Caleb and Andy have swimming lessons on Monday and Wednesday evenings; today we decided to have a picnic dinner at the playground afterwards and then go out for ice cream. It was a great family night! I was especially glad to get some good pictures of Caleb; he's at that stage where he can't smile naturally for the camera, so I had to catch him unaware. 
Posted in: on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at at 8:23 PM 4 comments
Caleb is now 5. Can't believe what a big boy he's becoming! We had a great birthday party for him, even though we were all melting in the heat. Our neighbor Claudia baked him the most delicious green Lego cake, he was the lucky opener of the pinata, and he loved all his presents! You can't ask for much more than that.
Posted in: on Monday, June 30, 2008 at at 8:41 AM 1 comments
We got a kiddie pool to put in the backyard for Caleb's birthday party this weekend, and the boys tried it out first. They had such a great time! It's a good thing, too, because on the actual day of the party none of the boys would go outside because it was too hot for them. I guess they've inherited my low tolerance for heat. In their defense, it was 100 degrees! Maybe we'll try it out again now that we're back to the nice mid-80's...
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We went strawberry picking on Tuesday - it was a perfect day for it! Caleb and Andy were awesome pickers this year. They were so determined to pick the biggest, reddest berries they could find! Jakey, on the other hand, was quite the troublemaker. He ate lots of dirt, a few strawberries, and managed to lose my keys in the field. Fortunately Uncle Joshua found them so we could drive home! It was a fun time.
Posted in: on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at at 10:18 PM 0 comments
Andy and Jakey have been sick all week, so we've been spending most of our time at home. In between the being sick part, we have been doing our best to have some fun. I took all the blankets in our house and made a big "bed" for them in front of the tv. They thought that was so great! 
Jakey has definitely been the worst. Lots of crying with no resolution. Poor kid. He did manage to have a good time hanging around on the couch, though.
I sure hope they get better soon. We're in for a nice run of good weather!
Posted in: on Saturday, June 21, 2008 at at 3:35 PM 1 comments
My kids worked hard today. Caleb earned some money by watering plants and getting the mail for Grandma and Grandpa while they were away, so he had some cash to burn and was itching to get to the store! So we went to Fred Meyer and he picked out a Lego set. Of course. Andy was his "assistant" so he got a little cut of the the money, so he got to pick out something, too. It was Legos again. We got home and they immediately set out to build their prize. Caleb has always had this amazing ablility to concentrate on any task that interests him. He has been know to sit at the table for HOURS building Lego sets. Andy, on the other hand, not so much. He's your typical three year old, so I ended up building his set for him. But he tried!
Jakey has all of a sudden discovered the Wiggles. He brought the DVD to me the other day, so I popped it in. He was instantly mesmerized. I guess we're not done with Wiggles concerts yet!
Posted in: on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at at 9:15 PM 0 comments
Paul and I ran the Helvetia Half Marathon on Saturday. It was a wonderful day for it; clear and sunny, around 55 degrees. I felt really good the whole race; ran it in 1:56:48. My first sub-two hour half marathon since having Jakey! Paul did very well, too, running a 1:41:20 race. He said he had breathing problems until mile 10, so it's pretty amazing that he was able to post a time like that!
Our next scheduled race isn't until the Portland Marathon in October, but I'm sure we'll do something else before that...
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