Miss Us?

Oh boy, I haven't posted in such a long time! At least, it's just weeks, not months. So, what have you missed?

Easter:

Tyler finally decides he'll happily take a picture with the Easter Bunny this year. Well, sort of. He's holding that little bunny as "comfort," as he barely made it through this picture. Not bad, though, right?

On Easter, the boys received these baskets, wrapped in plastic veggie bags from the grocery store. They loved it. Then, the Hildebrandts came over for an egg hunt.

 When the egg hunt was over, we got on a ferry to go...

 ...here, to this beautiful spot on the Hood Canal, Alderbrook Resort.

It was nice. The weather was perfect, we swam in their indoor pool, the boys played XBox in the game room, I got a much needed massage, ate dinner at a place called Robin Hood's, and had the most expensive breakfast ever (good thing we had a dining credit!). The boys were a little crazy, of course, but they had fun, and overall, it was a sweet little getaway for us.

I continue to work one night a week at Lark, and one day a week at Mt. Townsend Creamery. Lark has also asked me to do recipe testing for them for their upcoming book and APP. It's fun, and we get to enjoy delicious foods like mussels, clams, and chicken liver. This week, I made clams and I still need to make wild mushroom risotto. Yum.

Tyler's preschool is going well. Vincent loves his, and is also adjusting well to the one he attends with Tyler on Fridays. Oh, and my mom was just in town. In fact, she left this afternoon. We took her to Din Tai Fung in Bellevue for yummy Taipei eats.

Vincent also started t-ball back up. David is an assistant coach, but pretty much any parent that wants to jump in can do so. Nonetheless, I think he's a good coach.

That's pretty much us in a nutshell these days. Chuggin' along, trying to stay sane with our two rambunctious boys. We're happy the sun has started to come back to the Pacific Northwest, especially since the 30 or so tulip bulbs I planted in the winter are blooming like mad in our front yard. It's a beautiful sight, and they look like little candies dotting our garden. I should take a picture.

Lastly, I just want to say that I saw on TV at the gym this morning at 40 pound cat. No joke. It's super sad. If you have a cat, please don't overfeed it, especially not with super rich, fatty foods. It's cruel. That poor thing couldn't even walk. Lucky for him, he was still pretty darn cute, and is being rehabilitated, i.e., put on a diet, by some very nice people.