Happy Father's Day

I just wanted to take the time to say happy Father's Day to the dad's in our family.

Peter--I hope you know what a truly excellent daddy you are. Tucker and the baby are both very lucky to have you.

Dave--You have welcomed Anais and me to your family and we thank you.

Dad--I couldn't have asked for a better father. Sandra and I have often stated what a good job you and mom did and how very thankful we are to have you. My only regret is that you are so far away and we get to see you so little.

To all the father's out there--Thank you!!!

Beer Champions!!!!!!

Peter and I (Mostly Peter) have just won third place in a brewing competition. In addition, our beer has been selected by the Diamond Knot brewery to be brewed by their brewery and then be entered into the GABF national pro-am competition in Denver. The beer is called Come Hither Cream Ale and we are quite proud of it.

I guess this makes us a bit more legitimate in the home brew world. Wish us luck in the big competition!

Baby fun

We are enjoying the warm weather and taking full advantage. The baby had her very first popsicle and paired it with a nice dash of sand. It looked quite yummy.

We went on a 5K Volkswalk and enjoyed some Bonsai. We are thinking of going on another Volkswalk in June.

Peter has been taking excellent care of our garden. We took a walk to the local nursery and bought some basil, strawberries, and thyme. Daddy put baby on her tricycle and wheeled her all the way there. It was a lovely moment from a great dad. She made humming noises all the way there and back.

Hula Baby

Well, the summer weather has hit and the baby is feeling great! Here she is playing in her bathing suit in the sun. Today we hit the children's museum in Tacoma. Tomorrow we are off to Ollala to hand off the majority of her clothes to a family friend. (Sandra's best friend--Sandra gave us the majority of the outfits). It will be sad to see them go, but I know they will be loved again.

Finally, congrats to Molly who had a little boy yesterday. Anais is very happy to have a new friend.

Let's do lunch

Last Monday, baby and I had lunch with Angie and her roommate Casey. We went to Applebee's and the baby made lots of noise. One of her favorite parts of the day was this ride in a fancy car. She can now say bounce and tickle tickle. She tickles and kisses and gives hugs. She is a bit mean from 6:45-7:30 every night, but we are really trying to help her make that time more calming for mommy and daddy and baby.

Princess Ana

We attended a baby shower on Saturday and, can you believe it, Anais was the only baby to show up! Here are a few photos of her in a dress given to us by my Grandma.

MMMMM.....Cheese

Sunday we made an early trip to Seattle and attended the cheese festival. It was a bit of a battle with crowds of cheese hoarders blocking the various booths asking questions about cheeses they didn't really want answered. With a little fast bobbing and weaving I managed to snag a few tastes for the family. The baby was so very happy. She sure loves cheese. We then went to the Pike Brewery and had more cheese with lunch. It was a lovely cheese filled day.