Left church today in a light, springy outfit (read: sleeveless shirt with a very airy, flowing skirt) only to decide on the way home that we should divert to the beach for some chowder. Turns out it was pouring and windy at the beach, which didn’t stop Carson from wanting to fly his kite. And this is how I found myself trying to navigate the wet rocks leading to the beach in Dansko heels and a white skirt while clutching a baby blanket around my shoulders.

Nolan is officially feeling better after what seems like one flu after another this winter. The child is eating us out of house and home. Three yogurts or a dozen slices of cheese is now considered a meal.

Oh, and we bought a house this weekend! More on that later... but for now if you’re interested in purchasing a nice little 3-bedroom, 2-bath starter-home with a relatively large backyard in McMinnville – let us know!

The only person whose Wii-Fit goal is actually to GAIN weight...

In general Nolan, like Carson, has two speeds: "on fire" and "sleeping".
You know he's really sick when he opts for this speed instead:

Daddy got a new pan drum for this birthday! You can guess how long Daddy got to play it...

We never really see Scott until about 10pm on Thursday nights, after his Spanish class wraps up, so the boys and I spent the evening making cupcakes that we'll enjoy tomorrow...

Then Scott and I dined on a steak dinner with a good Pinot when he finally made it home.
Happy Birthday darlin' - love you!

Here are some more pictures from last weekend, hanging out at Chris & Tia's house with the cousins and later with Grandpa Burke.

 

Somewhere around Thursday we decided the Olympics will never (well, never anytime soon) be within driving distance of us again so we decided to head north and check out Vancouver, BC while the Olympic craziness was still going on. We drove as far as Seattle last night, crashed at Scott's brother's house, and took off this morning for Canada! What a fun (random!) trip. TONS of people, although we expected that, but very cool to see the flame, feel the energy in the air and watch the world come together. Here are a few pictures from around Vancouver. Go USA!

We finally had a chance to load some videos from our Quebec trip!

Here are two from the Ice Hotel – relatively long, but they reflect the “feel” of the hotel far better than any of the pictures:
Hotel de Glace – part 1 of 2
Hotel de Glace – part 2 of 2

This is a shorter video back in Quebec City just looking at one of the main areas where Winter Carnival takes place.

It’s good to be home, but what a fun trip this was!
Enjoy!

Have you ever been in a public place and gotten annoyed at some other parent that let their kid do something you just told your kid not to do?
We're usually those other parents.

Every now and then you catch the boys in a moment of really enjoying each other - here are a couple of those moments that Daddy captured yesterday. Playing together and reading together: