Hodge Podge

We have been holed up in the house with 6 day fevers, a bit of a tummy bug, and stuffy noses so we were glad to take a walk and hit the park the other day when the sun came out. Check out the crew of 3. I do double takes all the time because I cannot believe they all belong to me. In fact, I get asked that a lot!

But I love them and they are mine.

Sadie and Noah continue to have a wonderful bond. She just lights up when he comes around her. He continues to love to play parent with her. Picking her up and holding her and doing things for her. Check out her smile!


This maybe her first time on a swing. I think she likes it.

My girl. Next month she is 1 and I can hardly believe it.

Here was the view on Tuesday morning at 5:45 am as I headed out to meet my friend for a run. It is so fun to start out with the moon and end with the sunrise. Only another month and a half or so until the half marathon. There is one on mothers day and one June 25th. Yikes that getting close!

Here was the Island run. I swear this is the best part of running. Other than the quiet of cars driving and my music on, the view takes the cake.

Tony snagged up some tickets to see the UW baseball player the other weekend. Noah has really been interested and shown some talent so we are going with it. It was amazing to see how big the players were. Im not sure the last time Noah and I had a picture together.

The girls.

Zach giving us the spidy fingers. Noah and Zach have a fascination with spider man right now. In fact, Zach is wearing his spider man pj shirt, and it is all we can do to get his pants on to go out in public. I think its cute actually. He stands in front of the dryer yelling that its done even when its not, because he can hardly wait for it to be ready.

Story time at bedtime is one of our family favorites. Its one of the only times all 5 of us pile into the boys room and hang out doing the exact same thing at the exact same time. We get our blankets and pillows and doggies and huddle up.

I was so sad the light caught this picture because it is so sweet.

This was the book they were reading. I dont totally understand it, but Zach does apparently.

Its hard to believe she has been with us for close to a year. It just zoomed by and now she is almost walking. Today she really mastered some sign language and I just melted. She is getting to be a big girl.

She is so funny with this toy. Noah just laughs so hard when she takes off on this thing. (dont judge that she has her brothers old Christmas penguin pjs on).

We drove around the U district the other day. We love checking out other neighborhoods and houses. Their 1910 homes take our breath away.

Im not sure why I like the "boys walking on a path" picture but I do. So there.

This was a cute picture of the brother see, little brother do stuff that still goes on around here, but it really showed me how Noah hit a growth spurt. He is just getting big.

Zach playing catch up. He was yelling " wait up guys".

We hit the beach for some get a way time with the Adams and Kate and her little one. It is so much work, but we needed a new set of walls to look at, and this was gonna do just fine.

Kate ran the kids through a few games while Kim and I packed up the herd. It was cold, but running was on the needed to do list and they loved it! Thank you Kate!!

I love how the colors look so vibrant against the blue water.

A few block towers were built in the corner. Not sure why they were all over there, but it worked.

I think Kim was ready to head in, no?

Here is Noahs 6 week baseball camp. He missed a few from being sick and at the beach but we have 4 more so that will be great. Zach sure thinks so anyway.

Doing warm ups with the 6 foot coach.

Random picture: Zach folded himself into a space in the T.V. unit and closed the door all by himself. Hmmm...

The boys havent napped much recently so I put them with blankets and pillows and a movie for some quiet time and then...they napped. Both in spider man outfits none the less.

Finally Valentines day. Nana and Grandpa Doug stopped by with major goodies for the kids. Which they loved. Especially since it prolonged the candy and stickers.

Sadie got a sweet toy doggie that barks and you can pull its leash. Zach seems to have taken a liking to it also, so she doesnt see it all that often.

And Miss Olivia. Her hair has become quite the topic lately. It is long and sticks straight up. Totally hilarious and gives her much needed attention.

These two have braved our house twice now which has been a real treat. I just know that Livvy has been asking for her favorite Aunt Angie so it is clear that they will be by again very soon.

And finally, Tony surprised us and came to Noahs school for his party there. I love this picture of these two.

Noah first saw daddy. Look at Zach. Eye on the prize.

And this was the prize. No fear out of either of them. They loved it and I wanted it in my house.

They also colored and sang songs and decorated graham crackers with icing and sprinkles. It was a really fun day.

Noah's mini me.

Well, this blog is long and random which mimics our life right now, but we press on thankful for the sunshine.