More Sounders (& 33 year-old shoes)

We're not sure how many Sounders games Isaac has been to... but were guessing he's been to at least 15 by now? Here's a couple photos from the match last night against Dallas.  Despite our loud singing and cheering, Sounders lost 0-1.  But as usual, Isaac did great and we were happy that it stayed fairly dry for the whole match.

On the way to the match.
Check out Isaac's shoes; 
they were Eric's when he was a tot and now they fit Isaac. 
And, they're perfect Sounders colors too!

Not as enthusiastic as his parents, but a total trooper!

 

Super-Trooper



Visit with Grandma M & OG

Isaac had a blast with Grandma M (Debi) and "OG": Other Grandma (Mary) last Saturday!

Debi and Isaac at Ray's Boathouse, Saturday for lunch

Snuggles

Pasta!! (one of his favorite foods)

Giggles

Mary (O.G.: other grandma) & Lodi

They babysat while we went to the Seattle Sounders FC vs. Sporting Kansas City match (Sounders won 1-0 in the last minute or two of the game!).  Phew!

singing loud, singing proud!

Impromptu Swim at Carkeek Beach

A little wet after a few 'dips' in the ocean.  I never would have guessed the water would be so warm, so we didn't have any 'swimming' gear with us. Oh well!  Swimming in his clothes, it is! And don't worry, I was SO that Mom that was applying sunscreen every 2 minutes.

 

checking everything out at first....

Playing with other kids

Play area at Carkeek

Lovin this weather!

Do we live in a gorgeous place, or what?!

Back at home... rinsing off all the sand.  He was in baby heaven: naked AND a hose!

I say this all the time, but every time we visit Carkeek park I am amazed by the beauty of where we live.  We're so lucky to have this park (practically) in our backyard!

Goodmorning!

Isaac's wearing his motorcycle shirt in honor of seeing Grandma & Grandpa M this weekend.

When nothing seems to go as planned...

We had one of those weekends when nothing seems to go as planned:

Case #1: Eric's Dad was supposed to visit Saturday night as his first stop on his Harley road trip. He was going to watch Isaac while we went to the Sounders game Saturday night. But due to a weird string of events leading to a motorcycle breakdown, he postponed his visit. We were very happy that he was safe, but totally bummed out that he wasn't going to visit.  Thankfully, my parents were very flexible and came over to babysit in a pinch.  They went to dinner at Barking Dog and played at Carkeek Park.  It looks like they had a blast!

Case #2:  On Saturday it went from a beautiful, sunny, warm spring day to a torrential downpour in the evening. I promise I'm not exaggerating.  We left for the Sounders game in t-shirts and lightweight sweaters, jazzed about the highly anticipated Sounders vs Portland Timbers match. We were not at all prepared for the rain that came later, and for the first time ever we left the game early because we were soaked. We felt like poor fans, but it was ridiculously wet! Apparently we weren't the only ones who didn't check the weather report; Qwest Field was completely sold out of ponchos. Once again, my parents came to the rescue and were rock stars for coming to pick us up.

From a sunny afternoon at El Chupacabra, to the Sounders "March to the Match" (right before it got nasty out)

Lessons learned: Be flexible; family rocks; be prepared... and most importantly just go with the flow and laugh when you want to cry!

Wishful for Sun

It's been a rainy, cold spring.  But after two days in a row of sun (!), I couldn't help but pull out all of Isaac's summer clothes, including rompers, short-alls, denim shorts, swim trunks and tshirts. It's probably premature... it's supposed to return to rain next week.  But don't his chubby legs look so cute in shorts!?

Sporting some of his "new" rags

Speaking of changing, I've updated the look of our blog... cause I'm visually ADD like that.

Mother's Day Weekend

Happy Mother's Day! 

We had a laid-back weekend, consisting of walks, dinner with friends and enjoying a bit of sun in the backyard.  Didn't Eric do a good job capturing the backyard in bloom?

Sunday was Mother's Day.  Eric made me dutch babies for breakfast, we took the dog for a walk and had a leisurely morning.  Then after Isaac's nap we met my side of the family for brunch at Ponti in Fremont.  It was a wonderful meal and location (right on the Lake Union ship canal).

What a difference a year makes! Last year on Mother's Day, Isaac was only 1-month old and I still felt like a rookie. This year, I feel a little more deserving of the holiday :)

A few more pictures in a new May Photo Album. Enjoy!

13 Months: Snapshot

Isaac is so fun(ny) right now. Here are a few of his recent developments.

His favorite word this week is "Go Go".  It can mean Go Outside. Or dog-gy. Or Crow. Or That Thing Over There. Or Grandpa.  We love hearing the language "light" start to turn on!

He loves-loves-loves the outdoors. Almost as much as he loves the hose (or the shower nozzle, or the faucet).  We try to get outside as much as possible, both in our backyard and to the parks in our neighborhood. We love watching his pure wonder and exploration.  And, it tires out this busy-body!

Isaac at Carkeek Beach near our house

No caption needed

He's started nursing in the downward facing dog position. We usually breastfeed laying down, and he now maneuvers himself into this position all on his own. Hey, if it works just go with it?

He's got a sense of humor and rhythm.  Not sure who he got the later from, but it's cute to watch him dance around.

Lastly, he's mimicking us all the time, especially with food. It's a trip to see the brain develop! 

We're loving this adventure.

Edgefield Get-Away / Weekend with Grandpa

Oh, where to start in describing this magical place called McMenamins Edgefield?  It's hotel/brewery/winery/spa/distillery/food haven all on one campus just outside of Portland, OR.  Think summer camp meets spa meets winery.   Think awesomeness.

Anyway, our friends Heather & Jesse invited us there to celebrate her birthday last weekend.  Seeing as it's basically an adult playground (ie lots of booze), we decided to leave Isaac with a babysitter for the weekend. Eric's Dad happily agreed to hang out with the little dude while we had a weekend away.

And what a great weekend it was!  I had a lovely massage and Eric played countless holes of golf (I tried it too). We spent a few hours in the spa's soaking pool, enjoyed exploring the property and being with good friends. We ate a lot of good food and tasted even more great wine and beer.

It had been many months since we'd been away from Isaac overnight, and we missed him a lot.  So we were all excited for the reunion on Sunday. We came home to a happy baby, grandpa & doggy!

Here are a few photos from our weekend:

Friday lunch at Gorditos before leaving town

Part of the group at Friday night dinner (Alex, Heather, Andrew, Pam, Christina & Eric)  There were 16-20 people in our group!

Wine tasting Saturday with the ladies

Tasting Scotch

Golfing! (Eric's found a new hobby!)

Isaac & Grandpa had a pretty sweet weekend too; we're told they spent countless hours playing in the back yard and Isaac sure was talkative on Sunday.  So, we have no doubt it was a great weekend for everyone!

Monkeying Around

Thanks Grandma M for the Monkey bib! Here's Isaac modeling it:

And, Grandma modeling it too: