May Trip to Tri-Cities

Last weekend we traveled to eastern Washington to visit Grandma and Grandpa M. Here are a few photos from our recent adventure.

Oliver and Grandma

Isaac and Grandpa

Checking out the sweet trucks at the Kids Fair

Excavator!

The Boys. Pit stop in Cle Elum for dinner on the way back home.

Holiday Weekend with the Merhars

We had a great weekend and visit with Grandma & Grandpa Merhar, and Uncle Jeff. Here are a few photos from our adventures around Seattle.

Lunch at The Crab Pot

Seattle Aquarium

Dinner downtown (Oliver happily asleep with Grandma)

Watching Isaac's soccer practice

Oliver all ready for a holiday party!

There are a few more photos of the weekend in our Google+/Picassa page (click here).

Halloween Weekend 2014

Happy Halloween! 

Isaac enjoyed a Halloween party at preschool, followed by trick or treating in our neighborhood with friends. We also had a short visit with Eric's Dad, soccer, and lots of baby snuggles. A few photos from this weekend:

Jack-O-Lanterns

Isaac as Spiderman!

Sweet Brothers

Oliver and Bernadette on Halloween night

Isaac's trick or treating buddy, Malin

Grandpa Don and Oliver (and Lego Spiderman...)

Oliver is taking a bottle! Now, Mom and Dad can go out for dinner...

Our first dinner date out since Oliver / Grandpa Don babysitting 

Go Seahawks!

Lil Kickers Soccer

Family Portrait (Age 3 3/4)

Isaac's family portrait, age 3 3/4.

Isaac is really enjoying coloring, drawing, and cutting at school and at home right now. He really wants to learn how to read. And, although that is still a ways off, we are having fun with sounds and words.

He can write his name on his own, and can write most letters and numbers from memory. Although, for the harder ones (like the difference between 5 and 2) he likes to see an example or trace. It's so fun to see the fine motor skills develop more each week - heck, each day!

A Birthday, Fro-Yo, Wedding Dresses, Work, and Play

A Birthday, Fro-Yo, Wedding Dress Shopping,Work, And Play.

Yup, that about sums up our last couple of weeks. 

I had a birthday. We got to do some shopping with my parents, and then did an evening downtown for dinner and the Sounders match.

Do I look too happy to be out, childless?

This weekend Isaac and I ventured to Bellevue Square to see friends and go to dinner. The playground there is always a big hit.

Fro-Yo after play time

I got to go wedding shopping with my sister! Such a fun and special day. I can't show a picture of her in the dress, but here is a silly one of me trying on accessories.

I.O. is really adjusting well to preschool, and loves to "work" -- what they call the lesson and learning time. Here he is working on his cutting skills -- just working away at his desk.

 And of course, hard work is rewarded with play!

Checking out the new playground at north acres park - Lodi got to run around at the dog park too. Bonus.

A strong climber

 Tractor at Central Market!

He looks a little bigger than last time, huh? (2 years ago...)

Seattle Trip :: March 2013

What an awesome Seattle trip!  It felt so good to see everyone, be in Seattle, get needed work done on the house, and have a little vacation.  Here are some highlights:

Easy Travel

Isaac was a travel super-star.  The quick flight, his own seat, and iPad helped.  Smiles all around!

House Repairs

Eric, his Dad Don, and friend Tony get all the credit here.  While Isaac and I were having fun around town, these guys did all of this in 4.5 days:

• Tore out rotting tiles, walls and studs in the bathroom (including the insulation damaged by the water)
• Removed the glass tiles and boarded up the slat-style window (causing the dampness and rot)
• Re-framed the wall, added insulation and concrete board, and re-tiled
• Installed a fan
• Patched the exterior siding like a pro

Family

It felt SO good to see so much family while we were in Seattle.  Isaac is one loved little guy:

Top to bottom, left to right:  Isaac with Grandma Debi & Mary, Isaac with Dad at Pike Place, the Jabbusch Crew at Barking Dog, Isaac and Grandma making cupcakes, the extended Jabbusch crew celebrating Oma's 90th birthday, and Isaac and "nanny Mary"

Friends & Fun

Time for friends too?  You betcha!  Eric and I slipped away to a Sounders match, friends Tony & Amanda hosted a St. Patty's dinner party for us, and Isaac had tons of fun playing at the park and at my parent's house (cars! trains!).

Tired Yet?

We had a little down-time too.  We even caught Isaac (aka Mr. No-napper) taking a few mid-day snoozers.

Thanks to all our Seattle family and friends for such a great visit!  See you next time!

Thanksgiving Weekend 2012

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We've had quite the fun week.  Isaac was off daycare Wednesday through Friday. I was off Wednesday and Thursday, and Eric was off Thursday and Friday, so we each got a full day with the little guy.  The big snow from a couple weeks ago has melted around town, so we enjoyed playing outside before the winter really hits Park City.  Here's the run-down:

Rainy day bus ride up to Main Street for the usual book store & coffee/ice cream treats

Monkey Business fun with Mom on Wednesday

Pre Thanksgiving walk to rite aid (carousel!)

Practicing skiing with "Loosey the Moose" -- ready for the slopes!

Thanksgiving dinner! (prime rib with the usual sides... green bean salad, creamed spinach, stuffing and sweet potato fries per Isaac's request).  He wore his Thanksgiving hat for a good portion of the day.

At Discovery Gateway kids museum in SLC on Friday with Dad

Soccer Fun at City Park on Sunday 

Excavator (of course)

Homemade play dough was a BIG hit.  He loved practicing cutting with a plastic knife

Also of note, Eric brewed two batches of beer this weekend.  He's been rocking and rolling with brewing lately.  Currently in the pipeline:  smoked porter, sour cherry stout, coffee & cream stout, helles lager, rye lager and Schwarzbier.  It's gonna be a yummy winter!

And of course, the weekend was full of calls and skypes to family and friends.  We hope everyone enjoyed time with family and a few good bites to eat as well.

September (5 posts in 1)

Where did September go? Here's what we've been up to:

Park Silly Sunday Market & (almost) weekly festivals around town:

Lots of hours spent at City Park:

Visitors!

Don (Eric's Dad) visits for the weekend, and a quick afternoon visit with Oma, Lynn & Rick

 Oktoberfest at Snowbird Resort

Great fun for adults and kids, alike

 And what little boy doesn't love a ride on the fire truck?

And of course, more photos in our picassa album.