grama and grampas patio, lake bluff, illinois. april 2010

easter. april 2010

april 2010 in chicago.

coloring easter eggs. april 2010

im sure at the rain barrel factory, when he was joking around with all of his rain barrel friends waiting to be delivered to home depot, he had high hopes....like maybe whoever purchased him would actually install him. luckily it has happened since this picture was taken and in one day he was filled. it was an unusually rainy spring even by seattle standards. june 2010

with gramdma on our hotel patio on lake delevan, wi. april 2010

bathing suit bubble bath. note to self: shampoo works better than...bubble bath. april 2010

ms claire. april 2010

ev taking the nestea plunge at the pool in lake delevan. april 2010

goodbye big tree. only reason i agreed to killing this living thing is the risk of it damaging our homes in a storm. april 2010

planting one of my favorites out front, a single white birch, led to redoing the entire front yard. april 2010

sleeping on the trampoline. june 2010

in lake delevan, wisconsin on another amazing visit with grama and grampa. april 2010

and moments after take off shes out missing this great view of ranier. april 2010

if i had any navigating abilities this would be a nice place to hike. march 2010

sledding at the pass. march 2010

about to slide down an off limits slope. about 2 feet high. but it was steep man. and off limits. march 2010

claire enjoyed the ride up the tow rope just as much as the sled down. march 2010

purdy view on the sled slope. march 2010

waitin' for him mama to kick him in the a**. i love sledding. march 2010

about to go sledding in snoqualmie. march 2010

shes thinkin' wow this is fun. im thinkin i wish i had stolen the barf bag on my last flight and kept it in the car. madison park. march 2010

dangerously close to turnin green. madison park. march 2010

alki beach. march 2010

hes not her boyfriend. he a friend who happens to be........a boy. march 2010

alki beach in west seattle. march 2010

way cool playground in madison park. lots of centrifical force like thingys to play on. march 2010

first win of the season. march 2010

camping on the deck in winter is great until you mom falls asleep and the fire goes out..........march 2010

pinecone wars are great until you take one in the chin. march 2010