Lindsey and I had a childless night this weekend. We attended a friends wedding near Bellingham, and took the opportunity to have grandparents look after Avery. It was a nice treat for both of us, especially Lindsey who has never been away from our little boy. I thought we’d return from our trip well rested, but we stayed up very late visiting with friends, and didn’t manage to sleep in much past our normal wake up call.
Today we drove home and had a little fathers day celebration.
Lindsey and I at the wedding.

Nana entertaining Avery.

Daddies, and their sons.

Nana, Grandpa, and Avery.

Last week Lindsey’s uncle lost his battle with cancer. He was a fun and energetic man who loved life. We have many fond memories of him from all our visits and will miss him.

Yes we can! And we did.
Today was caucus day in Washington state. After walking to the local high school armed with Cheerios and Goldfish crackers, we crowded into the gym to vote and elect delegates. In our neighborhood, we sent four delegates for Barack and one for Hillary. Avery was a great sport throughout the process, smiling and staying generally quiet.

In January our niece, Nicole, celebrated her fourth birthday. The little girls got all dressed up for the princess-themed party. We’ve been meaning to put up some pictures for a couple weeks. Here they are….

Over the weekend we had my Aunt from New Zealand come and visit. She’s traveling in the U.S. and made a stop at our house. Lindsey and I hadn’t seen her since we were back in New Zealand a couple years ago, and Avery had never met her. We had a great time visiting.
Since she hadn’t been to Seattle before we made the requisite trip to Pike Place Market. Despite the freezing cold weather it was busy.



My Aunt gave Avery a rugby ball and some lessons. He loves it.