Conway's New Favorite Girl

For a long time, Conway was very vocal about the fact that his "favorite girl" (his words) was his babysitter Miss Savanna. I of course was a distant 2nd. But there is a new favorite girl in Conway's life. Uncle Damo's girlfriend, Aunt Elly, has stolen the title. 😂 And it's pretty hard to argue with him...she is pretty awesome. I mean, check out the Tricerataco Holders she brought for the boys!

Mid-week fun w/ Papa!

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Back in the day, I used to be able to spend all kinds of free time mid-week with my boys, but the opportunities are rare these days...well last week, I snuck in some fun activities with the two little ones while Treva bit the bullet and attended / chaperoned / played Jedi mind tricks to get kids to pay attention at Parker's school field trip.  It was a quick morning but a few highlights :).

First, we were out the door to head to Ms. Megan's music class for Conway.  We got to pick up our BFF, Reid - more on why I was in charge of transporting Reid in a bit.  Anyway, I had Roe in my arms so I couldn't hold the boys' hands while walking through the parking lot....they improvised.   

Then, the "biggest, Little Man," and I got a quick pit stop at Starbucks on our way to the hardware store.  Check this sequence out:

May whatever you do today bring you the anticipation of joy this child feels RIGHT NOW....

He's officially amped up for the treat....let's see how he does with it.

Pretty sure he likes it.  I can usually tell when he's happy, typically coincides with him eating.

Well then, we got to go on a mid-morning run!  I haven't gotten to do that in ages with my boys, this whole "work thing" is ridiculous!  So of course, Roe wanted to show me how he runs - he says "Run" and then he just takes off.  He starts with a nice wide stance - I think Parker learned this from Cousin Philip but now, all the boys seem to have picked it up....Notice one arm pumps while the other is used like a rudder steering a ship.  It's pretty awesome to watch!  Direct link here too if Google hates my video upload:  https://youtu.be/4xGEJAILNbI

Oh, and remember me telling you that I got to take Reid to music class?  It's because our dear friends Lars and Shannon welcomed the new little angel to FC Italy, Ella Caroline Johnson - the first "pink hat" the bouncers let into the club!  We love and cherish her so already, welcome home Ella!  

P.S.  No, we don't love her so much that we want another one....so don't ask :).

Introducing Mayspot

I'd like to introduce you to the newest member of our family, Mayspot. No, we do not have another(!) child and we don't have any new pets. Mayspot is the name of our new sailboat and it turns out boats, similar to children and pets, are lots of fun and lots of work. Uncle Damo has been working on us for a while now to buy a sailboat with him and somehow he was able to convince us that this one was meant to be ours. So we went in on the sailboat together and have named her Mayspot. Where did the name Mayspot come from? The story goes like this: Growing up our family had pigs on our farm and our parents game Damo and I the job of naming one of them together. Damo wanted to name the spotted pig the very sensible name of "Spot". I on the other hand was learning the months of the year and wanted to name it "JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMay" (all the months I had learned at that point). So we compromised and named the pig Mayspot! Mayspot the pig in no longer with us, but the name can now live on in the form of our shared sailboat.

 On Damo's recent visit with us in Seattle, he and David spent lots of time on the boat getting things fixed, organized, and seaworthy. So on Memorial Day Damo, his girlfriend Elly, his friends Merebea and Shawn (who lucky for us are actually experienced at sailing) and I took Mayspot out for a sail. It was a beautiful day and although there wasn't a lot of wind we were in fact able to raise the sails and officially sail(!), as opposed to just motoring the whole time. 

The "Mayspot Board Meeting" in the picture above was actually after Mayspot was safely docked back in her slip in Elliot Bay Marina. David very kindly stayed home with the boys during the actual sailing and then brought them down for snacks after we returned.

A Beautiful Mother's Day

For Mother's Day we kept with tradition and once again enjoyed playing in the sand at Alki Beach. It was down right hot this year so putting our feet in the water was actually welcomed (or at least bearable). Uncle Damo was in town so we got to have him with us on this year's excursion. I had a beautiful day surrounded by my favorite people.

Happy Mother's Day!

P.S. A Tradition Unlike Any Other

Morning Coffee Date