Happy Mother’s Day to two very special women who have guided, encouraged, and loved us unconditionally.
We love you.
And Happy Mother’s Day to all our mommy and mommy-to-be friends, you women amaze me.
Spring Whirlwind
The past month has been full of concerts, shows, dinner parties, work, meetings, church, run here run there, go go go….
Our First Seattle Sounders Game
I don’t even know much about soccer futbol, but the atmosphere was electric and we had lots of fun. I can’t wait to go to another game soon (preferably on a warmer night).
We hosted a housewarming party and introduced our new home to our friends. There were some who we haven’t seen in awhile, many who we see quite often, and our awesome realtor—Ray.
There were date night highlights of a John Mayer concert and laughing ridiculously at Conan O’Brien on his comedy tour stop in Seattle (with a surprise performance from Pearl Jam). It was magnificent.
When Todd was involved as a Young Life leader back in Kansas City, he became close to several of the high school students in the group. One of them, Eric, will be interning in Seattle this summer so we had him over for dinner when he was in the area recently for some pre-internship prep.
Spring is (almost) here! The yard is colorful and foliage-filled, but the warmth has yet to arrive.
Stig & Guster are growing everyday, their kitten-ish features slowly fading into looking like adults. Don’t be fooled by their looks though, they’re still extremely active and playful. Even crazy, at times. It just so happens they’re most wild & rambunctious when we’re trying to sleep.
With all that’s going on, I don’t foresee things slowing down anytime soon. We have several events & travels coming up soon, with one BIG trip for me this summer. Can’t wait to tell you more about that later.
But for now, we hope you’re enjoying spring wherever you are. Remember to take a moment to stop and smell the lilacs—I think those purple wonders are God’s most perfect perfume.
Piroshky Piroshky
You know how you live somewhere for awhile, but only discover certain places once you have visitors? It’s like a fresh set of eyes looking at the world and observing everything that has become mundane to you.
Perhaps Ben’s favorite thing about Seattle was his discovery of Piroshky, Piroshky— a little Russian pastry shop at Pike Place Market. I’ve been by it hundreds of times, but never made a purchase. There are always really long lines on Saturdays so I’ve always avoided it, but if you go on a weekday there’s no wait for the tasty goodness. And the smell….OH, the smell! MMmmmmm.
We ate our piroshkies at the park, and then headed to Lake Union for a very important appointment.
We booked a seaplane tour for Dad & Ben around the Seattle area. I think these two pilots really enjoyed getting a birdseye view, and somehow convinced the seaplane pilot to fly longer and do some touch-and-gos that he normally doesn’t do for ‘regular’ passengers.
After that, they ran off to the Museum of Flight and the rest of us relaxed in the sun before meeting up for a fish n’ chips dinner at Ivars.
And that was the end of one crazy mild spring break 
Thanks for visiting, dear family. It pains me that we don’t live closer (how about y’all move to Seattle? wink wink), but I’m blessed that we have wonderful opportunities like these to spend as a family. Until next time….
Cherished Time
Spring Break, Part 2. Told through pictures.
Visiting the Columbia Tower.
Getting the keys to our first home.
Introducing Ben to Vivace.
Cherishing time with my sibling.
Pizza & Game Night. And lots of laughs.
Family Invasion
Since it’s been a month, I figure I should recap our Spring Break 2010 experience before much more time passes.
No, we didn’t jet off to some tropical island for sand & surf. Instead, my family came to Seattle to spend a few days with us. Even better.
Thankfully, mom & dad come visit us often, but my brother Ben and his wife Kim haven’t been to Seattle for over 2 years. (gasp!) We were really excited to have them take some time off work & school to make the trek up here to the Northwest. It’s always wonderful to have all 6 of us together at the same time.
I think they were surprised to find Seattle sunny and warm(ish) when they arrived.
No visit is complete without a ferry ride.
And that was day one of Spring Break. More tame adventures to come.
