Helping

Here you can see that Joel and Cooper had lots of fun helping Brad and me with the planting this year. Who needs dinner? A little dirt will do for Joel and the grass was just fine for Cooper - who normally remains inside all day long, so this was a super special treat for him. Yeah, we had fun, now they just need to get our railings up on our deck so we can actually enjoy it all!!! Click on the picture to enlarge it and take a good look at Joel's mouth....

Whoa horsey!!!

Ready for bed.

A first for everything

If you look closely at our darling little boy you may see that his right eye looks a little black. That's what happens when a dad on crutches takes a little boy to the park while mom is at work. Hey, at least he takes him to the park!! No really, Brad's been a great help despite the disability. He even had dinner made when I got home from work today!!! Oh, also Joel got his first molar (bottom left) last Tuesday for all you dental people out there!!!

Steveston

A couple of weeks ago we went for dinner in Steveston with Grandma and Grandpa. We had a great meal and Joel was such a good boy! Good thing he likes to eat!

4 years, 11 months and 1 day later....

Well, another soccer injury can go down in Brad's book. Last night he broke his leg again - the fibula (small bone) in the same place it was broken before. Feel free to talk to him about it!

Visit with Grandma and Grandpa

What an awesome cat.

Our cat is insane. He has suddenly decided that he is able to jump on top of the door. The funniest is when he gives the door some momentum and it closes on him, forcing him to the ground!! Isn't he so amazing how he balances up there. I'm considering having him join a circus or at least that cat and dog show at Disneyworld.
What has gotten into him?????

At work

Here are a couple more pictures from when I took Joel in to see everyone at work. He had lots of fun there climbing on stepstools and hanging out with my co-workers. He was a little shy at first but quickly warmed up to the people there!

"Paging Dr. Breedvel to the OR please."

The future looks bright for this young chap. Doesn't he look good in his hat from Dr. Martin??
No, it wasn't take your kid to work day, although that would make for a REALLY interesting day in the radiology department.

Facebook

Whoever started this is someone I am not very happy with. It is so addictive. If anyone tries to suck you in say no. Sorry about the lack of posts. I have been working a lot lately and I have been on Facebook in my spare time. Just say no.

Cousins

Josh, Ethan, Joel, Hannah and Maren.
Just wanted to say hi to you all! Joel misses you very much!

Some more bad habits

So much fun!!

The park is so much fun when you're little or even a little grown-up like the 2 guys on the swings. Everything is so new for Joel. He loves the swings, he learned to love the slide and now always tries to climb them. What a nice day and a nice way to spend some time with family!

Spring in PG

See, it can be nice in PG! Unfortunately the grass and other greenery is lagging a little behind what we are used to here BUT it wasn't raining and we were out in T-shirts. We had a great time there over Easter. Joel misses his crazy cousins! By the way, he is riding on Herbie. I can't remember which of us kids got him but he is OLD for a plastic toy. If was made these days he wouldn't have lasted through one child let alone Mike and his friends, Matthew, Adam, Hannah, Ethan, Josh, Maren etc...

Here Kitty, Kitty...

At least the basket is getting some use! See Pippi how comfortable it could be! Why do cats never like the stuff you buy just for them???

Creepy

I just Googled myself and 2 things come up that are actually me. I'm not so sure how I feel about that. At least I didn't find out I'd been missing or something crazy like that.

That's Amore!

First kiss? Actually not - they kissed twice prior to this! The little girl is Joel's friend Keira from Moms and Tots.

At the park

It was a beautiful day so we took a nice walk to the park with Katie and Isabella and their moms. It was Katie's and Isabella's first time on the swings! We had a great time and we're looking forward to doing it again. Can't wait until the waterpark opens there! Doesn't Katie look cool in her shades? She's getting to be such a big girl!

Mmmm

Hanging out at the local Starbucks with Isabella (in the background) and Katie (not shown). Is this the start of a bad habit?? Don't worry - it's just a non-fat red tea latte and it's empty thanks to me. Mmmm. I love red tea lattes.