Baseball

Baseball in North Bend under Mt Si.

Elisia and Sam playing behind the bleachers.

Sam entertains himself.

Ethan is consitantly hitting a pitched ball. In fact he is probably the most consistant hitter on the team. Go Ethan!!

Scott's Dairy Freeze

We love taking a quick trip to Scott's Dairy Freeze for a milkshake and french fries!

Bye for now!

Big Ballet Recital

Elisia's first big ballet recital was amazing. These pictures are from the rehearsal.

Elisia is the fourth ballerina from the left here.

Elisia is the second ballerina from the right here.

She is the second from the right again here.

I took these pictures during the professional photo shoot after the rehearsal.

Elisia had her first pedicure.

She was so tiny in the big message chair.

Mommy got a pedicure too!

Pretty finger nails.

Finished product.

Cinco de Mayo

Sam really likes gaucamole!

Little Croc-Hunter

Ethan has energy and enthusiasm. He also has a crazy obsession with creepy-crawly-things like worms, snails, frogs, lizards, and snakes.
I've decided I have a budding Steve Irwin on my hands. Look out world!

Post Holiday Plague

And then everyone got the got the yucks.

Yuck!

Easter madness

And then it was Easter.

"Phew! That was a lot of work!"

Sam's First Birthday Party

Saturday, April 3rd we had a very special party for our new one year old.
We invited all of Sam's (and Ethan and Elisia's) friends. George and Lisa brought baby Mason. Joey and Rachel brought Dylan and Caitlyn. Erik and Heather brought Aiden and Hailey. Our house was hopping with kids.

We had homemade chocolate cupcakes with creamy whipped topping and mini-lemon cupcakes with sweet lemon glaze.

Sam was excited for cupcakes.

We sang "Happy Birthday" to the birthday boy!

Sam was ready to eat his cupcake.

"Hmmm...which part to eat first?"

"The topping I think."

And the cupcake party commenced.

Hailey liked cupcakes.

Caitlyn liked cupcakes.

Sam thought the dog should have some cupcake too.

Then it was present time.

"Isn't this the princess party?"

Mason helped his buddy with that mountain of presents.

"Open!"

"Dude. Could you give me a hand here?"

It was a great party!

Isabelle could have lived without this.