Getting stuff done… May 31, 2009

For the past two days I have been working on cleaning up the side of our yard that is below our kitchen window. This used to be the overgrown Amazon forest over on this part of the house, mostly because we never really paid attention to it. Since my home fix it list was growing I decided to tackle that project this weekend. It took a lot of effort to pull all of that stuff out of there plus a lot of scary encounters with spiders and a few trips to Home Depot but its done. I was also so excited to because I really wanted a wine barrel planter to place there and after searching on the internet and becoming discouraged I found one at Home Depot. Go figure.

 

 

Here are a few pictures I took from our adventure to the Woodland Park Zoo last weekend to see the Penguin exhibit.

Before leaving for the zoo.

Grandma and Ethan

Close up of the giraffe.

Penguin Exhibit

Willis Tucker Park May 31, 2009

After a bunch of yard work that included mowing the lawn and completely ripping out the side yard we decided to hop in the car and venture to Willis Tucker Park in Snohomish. Since the weather was pretty warm out we outfitted Ethan up in his swim apparel and ventured to the Splash Pad for some water fun. I had never been to this park before and heard about it from a bunch of parenting sites so I thought we would give it a try. Ethan had a great time trying to chase the water and watch all of the kids running around. He was a little obsessed with a birthday party that was going on and of course some of the gifts included ride on toys that he desperately wanted to hop on. Unfortunately most of our time was spent trying to block his advances towards the above mentioned toys but he seemed to enjoy himself and it was a good close by outing to enjoy the tremendously nice weather.

Tomorrow we are probably heading back to Home Depot to pick up more rocks for our side yard landscape job and maybe the dog park. Then on Monday Jeff heads off to the E3 tradeshow for the week for lots of smoozing.

    

Happy Mother’s Day! May 11, 2009

This morning Jeff and Ethan took me out to breakfast as one of our favorite places in Kirkland for some pancakes. After our morning adventure we headed home and hung out at the house. Jeff’s mom came over for a visit and brought a lovely flowering plant. After her visit and Ethan’s nap we headed to the lovely town of Edmonds for the afternoon. We played at the beach by the water, did a little shopping, and then had lunch in town at the Red Twig. For Mother’s Day Jeff and Ethan also got me a gift for the spa which I will definitely use in the very near future. It was a fantastic  Mother’s Day had by all. Below are some pictures from our time in Edmonds and I also included one of Ethan playing in his new car. Enjoy!  (*If you want larger pictures of the ones below just email me and I will send them along to you. Thanks!)

 

   

   

Colorado Trip May 1, 2009

Ethan and I have returned from our trip to Colorado with Grandma Mary to visit my sister and her family who live in Winter Park. We were only there for what seemed like a short visit but did a lot. We had a great time and had some good weather, consisting of mostly sunny skies. We did get some snow on the day we left though but thankfully it melted by the time we flew out. As most of you know our trip was cancelled previously due to blizzard conditions there so I was hoping that it wasn’t round two.

Winter Park Bear

At the Winter Park ski area.

While there we visited the Denver Zoo which was jam packed that day with people. We saw lots of different types of animals and had a really fun time. This was probably the hottest day while we were there so we enjoyed the nice weather immensely.

Eating lunch at the Denver zoo. Posing in front of the Elephants.

 

One of the days we ventured to Echo Mountain to watch my nephew Birk compete in a jumps and rails competition. Unfortunately the weather was not cooperating that day and the fog decided to make an appearance. Ethan and I tried to watch Birk’s competition but unfortunately we were unable to see anything. Instead I pulled Ethan around in the sled.

Sledding with Grandma, aunt Stephanie, and the pups.

 

Sledding at Birk's competition.

I think that the main highlight of the trip for Ethan was riding in his cousin Svea’s Jeep. Ethan was obsessed with this vehicle and loved riding around and enjoying the scenery. It was really hard to get him out of it when the ride was over. I see one of these possibly in his future when he gets a little older.

Riding in Svea’s jeep.

 

 

Jeff definitely missed having us at home but had a nice bachelor weekend playing video games and hanging with friends. Its good to be home but we loved hanging out with family. Luckily though they are coming to visit this summer so not too far away.