It's Been Awhile

It's been awhile since we've shared any photos of the kids.  Adventures have been large over the past few months.  Sam turned 4 and went on his "coming of age walk-about".  Sam pondered such issues as:  1)  Using utensils for meals instead of his fingers,  2) Garden hose etiquette . . is shooting the neighbors while they're walking by appropriate?,  and 3) "Booger Soup" . . . is it really a socially acceptable snack option?

 

Dressed in our Easter best is apparently the right time to find earthworms to investigate.  "Come on kids, don't get dirty . . . I'm serious!"

Well, I'm glad one of us is serious.

In a recurring theme, Sam can't seem to take a picture with a normal smile.  He continually has to add a little drama to life.  In fairness, standing in front of the Concord requires some sort of James Bond pose!

Turning 4 also brought along an awesome gift from Grammy that was almost as tall as Sam.  What's was inside?  Only the most awesome gift a boy could hope for . . . Spider Man skateboard baby!

Lisa loves that the tulip fields sit directly between us and our families.  It's extremely hard for me to say "Honey, why would fight all the traffic", when we, in fact, will be in said traffic anyway.  Plus, the kids just love the natural beauty of . . .

. . . mud puddles of course!  I don't think they even realized there were flowers.  "Dad, this mud is spongy!".  Yes kids, just don't get stuck or we'll leave you here until summer.  Oooohh, not a bad idea.

Nothing like a sunny day trip to San Juan Island.  At this age, the trip really is about the ferry ride.  Here Audrey was pretending to be sea sick.  It was kind of cute until she took it to "Broadway level" and started convulsing.  She had some of the other ferry-goers convinced and I looked like a jerk telling her to knock-it-off.

While Sam insists on obnoxious poses for all pictures, Audrey tries to pose it up with a little more glamour.

Love my little girl.

Rare smile from Sam.  I think he was actually upset that we caught him not hamming it up!

Somewhere the kids learned the phrase "The sea was angry that day my friends!!!".  Anyway, they pull it out anytime we're at the beach.  Here Sam is yelling back at the sea while he throws a rock in it.

I mean seriously, can we get a normal look from the kid!  I envision 12 years of school pictures that look a lot like this.  Where does he get it?!

Oh yeah, my beautiful wife.  Enough said.

And here we are practicing our picture faces.  This is proof that Lisa will never be able to complain about Sam not taking school pictures seriously!

We promise not to take so long between updates in the future.  See you soon!  p.s.  Notice Sam's pose?!