Happy Mother's Day

We lucked into a beautiful, sunny Mother's Day here in Seattle. We had a tasty brunch with Goggy, Uncle Wavy and Jocelyn, before Grandpa and Grandma Becky joined us to play in the park. Soren finished off the afternoon with a long game of Thunderstick "baseball" with Goggy in the backyard.

Easter Fun

Easter was a whirlwind of fun and sugar. Amelia and Soren woke Goggy up early to help them search for all of the eggs the Easter Bunny had left hidden around the house. Amelia did a great job of helping Soren with his search...making sure that he ended up with almost as many eggs as she did! Soren proceeded to polish off all of the eggs in his basket, both chocolate and hard-boiled. Grandpa and Grandma Becky stopped off later on to drop off some more chocolate and an Easter Bunny kickball, which Soren spent the rest of the day kicking around. And of course, everyone spent a lot of time playing with the wind-up, jellybean-laying Easter Bunny on the table!

Passover Seder

We had a fun Passover seder this year. Goggy joined us and the kids helped out with all of the preparations for the festive meal. Amelia helped make the special Passover gnocchi, while Soren took charge of breaking all of the matzoh for everyone! Everyone enjoyed the meal, though Soren focused more on finishing everything left on the Seder plate!

Young Artist

Amelia is quite the artist, and has recently been focusing her attentions on the specialized field of Fruit Loop necklaces. Soren is her biggest fan, and Amelia has been kind enough to let him help her when she inevitably decides to eat her creations

Burger

We got kid-size burgers for Soren and Amelia for dinner last week, but Soren decided his wasn't big enough and claimed Goggy's burger instead. He wasn't able to finish the whole thing, but he gave it his best shot!

Snow in Seattle

Our latest Seattle "snowstorm" only brought us an inch of snow, but Soren and Amelia certainly made the most of it!

Hiking

We took a great hike in the Redmond Preserve this weekend. Amelia blazed the trail for the rest of us, while Soren kept stopping to try out different "walking sticks" that he found along the way. The kids are already asking to go again and we can't wait for the warmer weather to return so that we can do some more hiking!