Out And About

It's almost officially summer! We've been enjoying the sunny weather and longer days by getting out and about. 

Last weekend we went to Chelan (Eastern Washington) to visit friends and celebrate their daughter's first birthday. 

I work from home part-time, which means I get to enjoy time during the day with Ollie.  As he gets more active and mobile it is so fun to take him out to play. This week, we've been to the zoo twice, the park, and daily walks. (And in case you were wondering, "Where's Isaac?" - He has been on vacation with G&G M all week... we miss him but we hear he's having a blast!)

Here are photos of our adventures this last week.

Fun in Chelan Celebrating Cote's birthday

Mom & Ollie - Fun Out and About in Seattle

Sunny Adventures in Seattle

What a sunny March we've had in Seattle. Sure, there's been a little rain here and there. But, we've been taking advantage of the sun and enjoying this beautiful place we call home. What have we been up to? Glad you asked.

Here are a few photos of our recent adventures.

Fun at Carkeek, Sounders games, gymnastics, Lil' Kickers soccer, weekend with Teddy, and sailing with Grandma & Grandpa J!

February - A Little of This, A Little of That

February has been a busy, sunny month. Here are a few photos as of late - just a little of this and a little of that.

Walk at Greenlake with Lynn (visiting from New Zealand), and the Jabbusch crew.

Sitting so well!

Fun at Mountlake Terrace pool - A birthday party for one of Isaac's classmates

Costco with the fam

Lantern Brewing 

Fun at Science Center

... Oliver has been a little sick, but a trooper

The 3 Amigos

More February photos are uploaded here. Cheers!

Back in the PNW (and Snapshots of the Journey)

We're baaaaack.

Back in the Pacific Northwest!

After two great years in Park City, Utah we were pulled back to Seattle with a fantastic job offer for Eric, and lots of family and friends saying "yes, come back". Of course, the decision was more difficult and complicated than that... but not by much. The hard part, of course, was saying goodbye all the fantastic people and the unparalleled lifestyle perks of living in Park City. But the decision to move back to Seattle felt right. And now, after a month of planning for the move, physically moving, Eric starting a new job, and getting Isaac settled into a new routine and new preschool, we're feeling at home again back in Seattle. We moved back in to the same house, and I am working the same Park City job remotely. There's so much to write about, and yet I'll let the photos do the talking.

Snapshots of the last few weeks in Park City, packing, and saying goodbyes ("see ya laters"). One of the hardest goodbyes was to Isaac's beloved preschool teacher, Ms. Terri.

Snapshots of the last few weekends in Park City. Enjoying the weekend festivals and Park Silly markets.

Snapshots of arriving in the PNW. Isaac and I stayed with my parents for a few days while Eric arrived with the moving truck.

Snapshots of life back in Seattle which includes seeing lots of good friends.

And of course... Snapshots of the Sounders! Isaac was so excited to go again, and was a trooper in the (literally) 90 minutes of pouring down rain.

Overall, the move went smooth. Just a few hiccups and character-building days that are part of every move. Isaac seems to be thriving at his new preschool (after about a week of, well, let's just say "adjusting").

June Catch-Up

I realize it's been a while since we've posted an update, so here's a June catch-up.

The weather in Park City has been gorgeous; sunny, blue skies, and not too hot.... We stay a lot cooler up here in the mountains than in the valley.

We've been... BBQ'ing in the park across the street...

Biking the mountains:

(I finally got a "new to me" bike... here I am in my longer ride of the season... 10 miles or so)

 Hanging out with Grandpa Jabbusch:

Isaac's and Gpa's adventure day

Play Time! 

Isaac's new scooter (thanks gpa!)

Isaac at Discovery Gateway

Seattle Trip for Mom & Dad:

Quick Seattle Getaway for a wedding... Lunch with Tony & Amanda

Date night at Matt & Aubrey's wedding!

wedding

 More play time:

Isaac on the climbing wall for the first time!

tired bug

Park Silly Sunday Market!

More photos here!

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!

Northwest Road Trip (Fourth of July 2012)

Staying true to tradition, we traveled to Richland, WA for Independence Day.  We were off a full week and drove Park City, UT --> Richland, WA (10+ hours overnight).  We stayed in Richland for a couple days, enjoying the warm weather and time with Eric's parents.  Then, Eric and I (and Lodi) drove to Seattle for a quick 4th of July visit with friends and my parents. We drove back to Richland for another day or two, then we all said goodbye and headed back to Utah.  On the way home, we divided the trip into 2 days, stopping at Eric's aunt and uncles house in Boise for a night.  A whirland trip, but so fun and even all the driving wasn't so bad!

Isaac and Grandma & Grandpa Merhar

See ya later, Kiddo! We have some friends to see in Seattle.

An awesome stop-over in Boise: great company, food and some morning wakeboarding before getting in the car again!

Seattle Visit :: February 2012

A few photos and highlights from our Seattle visit last week (this is just a sampling... many more HERE).

ready for the airplane! 

being silly with grandma M, Mommy, Isaac and Elmo

nanny mary! 

Park play date with Seattle neighbor Irene.

Fish Slide!

Dinner with the Cooks (Irene, Grace & Phil)

 

College Buds! (Christina & Heather)

Look at that Beer Selection! (central market)

Looking at photos with Justin & Lisa

Christina, meet Brooklyn

Oma!

Ready to board the plane back home!

Saturday Morning Date with Mom

Hey, that's us! Isaac (tot) & Christina (Mom)

Eric (Dad) was on a business trip for a couple of days last week. Come Saturday morning, we were getting a mild case of cabin fever, so we went on an early morning Saturday date.  Stop one: Patty's Egg Nest for breakfast.  Patty's is normally a very busy restaurant, but at 7am we were one of only10 other patrons, and the youngest guests by about 70 years!  Isaac enjoyed his "one egg scrambled" and a good share of Mom's hashbrowns.  He was also very helpful, letting me know that the coffee pots were "HOT":

We were in and out of the restaurant in 20 minutes. Just about the time that Isaac started wiggling in his high chair, and just enough time for me to enjoy my meal and to suck down two cups of coffee.

Next Stop: Carkeek Park.
It, too, was pretty empty at 7:30 on a Saturday morning.  Isaac had the play ground to himself. His first task: putting sawdust down the holes on the jungle gym:

Busy at work

"Where did it go? How do i get more?"

"Ah ha! Here we go"

"Do I eat this?"

"Oh, right! Back to putting it down the holes..."

Then, we walked down to the swing set.  In the past he hasn't liked the swing, but he was pointing to it, so i put him in and gave him a push.  Well folks, he loved it!  He was ready for his swing photo shoot:

This kid is gonna break some hearts!

We also went down to the beach for a little beach-combing:

searching for the biggest rocks...

All in all it was a great morning!  And we were even more happy that Dad was home later that afternoon.

Nothing like a little Dude time, reading together on the couch:

will Isaac get smarter just holding this book?