Mr. Mom

Sarah is away with some friends for the weekend for a long overdue girls weekend, so Saturday was a Daddy solo day, and it looked kind of like this: 

1. Wake up at 6:00am (Sam - told to go back to bed)

2. Wake up again at 6:30am (Sam - no longer worth telling him that)

3. Everybody awake 

4. Snuggle & jump on Daddy for a while

5. Go downstairs, make coffee, eat cereal

6. Play

7. Go to Sam's school (Childswork) for a work party (digging, etc.)

8. Donuts @ 11:15am (59th & E. Burnside)

9. Powell's Books on Hawthorne

10. Hot dog lunch @ Otto's on Woodstock

11. Watch buddies Quinn and Jack play soccer at Berkley Park

12. Nap (Amy)

13. Mow lawn & pick weeds with Sam

14. Amy wakes up - everybody gets Hershey bars!

15. Check mail - new Tessy & Tab

16. Read Tessy & Tab - they are making smoothies!

17. Make smoothies!  

18. 2 games of Candyland

19. Ride bikes to Westmoreland Park

20. Eat pizza & oranges

21. Feed ducks, swing, slide, climb, etc. 

22. Ride home

23. Bath

24. Watch rest of "Cars"

25.  3 books

26. Bed

27. Dad drinks large glass of bourbon & blogs about fun day. 

The End?

Beach Trip!

We spent the weekend at Gearhart a couple weeks ago (happy birthday Papu!) and the weather was incredible for early April...warm, slight breeze, very nice.  We did a lot of beach playing.  Here are some pictures...

The leader in the clubhouse for the '09 Xmas picture...

Find stick...throw stick...repeat.  

Walking the long path back to the beach house.  I took this with my cell phone...technology is amazing. 

Auntie Liz and Sam did a LOT of running together...up and down the dunes about 100 times, then in and out of the water another 100 times...

Cousin Kaja...

Amy taking in the sights...

Kaja, Amy and Sam...they can swim, right?

More recent wonderful randomness (and evidence that our kids kind of like each other)

Not much more than a shoebox dump of some recent favorite pictures and recent activities.  I love being a dad.  Sarah took the kids to the beach this last week with the Bruggers (Spring Break! Yeah!).  Some fun pictures - I'll let her post. 

Got out the paints last night and spread out some big paper.  Good times by all and a decent resulting painting....

Sarah and the kids planted peas, zinnias, and daisies in yogurt cups on the windowsill.  By seed.  And like a week later they are blooming.  

Sam and I took a MAX ride a few weeks ago...this is Sam in the train in the tunnel

Waiting for the train to come (at the Zoo station)

Amy loves Bob (not quite pictured - Bob on her dress - awesome)

Amy also loves cupcakes...

Sam in the big story tree at OMSI...

Mom's day off

About ten months ago my darling husband asked me if I would be interested in going to the NCAA tournament. YES YES and more YES. For several reasons, one, spend the day watching basketball, two, spend the day watching basketball with my husband, and three, a day to be a real grown up. Needless to say once we got tickets from the lottery (nine months ago) I asked Chris who is going to watch the kids. We'll figure it out when it gets closer was the response.

So as of Tuesday night I had it all figured out, (Thank you Amber and the GREAT Auntie Liz). When Sam woke up on Wednesday morning with a "froggy throat" I went into panic. I kept him home that day and figured a day of rest will make him so much better there will be no chance of us missing the games. (OH how I still need to learn how to hope as a mother.) The morning of we took our time going to school and had Sam and Amy dropped off by 10 to get downtown by 10:30. We had a great morning with no phone calls from anyone... Right before the last game we got the call, Amy has a fever and threw up in the car on the way home, and Sam is crabby and went right to sleep (6:30) when he got home. So the wonderful Auntie Liz took care of my two very sick kids so I could still have my day off. 

Spending the day in their "dammies" has helped today and I am hoping with all hope that by tomorrow morning they will be well enough to head South to Eugene so I can again enjoy a wonderful day of Chris, basketball, and some adult time.

Thank you to my village!! 

Happy Birthday Amy (belated)

Amy's 2nd birthday was on March 7th, and she rode the birthday train for several days.  Here are a few pictures.  The first is Amy reading some of her new birthday books with Mom & Sam (thanks for sharing)

Eating a birthday cupcake...not sure what she is so distressed about.  It's a cupcake

New teaset: 

At Saint Cupcake on the morning of her birthday.  She had a tough time choosing, but finally picked one out.  We ate cupcakes at 10:15 am.  Then we went swimming.  Good birthday. 

Who is Who

AMY OR SAM

Kindergarten Round-up

 Sam this weekend

 Sam 3 years ago!

First of all why is round up in February. I should not be thinking and feeling these emotions until August. As we have decided to send Sam to kindergarten the reality of how it will change my life next year is tumbling down on me. I have had an emotional 48 hours as I realize that he will not eat lunch with us next year, and where did the past five years go. I have been able to keep this all from him, so his excitement is off the charts.

I am also realizing that my wonderful son is growing up into a very happy and excited boy. He has enjoyed experiencing all the new conversations about kindergarten. What will I take to eat next year? Will we walk? 

Sam as always is doing much better at change (even though it is really not for six more months) than his emotional mother.