A few recent happenings... Celebrating Grandma NeeNee's birthday (this pic cracks me up, they're making the same expression, they must be related!) Our niece, Clara turned 1 month old The yard is starting to bloom Will's latest word: "Hat" and he likes everyone to wear his hats Baby is due in only 7 weeks!
We try to hit up the Issaquah Community Center on Fridays for toddler playtime. $2 has never been so well spent and Will has a blast running around and playing with the toys strewn across the massive court. We usually meet up with other moms/tots, but today Will and I were the only ones who showed from our usual group, so we were looking for some extra entertainment. The jazzercise class (sassy dance moves meet aerobics) next door provided just that. There is a 75+ year old guy who is there every week, getting his groove on. I hope to be that active when I'm his age! Will loves watching the class and dancing to their music almost as much as he loves playing with all the toys.
Will dancing to the jazzercise music: Playing in the tunnels:
A few happenings with Will this weekend (and it's only Saturday!)...
-He enjoyed watching the hailstorms today, and after one would subside he'd go outside and pick up all the little "balls."
-We spent an hour (gasp!) at SBUX today with Brie before Will got too antsy
-Will has started doing the sweetest thing. If I say, "where's baby?" he'll actually point to my stomach! He'll probably be very confused when he realizes that a baby is an actual person, not a large stomach, but it's very sweet for us to see.
-Another event for Will this weekend was getting his first shiner. One of his favorite activities is carrying a pillow around the house, setting it on the ground and then proceeding to run and throw himself on the pillow. It was only a matter of time before he missed the pillow and hit something else...yesterday he overshot the pillow and cut his eyelid on the corner of a trunk. I'm so thankful that he didn't cut his actual eye as when I saw that he was bleeding from that region that was my first fear. Here's a picture of Will's eye post-fall and then a video of Will "safely" throwing his body onto a pile of blankets.
Poor guy
Safe falling technique
Here are some more recent pictures:
Binkies Laurel and Clara Licking my latte foam Grandma Melissa
Will got to spend lots of time with his dad this weekend. John's doing a lot of traveling in the next several weeks, so it was nice to get in some QT. Some of their favorite activities are dunking the basketball (especially since I'm not tall enough to lift Will up to do it), wrestling, playing chase around the house, and watching Dad do yardwork and trying to help. We had picnics at Tibbets Valley Park and Greenlake this past weekend and it was so nice to spend time outside together as a family. It makes me thankful that our baby will be arriving in the summer months, because keeping Will occupied in the house can pose a challenge at times.
Walking with Dad Picnic Peeking--and protecting the head, nice work! Meeting a friend on the playground
On a side note, in light of the Dalai Lama's visit to Seattle, here's a link to an article that brings a different perspective than that of the mainstream media... Click here for the article. If you want to read more, there's also a lengthier article from Christianity Today posted at the top of the Crossroads Bible Church web-page (see link to the right)
We are now officially a van-driving family. It's actually great having lots of space and room for our family to grow. Other than buying a car, we had nice weekend spending time together, celebrating Todd's birthday, and visiting University Presbyterian Church tonight for a sermon from Earl the Pearl (Earl Palmer), who is retiring any day. Will is still Mr. Busy and always brings us so much joy. When he does sit down momentarily, he loves to snuggle up and read (see photo below of Will totally enraptured in a book with Grandpa Dirk). I continue to grow with #2 still cooking away, due in about 11 weeks. Will & Grandpa Dirk Close-up in the backyard Fastball Clara, 10 days old Baby Simon (and me)--due date: June 23rd
John and I spent the weekend in Portland minus Will. We missed him of course, but it was a nice getaway. We spent most of Saturday test driving vans and SUVs- haven't bought anything yet but we're motivated because we already sold John's car last week! Besides car shopping in Portland, we spent time with the Patterson family and other than that just relaxed and got more sleep than usual!
Happy Birthday, Clara Caroline Farley! Laurel, baby and Todd are doing amazingly well considering the ordeal they just went through. We're all in love with Clara already and thank God for her safe arrival. Stats on Clara: 6lb 12oz and 19 inches
