Jack's First Haircut

Hair was finally trimmed and no one cried - success! Look at my little boy, he's growing up so fast... sniff, sniff. And did I forget to mention, he's WALKING now??

Before (and happy about the firetruck seat!)

During - hey, this isn't so bad...

All done! How do I look?

The reward for good behavior - a blue balloon!

Oops

It appears that if you don't religiously replace (or in our case, clean) the furnace filters every THREE MONTHS, your A/C coil will freeze up on the HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR. Awesome. And of course, it happens at 7pm on a Friday night... fortunately we figured out that the charge for a Saturday visit was the same as a Friday night 10pm visit from the technician, so we got it taken care of (we hope) tonight. Now we are awaiting the big thaw. We're told that by noon tomorrow we should be back in business. Which will be just in time, since Seattle is expecting another 90 degree day tomorrow. So much for my smug "we have A/C" attitude, I think karma is biting me in the rear!

Snoqualmie Falls

Today, we had the pleasure of meeting up with our friends Dandy, Sophia and Gavin, who are visiting from North Carolina. It was a gorgeous day, mid-80's and sun so we went to Snoqualmie Falls. The views were spectacular and the kids had a blast running around on the grass and climbing on rocks. It was really nice to see Brooke and Sophia playing together - they are only 3 days apart in age and both are tall girls, and it was fun to see how much they have in common! They are both very articulate and bright, so it looked like they had a lot of fun playing together. We convened at a local restaurant for a nice lunch afterward, and then came home so Jack could crash. Fun day!

Have a Nice Day

Breakfast should be fun (at least once in a while). We copied IHOP this morning and had some fun with pancakes.

See how neat and tidy Miss B was?

On the other side of the table, we have THE BOY. We don't need no stinkin' utensils!

Enjoy your Monday!

Summertime / Storytime

My cuties...

Yo Gabba Gabba Ecstasy

Oh my... they finally did it - someone merchandised Yo Gabba Gabba. We've been waiting! A 3 year old girl is awfully happy today! This is what a real smile looks like.

If anyone else's kid is similarly obsessed, you can find them at Target, along with a whole new line of toys. I hear they're also at Toys'R'Us and the Evil Empire (aka Wal-Mart).

Leo's Big Snip-Snip

Ah, poor Leo... there comes a time in every young dog's life when we call upon a qualified vet to do the unspeakable to his manliness. After I was "humped" while kneeling down to put Jack's shoes on the other day, I said "enough is enough" and scheduled him for surgery. Enjoy your randy, frisky self between now and 8/18 buddy!