summer fun

4th of July weekend

We headed up to the mountains for the holiday weekend and had lots of fun with Sue and Brian. We rode the alpine slide, did a zip line, went skiing, did some hiking and walked the trail around Trillium Lake. We also ate birthday cake and watched the boys do Pop-its! So beautiful to be in the mountains!

What to do when it's really hot outside

Visiting family

I was hoping I could figure out a way to load a few new pictures from my phone here, but so far it has not been a success. So we will be back after June 27 with many new photos!

Part of Jackson's music program

what happens when I leave the room

This is a glimpse of our morning. Just after breakfast, everyone had brushed their teeth and I ran upstairs to put away laundry. When I came back Sean was wearing my swim cap and Jackson was rolling around in the cooler.

Another gorgeous weekend..this time the Hood Canal

Weekends like this make up for the rainy winter. In 2 1/2 hours, we are can be in a place that is absolutely breathtaking. I wish I had better photos because the ones I took do not do it justice. We were away for Jim's annual office retreat. All the families meet up every year in May for a weekend of recreation and little bit of work (for Jim and his partners). There are a ton of boys the same ages as Jackson and Sean...you can see the 7 and under posse in the photo above.

Mt. Hood Weekend

NW Portland

These pics were taken before the swine flu hysteria set in. Now I am sure the poor pigs are not getting many visitors!

Recent Happenings in Our World

Sean's favorite part of Opening Day

Just before the official team photo

Jackson and friends at the 3D movie

More baseball

Time for me to learn how to use the red eye reduction feature on our camera

What happens when I attempt to take photos with the boys

This explains why I insist at least once a year we have family pics taken by a professional....or anyone with the patience to try over and over for one decent photograph!

Happy 7th Birthday

Mommy my pillowcase is making me sweaty

At least once a week there is some kind of sleep disturbance in our house. It rotates among Sean, Jackson and Talus. Lately Sean has been waking up in the middle of the night having issues with his blanket. He gets very upset if his blanket is "wrinkled" and finds it impossible to simply straighten it out on his own. He definitely needs the whole house awake to help him with this pressing issue. Last night we had a new twist on problematic bed linens...fortunately, the problem came up at about 9pm and was easily addressed. He generally loves flannel sheets but last night it was just too warm for the flannel pillowcase...once removed, he was back asleep for the rest of the night.

First Baseball Game

Though this picture does not actually show the game...this is what was happening after the game. During the game, I was in charge of the dug out which meant I was in charge of keeping the batters in order, keeping at least 2 batters waiting with helmets on and making sure the other boys didn't get into too much mischief while waiting for their turn. Sean was with me , too, so I also had to be sure he didn't break into the post game snack bag. Which all explains why there were not pictures taken during the game. Maybe next week!!

Cruising in the pink Barbie Jeep

It got up to about 75 degrees yesterday...the first warm, sunny spring day...which of course, warranted shorts and no shirts for the boys in the neighborhood and also meant it was a great day to cruise around. (The Jeep is not ours!!)