April

Here’s some more of what we were up to in April.

Kieron and Silas hiking Boulder Garden Loop with Daddy
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Kieron got a new pair of glasses – sports goggles. They are perfect for our rough and tumble little boy, and the transition lenses are awesome for summer!IMG_9114

Avery still loves parkour. Look at his muscles working here!
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Completing an obstacle course. Avery always leaves class sweaty and red-faced.
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Silas and his pal, Buddha
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I went to Utah with Jonathan for his +1 dinner for work. It was fun getting to see where he goes while he’s there and meeting some of the people he works with. We spent a day in Salt Lake City, and here we are at Park City the following day.
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Avery and Kieron did a track camp over spring break. Their favorite events were the non-running ones. 🙂 Here’s Kieron throwing the javelin.
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Kieron doing the long jumpIMG_9178

Avery throwing the javelin
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Picnic in the backyard
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Kieron in his Kindergarten Opera, The Three Nanny Goats Gruff. IMG_9381

He was on cloud nine after the performance. I wasn’t expecting it from him, but the stage seemed to invigorate him!IMG_9383

Waiting for lunch at Zeek’s Pizza.IMG_9386

Silas has been on a sneaky streak lately. Here he is after giving himself a bang trim. On this particular afternoon he also snuck some treats from the pantry and stamped our return address in several spots on the family room wall.
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His “after” shot
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The boys performing a duet together before swimming lessons
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At a parkIMG_9418 IMG_9423

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Back at Rattlesnake Lake

Warmer days means heading to the water to cool off. We’ve already been back to Rattlesnake Lake a few times. Here are the boys on their first time back. They all swam out to this stump, Silas just needed a little boost up onto it.
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30 week bump shot
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A couple weeks later we returned with paddle boards. Here are Avery and Kieron maxing out the weight limit on their kids board.
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Meanwhile Jonathan took Silas for a spin on his. Silas was armed with a water gun.
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Rescue op. Kieron and Avery made it a ways out and then overturned. Avery decided to abandon ship with the paddle and swim back to shore, so Jonathan towed Kieron back in.IMG_9465

Back out and at it again.IMG_9468

Avery with his boardIMG_9470

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Laborers

Jonathan and took the boys to James’ house for a visit in April. He has a house on some acreage and is preparing the property for his wedding there this coming summer. The boys were thrilled to lend a hand that afternoon. They’re asking when they get to go back!
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Machinery, yes!IMG_7570 IMG_7582 IMG_7590 IMG_7597

Kieron in his element.IMG_7601

Another weekend we had 5 yards of bark delivered the house. The boys all helped us spread it around the yard. Kieron was the biggest help. He spread pretty much everything Jonathan dumped in the back yard himself!
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Being Tourists

Over spring break we made a couple of trips to Seattle to do some fun and unusual things with the boys. We’ve been wanting to take Avery on an underground tour of Seattle for some time, and knew we had to do it before Layla was born, or it would be another year before we could make it happen. So one afternoon we hired a babysitter for Kieron and Silas, and took Avery on the tour. Here we all are waiting for it to begin.

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Avery heading underground
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I think he really enjoyed it. I’m sure he will get more out of it in a few years, but it was a pretty fun thing to do together.
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Skylights like these were used to bring in natural light to the shops below
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Avery checking out the skylights
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Here he is making fart noises on the same stage where Ellen Degeneres, Louis CK, and other greats have performed.
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A mural of famous Seattleites
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Above ground (and on top of a skylight)
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At the end of the week, we all headed back to Seattle to go on the Seattle Great Wheel, another outing we’ve been wanting to do that will soon be more difficult with a baby.
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The boys were somewhat nervous at first, but loved the view!
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Then we headed to Volunteer Park. Jonathan photographed a family session for couple whose wedding we photographed a few years back. Meanwhile, the boys and I played around, mostly in these trees. Apparently the boys were in a modeling mood, because they kept asking me to take their pictures. Here are a few cute ones I snapped on my phone.
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The squirrels here were very friendly, I’d say too friendly. I’m pretty sure this little guy would have climbed in our hands if we’d let him.
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Bump Shot, I think this was 30 weeks
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Easter

We had a fun Easter this year, complete with all the regular festivities and traditions. We enjoyed eggs a la goldenrod and hot crossed buns for breakfast, several egg hunts throughout the day and Easter baskets full of goodies. It rained most of the day, but fortunately it held off until after the big outdoor egg hunt.

Dying eggs with three little boys – yikes! Thank goodness we only did a dozen!
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At the Centennial Field Egg hunt
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Silas ran into his friend Charlotte
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Later the Easter Bunny stopped by our house. It was raining by then, so he snuck inside.
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It took Silas a minute to notice this egg on his seat.IMG_9093 IMG_9102  IMG_9108

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