunch and dessert. Rosebud had a great time on the walk.
We also had Dim Sum with Pau Pau at the mall and dinner at her house.
Katherine, Christine and Rosebud participated in the 2012 Yarrow Point Pet Parade. Rosebud won youngest contestant. Tori’s dog Teddy won best of show. The theme this year was the Summer Olympics. Rosebud, according to Christine was one of the most beautiful dogs there. Katherine dressed up Rosebud in a swimsuit and made an Olympic torch.
Rosebud, Christine, and Katherine have started to attend weekly puppy school. All three are responding well to the training. As part of the class they have homework such as getting Rosebud to obey commands. The girls thought it would be fun to teach Rosebud how to jump through hoops. Sunday was Father’s Day. The girls decided we should take Rosebud for a walk to burn off some energy and get her some practice with her new harness. Along the way we met a local neighbor who has a Black Lab who is about Rosebud’s age. They had a good time with puppy play.
Tonight we’re having some friends over to celebrate Father’s Day with a backyard BBQ.
Rosebud is growing up. Every morning we comment that she has grown over night. She has also perfected the “please play with me as I’m so cute technique”. One of the key projects for this week was a Pueblo Indian diorama. The first attempt used Wheaties and honey. Unfortunately, by morning the houses had collapsed. Though disappointed Katherine decided that using clay and wooden sticks would make it stronger.
Katherine played in her second to last basketball game of the season at OWS versus the Jewish Day School. Katherine is tall and plays good defensive; however, the OWS team isn’t quite yet competitive with the other girls teams in the league. Christine and I have been coaching her to stand between the opposing player and the basketball hoop and to keep her hands up. She’s learning and having a good time. It’s also great exercise as the girls have to run up and down the court.
We’re hoping that basketball becomes Katherine’s “team” sport, similar to how Allison has chosen soccer as hers.
Finally, Tori and Katherine had a playdate at the American Girl store. They sampled snacks and shopped for new American Girl gear.
Memorial Day weekend 2012 at the BushChang household. Friday night started out with a family reading session. Katherine likes to read in bed and Rosebud likes to play/cuddle/chew on the bed. The big news is the girls convinced Mom and Dad to buy them Apple iPod Touches. The assertion was that if we bought them the device they would want to buy music and apps. They would “earn” the new music and applications by doing things like going to Violin, Piano, and/or Math lessons. Dad had to “set up” the iPods so this made for a late Friday night. Saturday we spent doing chores and recovering from a long week. The girls spent their “free” time playing with their new iPods. Mom and Dad set some ground rules. If they don’t respond immediately or put the device away when asked then the iPod will go away for a whole day. So far, so good.
Katherine spent most of Saturday working on her Pueblo Indian diorama. The first attempt that used Wheaties and honey didn’t turn out so well. The second attempt used modeling clay and wooden sticks to make things structurally sound. Katherine planned out the diorama based on book research. The diorama included a field, reservoir, one and two-story houses, and Pueblo Indians doing various things.
Saturday evening, the girls decided to make homemade pasta. Though a fun exercise, it’s a lot of work and a big mess. However, the results were quite tasty.
