Just a boy in the Tub!

Scrub a dub-dub, just getting ready for a playdate with Sam and Coleson. He loves the big upstairs bathtub and is happiest when Mommy has bubbles in stock.

Memorial Day Weekend at Gramma's

We are so thankful for this holiday weekend. It sure is a blessing to spend three days in a row with Daddy! We had breakfast out as a family on Saturday morning and then packed up and headed to Grammy and Grampy's home on Whidbey for some R & R. We had some nice weather and good times!

We got stuck in the memorial day Ferry line..

She was patient...but nearly 2 hours into the wait, she started to look a little CRAZY!

On the ferry at last:)

Daddy caught this sweet moment with Finny and Bella. He gets so excited to see her each visit.

The kids love the "goaties' and had a blast getting to feed them fresh kale from Grammy's garden.

At Bayview Farm and Garden for lunch and nursery browsing.

Every holiday needs homemade ice cream! Daddy and Addie made some fantastic ice cream and even mixed in a cherry/chocolate combo to our classic family sweet cream recipe!

Enjoying the sun...

...during its short appearance for the day! We headed out for a little vitamin D and playtime and I brought out my "little camera" as Addie calls it to capture the fun.

I'm just looking for worms Mom..

Brought some of her princess jewelry outside

He had fun playing...even though he did have to take a time-out for rock-throwing.

Homework.

Addie's homework for today was to cut out waves of water and write her name in them. She had fun working on her homework and coloring and cutting paper while I cleaned the kitchen/downstairs and Finn napped the day away!

Merry Maid

Addie is very helpful with housework. There is nobody who enjoys dusting or cleaning windows more than our little girl. She is also helpful to pick up her toys and make sure Finn follows suit. She is especially helpful now that she has watched her mommy be so sick for so many months. I appreciate my little girl. So many times when I've been laid up she's said, "you don't worry about a thing Mommy, I'll take care of it and what I can't clean, I'll tell my Dad to do". Such good intentions!

Addie helping with Saturday Morning vacuuming.

Oh Baby!

Guess we'll have to rename the blog pretty soon. After a healthy almost 14 week appt and then a reassuring ultrasound today...we are happy to say baby #3 will be here in Nov. This baby was particularly wiggly and our US tech sent us home with video as it was nearly impossible to get profile pictures of this one...this is the best and its just the face! Oh well!

A few pics from Florida

I got to visit my sister and niece for a long weekend. We had great times, hanging at the beach, sipping iced coffees and keeping track of a very busy just-turned-7 month old. This one crawls and cruises so fast, she really keeps you on your toes. She is also practicing her solo walk...coming soon!

Miss Madeleine Claire Shiring

On the Farm

We took some for fun pictures at a farm on Whidbey a few weeks back..Finn arrived at the farm sleeping, and didn't appreciate being awakened for pictures, but we did manage to sneak him into a couple at the very end. Addie just loves the camera though!

Mother's Day

We had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend. I spent Saturday shopping with my Mom, and dinner out with everyone..and a leisurely Sunday which included lunch at Alki Beach and playing in the sunshine. Couldn't ask for anything better than being Mom to our wonderful kids.

Early morning snugglers.

Addie and I on Alki, soaking up the Seattle sun. A Mother's Day highlight this year was the beautiful flower Addie made me at preschool as a Mother's Day gift.

Finn was far too busy chasing pigeons (seriously) and didn't want to pose for a pic, but did sneak a kiss to me which Daddy did catch.