Rainy day with Jack

The plan was to hit the pool Saturday but rain and cold forced us indoors. Finn spent some time hanging with Jack while mom and dad caught up with Bob and Abby.















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Watching movies

Ok there really is only one movie. Cars.



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Light switches, green chairs, and slides

Uhh...Finn is it really that important to mess with the light switch? What else do you do when my back is turned?



Not for the light switch thing but this is Finn's time out chair. He made 3 visits before 10am this morning. We can't wait for "mommay" to get home!




We rounded out the morning at the park.






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Los Lonely Boys

OK, well we are not too lonely as you will soon see.  Nor are we short of good times and sunshine, which also will become apparent.  But we are without momma, whom we miss dearly this week and can only hope she will come back as she is at Comi-Con meeting her favorite A- list celebs  (but truly A list in our book) at posh parties and getting them to look silly while demoing Kinect.  She will come back, right? Here is our effort to show her what SHE is missing.  :)

Yesterday was Papa Walker’s birthday so we headed over there for some fun.

Then we let Finn know we were headed to the beach! 

After a quick superman change we grab our stuff and blow this popsicle stand! (you guys coming?)

we got to the beach and quickly armed ourselves with requisite beach gear

Ahh the cool water lapping up against his..well…above his thighs.

After getting used to the refreshing lake nothing like a dip with Nana.

And finally, back on the beach for a break.

 

Next day, here he is looking very proud just after surprising daddy with his back turned by mysteriously appearing in his high chair (never has chosen climbed up there before on his own…), proving his desire for breakfast immediately. Yes daddy’s sausage and black bean eggs are that good.

After breakfast we headed out to the playground at Green Lake. Finn brought Ollie.

After a nap we headed out and picked up Nana. Our cousin Susan and her son Kai had a co-b-day party where our little man had some more fun, exploring their wonderful Ranch in North Bend.  Of course there was cake, a really fun John Deere tractor cake made by a friend.

We loved meeting their horses.

Their chickens.

Inspecting the lawn mower.

And going insane on the trampoline with Kai

 

Which tends to be tiring

Hence a requisite cool-down.

Good times.

We miss you mommy!

Flower power pitstop

Checking out the lavender. Does it need water Finn?




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All together

Emily and Matilda and Finn and Jack.

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Mother’s Day on the Farm

While Brian’s mom spent Mother’s Day weekend in Colorado visiting her daughter and grand-daughters in Colorado, we took the three-hour road trip down to Oregon to spend it with my Mom.  This was the first time in probably 10 years I spent Mother’s Day with my mom, and the first time we spent a co-mother’s day with her, which made it very special.

The trip was sort of impromptu, so Gigi was quite surprised when we called on Thursday to let her know we’d be showing up at her house (with her favorite grandson in tow) late on Friday.

Naturally, the weekend was less about Mother’s and more about Finn, which was fine by us.   The weather was BEAUTIFUL so both he and Ollie got lots of outside time – sat in tractors, ran around the grounds, tore apart the house… just a normal weekend for an 19 month old boy.

hey! i’m driving a tractor!

 

“helping” papa in the shop

  on one of his many strolls around the farm

Finn has decided the blowing kisses is fun – especially when the receiver pretends the kiss knocks them over…

 

As if getting to visit my mom on Mother’s Day wasn’t enough of a gift, my darling husband put together two really beautiful photo compilations chronicling my first and second years as a mom.  He had to shrink the file quite a bit to make it small enough to put on You Tube – my home version is huge and crisp and so lovely!  But we wanted to share the fun, and I wanted to say a big “Thank You!” to my sweet spouse who makes every day better than the day before.

Don’t forget to turn on your speakers… BW did a wonderful job picking out some really sweet music.

i am so in love with these two guys.