Mother's Day Pedicures

Brenda and I enjoyed Mother's Day pedicures and did a little shopping. A big thank-you to our wonderful hubbies and kidlets.

Water Water Everywhere

Leah's very cute music program at school.

May 5/6

An unplanned pink and white day of shopping at the beach. A little running, a little food and a lot of talking made for a wonderful weekend away with friends.

Cole, Ian and Sam excited to go on a roller skating date with their moms. After the initial learning curve and eating a oddly blue colored Icy, the evening was deemed a success.

Canada and Back - AGAIN!

Out hiking

We had a busy week. David flew up from LA for a quick visit and to catch a ride with us to Canada for Grandpa's funeral. On Saturday afternoon, Darin headed to Eugene with Jim for the marathon, while Dave and I took the kids for a hike in Forest Park and then to the Great Chili Cook-Off at church - yum. Early, early Sunday morning Dave, the kids and I drove to Eugene to cheer Darin on. Yay babe, top 100! See Darin's blog for full details. A shout out to Carrie M who qualified for Boston. We're going to have a blast on the East Coast next April. More time in the car and we made it to Canada. Grandpa's funeral was nice and it was a beautiful sunny day ... what else can you say about a funeral? It was great to connect with the Swanson side of the family and Cole and Leah enjoyed playing with cousins Matthew and Rachael and Darin had some time with his dad and brother at the Canucks playoff game. As always, my cousins, Tim and Kim were wonderful hosts and we were able to have a quick dinner with aunt Verna and uncle Vic. On the trip back we stopped in Seattle at the Pike Place Market - flying fish are always fun to watch.

Welcome sign!

Leah's First Dance

Darin took Leah to the father/daughter dance at her school. Note the beautiful corsage. A brief glimpse into the future!