Friday, August 19, 2011

Enjoying a summer spray...

...as daddy fills up the pond/fountain in our front yard.
Aaaaaaah! Refreshing!

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Helping Daddy Wash the Car



When the sun shines in Washington, you have to seize the moment. So, Dad decided
to wash the filthy van, since it had been quite some time since its last bath. Of course,
the boys wanted to help.

Rinsing hands (or playing with the water?)

Tag-teaming it

Soapin' up

Getting in the cracks and tight spots of the rim



Liam and I giving our support from the garage

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Violin Practice


Nice posture

Practicing rhythms

Tapping the beat on the music stand

Fun with the cousins (and Uncle Brandon)

Enjoying some spaghetti - and entertaining Elise at the same time!

At Uncle Brandon's house, a Memorial Day BBQ


Giving Sol a few pointers on a video game - a guilty
pleasure enjoyed only when visiting the cousins. :)

Neftali's 5th Birthday

We had lots of family and friends join us to celebrate Nefty's birthday. Famliy came up from Eugene, new friends from Vancouver, and my brother and his kiddos and friends from Oregon City. It was quite the fiesta! We even had TWO pinatas -- in the garage, since it rained. But it was still a blast!

Cousin Ben with Liam

Neftali with his new violin! His arm wasn't quite long enough yet
to hold the neck correctly, but he's already grown into it!

Daddy, who happened to take a few lessons on violin as a boy,
is giving Nefty a few pointers on finger positions.

Goofy Uncle Brandon

Dance party - with cousin Elise at center stage!

We love super heroes!

Awesome Nerfy foam bullet gun! Thank you, Monica!
(for the amazing pics, too!!)

Me and my brother and his two oldest boys, Ben and Sam


SPIDER MAN cake. I tried to frost it with red frosting, but it didn't
out so well - hence, no photo. But it tasted good anyway! :)