On Saturday, the kids and I headed over to ASU for Channel 8's (KAET) birthday party (our PBS carrier in Arizona). When I was going to ASU, a lot of my classes were in the building where the studios are, so it was kind of fun for me to go back.
Grover and Elmo were there. Robbie was a little nervous of them at first, but Erin was a good sport and took him over to see them so I could take a picture. Big furry characters aren't her bag anymore. I only got one picture, so here here is Erin being tolerant, Robbie getting a big hug from (being smothered by?) Elmo, and some kid we don't know. I personally don't like Elmo one bit, but Grover is cool!
They had little masks the kids could cut out and affix a nice PBS pencil to. And they had one of the talk show sets open so we could check it out. I was surprised that they had several TV cameras set up and they were showing the kids how to work them! That was pretty cool. Here's Erin filming.
And here are the kids at the news desk. They had a closed-circuit TV set up so they could see themselves on set.
We had a piece of cake after that and went on our way!
Then we walked around campus a little bit just for the heck of it. Erin really liked the student union. After she saw the Cold Stone, Chick-Fil-A, Burger King, and I told her about the game room downstairs, she told me she definitely wants to go to college at ASU! (Little does she know she won't be able to afford to actually buy anything in there when she's in college! ha ha)
Here are the kids atop Hayden Library.
After ASU, we went to my parents' house for a visit. My oldest brother Keith and his family were there, so we had a nice time visiting with them. Erin and her cousin Amanda latched onto each other and talked pretty much all day long! Robbie really warmed up to his cousin Sarah, and she entertained him the whole time. He was kind of sad when we had to leave.
Here are Keith's kids and my kids... Michael, Sarah with Robbie by the pool, and Erin and Amanda going really high on the porch swing.
And I liked this picture of Sarah and Robbie blowing bubbles in the pool through one of those hollow foam noodles.
Poor Rob was umpiring all day. We were all tired and ready for bed Saturday night!
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6 comments:
I really don't like Elmo either... I like Ernie the best partly because when Carlos was little he had hair like Ernie! Sounds like you guys had a good day out. In the picture where they are swinging, for a sexond I thought they jumped in the pool!
I personally have a love for Grover. He is, and will always be, my monster.
That was funny about the pic that the girls' are swinging. I didn't even notice them up in the corner at first.
They were going high!!!
Kandice you are always doing the funnest things with your kids!! Robbie does look like he is getting smothered!!! How fun!
You are like the best mom ever. You are starting to make us all look bad! just kidding. Looks like you had a great day and night.
I was thinking the same thing while reading your blog -- you're like the coolest mom ever, taking them to all these neat places.
How Fun!! I am completely jealous of your beautiful weather when I look at your pictures though! Winter needs to be over here!!!
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