Seattle Trip

We returned a week ago from a great trip to Seattle, WA, with Luke's side of the family. It was so fun to see everyone and to be in such a beautiful place. An added bonus was the sunny weather!

Coming soon: more pictures and details than anyone could possibly be interested in!

Abby and Katie with their cousin Emie (photo courtesy of the illustrious Michael Burton and his fancy camera) :)

Alex Discovers the Pet Gerbil

Hey! There's the coolest little furry thing running around in here.

"You've gotta check this out, Mom!"

Amateurs

We've decided to give our vegetable garden a shot this year. Since we're amateurs at best, we chose cucumber, carrots, watermelon, and pumpkin this year. Depending on how it goes, we may venture into such challenging species as the tomato next year. Here are a few pictures of us admiring our vegetable sprouts.

Abby's New Bike

This Saturday Abby finally got her wish--a new bike! With our help Abby has been cruising Craigslist for a few weeks looking for a "neat pink bike." Yesterday we found it. Abby took the bike for a test drive (which almost turned into a test crash into the seller's car!) and was completely satisfied with the color of the bike (and Dad was happy with the components). So, here's Abby riding her "neat pink bike."

Big Sister

I think Katie is getting the hang of this "big sister" thing. We still have to remind her not to sit on Alex's tummy sometimes, but she usually plays really cute with him and likes to sing him songs before his naps. "Alex" is still too tricky to pronounce, so she calls him "Baby Lye-Lye" or "Baby Boy."

The other day when he was unhappy, she told me, "Mom, Baby Lye-Lye want Baby Lye-Lye luh-luh [blanket], and Baby Lye-Lye want Baby Lye-Lye minky [binky]."

It was so cute how attentive she was to him, but I was thinking, Katie's communication speed will fully double when she catches on to prounouns!

I love this cute age and don't want her to grow a minute older.