Random Catching-Up-Ness

Im falling behind yet again on the old bloggy blog. So here's a quick recap.

There were some sunny days with cake and friends


And there were some rainy days with cupcakes and friends! Darby had fun helping Noah celebrate turning three at Willis Tucker, even with the wet weather

The birthday boy, Noah. Yum!


We had a Father's Day celebration at Tom and Sue's house. As you can see, daughter loves snuggling up close to her daddy


And on Saturday I ran in the Rock N Roll half marathon. Dave, Darby, Tom and Sue were cheering from the sidelines around mile marker 8. Seeing them revived me and gave me the energy to get my second wind and finish the 13.1 miles strong! Thanks for cheering us on! Dave's brother James ran the FULL marathon!! He did amazing and is truly inspiring! So impressed that anyone can run that distance. I ran with my sweet friend (and stroller strides instructor) Amber. Here we are at the beginning:


Here's Darby waiting to see Mama or Uncle James run by (she looks so excited)


Here comes Mommy! (I was waving at Darby)


There's Uncle James! He's wearing the grayish shirt with black shorts

Here is my ultra spiffy finisher certificate ;)


I beat my hubby and in-laws to the finish line so no post race pics with my little medal ;) And I just am not going to pay the $29.95 for the post-race pic they take for you at the end. What a rip! That's our last 2 weeks(ish) at a glance!

Jump Planet

We visited Jump Planet today in Bothell with some friends. And no, it's not because there was a Dave Matthews & Fam sighting there recently (he also apparently showed up at Richmond Beach last weekend without notifying me first, too)!!! The nerve.
So, besides attempts at stalking famous band members, we had a blast jumping and sliding and yes, getting clocked in the head by some random crazy boy. Yay Jump Planet!



Smiley Bella
Darby, William and Evy climbing up the wrong way...as always. What's with kids and climbing up slides?!


I just love little Evy's face here


Next time we'll be jumping with Dave Matthews' kids, mark my words!

These Times They Are A-Changing

It's taken a few days to sink in...but The Kid is retired. I'm not going to talk about all the gossip from this season, or give my opinion on if/when he should have retired. I'm just going to be super cheesy and say thanks for the memories. Seriously. Thanks for keeping baseball in Seattle, for Safeco, for the All Star Game, for the '95 season (and all the ones before that year that I still completely and utterly enjoyed because I didn't know any better). THANK YOU!!! Have fun working on your golf swing and watching your kids grow up. We'll miss you!

He Climbs Mountains Now...Really, It's Nothing

My husband has a knack for picking new hobbies that make me crazy with worry. But whatever, he has fun! For the past several months Dave has been hiking local trails with a group of friends getting prepared for attempting to climb Rainier this summer. They've done crevasse training, avalanche training (don't make me think about it), your-friend-is-falling-down-the-hill-so-hurry-up-and-dig-your-ice pick-and-boots-into-the-snow training - ya know, all the regular everyday problems we all have (bah!) At least he is taking the time to be prepared. I can at least be thankful for that! And he really seems to, ahem, enjoy cold, snowy conditions in high altitudes?! I told him he will never get to enjoy climbing a mountain with ME, because you couldn't pay me to do it, but to each his own.
Last week he attempted to summit Mt Adams. Apparently it's a decently easy climb when the weather is cooperating. Unfortunately, they weren't able to summit due to bad weather, but he had a lot of fun and learned so much. Believe it or not, he's now even more excited to climb. I better get my praying hands ready! ;)

Dave resting up (with hotel teddy bear, of course)

Eric and Paul hiking to the starting point

Eric striking a pose

Dave and Jeff building a snow wall to help block the wind

It's windy! ;)

Dave all decked out in his billions of dollars of climbing gear

The boys' attempt at being artsy. Not bad, not bad


Yay Dave and friends! Now please, keep being safe and smart, and come back to lil Miss Darby and me after every climb :)

Park Days

Today was Darby's end of school picnic, but since Daddy wasn't able to join us for that, we had a picnic dinner together tonight and Darby got double park time. She has been so excited since Daddy got back from Mt Adams yesterday, and is attached at the hip! Definitely missed her Daddy time while he was away.


Major slide-static


So delighted


Peek a boo