Snuck these shots of dad puttering in his garden

I really like them because it gives me a taste of what he does every day. He's done a lot in the backyard this past year.

Um, Grandpa, do you wanna go somewhere like, um...

Oh, I don't know, like Target?

I think Grandma needs some things from there. I can make a list. What kind of toys did you need from there? We haven't been for a few hours and they may have some new things... Are you ready to go? 'Cause I am apparently.

We've been to Target in the car a couple of times already

Why don't we take my bike this time?

Grampa, are you sure this bike is working?

I don't feel like I'm going anywhere and we really need to get to Target soon! If we don't get there soon some one will take all the good stuff!!! Come on, we've got to hurry!!!! I hope this bike isn't another one of those dirty tricks!!!

No, Will, I would never pull a dirty, sneaky trick on you...only your parents do that! I am sure that this bike will get us to Target...eventually.

Meet CoCo!!!

Our new member of the family, CoCo is almost 6 months old, very active, fun, almost potty trained, funny, thinks she's a cat the way climbs on the back of the couches, loves to lick toes, loves squeeky toys and her new family!

More pictures to come...OK Mom?!
:-) But I'll try not to wake her up with the flash again!

Will playing in the back yard with CoCo

This was the first day we got Coco...

We went to Jarvis Creek park for a walk. It was pretty warm that day, but we wanted to get a chance to walk her first in a nuetral place. It was fun, just hot!



See our new fence?!! We wanted to make sure we had a fence before we got a dog. Coco is really good about going outside by herself and playing. She's met the dogs on either side of us and is quite friendly with them. She's not a barker either. In fact it took about 3 days before we heard her bark!!!

I love this picture of Will!!

Annabeca & Hannah

Am I happy to be with Hannah, or what?!!

Hannah gets some pool time

Hannah thoroughly enjoyed being in the pool. Even though it was still a bit cold!

I like this shot of Hannah and her Dad. Mom took off before I could grab my camera! Sneeky.

Spending some time with Hannah

Will was excited to meet his new cousin! He kind of enjoys being the oldest, finally!

I still don't think he was as excited as I was to finally meet Hannah. I have been looking forward to it since before she was born. I am very thankful that I was able to get some time with her. She's beautiful, precious and I love her!

Family Time

The 'papa' razzi showed up!

Getting Together With Family

Grandma/Great Grandma Gordon
It was so nice to be around all my loved ones again.

Uncle BerBer, I'm watching you!!! Yeah, only I don't really think I believe what you are telling me!

Driving through the Desert

I miss the hills, the shadows, the texture of the desert. I definitely miss the mountains all around. It has a special beauty to me and it says 'home.'

Seattle in the early morning

We left Lynden, WA at 3:15 in the morning so we could make our 7am flight in Seattle. It was strange there because it stays light until at least 10 at night and it was already starting to get light by 4am. These shots were taken right around 5 am... it's much lighter than what we're used to here.

That's Mt. Rainer in the background...notice the snow?