Backyard Photo Shoot

Nice weather = happy babies. The photos speak for themselves...

I love this shot, and you can see Louis' two teeth!

Kate and Christopher's new pad

Last weekend was a rare spring weekend in Seattle -- 70s and not a cloud in the sky. Kate and Christopher celebrated that -- and moving into their new "back to the land"-style homestead complete with chickens and an outdoor pizza oven -- by having their first gathering.

This is Cosmo's best Seattle friend, Betty.

Little Jerry the chicken planning his escape.

The pizza oven!

Louis

Pascal

Aunt Shawn's monthly 24-hour visit

We started a tradition of waking Auntie Shawn up with smiles and giggles. Good morning!

Tre's visit

We are WAY behind on our blog posts, so watch out for a bunch of retroactive ones this weekend! My dear friend Tre came to visit a couple weeks ago from Vermont -- met Pascal and Louis for the first time, served as "sherpa" more than once, made a ton of healthy food and snacks for the house, and most importantly gave me some much-needed girl time. We miss you already, Tre!

We took the boys to the Seattle Aquarium for the first time.

Octopus

Story time with Louis

Pascal just waking up from a nap on Mamma one lazy afternoon

Louis and Tre having a deep conversation in the grass

I love this very serious photo

Me and Pascal at Discovery Park

Tre and Louis... Again. 

The two headed hydra

..... Of cuteness!!!!!!

Weekend sans Pappa Furst!

Marc was out galavanting in Philadelphia for Passover which left me home with the boys. It was a beautiful Seattle weekend and we had two holidays to celebrate with friends. We hung out with neighbors, ate squash for the first time, walked around Green Lake with Auntie Edit, watched Auntie Jessie cook Passover salmon, played with our local parenting group friends, and went to David and Tricia's Easter dinner. We also asked Mamie Annie to help a lot :) Enjoy!

Me and da boyz

Pascal with our neighbor Heather

Watching Jessie cook!

Squash is yummy

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Louis decided he needed to eat halfway around Green Lake. Thank you for your patience, Edit!

With friends Rowan and Zora.

Playing with their buddy Oscar on Tricia and David's front lawn

Auntie Jessica

Pascal in Mamie's arms at Easter dinner

Auntie Amy and a wooden spoon. Life is good!

The Grumpy Old Men on the Porch

Louis: "It reminds me of a story I once heard......"

Pascal: "Oh boy.... Here we go again. I've been 

hearing this crap since we were in the womb."

L:"I don't need to hear it from you Mumbles....

 if you ever took your hand out of your mouth, 

people might actually listen to you."

P:"Mfmph? Wumf duv you pheeeen? 

Imts tasphty. Imtph tasphts jumpht luckee shicketen!"

L: "You're right Cal, it does taste just like chicken." 

L:"I never liked chicken." 

L: "But a nice pastrami on rye..... "

P: "Do you think Momma can put that in 

the Brezza baby food maker?"

L:" Hey, wait! Do you see those people over there? Who are they and how long have they been there?"

P: "What the.... a bunch of voyeurs!"

P: "Wait! Let's drop our diapers and moon 'em!" 

L: "That's hillarious! Oh man. Moon 'em. I love it!" 

P: "I know... ha ha ha..... (cough cough) wait (cough) I think I swollowed my right hand......"

P: "I'm good... I'm good. I found my hand."

L: "Whew.... I was worried"