Bath talk...

...can you translate?

A night out...

...on the town.

Our friend started a production company that puts on charity events for children services in Portland. This event was a 1920's cocktail party benefiting Trillium Family services. It was held at a great newer restaurant in the Pearl District called Irving Street Kitchen. It was a wonderful event that these hard working people put thousands of hours into I'm sure to make a success. I was excited for the yummy food and Brian was excited for the hosted bar.

We had fun with 3 of Brian's good friends from forever and being out on a saturday night. I felt like a teenager who had snuck out of the house. That how weird it was to be out again, in a bar on a saturday night.

It was a later evening than we had had in forever, well not counting sleepless nights with a teething or sick infant. Brian even made me end the evening in the T-bell drive thru.

Nights like this remind me mamas and dadas need to do this from time to time.

Walking to the event
Brian and Ira
Photo time with props, took some convincing but they were having fun!
Paul and me.
Bootleggers at the Ball.

Cold & flu season...

...is here.

I have been dreading fall & winter this year, which I usually love. I love the leaves changing colors, picking out my pumpkin to carve, Halloween, rainy/lazy sundays, Thanksgiving, Christmas movies on t.v. and the spirit that is in the holiday air.

Unfortunately as summer ends I can not focus on any of those things. All I think about is the dreadful cold and flu season. The last two weeks of school we have already had many teachers and students out with various illnesses. Which makes me worry what is to come in the next months.

Well yesterday we have had our first virus of the season. Luckily is seems R is in less discomfort than he was as a infant but it doesn't make it any easier. Although I would rather me be sick than him why does it seem I always get whatever he gets making it doubly as hard to take care of him. I guess this is why mothers are the strongest people=).

From our house to yours I hope your families stay well during the cold & flu season! I will also extend a question...Are you getting your children the flu shot???

Wild Man

This is why we call him "wild man". Do girls do act like this???

14 months and favorite stair.

14 months and loving climbing, walking and getting into anything he shouldn't be. His vocabulary; mama, dada, dog, uh oh and.........no, no, no, no, no! Even though it sounds more like na, na, na, na, na in a french accent. He also likes to do this fake laugh, so he will do something he thinks is funny and burst into a fake laugh. He is still a good eater. He loves fruit, veggies and anything he can use to make a big mess of our kitchen. Everyday brings a new adventure and more fun with our sweet little man!

Stair fun before naptime

Naptime I can't believe how big he is getting!

DC 1...

Look who learned how to drive a boat at his 1st Sea Fair in Seattle! R loved the boat and really loves water. Mom loved that it was a contained area she didn't have to worry about her baby getting into things he shouldn't in our host's non-child proof house. All mother's of toddlers know the stress it is being in a non-child proof house, especially one near water. Regardless it was a wonderful Sea Fair weekend and we can't wait for future ones to come where hopefully R will be riding a wakeboard as well as his dada!

Where I go to escape the heat...

and play in the sand.