I need to make a public apology to you Seattle.  You see, I've been talking behind your back for awhile now.  I've sat outside, in the rain, at the park and cursed your name.  I've  dressed my kids in long pants and raincoats (in July) and asked myself "why do I live in this godforsaken place?"  I've advised friends against moving here.  But the truth is Seattle, when you're nice, you're really, really nice.  And I do love you.  I do. So I'm sorry for all the bad things I've said.  I'll change my ways, I promise.  Just please give me more days like yesterday.  If you can do that, I'll never say another bad thing about you..... well, at least until October.

Oh how I love this baby!

It was all I could do not to just pick her up and snuggle her and all of her glorious baby chubbiness!

And remember friends, sharing is caring!  So please take a moment to "like" this post, share it on Twitter or Pin It.  And of course, leave me a comment.  I'd love to hear from you!

~Sandra

Can this brother/sister duo be any cuter?!

This has been a very exciting week for my  family.  This week both of my boys learned to ride their bikes without training wheels!  So cool.  They are very excited about it, and have morphed from part-time superheroes, part-time ninjas into full-time, bike riding superheroes called Racer H and Racer D. So congratulations Racer H and Racer D!  And look our evil doers everywhere!

These two make me giggle.

I had the loveliest family shoot today, despite all of this crazy Seattle weather we're having!  Thank you to the Patel family for being so flexible (and so cute!)

I know it's in poor taste to post another photographer's work without their permission, but when the photographer(s) is six, and your son (or sons, as the case may be) then I think it's ok. My two little monkeys got a hold of my iPhone this morning and proceeded to take almost 300 pictures, all within the span of about 15 minutes.  Now maybe I'm just blinded by my mommy goggles, but I think some of them are really good!  Do I have a couple of little artist on my hands!?

Here is a peek into my home through the eyes of two six year olds.  I hope you enjoy these as much as I do!

Some days were just made for hanging out in the grass!

Seattle is so predictable.  June is always cold and rainy.  July 1st is cold and rainy.  And then, just when you think you can't take anymore, July 5th comes along, and suddenly it's summertime.  This year however, Mother Nature gave us all the gift of a sunny and warm July 4th!  And what a day it was! We started the day with my boys marching in a parade along with my mom and her office.  Very fun!  Then we went to our friends farm and enjoyed the sunshine with good food, friends, and age appropriate fire works! It was a beautiful day!

On the way home, we stopped and were able to take in Seattle's Lake Union Fireworks show!

The next day, we were treated to a personal tour of Pop Cap headquarters (the makers of Plants vs. Zombies: a.k.a H and D's favorite game EVER)  It was awesome!  The boys learned how the games are made and programed and came home with a ton of cool swag!

So far, summer is off to a great start.  And now that summer is actually feeling like summer, I'm excited for even more adventures.  Who knows, I may even go camping! (eek!)