so proud...

...of this boy!



he is officially potty training! yay!
and he is a pro!

we started yesterday...
-he has had no accidents
-he gets up and goes to the potty all by himself
-i rarely have to remind him
-he's gone both #1 and #2 with no problems (he sits down, so there's no mess! :)
-he's gone potty in public restrooms (he told us he had to go!)
-last night (his first night) he woke up dry

i have no delusions that we won't have some accidents in the future or that we don't have any more work ahead of us... but he's doing it, and doing really well! so, for as well as he's doing, it was worth the wait!

haircuts x3

yesterday in the beautiful sunshine, i sat all my boys down on the deck and tortured them with haircuts! they all did surprisingly well... blake didn't even cry this time!! this is major progress people, the last few times it has taken at least 2 sometimes 3 people to hold him down just to buzz it off. yesterday he sat on his dads lap, didn't cry, and sat perfectly still while i was able to trim around his ears and neck! adam did really good too... he was a little squirmy, but didn't cry! now, if adam's hair wasn't starting to get in his eyes i probably wouldn't have cut it, i think he looks so cute with long blond shaggy hair, but it is summer, and the poor kid doesn't need hair in his eyes!

adam before:


adam after: (i was amazed at how soft and fine his hair is, and how LONG it actually got)



blake before: (ok, he did cry a little before we started, but he calmed down)


blake after:


no before/after pictures of jonathan, because let's face it, seeing a grown man get his hair cut is neither exciting or cute. but of course i think he looks handsome! :)

it's official

jonathan has been selected by his work to take a temporary assignment in LONDON for 6 months!

we will be there from the end of July to the end of January!

100th post

i can't believe i've had this blog for almost 2 years and i'm just now getting to 100 posts! well, at least it's a good one....

this saturday i ran my first half-marathon!

i was excited, but nervous... and so happy that i had a bunch of friends that did the half marathon too! we had a great time and everyone did amazing, i was so proud of everyone! i wasn't too happy about the rainy weather, but very grateful that i decided to bring my hat, so it really wasn't an issue. i ended up beating the goal that i set for myself and really enjoyed the run! i still have a lot to learn about racing because the last couple miles about killed me, and i have been so sore the last couple days i could hardly walk! all in all it was a great time and i'm excited for the next one!


my mom brought the boys to cheer me on at the end... i almost cried when i saw them at the end, but still had about a 1/4 of a mile left, so i had to suck it up! :) they also brought me flowers...so sweet!


that face should say it all....

i think it took me about 5 min to get up after squatting down like that!

here are my stats:

time: 1:46:16 (8:07 min mile)

5th in my age group

22nd female overall

83rd finisher

*thank you to my parents for watching the boys the night before, and for bringing them to the race, it meant so much to me to have you there! i love you!

best friends....

lately at least... these two have been having so much fun playing together. blake is getting better at sharing, and he loves to make adam laugh! adam likes to follow blake around and do whatever he is doing.

they did this for a good half hour the other day...

then blake decided he wanted in.... adam wasn't so sure

i guess he decided it was ok!

thank you laundry basket!

Safeco via Link Light Rail

yesterday we went to our first Mariner game of the season! oh how i LOVE this time of year! i'm sure anyone who has been to a game at either Safeco or Qwest knows that parking can be a bit of a challenge, not to mention more expensive than the game sometimes... so we decided to take the light rail from the airport, since jonathan parks there for free, to the stadium! did i mention that blake is obsessed with trains right now!


he was loving every minute of it... the entire walk from the car to the train he kept repeating, in his loudest voice, 'we're going to the train, the train, the train, the train.... '


i think adam was just excited because blake was so excited, but he loved it too!


a must have for our family at the games is licorice... black and red! our seats this year are on the 3rd base side, we have a great view!

it was a little chilly, but we had a great time, the kids did amazingly well (they must know how much their momma loves to go!) and the M's won 3-0!

party time!

on saturday we had a few people over to help celebrate adams first birthday! we had a great time, ate lots of food, opened some presents, and watched adam shove his face full of cake... usual 1st birthday stuff!


he got some great toys... and some LOUD toys (thanks to the conks :) that he LOVES!


some that his daddy just HAD to try out... 'come on dad, my turn'


'oh, this is fun'

'uh, maybe not'

'ok, i like it !' thanks auntie marilyn and tommy for hours of fun!

birthday cupcakes from costco (we're all still on a bit of a sugar high!)

unlike blake, who was very careful about eating his cake, adam totally went for it!

this kid did not disappoint for the camera!

but looks like its pretty well contained....

.... maybe not!

Happy Birthday Adam! We LOVE you!

on a side note, he had his 12 month check up...

dr said hes growing beautifully and was impressed with how well he's walking...

his stats....

22lbs (25-50%)

30in (25-50%)

head is 47 1/4cm (75%) smart boy right! :)