auntie m bridal shower

last weekend, i threw a bridal shower for m.

here are the beverages.

here's the spread, minus an awesome fruit plate from aunt c.

k, r, & r's neighbor m

j dressed z up for the event, although i'm not sure what prompted the cowboy outfit. the boys hung out in the basement most of the afternoon.

some of the attendees. in the middle is m's rehearsal wedding bouquet made from bows from the packages.

z helps clean up.

april snow

the first weekend in april was promising lots of snow in the forecast for mount hood, so z spent the night with gma & gpa tigard so that we could get up early & drive to skibowl for a morning of skiing. i hadn't been for over 2 years. the snow was great, and it was lots of fun, but we were super tired after getting up so early (and i had to teach the night before). j had to be back to play a game of indoor soccer after the skiing. along with easter, it was a Really Busy Weekend!

more baby sitting.

march was the month for baby sitting - we were so lucky! it began with a trial run for m & j's wedding in april... we hired a baby sitter (one of gma tigard's neighbors) to watch z while we attended a futures tasting/soup dinner at the boedecker winery. she's majoring in early childhood education at pacific university, so we knew he was in good hands. z had a great time. the week of spring break, aunt melissa came over & did the bedtime routine with z while we went out for a quick dinner & dessert at papa haydn's. the next evening, gma & gpa canby watched z & put him to bed so we could go out to dinner with some friends. what a treat! thank you SO MUCH everyone!

baby sitting

z with g'pa canby, on one of their thursday morning visits.

z with his elmo doll. he doesn't know who elmo is yet. we don't let him watch tv quite yet.

a rare picture of z & gma canby. she's usually always taking the pictures!

z & his mommy.

easter 2010

we all met up at mccormick's & schmicks at bridgeport for brunch early afternoon on easter, we being j, z, & i, gpa & gma tigard, gpa & gma canby, and aunt m/uncle j.

this is a pic of j (on the right) with his big brother b. they're wearing matching suits that their grandmother made for them. z is wearing j's suit in the easter pictures. j was 2 at the time. z is not quite 18 months. z barely fit in the suit... he's bigger than his daddy!

after brunch, z loosened up a bit & had fun with his sunglasses.

the energetic shot.

the serious pose.

i'm soooo cool!

easter 2010

z's first bite of chocolate. ever. we took the contents of his easter basket away after the day was over, but he got a toy in its place.

easter 2010

z hunts for easter eggs. he loved it! we weren't sure if he was going to have fun, but he did. next year i'll try to sign him up for an easter egg hunt outside of the house.

easter 2010

z is dressed in the outfit j's grandmother made for j to wear at his aunt's wedding when he was 2 years old. i was worried because i forgot/didn't have time to get an easter outfit for z, but we didn't need one after all because this was already in his closet!

tickle fest

j was attacking z & tickling him, and z was giggling up a storm. by the time i had located my camera & started shooting, things were already dying down a bit...

'painting

fun with the finger painting. z doesn't like getting his hands dirty, though. does it more with brushes.

bend visit

z drinks his morning milk.

the two brother/dads, off for a morning bike ride together.

next time the mommies will take off, & the daddies can babysit.

bend visit

bath time. z is not having fun. he does not like sharing his bath.

cousin j's second birthday

the weekend of "spring break," we drove down to bend for z's cousin j's second birthday party.

here's the birthday boy getting ready to blow out candles.

j is opening gifts between swallows.

z sitting in the big black chair. he had fun with one of j's toys - a frog ball.

z partakes of a birthday cupcake. he likes it!

the two cousins, with the daddy brothers.

z says, gimme your cake, birthday boy!!!

the cousins are playing footsie. z still wants j's cupcake.

z & mommy, on the front porch swing.

v dinner

we had our friend v over for dinner one night, before he left to move back to albuquerque.

biking with daddy

z wasn't so happy in the beginning...

but once they got going, he had a great time - z loved it!!!

grandma is so silly! z just woke up from a nap...

happy st patrick's day!

happy st patrick's day!

mommy & z spent the morning shopping for a dress for aunt m's wedding. not so successful.

play group

we hosted a play group, and the kids tested out the two chairs... so cute!

visit to park

we checked out a playground at washington park

had lots of fun, except for when a big kid accidentally backed into z & knocked him over. grr. stupid big kids.

z found a little red race car in the sandbox. he really wanted to bring it home, but we left it there. we got him his own, a few days later. speaking of cars, someone in a porsche pulled up to park with a child's car seat in the back. j noticed he did a really bad job of parallel parking. why do all the poor drivers have the fun cars?

my own chair!

z has a new chair - his very own camping chair! (actually we have 2 now) thanks to one of my student's parents, who has been cleaning out her house. it'll be perfect for our first camping trip (which will be sometime after j does a trial run in our backyard).