Picture Catch up March & part of April

March and the beginning of April have been busy. Here is a recap.

Payton & I went over to Vashon Island for the night. Our first over night together. We were up at 6:30 am and on the beach by 7:30. I took both the boys over a few weekends later and it was so much fun to be on the water with the boys. Looking forward to warmer weather!
Tyson hanging out on our back patioTrav got Payton fish! Only one of them is named...George. There are three total.The weekend before St. Patrick's Day, we met Jeanie, Kal and the Gies family downtown Seattle and attended the St. Patrick's Day parade. We parked at the Seattle Center and took the monorail over to Westlake where we camped out in the rain and watched the Parade. The kids loved every minute of it! The following day Trav and I participated in the St. Patrick's Day Run which was the first run we have done together since before Payton was born. So much fun to start doing those types of events again!

Isabel & Payton waiting for the monorail. They love each other!
My little Irish man.
The monorail!!
Isabel, Evan, & Payton waiting for the Parade to start
Tyson slept through the entire Parade, maybe next year buddy. Tyson is on the move. He is crawling all over and under every thing. He is starting to pull himself up on to everything and just this past week he is trying to move from one object to the next. Amazing how quickly he is learning and growing.
Funny face.
Bath time fun. March 24th Travis and I celebrated our 5th Wedding Anniversary together. We started off our four day weekend down in Gig Harbor with Jeanie and Kal. They graciously watched the boys Friday through Sunday so Trav and I could get away for the weekend. We headed to Ocean Shores and had a wonderful time together. We had great weather on Saturday for a nice walk on the beach, got massages at the Spa, and soaked up the peace and quiet for the majority of the time. I was surprised with a beautiful new ring to top off the great weekend away. I am so thankful for my wonderful husband and the two beautiful boys we have been blessed with. Five years have brought more wonderful moments than I could have asked for. Here's to many more. Love you Trav. :)Sunset from our room.The tide was so far out, it was beautifulBack at home, Tyson has found a new chew toy And Payton has found a new passion for drummingSo has TravPayton loves his pasta but can't really get him to eat much more than that. Isabel and Evan came over one afternoon to decorate Easter Egg cookies. They had some good sugar highs for a few then came crashing down just in time for naps!
More April picts to come.

What has been occupying our time?

Tyson has learned how to crawl and pull himself up onto everything.
He gets so excited about his achievements. :)


Drummer boy.


Learning our ABCs

Da Boys

Being boys. Too many things going on lately. Tyson has started to crawl (yet to capture it on video) and now has two teeth. Payton is talking up a storm. Trav and I are maintaining our sanity, barley. ;)

Thought I would share some photos and videos of the boys. Love to love them. :)

We checked out the Museum of Flight. Payton has been really into airplanes, so he loved it.
Payton & Trav had funTy didn't have too many opinions about it. :)Fun day at home.
New sleeping bag
Snow Day! Killer boots man. We are obviously under prepared for snow, so we threw on all of the warm/water proof clothing we could find.
Payton loved learning how to build snow balls with Dad.
Trav even built a Frosty for Payton and used every square inch of snow he could find.
Literally.Very determined DadVery patient boy.Serious pose. Yes that is a spray painted mouth and buttons. With two eyes made out of rocks.
Fun pose.Ty & I stayed inside where it was warm.
Play time with anything but his toys.
Cheese.
Play time with the boys.
Both too cute.Tough guy.
I scream,
and destroy,
but I am so sweet when I want to be.
Two hands, two hands!

Here is a taste of Tyson's screams.


His first word (if we can call it that) was Mama!


The boys fly around the kitchen, chasing and crashing into one another. It is pretty entertaining for them and for us.

Happy Birthday Dad, Papa, FIL!

I wanted to wish my Dad a Happy Birthday (March 8th). He is such an amazing Father, Papa and F-I-L to all is kids! It is amazing how fast our family has grown from a family of Six (6) to now a family of Fifteen (15)! Nice work Dad (and Mom).

Happy Birthday Dad, we love you!Papa with Baby Jackson and Tyson