ben sends avery an awesome pop-up book

ben mintz sent the jungle book pop-up & it is absolutely amazing.
avery loves it and keeps opening the page gus calls the, "big big ones."

lisa & baby monte

bus gus

the boys

a rare picture of the creator of this thing

taken by ruby
with my favorite lilacs in full bloom behind me

gus' first attempt at t-ball

t-ball gus on Vimeo

it's spring in volunteer park

a new bat and wiffle ball
and our our favorite azalea bush is in full bloom

john & owen go to berkeley

they went on the big slide





had some amazing meals with kim & deb





and hung out with oscar & ella ( and didi & guy)

the two rubys

ruby esther slept over & they decided to dress as twins.
well, the same name at least.

gus does the dishes

while john is in berkeley for the weekend gus is really helping out......

ruby reads avery his new books

nanu & papa sent avery some new books - including a
great book about a little boy who broke his arm.
thanks.

gus in a box

ruby's soccer game -- one goal & one assist

avery broke his arm

as he was attempting to scale the side of the house, he fell on some bricks and broke his arm in two places.
even spiderman falls sometimes.

mishy's birthday dinner @ the rumpeltes casa

tom, peg, joe & luc made an amazing birthday dinner
followed by yummy vanilla cake -- a huge hit.

gus takes a bath

our bathing beauty & his healing nose

more ellensburg spring break

picnicing by the yakima

hiking with grant/komachi gang

we hiked to a gorgeous waterfall

hiking in ellensburg

a trip to ellensburg, washington with todd, robyn, reiko & whit

started with snow.......
then butterfly nets........

the backyard egg hunt

the hunt on Vimeo

the way home

easter egg hunt in volunteer park

we headed to the park for the annual egg hunt.
each kid found 6 eggs & their baskets, which were filled with toys.
these things happen when you live in a catholic neighborhood.

gus scrapes his face big time

as did iris

our first meal out back of the season

with michael, ruby-esther & iris

weekend in LA with cousins

hanging out with didi, ella, roxanne, leila & leo
we even found some nice firemen