Do It Tomorrow!

For the last little while, Andy and I have a had a running gag between us, 'do it tomorrow'. He says it's my motto. And sadly, I agree. I find myself saying it quite a bit. I don't think it has to do with laziness, just the fact that with 2 kids, there just isn't enough time in the day to get everything accomplished. So for mother's day, I was thrilled that Andy made breakfast and dinner! So this last Tuesday evening after dinner, he announced that he had to run an errand with Grace. When they returned, they quickly ran upstairs. I thought they were just coming back down a few minutes later. But he did not finish his secret project until 10pm. So I had to laugh when he finally let me see what he was up to. I just find it ironic that he gives me a bad time for putting things off, when he had this idea since March and didn't do it until after mother's day! Thanks to Andy and Grace for the 'cheap and bad advice'!

Baird Mania

We had a fun little weekend (5.8.08-5.11.08) with our friends Adam, Heidi, and Campbell Baird! We met Adam and Heidi when we lived in Provo. They now live in Washington while Adam is in law school. On the day they arrived, we happened to dress our boys in the same exact outfit.

The next day we took them to the coast. The weather was a bit on the cold side, but that didn't stop Andy and Grace from enjoying the beach. We first went to Seaside, which we hadn't checked out before, then headed over to our favorite, Cannon Beach.

At Seaside they had these swings for the kids. Here's a good back-to-back comparison of our boys. They are 5 weeks apart!

Here we are, yet again, at our favorite spot!

On Saturday we took them to another favorite spot, Multnomah Falls.









After enjoying nature's beauty, we enjoyed a man-made beauty, Bridgeport Village, a large outdoor mall. We had never been there before, and I'm already looking forward to going back! A favorite spot of Heidi's is Pudding on the Rice. Which if anyone has a chance to try, I would highly recommend it, especially if you like pudding! Andy and Adam are not fans, hence the picture.















Grace's favorite spot was the play area, of course! I just thought this was a cool picture of her in the cylinder thing.




Some other things we did while they were here but not pictured: saw Iron Man, ate at Camp 18 (Andy's favorite restaurant on the way back from the Coast), and checked out a bit of downtown Portland (couldn't get very far without the strollers). Thanks for coming you guys!

6 Months Already!?

I cannot believe my little guy is already 6 months! Someone warned me that with each kid the time flies faster and faster. They were right! As you can see in the video clip, he is already eating solids. There are so many other hidden talents this kid has, which I won't go into details, but my favorite is how he can put a smile on everyone's face. Especially mine!

This Past Week

This past week we celebrated Andy's 29th Bday! I got him a new grill (since the other one caught on fire!) and a DVD. He is not a cake eater, so he always requests cinnamon rolls from Cinnabon. That is what's under the candles. And he clearly stated that he did not want a party. So to get around a party but still have people over, I invited them in 20 min. shifts. Which by the way, I really liked. I could enjoy our friends, one at a time. I think we could call it a successful day!

This is a waist trimmer courtesy of our friends. On the box it states that one size fits most. I think it's save to say that Andy fits under that category.

Grace was invited to a Princess Birthday Party. Too bad she didn't want to dress up in the entire princess costume! Oh well, she still really had a good time!

As promised, this cute dress was made by my oh-so talented younger sister. She has been asking to see pictures of Grace in it. The weather on Sunday was finally nice enough for her to wear it. And she loved wearing it!

And then there was Clark. He developed a bit of a cold, not fun! He absolutely hates to have his nose suctioned out. I don't blame him. He seems to already be doing a lot better. Yeah!

Deb and Tyler

This past week (4.13-4.18) our friends Debbie and Tyler came for a visit! It was so good to see them! It had been almost a year since we last saw them. So we were able to spend good quality time together and catch up! On Thursday, the nicest day we had last week, we went to the annual Tulip Festival. It was beautiful!

Thanks Grace! This was the only picture taken with the two of us.

I thought this was appropriate!

We also spent some time at the Children's Museum. The kids had a great time!

We wore them out! Mission accomplished!

Making Clark Laugh

Grace is always getting Clark to smile and laugh. Just thought I would share with everyone.

Fun Times

Last weekend (3.27-3.31) Andy's parents, Dan & Kathy came to visit. We had a really good time, and for once, no one got sick! On Saturday we took a little trip to the coast. Our first stop, Tillamook! They had cheese samples and the best ice cream!

The weather was pretty lousy, but we wouldn't let that stop us from enjoying our day at the beach!

This is Andy eating a 'sand'wich. Ha! Ha!

Here we are at Tillamook again enjoying a wonderful lunch and dessert!

Clark likes to stick out his tongue and I finally got a picture of it.

Since I was sick on Easter I missed out on getting the kids all dressed up. And especially since Grammy was there, all the more reason to dress them in their Easter outfits.

On Monday, we took a little tour at the Pittock Mansion. The weather was pretty lousy all weekend, so we had to look for indoor activites. But the mansion was impressive!

Some of Andy's cousins from Utah were also visiting their siblings, so we all got together. And it also happened to be Sharlyn's 27th Bday. (27th, right?)

One of the days we stopped to go to the temple grounds. I missed out since I had to feed Clark.