Dress up clothes from Grandma Ellen!

Sweetest. Girl. In the. World.

NW gal

Sooooo much fun is being had here!

Sweet kids with (new umbrellas from Nana?) in the rain!

I'm watching you.

This kid is a great climber...

Love bug with new hair cut

Take 2

Oh the sweetness

Thank you, Nana Brooke, for making our outing possible!

Ps the kids pretend to be the two sisters from the Totoro movie. Blaize is May; Francesca is Sostski. Blaize also just likes to wear a nightgown, like Francesca.

The sun actually came out for us!!

Our room looked out on the Columbia

Just like last year's room looked out in the Willamette.... It is a Happy anniversary.

Mommy and Daddy had a fantastic anniversary dinner/night/weekend

Look kids, we saw a rabbit on our walk after dinner!

Heading out to a fabulous Hawaiian dinner...

Aloha! Tommy O's was really quite good. Pulled pork melted in the mouth and lots of gluten-free option...

Ft. Vancouver is here.

Ta Da!

Ballet class had friends in it today!

Wheeee!!

Francesca can write her whole name!!!

Whhhheeeeee!

Siu King watching see-saw kids at Flavel Park

Francesca and Blaize on merry-go-round at Flavel Park

Francesca on merry-go-round at Flavel park

Slide at Flavel Park

Flavel Park

Happy Sunday!

Francesca can zip up her sweatshirt all by herself!

Meanwhile...

Francesca was having a private ballet lesson!

And smaller rings....

High 5!

Big rings!

Coooooool...........

Parachute play at gymnastics today!

Infrared kids at OMSI with Daddy!

She's a little helper, yes she is!

Happy Friday!

Francesca is making oatmeal and Blaize is playing a support role in his bones PJs, playing paper towel roll horn music....

Strong boy!

And again!

Super strong girl!

Joy

Meanwhile, Blaize has some scheme or other in mind

This is one little whip smart, confident, sweet, beautiful, relaxed girl

Mmmm .... Vitamix about to be smoothie..........

Tooooooooo cool!

In case you all missed this temporary Public Radio tattoo thing on FB...

Wheeee!

See??

Francesca and mama

Sweet girl playing (and beating) Daddy at Bingo!

Little big firefighters!