Chillin' in Seattle part 2

Beautiful view of the sunset from the restaurant.
Jonah?
Tulips in Pike's Market
Takin' a rest in the park after a long day of fun.

That's no 'coon!

That's no 'coon! What is that....hmmm...that's Cheerio - shame! He tried to steal the bait and got caught red-handed.

Momma's Boys!

These pictures don't do any justice in reflecting the sacrifices that these mothers have made and continue to make for their boys. Beneath the cover of those proud, smiling faces is a endless history of small continuous acts of service, most of which go unseen without any thanks or recognition. How many diapers were changed, how many sleepless nights were had, how many noses were wiped, how many tantrums were diffused! I didn't appreciate these sort of sacrifices that Mom made for little me until there was another little me. I'm so grateful to Mom and Carrie for giving so much of themselves to raise their boys. Happy Mother's Day!

Green thumbs and muddy feet

We are diving into the world of gardening now. This weekend, we raided the nursery and hardware stores for planting materials. Nicholas is showing off his caterpillar gloves he picked out.
Now Mike has some more babies to take care of...we planted some tomatoes, green peppers, rosemary, chamomile, and cherry tomatoes. Plus, we got Nicholas his own little pot of strawberry seeds to watch over.
Yes, I'm in love with the gardener, and his helpers are mighty great too : )!

Discovery Museum

We took Nicholas to the Children's Discovery Museum in San Jose this past weekend, and he had a blast. Do we have a future firefighter on our hands?
Or an ambulance driver?
No, I bet Nicholas is going to have something to do with water since he loves playing in it so much.

It's a fine house, a very very fine house

We've all heard the story about the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Well, who would've known it's in our house. Yeah, we wish! But it's nice to know we live at the end of a rainbow.
Nicholas, Cheerio, and Mike chillin' in the pool.
We made use of all the boxes we have and made Nicholas his very own house. He loves to decorate it with stickers and crayons, and Mike even added a roof after this photo was taken.

Oops, we did it again!!

I guess we couldn't get enough of the pain from our first marathon and had to do another one. We did the Big Sur marathon last weekend and survived to tell the tale.
This is the final stretch. It was a beautiful race and I felt good the whole time. It was nice knowing Nicholas was waiting for us with my dad and stepmom at the finish line.
Victory! Mike looks great despite the chilly wind and never ending hills.
Mike mastered his cramps at mile 20 and came in strong at the finish line. I'm so proud of him and am grateful that we got to run another race together. What a great experience!!

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