Monday, July 2, 2012

U-Pick

We beat the rain and had a great time berry picking with friends this weekend.

the goods!

the kids did a LOT of taste testing

the Canadian mounty who was picking with us

this was the "before" - the "after" is to messy to show!

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Nine Years

We celebrated nine years with a rainy picnic at the Ballard Locks and Fish Ladder.






Saturday, June 23, 2012

The Reptile Man

Abe's school had a carnival yesterday and the entertainment was the Reptile Man.  The kids got to see and hold lizards, an alligator, snakes, and a turtle.  It was apparent that Abe is more of a dog kind-of-guy.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Greece

Jeff and I are on our way home from two weeks in Greece. We can hardly wait to see and hug and cuddle the little man but it has been an amazing, fascinating and relaxing trip. It has been an interesting time to be in Greece but in a nutshell we had a great experience with the people and the country.

We started with two days seeing the sites in Athens, and then jumped a short flight to Santorini. We stayed in Oia (amazing!) where we did some scuba diving, hiked, lazed on the red and black sand beaches and caught every single sunset. We then flew back to the main land and jumped in the car for quick visits to Delphi and Olympia. Delphi is difficult to explain but certainly worth the jaunt and Olympia (the site of the original Olympic games) was surprising and definitely fueled my Olympic fire. We relaxed for a few more days on the coast in Nafplio. Then caught a ferry to enjoy the island life on Hydra. Hydra with no cars, only donkeys and oddly a LOT of cats was the perfect place to end our trip.

After 9 years (next week!) we got a kick out of being pegged as honeymooners everywhere we went, but we are ready to get back to the real world and thank our amazing family for taking such good care of Abe.

Below are a few pictures. Yes, they are a bit random (my husband gives me a hard time about the photos I select) but these are the ones that make me smile.


The earthquake history on the Acopolis is amazing!

 Just another night in Oia, Sanotorini

 The "Newlyweds"

Wine tasting at sunset overlooking the caldera.

The vehicle of choice on Santorini.

Delphi theatre.

Jeff on the original marble starting line at the Olympic stadium.
  
Umbrella, check.  Lounge chair, check. Frosty beverage, check.
Sun, check. Beautiful beach, check.

The other vehichle - the classic Fiat PANDA!

The only mode of transportation on Hydra.

Cappuccino Freddo.

He came. He conquered.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Raised Beds

We are working to put in raised beds in our backyard. Here are a few shots of the progress.

 the disasterous "before" shot

in progress

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Green Thumb

Abe has really enjoyed working in the garden this spring.  At school they raised caterpillars/butterflies and then released them into their garden.  Since then, he has been very interested in growing things and all sorts of bugs, worms, bees, and birds that populate our back-yard.


Monday, May 28, 2012

Back in the Saddle

It has been a while since our last post, and we have been working to get our projects out of the way so we can enjoy the summer.  We wrapped up the upstairs bathroom in February which was our last major project inside the house.