San Juan Islands

Alex' parent came to visit last week and we made a trek to the San Juan Islands.

This is me and Lily at Deception Pass.

View from the bridge.

Skipping rocks off of Whidbey Island

On the ferry to Friday Harbor

Lily getting her sea legs.

Alex and Hunter

bon voyage.

Goofy Hunter.

The girls

Disembarking

The whale museum at Friday Harbor.

Friday Harbor

more whale museum

Grandpa & Dylan riding around in a little electric car.

Hunter and Alex

Heading into shore.

my man Dylan

checking out the beautiful scenery. This is why I love Washington in the Summer.

Princess Lily

Megan & Grandma with Mt Baker in the background.

Outlook over the San Juan islands from Anacortes.

Megan and the monkeys

She Made It!

After a grueling audition and call-backs, meet Megan, the newest member of the Youth Premier Ballroom Dance Team. (That's the top team in layman's term)

This is from her performance on the Junior Premier team a couple of weeks ago.
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" polka. Megan is in the back middle.

From "The Chairman's Waltz" (Memoirs of a Geisha)

Isn't she beautiful (and talented). (Don't blush, Megan)
She also did a samba with a black light and funky costumes, but frankly couldn't tell which one was her, let alone take a picture.

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Happy Birthday, Alex!

Alex officially celebrates his first year of being 39 today! Happy Birthday, Sweetheart. I love you.

Take Your Kid to Work Day--Part I

Alex took Hunter with him to work for Amgen's Take Your Kid to Work Day.

He let Hunter decide if he wanted to take the train to work or the bus.

Guess which one he chose. He's been reading books about trains all week to get ready.
This is the train they took. They got to ride on the second story.

They even had a little table inside.


Hunter on the Helix bridge going into Alex' building. It's shaped like a strand of DNA, so they call it the Helix bridge.

Having pancakes for breakfast at the Watson & Crick Cafe.

The future scientist (or train engineer)

Decked out in Alex' lab coat.


Decorating T-shirts.

Doing top secret experiements.

Observing the centrifuge.



Sterile and safe conditions must be observed.


After work, Alex took him up the space needle. The outside observation deck is not covered. Hmmm, was that an engineering oversight or what?

The train station down town and passing Quest stadium.

This kid was beaming all day.

One pooped (but happy) little boy.

Please DO feed the animals!

Hunter loves to help out feeding his little sister.




The little man in action.

Easter Digs

This year I attempted to make the girls matching Easter dresses. Megan agreed as long as she could pick out the fabric so it wasn't too "little girly." I think she made a great choice. It turned out to take quite a while to make them though since I had to do it after Lily went to bed. She wanted to help me by pushing the pedal and the reverse button. So after several nights of very little sleep, they were finished. Lily even let me put that ridiculous flower on her head.

The boys got black suits. Hunter wouldn't put the tie on, but he's still cute.