Chloe got a new camera!!!

An early birthday present for Chloe was that she got a camera for her
big European trip with mom.

She's excited.

Tucker's first tooth Fairy

Tucker lost his first tooth the other night. He dislodged it a week
earlier biting on Chloe's sweater. He kept at it, until it was SUPER
loose.

On the evening of the 11th, Tucker wanted me to pull it out.

Here he is.

Authentic hand-drawn coffee

Portland coffee stand...

We went Ice Skating...

The kids loved ice skating SO much that we went back and did it again
today. March 1st and we're ice skating! We go non-stop for about 2 1/2
hours... just as public skate is about to close... (and we're super
tired). we split. We all seem to fall at least once. Tucker falls on
purpose with his 'Pete Rose' slides.

Chloe seems frustrated the whole time, and then in the end says 'That
was SO much fun'... Huh? Did I miss something?

Lori is graceful and elegant on the ice. Super cool mom.

i just try to stay cool and not fall.

an afternoon ice skating.

Tucker loves heather

"I like it when me and heather are hugging eachother."-- tucker

Hanging out with friends

We are having fun catching up with friends...

Our first Ice Skating adventure...

The kids absolutely LOVED going ice skating!! We went on a Sunday
afternoon before Awana and the kids didn't want to leave.

Tucker started doing 'Pete Rose' style dives and sliding on his knees.
Chloe did a great job. They both were on their own when we left. They
can't wait to go back.

I'm stapling stuff

I can't believe it!

he stands... and conquers.

I often wonder what goes on inside his head when he has no words...
On this day, i'm imagining that he plays his own theme music as he
decides what and how he will conquer his next world...

Lynda author party

I'm here with friends and creatives from Lynda.com

Secret missions... Star wars style

I sent the kids on secret missions. Each had a job to do.

A puzzle solving with Nanny

Chloe and Nanny worked on a puzzle the other day. They quietly worked
as they put all 250 pieces together. It was fun to watch them work.

The day they traded bikes...

Today the kids traded bikes... Tuck did incredibly well. Chloe was
just foolin' around... Soon they'll have to trade up.

Launch it 60feet

Tuck got a toy that launches stuff 60 feet!! He needs that!

Sepia fruit

Testing out a 'sepia' camera app on my iPhone... What do you think?

Basketball practice!

She's learning how to shoot, pass and dribble. Most importantly, she's
learning something new!

She's a sponge!

Chloe at Basketball Practice

On Friday nights, Chloe has basketball practice. She's learning a
whole new sport. It was fun to see her dribble the ball and learn how
to play defence.

This weekend, we shot baskets and she tried over and over. She made
four (yes 4) baskets!! She was Great!!

last night's Tree lighting...

We went to the Tree lighting last night. It was chilly, but it was fantastic!

web cam t-shirt

photobooth... an app that ever will stop amazing me... got my attention tonight. I'm now documenting my T-shirt.

Thanksgiving with our cousins...

We went on a walk with our dog heather and cousins. Ok showing michael
how to remotely post to the website..

Tucker gets a haircut!

The little guy was getting some hair in his face... So we went to get
a haircut... He did great!

Tucker's first. Football game!

Tonight, t man and I went to our first high school football game. T
man says "I like it. And our team is called the wild cats."

He thinks this would be a pretty cool school !

rainbow in the rear...

so i'm driving down the highway and I see the MOST amazing rainbow in my rear & side mirror.
What do I do? Of course I risk my life by driving at 70MPH down the highway trying to take a picture of it...

well.. I lived to tell about it... thank you for allowing me to live another day...

They rode the train... By themselves.

I took them for a bike ride at the park and they rode the train all by
themselves. Chloe did a good job taking care of her brother.

Helping her brother...

After she got off her carousel horse, she helped her brother down...
She's a good big sister.

Tucker is a runner!

I took the t-man to the track this Sunday to hang out. We saw some
pole-vaulters and then Ruck decided he was going to run around the
track.. Three laps later and some orange Gatorade he was done. I'm
tellin' ya, this kid is a runner!

School pictures are in!!

Tucker got his pictures today.

Fun at the Aquarium

Tuck and his class buddies had fun at the aquarium. here's some more photos. We had a total blast. It was a little hectic getting all the kids to where they wanted to go, but we had our moments.

i'd do it again in a second.

A picture for dad...

I get into my car this morning to find a nicely folded paper taped and
labled 'dad' ... And inside was a very nice picture by Tucker...
It's fun being a dad.

Daddy daughter date

After volleyball today Chloe and I ran some errands and went to lunch
at CPK. One of her favorite restaurants.
Later we'll wash the cars and paint the garage.