245-238ish Summer's coming

4/30 Sunset at the Suns game

5/1 Snuggin' with Gorilla

5/2 Finish at the Run for Cover 5k

(What a great distance! Painful, but so quick!)

5/3 Washing cars, and everything else, Florida summer style

5/4 Fragrant backyard

5/5 Sitting, entranced by...

the not-so-friendly neighborhood cat

5/6 Another hat

5/7 Splash park at the zoo

Great company

275-246ish... The Giant Ketchup

Ok, I tried catching up on pictures slowly, but it just wasn't working for me. So, here is a whirlwind photo tour the last month for your enjoyment!

In Idaho, end of March:

Grandpop's headlamp

Sweet cousin Maylee

This picture perfectly illustrates Judah and Maylee's interactions: Maylee interested and engaging, Judah giving her the "Why are you touching me?" look =)

Judah and GreatPapa

Myma's great idea: fingerpainting!

It quickly became a family event.

The masterpiece

Naps

Portland, beginning of April

Miss Belle, two weeks old

Home again, home again, jiggety-jig!

Judah's new favorite toy, the Africa hat from G-Mama

To be....

or not...

Mmmmm.....

Double mmmmm.....

Backyard beauty

My two guys, hard at play

Love wins, Shan

281-276ish... Animals!

3/27 Going to my parents is always, get ready for it, a wild adventure =) My mom's new puppies were at their most adorable stage when we were up there visiting-- old enough to play and young enough to trip over themselves constantly. They could melt an ice cube's heart.

Ramses
Nefertiti

King Tut

(Tut has been adopted, but Ramses and Nefertiti are free to a good home, in case you are interested.)

This is Miles, who only thinks he is a puppy.

For the finale (drum roll), eight cats in a box!

They put themselves in there, I promise.

292-282ish

3/25- Meet Miss Belle, 1 week old!

...all hands and feet

...and totally zonked, as she should be!

(Please note: that is her own mama picking on her, not me!)

So happy to be grandparents =)


3/26- Funny faces from our P-town friend, little Polly

"Okay, here's the game: I'll stack toys on your chest, you wiggle and smile, and then I'll take my toys back!"

297-293ish

March-ish

Mmmm....mmm....mmm....


Chocolate banana bread batter face! (Say that three times fast!)

First laces

Delay caused by a sad heart-- my Oma died, following a long illness, the day after our beautiful niece was born. More and then less light, just like that. We have spent much of the last month traveling, first to the funeral and visiting with family in Idaho and then to Portland to meet Miss Belle. More pictures to follow soon. Peace to you and yours.

Love wins,

Shan