The Siege...

Will saved and saved, he actually did a better job of it than I usually do.  He saved up $70 and bought himself a new scooter.  It's the Razer Seige... for those of you not in the scooter know, the rear wheel is on a castor, apparently it enables the rider to "carve" and "grind" better than with a traditional fixed wheel.  I am quite the scooter expert these days as we did much research prior to this major purchase! Unfortunately we had to order it online... it took six days to deliver and I can't tell you how many times we checked the tracking number. :)

As soon as the FedEx truck rolled up to the house today Will was ready.  Nevermind that it was only 50 degrees and pouring down rain all day! 

Don't feel bad for Caleb, he got a new toy today too... a big box!

W.I.L.L.

Will brought this home from school this week.  It's been hanging up in his classroom since the beginning of the year and I think it sums him up pretty well... :)

Family Picture Day!

Finally... we have been waiting for the last several weeks for this day.  Well to be honest it has been more like two years.  We had a family picture day.  This was our third attempt at a photo session, Mother Nature hasn't exactly been cooperating on this little endeavor.  Last Saturday we were able to take advantage of a little break in the weather and meet up with Sonja, our beloved photographer :)
We met at Mirabeau Park and then set the boys loose in Discovery Park, I've already mentioned how much we love that place. 

Here are just a few... Sonja took almost 300 in our short two hours together.  I have a feeling it's going to be quite a job deciding on which are the favs.

In case anyone is interested in seeing more, Sonja has many more loaded onto her website... check them out!  Follow the link and the click on the Family Times page... (we are the Ladyman Family, incase you were wondering)

Worth A Thousand Words Photography

Thanks again Sonja, it was a fun day!!

Walk Dog Gone It!

Today Will walked in the annual Jefferson Elementary Tech Trek. This is a huge fund raiser each year for Will's school. Each student gathers pledges or donations for each lap they can walk around the track at Hart Field. It really is pretty fun every year. the kids have a great time and the parents have some fun hanging out in the infield. This year was a little less than perfect, only because of the weather. We had rain, hail, sleet, wind, some thunder and lightening and finally at quiting time... sunshine.

NOtice everyone in their down coats and hats... this was just before the thunder and lightening began.  These are the types of things that we parents will be able to hold over the kids heads for years!  "Remember that time I stood outside and watched you walk for three hours in the freezing rain?!!?"  they'll owe us for years :)

Thomas rocks the hotdog costume... he runs Bloomsday in this suit every year too!

A soccer game broke out in the middle of the field

Yes it was 50 degrees and freezing rain and wind, but who wouldn't want an ice cream bar?

Where was Caleb today, having a ton more fun hanging with Grandma and Grandpa

Will finished a little early, he was ready to head to the post-walk BBQ (so was mom) but he completed 28 laps... 7 miles!  Not too shabby.  He earned  $132 for the school.  Not bad for a fun afternon with his buddies.

Potty Party!

Well... here goes nothing.  I broke out the little potty chair yesterday.  Caleb thought it was pretty funny.  He sat on it last night for a bit and finally used it!  He was so excited.  Hopefully we can get started on the road to no diapers... wish us luck

Discovery Park

We found a new favorite spot! Discovery Park just opened last week in the Valley.  So much fun!!!  We met our friends Robin, Abby and Will there for a picnic on Monday, although we could have left the lunch at home.  No way were we getting those kids to stop and take a break to eat. Robin and I are thinking of making this a once a week date this summer.

Poor Will...  Caleb follows him around everywhere and Will is so great with him.

Abby looked so cute on these little mini teacup merry-go-rounds

A mini tampoline sunk into the play pad.  The entire play area is coated in a soft padded foam, which is great if you are as "coordinated" as Caleb.

and who doesn't love riding on a giant frog?

Caleb loved the splash pad with the fountains

Notice the scrapped up forehead...  It did happen while at the park, although we never saw the fall and he never mentioned... it looks like he'll be fine :)

We can't wait for the sun to come back out so we can go play again.

Sunshine and Sales

This week was by far the best of the year... weather-wise that is.  75 and sunny everyday, just glorious!!  Caleb played outside almost every waking moment.  When he woke up everyday he asked to go outside and play baseball.  When we told him he had to actually eat breakfast and get dressed before playing... things got ugly! :) He just can not understand why he couldn't just roll out of the crib and hit the backyard.  All that playing made for some really good naps though, so we can't complain.

On Saturday our backyard neighbors, Ricky and Jenny decided to ahve a garage sale.  It was so great, we were able to take some of our stuff over to their driveway and cash in!  We manned the sale on Saturday and Sunday for about 5hrs each day, worked on our tans and chatted up the garage sale shopping folks then walked away with an extra $130 and a cleaner basement.  You just can't ask much for much more.  We still have lots left and are planning another sale later in the summer.  Stay tuned for details. 

Sunday was Will's lacrosse game... they won!  Will scored three goals!!!!  he was soooo excited.  Just two more games left this season.  I promise to take the camera to the next game and try to get a good shot of a goal. 
Mike is back to work this week.  He left for Walla Walla this morning, be home on Thursday.  I'm not sure what we'll do without him this week.  I've gotten pretty used to having him around.   He was pretty excited to go this morning though, so all is well.

Now off to enjoy some more of this spring!  Caleb and I are meeting Robin, Abby and Will for a picnic this afternoon.  Heading to the new Discovery Park in the valley, I'll get some pics while we're there.