The Zoo!!

Mimi and Uncle Thomas spent a week with us earlier this month. It was great to have them here again!! Here are some pictures from their day at the zoo!

Mimi, Uncle Thomas, and Joshua at the Woodland Park Zoo!

Looks like one of the monkeys escaped... which one is it?

Mom and Joshua at the zoo!

Sixth time's a charm... turns out those elephants are VERY distracting!

Must have been some interesting animals!

Thanks for not feeding me to the animals!

What a view!

Summertime at Greenlake!

This is one of Joshua's favorite parks in Seattle. It's about a mile from our house. There is a huge lake to walk around and swim in. There's also a wading pool for the kids. Here are some pictures...

Hmmmm... can giraffe swim?

Have you seen my yellow cup yet?

This hat keeps me in the shade!

This is Sophie, my giraffe...

Other kids can do some amazing things!

Don't look at me!

This was a plastic ball before it met Joshua...

Cute!

Nothing like a wading pool on a hot day!

Let me think... how am I going to get this pool back to my house?

Mom and Joshua

Dad and Joshua

Deep thoughts...

Thank You, Maria!

Maria has been Joshua's nanny since March. She just had her last day on Friday and will be moving back to Texas. She was great with Joshua... and not to mention Heather and Chris! We will miss her very much and wish her the best in Texas. We're also looking forward to having Joshua's new nanny, Christine, start in a few weeks! In the meantime we persuaded (and it took a lot of persuading) Mimi, Uncle Thomas, and Grandma to come visit and spend some time with Joshua!

Go Mariners!

We took Joshua to his first Major League Baseball Game a couple weeks ago. The Mariners played the Cleveland Indians. We went with several of Joshua's friends and had a great time! Unfortunately the Mariners did not fare so well, losing the game 10-0. Oh well... there will be plenty more games to go to!

Joshua, Caitlin, and Linus

Joshua and Linus

It's hot in those bleachers! A person's got to keep cool!

Maybe someday my picture will be up there... and then Mom and Dad can retire!

Did we mention the score was 10-0?

Joshua's friend Lily

Joshua and Mom at Safeco Field!

Joshua enjoying the game

Joshua and Dad!

Joshua sporting his new Seattle Mariners hat!

Watch out ladies... future all star!

Family at the ballpark!

Aunt Amanda Visits Seattle!

Amanda had a chance to come out to Seattle and hang out with Joshua a few weeks ago. We had a great time and cant' wait for her to come back!

Tricks in the Highchair!

Joshua spends a fair amount of time in his highchair eating and watching us eat. Turns out it is a good time to catch him doing some of his tricks!

Sometimes the food ends up in the mouth, too!

We're getting to be good at clapping!

That sippy cup is still a bit of a challenge... little bit of choking and a lot of water on the shirt!

Summertime!

Summer has arrived in Seattle! We actually set an all-time record with a high of 103 F last week!! That may not sound so bad to those of you in Texas and Arizona, but just imagine it without air conditioning!! Fortunately we've been able to keep Joshua cool in his backyard pool. Here are a few pictures...

Keepin' cool!

What a great pool!

Layin' out...

Mom and Joshua

He still prefers the tupperware to his toys!

Still eating everything!

This is great!

Deep thoughts...