Lazy days at a sunny window.

This week brought us some sunshine, but it's still quite cold out there. Hannah enjoyed curling up by the window to soak up the natural light. I love her faces, she's so expressive! And quite lovely if I do say so myself...

Spring has Sprung!

Among other things, flowers are finally blooming. My coveted hellibores finally bloomed after 3 years planted in the ground! Cause for celebration alone.

These other pics are of Hannah on a recent field trip to the Windmill Gardens in Sumner. She really enjoyed it, but was coming down with a cold, so was only operating at about 75%.

Testing...

Jack is busy learning boundaries these days. He is frequently climbing and can now get onto chairs, just not off them. Here's he's testing me when I tell him to stay on his bottom. Look at that face!

Late Snow - March 8th!

Wacky Snow in March...waiting for springtime...

Show & Tell

Hannah got to be the student helper this past week which involved helping her teacher Ms. Jessie, providing a snack for the class and bringing a show and tell. She wanted to bring her Daddy's fire helmet to talk about what Daddy does at the fire department.

On the ride to school that morning I was asking her probing questions to maybe offer some help for the answers. When I asked her if she knew what Daddy did at the fire department she replied: "He watched TV. And he helps people when they call Nine-Ninety-One." So funny!

I snuck into class during the actual show & tell, eager to see if any of these ideas would be expressed, but she was actually very accurate in answering her teachers questions.

Out and About

We've had a busy past week and spent nearly every day doing something fun and different. From birthday parties to Children's Museum, the kids really loved the variety and now I'd trying to fill the void with fun things to do at home.

101 Faces of HANNAH

As you know, Hannah can be the ultimate ham. She's really getting into pictures these days always wanting to take them or have them taken and she loves the instant satisfaction of seeing them on the digital screen. Here are some fun shots of her after she deserted daddy's electrical project in the bathroom and her myriad of expressions.

Hannah took these above two herself.

Rock On Daddy!

Ryan is learning to play the guitar. He's really starting to look the part too. The kids absolutely love when he brings out the guitar and always want to try it too (they love it because they don't have to listen to it while trying to watch tv...).

Everythings Better When You're Downtown

Here are some pics of us on a beautiful sunny day in Seattle. It was the perfect afternoon and Hannah especially loved the city. She seems to be taking after me in her city interest and I can't wait to share more with her.

Man, I miss the city.

A soundbite:
Me: Isn't the city beautiful today in the sunshine?
Her: What does it look like when it's not sunny outside?
Me: (pause) Wet.

Hannah's First Day

Hannah started a weekly preschool program and today was her first day. We figured we would work her in slowly since she'll be going Tu/Thur starting in the Fall. She was super excited and had a super blast.

The teacher said that Hannah was quite vocal with her requests and ideas...not sure if that's a good or bad thing, but all went well. Hannah was really excited to show the art project she brought home and we look forward to doing some of the homework she got in the next few days. I can't believe this little lady is growing up so fast!!!

In our thoughts...

Elbert Handy

January 1, 1933 - February 5, 2009

As many of you know, my grandpa has been fighting a rapid and aggressive cancer which spread from his lungs and liver to his brain. Originally given 3-4 months time, cancer took him after only 45 days from the time of diagnosis. Many hours were logged in the hospital by his side and it was a very painful experience to watch this illness progress. Please keep us in your prayers during this challenging time.

Jack is ONE!

I can't belive how time has flown this past year.

It was fun and a bit sentimental thinking about where I was this time last year, and especially the days leading up to Jack's birth. I half hoped for snow to re-live the snow shoveling element. Ryan probably hoped to be on a plane to Tahoe as well...haha!

It has been a very busy, hectic past 2 months. Just when I thought I was partied out, (counting 4 preschool b-days, Thanksgiving in Clayton, Christmas Eve & Day family events and a New Years get together -- whew!) I rallied back with the enthusiasm for Jack's First Birthday. It went really well and was a very wise decision to break the party into 2 groups: a morning playdate for friends & kids, and an evening dinner with family. Both parties were successful and low key enough that Ryan and I both actually got to visit with our guests and enjoy the party.

For those of you who didn't know, we did a Classic Rock party complete with VIP passes and Guitar Hero. It was a really fun theme to run with (thanks to Ryan for thinking of it).