sum sum summertime...

The last few weeks seem like they have been flying by...we have been blessed with some great weather and that has helped us begin work on one of our first house projects...installing bamboo flooring...these are a couple of pictures of the carpet coming out and the first few feet installed. Dave and a couple of friends have been working a lot on it and we hope to finish it up this weekend.

We began last weekend and while Dave and our friend Gerry got to work, his wife Cammy and their two kids plus Jonah and I visited the farmers market and the childrens museum in Olympia which was great. Who knew how cool a mirror at baby level could be? We'll definitely be back, there are some really great toys and exhibits there.

Also a few pics of Jonah from this afternoon. This afternoon he and kitty had some quality playtime with his toys on a blanket in the backyard under out dogwood tree while I caught up on some work. He is getting a little more independent now, playing with a basket of toys sometimes for a half hour or more at a time which is great and he loves sitting up by himself.

Then he and a new buddy Riley who is 10.5 months old and is babysat a couple of houses away at his grandparents shared a little pool time- a nice way to spend the end of a summer day!

We Love Fathers Day!

We had a busy and great weekend...on Saturday Jonah came with me to work for the morning where the bottom two photos were snapped...then Poppy and Leeanne came to visit from Spokane. We had a great afternoon at the farmers market in Olympia and Poppy cooked a great dinner...then on Saturday Dave, Jonah and I all headed to Seattle. We met up with Tim, Sky, Poppy and Leeanne and spent a little while wondering around the Pike Place Market (note the token 'pig' shot!) and then we had a rooftop feast of dungeness crab, bbq oysters and steamed mussels on Tim's apartment building dowtown. The sun was shining and the views of the buildings and the water were grand! Happy Fathers Day everyone!

Californ i a

We had a blast in southern California this past weekend. We flew into LA and drove north (for a really long time) to El Capitan State Beach where we camped out for a couple of days and attended the LOVELY wedding of our friends Jenn and Ian at Orella Ranch (http://orellaranch.com/OR/Welcome.html) which overlooks the coast, San Ynez mountains and the Santa Barbara Olive Company AND has some of the largest most amazing Oak trees I have ever seen. We had perfect gorgeous weather for it and little Jonah got to touch his toes in the Pacific for the first time (to which he gave a little shiver)! We stayed in a fun canvas walled tent/cabin at across from the beach at el capitan canyon which was fabulous and easy with the little guy...we all got to go swimming too!

The next couple of nights we spent in Santa Barbara with other friends Jason and Rebecca and I got to hang out with my dear old friend Laurel - who I hadn't seen since we graduated from high school! Aside from a nasty little stomach bug the little guy seemed to really enjoy himself and he got to hang out with his new baby buddy Jayden who is about three months younger then Jonah and awfully cute!

Hard to believe Jonah is turning 6 months old tomorrow! Next week he has his check up so we will find out then the latest stats...

We got back to Olympia last night and are back to work this week...missing the sunshine and palm trees a little!

Happy Birthday to my Dad!

Here are a few photos as of late. Sunday was a joint birthday party for Dave (whose birthday is really today) and his brother Tim who had a birthday at the end of May. We had fun hanging out all together on Sunday and had birthday cake and presents. Gramms is in town which has been a great help- and even allowed me to be in some photos!

Jonah has gone to two swimming so far which has been really fun...Will try to post a video of him swimming around soon. He seems to love the water and is getting so strong. In all of these photos you can see his new skills- sitting up, standing up, push ups, and being a goof! :)

My first camping trip...on a boat

Last night was Jonah's first camping trip. We slept on our friends boat which is at Jarrell Cove Marina just north of Shelton on Harstine Island. This picture is from our morning coffee...not the happy baby and monkey!

This other photo is from a BBQ the other weekend- over Memorial Day...the little man is getting a bit more interested in our food!

Who Me? The Cutest Baby Ever?

These photos are from this morning...you may notice he is slightly off of his mat- though we had set him on it- he is on the move! rolling and pivoting his way around to get to things...gonna have to spend some time baby-proofing soon I think.

The last two photos are from Mom and Baby Yoga class today...Jonah and his buddy Owen shared a blanket and were even holding hands for a while. Babies unite!

Bouncing and Eating!

The week with Gramms went too fast! Jonah is making great strides in rolling over, and pivoting his way around the floor. We also busted out his jumper and it is a big hit- he loves to bounce and twirl and looks back over his shoulder at us while he spins and laughs. He continues to grow his personality almost as quickly as his body is growing!









































Three nights ago he had his first food- rice cereal mixed with milk- it went quite well, he seemed like he wanted to lick the bowl when we were done. Since then he has had it every night and seems to love it- and makes a huge mess...there is whole new world of things for him to taste out there- it has just begun!

Oh and a happy 5th month birthday too!