sidewalk chalk has many uses

chalk kids from mishy and Vimeo.

potlatch boys

john took avery & owen to potlatch ultimate frisbee finals.

peggy's lake house

it was a hot day, so i played hooky and we went to lake rossiger
with peg & luc.
we canoed, jumped off the dock & played in the sun.
avery slept for 12 hours after the day in the sun.

the wading pool - year 8

4th of july party

the day started with ruby churning homemade ice cream (two kinds), john bbq-ing the pulled pork all day & three pies.
then friends and a keg & vodka lemonades & fireworks.

THANKS KIM & DEB

kim and deb just returned from europe and we got a huge package today.
filled with soccer jerseys, t-shirts, chocolate, spices, chocolate, coffee and a
gorgeous little bowl and more chocolate. yum.

what's for breakfast?

homemade by john

how is gus' potty training going?

not very well.
he prefers to destroy the bathroom.

9pm in the park

taking advantage of these great long summer nights we headed to the park before bed.

swim class

summer vacation

saturday night dinner al fresco

with the rumpeletes family, warner-king family & vickie & luca

gay pride parade at volunteer park

gus gets his first real haircut

gussy's hair cut from mishy on Vimeo

gardener boy

avery was john's little helper in the garden

ruby gets to put earrings in

after being very patient (sort of) for 8 weeks ruby got to put in earrings.
luckily vickie was on hand to help because i was too squeamish

our russian friends visit

oleg, vickie & luca are in seattle for the summer.

after school pow wow

afterschool snackin' from mishy on Vimeo

after school snacking with the orlando twins - ruby's classmates from school, iris & ruby and new neighbor grey.

hiking along the 5-mile dungeness spit

tons of drift wood perfect for fort making.

camping at dungeness spit

a gorgeous beach walk.

tent and pop-top van action.

breakfast of pancakes and sausage.