We’ve been spending a lot of time in the backyard. The weather has been great, and my resplendent wife has been busy gathering outdoor toys all week. As the week progressed more attractions were added, and tonight Avery was running between the pool, the sand table, and the basketball hoop. He’s having a great time, and it’s a nice place for us adults to relax and enjoy a cocktail in the evening. Life is good.







Thirsty.

Also thirsty.

Avery and Lindsey returned from a play date this afternoon with our neighbors plastic slide. He’s always enjoyed going down the slide with some assistance from Mommy, but today he learned how to climb the steps and slide down on his own. Once he figured out how to climb up on his own there was no stopping him. He slides over and over and over again.
Ready.

Set.

Go.

Weeeeeeee!

We had a great three day weekend. Avery’s buddy, Logan, had a 1st birthday party on Saturday. On Sunday I had a photoshoot in Seattle. And on Monday we went park hopping with Avery and grilled hamburgers in the backyard.
Here are some random pictures, none of which are related to what’s mentioned above.
Kirkland waterfront.


My first PB&J. Drank a lot of milk.


Brushing all twelve teeth.

I have a feeling we’ll be spending a lot of time in backyard this summer. Avery loves playing outside, and it’s a nice place for us parents to hang out too. The grass that we hydroseeded last September is doing really well, though we’ve avoided putting any fertilizer on it.
Avery and his friend Jackson playing with bubbles and the lawn mower.


Yesterday it was more than 90 degrees, so we tried putting Avery in a 5 gallon bucket filled with water to cool off. He didn’t like being in the bucket, but enjoyed watching Commodus drink from it. There were some other cute naked-baby pictures, which we’ll have to save for Avery’s future girlfriends.