This was fun for the better part of 5 whole minutes!

Double Trouble!

Cute cute outfit! (Thnx Gma Ellen!)

Powerful!!

Determined. Focused.

Catch me if you can!

Snackin' at Laurelhurt Park

See??

Blaize is learning how to pedal - very exciting!

MMMWWHA!

Sweet little girl presenting her bouquet ...

Look what Francesca made for me!

They are paper hand flowers in a paper vase... Such a nice surprise!!

Watching mommy on the TV show today!

Relaxing after a nice pesto dinner al fresco with Francecsa

Cowboy cutie

Interview with First Man to Go to Mars - VIDEO 2:15

Blast from the past

Much to my surprise, I found this photo of Uncle Austin on the closet floor when I was doing some Pre-Yamhill excursion cleaning this afternoon. What a sweet surprise. Ready: Together now: Awwwwww. (It had fallen out of a bag of family photos I had for the wedding way back when I thought I would do some elaborate montage... Ah memories.) Ps we miss you Uncle Austin!

And back to the other side where Ken and Christy supervised most excellently

Finally, to the other side of the pond... The yucky stuff side.

Stop helping me mom--I can do it myself!!

Then we went on the boat in the pond!

Francesca and Blaize helped row.

Angle number 2

Just as sweet as Angle number 1....this angel has an infinite number of good angles, it must be said.

Darling Francesca on the porch swing in Yamhill

Wonderful afternoon at Ken and Christy's....

Back from date night early... Hanging out waiting for babysitter to get kids to bed!

We went to a new place in our neighborhood - Lightbar. See FB for details! (I had a drink w/bacon garnish...) #onlyinportland #seriously

Blaize recovers after a tree climbing injury. He is nonplussed, you might say.

Sweet swing action

Cute kids in a car

We are on our way to drop Meadow off after a fun play afternoon and have a bite to eat with Meadow, Luna and their daddy Trevor!

Francesca, her Thumb and Stuff

Every time Francesca gets my phone

She takes a bunch of these pictures. I call this number 13 in a series of identical self-portraits.

We're havin' a good time now!

Archive shot- from Dave Miller's BBQ last Friday.

This kid is a superstar on the monkey bars

And so many other places too!

Francesca agrees

Delicious

This Almond dream ice cream, this boy, this evening, this life...

Note cute violet outfit and sympathy head bandaid.

He's a natural born tree climber!

Blaize watching space shuttle video

Holding his ears in anticipation of loud sonic boom!

Kids on the bus with Adriana!

For Grandma Marsha

These kids wanted inside to see inside this UC Davis auditorium.

I will let daddy explain the significance. Alas, we did not talk our way in.

I may frame this one

Pacific Ocean beach scene

In Ventura

From Ken's Pond

Mary, Allison, Francesca and Blaize and lots and lots of noodles!

4 year old Francesca and 12 year old Meadow

Catching up ... Last week's annual Buckman picnic!

Free food and tons of activities... Plus we won some door prizes!

Take two

A recent trip to Ole Ole and of course, their bull.

Dave took a turn with the Tigger ears too!

We also got to play with our friend Maggie!!

We went to a cook out at Dave Millers.

Apologies for the looooong delay in posting! These are Tiggers ears on Francesca.

Drinking homemade lemonaid

Mmm good!

This lawn is the best. Truly the best.