Summer sight

If this doesn't capture summer, I don't know what does. Can't believe our little man turns three on Saturday!

Four days old

Unknowingly I dressed both Macadam and Waverly in the same onesie at four days old. Looking back at pictures of Mac, I discovered the coincidence and it's really rather cute to see how much they look alike, not just in that curled up newborn way but in many of their features.

The photo above is from when Wavy and I caught a great game of baseball between Mac and Rob. Macadam's obsession with all sports continues but the current game to love is baseball. He's getting so good, we can't really play inside anymore. Also, the third photo below is how high Mac got before we made him come down. Had.no.idea.he.could.climb.that.high!!!

Another farm visit

Our good friends the Martins are also soon welcoming a little girl. We went to their shower over Memorial Day weekend, which was out at Deanna's parents place. Macadam loved it. Not only could he and Natalia play and run around but there were also horses and a tractor.

Tons of photos but here are some faves.

Shower for the little lady

Last month our dear friends threw us a lovely co-ed shower down in Portland. It was so much fun to see friends and their kids as well as have Macadam and baby girl Faw's grandparents to share in the special event. Mac had a blast running around with all the kids and the adults, well we just let them run around:). We had a great time spending a night downtown and celebrating with friends from Seattle for a delightful Mother's Day too!

Here are some pics, the first few being from Macadam's morning time at Friendship Farms. Can't say no to a tractor!

Scenes from the weekend

Last weekend was practically picture perfect - warm, sunny, plenty of family time, walks, time with friends. Hard to believe it could be one of our last as a family of three!!!

You're hilarious! No, you are!

While there are a ton of fun pictures from our outings over the weekend, I had to post this series of Macadam and Henry. Henry's parents and I went to U of O together and live in Redmond but we definitely do not see each other enough. Henry and Mac are just two weeks apart in age and Henry recently welcomed a baby sister, Reese, in March. Needless to say, they have a lot in common. We met over at the Microsoft campus since they have a pretty sweet venue for rainy weekends and kids. The boys warmed up to each other and then spent the next two hours playing soccer, biking, scooting, running, jumping, crashing, you name it, while we adults chatted and admired the sweet cuddle bug that is Reese.

One of my favorite moments was the below - Macadam and Henry went back and forth pretend laughing and then laughing for real. Hilarity really did ensue. I think there was even some knee slapping for effect. Thank goodness for the free bevs on campus since these kids worked up a sweat with all the playing! And of course, one at the end of Reese - she's so cute and it was great to see into a window of life with a boy and baby girl!

Eggs in time out

Easter weekend was a fun one for Macadam. In addition to all of the Easter fun and festivities that come to little kids, he also got to visit with his Grandma Karen. On Friday night we dyed the eggs and to help Mac understand we had to leave the eggs for at least three minutes in the dye, we suggested he put the eggs in time out. He loved this idea since he's the one that usually faces the penalty.

On Saturday we had a busy day complete with the zoo's Easter egg hunt, a Caspar Babypants (yeah, don't feel bad if you don't know this band) concert and then park time before a yummy dinner on a patio in Ballard, followed by a gelato treat. We definitely noticed Macadam was pretty wiped out by Sunday morning but he was excited to discover the Easter Bunny left him a nice surprise and even hid his eggs to hunt around the house and outside. The only problem was getting Mac back inside once he discovered that his backyard was ready for digging again. When it started raining we still had some trouble convincing him but soon enough he was back inside, warm and ready for more Easter surprises, which he enjoyed with his grandma.

Guys' weekend

While I was in Denver this last weekend for our annual U of O girls' weekend, Rob and Macadam had a special visitor. Grandpa Terry was in town and on Saturday, he and Macadam were busy having fun while Rob had a work event. It's always hard to be gone from my boys and it made me smile when I saw the pictures Grandpa Terry sent us from their adventures. Macadam and his dad had a great time bonding too. I swear Mac is even more talkative and more a mini man than when I left. He told me all about the aquarium, playing soccer and basketball, and going to the park.

I had a fantastic time with the ladies, both friends and two of the newest members of the crew, Anna (9 months)and Charlotte (3 months). We had beautiful weather, lovely times out and about in Denver and Boulder as well as plenty of time to catch up and laugh. They also threw me a surprise shower, which was such a treat and much fun to show Rob the goodies when I returned. While we all live far apart it's nice that we each live in pretty great cities and towns to visit.

Here's the shots from Grandpa Terry (thanks for sending)!!

Snowy getaway

It's taken me way too long to get this post together but at least I am caught up with photos on Flickr. Last month, we went on a trip to Whistler with friends and although the snow was wetter than we'd like, it was a very fun-filled weekend with three pregnant women, their men, two little ones and four dogs. Can you say full house? Luckily, the place was spacious and the kids and the adults got out to play in the snow. Macadam was way more into building a snow fort and snowmen than sledding. Now that we're back home, he just wants to make frosty snowmen with barkdust since we don't have snow. The cold weather tour continues this month with a trip to Michigan and then Denver for me and college friends. I think warmer latitudes will be in order very soon!

Weekend away

We recently had our first weekend sans our little man (little men if you count Buster). It was fun, relaxing and very strange to not have him with us for two days. We're still not sure why it took us two plus years, but timing was finally right. We stayed at one of our favorite (okay mine) hotels, shopped, went out to dinner, and saw wonderful friends of which we don't get to see nearly enough. Our camera battery was on the fritz so photos are few.

Macadam had a fantastic time playing inside and out while at the farm. He may have missed us at some point, we still can't be sure.

Just bust a move

My mom just gifted me with a Flip video camera for my birthday and after several months of not having a camera with video, we instantly caught Mac on tape. After misplacing a gift from his friend Jack of his favorite songs, we were able to play them in the car. We were pleasantly surprised with the second song (the first being from Elmo) being something Rob and I both loved in elementary school.

O, Christmas Tree

A best laid plan. We'd originally been scheduled to head out into the wintery wonderland of wilderness with some good friends and chop down a tree with a permit, followed by sledding and roasting things over a fire. The weather and our immune systems had other plans. Instead, we made the most of a record rainfall and had our friends over for a delicious brunch and then headed to Swanson's for reindeer, a camel, miniature donkey and koi. Those are the four animals you think of for Christmas, right:)? Macadam and Natalia loved it. Afterwards we made a game of looking for pinecones in a local park and then headed to support our local boy scout troop by buying our tree from them.

It turned out to be such a fun day and we stayed relatively dry and were close to home. By the evening the tree was dry and we started the trimming. Mac helped this year with hanging ornaments and so far does more to keep them on there than take them off.

Here are some fun shots from the day!