Pumpkin time

Pumpkin time is here. I go to Stoney Ridge Farm in Everson every year on my kids' school field trip. It is the best place in Whatcom county! When you are done taking a wagon ride, picking apples and pumpkins, having fun in corn maze, feeding goats, checking out queen bee & animals, taking millions of pictures with all the cute display of pumpkins, make sure to drop by Rusty donut shop for mini donuts and coffee. Yum!

After I dropped my camera the other day, Hubby came home and he made it to work again(I hate when that happens :). Well, it works but is not taking great pictures. I'm not sure if it has more to do with cloudy weather and wrong auto setting I had on but let's just blame on the camera for now.

Anyway, I looked up some old photos I took a couple of years ago. I can't believe how big these kids are getting! This place provides us good fall time fun year after year.

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Whatcom Artist Studio Tour 2011

Whatcom artist studio tour is an annual Bellingham/Whatcom county event held during the first two weekends in October. I always have a blast going through my favorite artist's studios and look into their private house creative process.
Just went through photos of Whatcom Artist Studio Tour 2011 participants.Oh, it is going to be really good this year. There are so many lovelies but I especially love me some David Rigway's oil paintings. The colors are gorgeous and it makes me so happy. Hubby likes the second painting which I like too, which is a miracle because we are one of the couples never like the same thing at the same time. Think 'You like potato and I like potahto'. I see there will be a new addition to our small collection of art... We shall see.

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Calling Bellingham moms for help

Last week my little girl turned 6 and we threw a party at Whatcom Museum over the weekend. We won this birthday package at a charity auction and it took all the stress off of our shoulders deciding what we should do for her birthday. It was my first kids party out of the house and I absolutely enjoyed it as much as the kids did. We brought some food and that's all it took. Ella picked a theme, Dr. Seuss, from their list. When we got there, the room was already decked out with Cat in the hat decoration, hat making project materials on the table and staffs were really friendly and helpful. All I could say was wow. No cleanup was the best part of it all.

However, coming up with ideas to give a memorable birthday bash every year is not going to be easy and it got me thinking I need to compile a list of birthday party venues in Bellingham.

Please let me know your recommendations and ideas to try for boys or/and girls birthday parties.

"Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!" - Dr. Seuss

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Christmas Cookies on a rainy spring day

After so many rainy days with the kids, I ran out of all my creative ideas to entertain them. So it was time to bring out the Christmas cookie kit that I picked up for 50 cents in the Target clearance section after last Christmas. When I saw the cookie kit (good until October 2011), I thought of the 'Christmas in July party' we had when I was working for IBM global services. My kids love Christmas and I thought it would be fun to have some Christmas spirit during summer. I know it's not summer yet, but hey, it was a hit and Kids sang Jingle Bells all day. And here we even had a Christmas fairy's visit.

Here are some spring break activities you can do with your kids.

(Source: Bellingham Herald)

Spring Break-a-leg! Camp - Bellingham Children's Theatre (for ages 8 – 15) Monday, Apr 4 10:00a

Bellingham Children's Theatre, Bellingham

"Spring Break-a-leg! Camp" April 4 - 8, Monday - Friday 10:00 - 3:00. The only necessary ingredient for this week-long session is an imagination and a desire to spread theatrical mischief and ...

Spring Break Matinee Tuesday, Apr 5 2:00p

Bellingham Public Library Lecture Room, Bellingham

When the kingdom’s most wanted bandit, Flynn Rider, hides out in a mysterious tower, he’s taken hostage by Rapunzel, a beautiful and feisty tower-bound teen with 70 feet of magical, golden hair.

Mommy And Me Art Spring Break Art Party! Thursday, Apr 7 10:00a

Center for Expressive Arts, Bellingham

Mommy And Me Art Spring Break Art Party! Open to kids ages 1-8 years old (under 5's with parent/caregiver).

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Feel the beat

A good friend of mine who is also my new neighbor, Betty, is a great Zumba instructor and she's having a charity event next Saturday in Ferndale to benefit the American Heart Association. I wanted to get the word out. Zumba anyone?

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Ski to Sea

Ski to Sea call for Volunteers!

This year's Ski to Sea is extra special because it is celebrating its 100th anniversary. If you don't know what it is here is Wikipedia's explanation:

The Ski to Sea Race (S2S), widely known as the Ski to Sea, is a seven-legged, 100-mile (160 km) long, multi-event competition held on Memorial Day in Whatcom County. The race starts on the ski slopes of Mount Baker, a 10,800-foot (3,300 m) volcano, and extends all the way to Bellingham Bay where the finish line is on the shores of Marine Park in Fairhaven. The seven legs of the race are; cross country skiing, downhill skiing, running, bicycling, canoeing, mountain biking, and finally kayaking. The Ski to Sea Race is managed by Whatcom Events, with a race committee that includes a race director, a race coordinator, and one or two chairmen to oversee each event along with hundreds of volunteers and student interns.

If you would like to be a part of this amazing celebration, join a team or be a volunteer! And please stop in at the Windermere booth at the finish line to visit with me. Oh yes, I will be there!

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WCEL 7th annual fund raising event on the 26th

Whatcome Center for Early Learning (WCEL) is a Bellingham's non-profit organization that provide "comprehensive, family-centered early intervention services to children ages birth to three with special needs and their families since 1973". It's a place I do a bit of volunteer work for and I donate a part of my income to.

Our 7th Annual fundraising event is quickly approaching and I wanted to get a word out to any of my friends who want to support this great cause. It is a lot of fun to network with people while supporting the great agency. If you are interested in going with me, please let me know. If you can not go, don't worry. You have a way to support as well. We have an amazing group of Live/Silent auction items that you can bid on. I will post the items as soon as I have them.

WCEL's 7th Annual Fundraising Event:

"Celebrating Children...

Creating Futures"

When: Saturday, March 26, 2011 5:30pm

 Where: Bellingham Golf and Country Club

3729 Meridian Street, Bellingham, WA 98225

  

Whatcom Center for Early Learning, located at 2001 H Street in Bellingham, serves 100 Whatcom County eligible children and their families each month. Services are provided on site in the “Big Blue House,” in family homes and in other community settings at no cost to eligible families.

 Please call (360)671-3660

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Forever Families Dinner

I'd like to let you know about a fundraiser that a good friend of mine is doing to help adoption cost. She and her two friends are adopting 7 kids from Haiti. They will deliver yummy homemade meal to your table. Doesn't it sound good?

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Ruthie V's book signing

Come on over to Art Walk this Friday 6:30-9:00pm at Gary's, 128 W. Holly St, Bellingham to support a great local artist, Ruthie V.
She is going to be signing and selling her book of selected works. This book has many of my favorites!


www.RuthieV.com
360-DAY-ARTS

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Whatcom Artist Studio Tour 2010

Every fall, one of the things we enjoy is to tour Whatcom artist studios. For the most part we just drool over beautiful pieces of art and dream about owning one when we win the lottery. But, it's a lot of fun to drive around downtown or down rural roads on a nice autumn day and chat with local artists.

I'm dying to see these gorgeous paintings in person by Yvette Newmann, Robert Todd, Ruthie V, Lorna Libert and Ben Mann.

Yvette Newmann

Robert Todd

 Ruthie V

Lorna Libert

 Ben Mann

First two weekends in October between 10am-5pm.
Check it out.

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