In truth, we have all been ridiculously busy. Since mid-May, we've celebrated Zoe's Birthday, Mother's Day, Mommy's birthday, Memorial Day, Father's Day and this week, Family Day, previously known as Mommy & Daddy's Anniversary. We have also celebrated special occasions with others, with a few more later in the summer.
A few of the highlights:
Mother's Day - We went to a park and ate a picnic lunch.
Mommy's Birthday - Mommy & Liam went to the zoo. The flowers were in bloom, and Liam had a conversation with a Walrus named ET, who was hanging out at the front of his enclosure.WALRUS to LIAM: Pptthhhhhh!
LIAM to WALRUS: Pptthhhhhh!
WALRUS to LIAM: Pptthhhhhh!
LIAM to WALRUS: Pptthhhhhh!
Much to Liam's enjoyment, this exchange continued three or four times.
Memorial Day: Liam's new playhouse! Despite the mortgage crisis, we were able to find a starter starter house for Liam. It fits nicely at the end of our the garden. The Flex Car also got an upgrade... to a PackerMobile.
Liam is too cute these days. He loves to talk and imagine crazy-cool things. For example, we drive by a water tower every day. He lets us know that chickens live in there. Not farm chickens though; they're swimming chickens. (Duh.)He also still watches the cows on the playground and now and then he pulls a bird from his ear. A froggie lives in our garden (sometimes we hear him). Sometimes Liam stands at his window and talks to the Froggie. At least once, the froggie was serenaded with the Farm Song (Old MacDonald).
Liam has also gotten good at climbing. He likes to tell us when he's "Too High Mommy." That means he's climbed so high that he's afraid to get down on his own.
With the change of seasons comes thunderstorms. Luckily they are rare so close to the mountains. "Liam no like dun-der, boom-boom, like that." He hides in his blanket fort until the weather clears. New irrational fears are common at this age, but at times it gets comical. Daddy took Liam for a hike the other day. As sometimes happens, they encountered a squirrel.... a scary squirrel. Liam was so scared he clung to Daddy. Since then, Liam has also confessed fear of bunnies, especially ones that go hop-hop, like that. It's hard to keep from laughing when woken in the middle of the night to quash the fear of bunnies munching on grass. From time to time we have to tell the cows outside to be quiet. The mooing keeps Liam awake.
Now that Mommy's finally done grading way too many exams and essays, we get to enjoy time together. As mentioned above, Friday marks the 5th celebration of a beautiful day on Orcas Island. It seems only fitting to include Bean in the celebration this year (and every year now that he's old enough.) So for our first Family Day celebration, we're heading out to Lake Chelan. We will take our time getting there, enjoying the mountain views as we drive four hours into the heart of Washington State. We may have lunch in Leavenworth, a German-themed town in the mountains.
We're taking friends with us too. Joya, Suri and Kaylin are going with us. They will hang out with Liam while Mommy and Daddy celebrate 5 years of marriage. Granny and Grandad are treating us to dinner, and what a treat it will be to eat our own food, from our own plates while it is still hot.
