June BBQ

Twas a great day for a BBQ. I lamely didn't take enough pictures to capture the total radtasticness of the day and our friends, but here's what I have. Somehow I took like 90 pictures of Erin and like 3 pictures of our guests. Such is parenthood, I suppose.

We rocked the kiddie pool, barbecued, and socialized. Many thanks to our peeps for coming over, you made our weekend.

Afterwards, Erin and Alex spend nearly five minutes putting ice in their mouths, then spitting the ice back in the cooler.

The Great Outdoors of Camas

McMiller PDX took advantage of a warm, but not icky, pre-summer day by hitting the trail!   In nearby Camas - Lacamas lake.   We did a nice loop, following Lacamas creek, and stopped for refreshment by a small waterfall.  Happy Sunday!

Wordless Wednesday #12 - juice

All Aboard!

Woo woooooo! All aboard!



Sure, this may look cute, but to capture this amazing train-related moment (including schnazzy cap), I had to snap a picture of Erin screaming at the top of her lungs: she's frustrated that she can't get the seat belt buckled. Ah, youth.

Why Running Is Rad

As I get my stuff together for a long run in the morning, it's funny to think about what little equipment this sport requires. This is it: shorts, shirt, socks, shoes, Clif bars, iPod, money, ID. Pretty cool.

Wordless Wednesday #11 - two lips

Mommy Brain, Revisited.

"Mmmmm.... gonna make brownies.... Got all the ingredients out.... Melted chocolate is smelling good..... OK, mix in the sugar.... mix some more.... There!  

 Spread out the batter.... hmm... kind of looks funny.... oh well, new recipe..... get them in the oven.... tidy up.... um.  oops.  

What are these two eggs still doing here?"

In case you were wondering, eggless brownies taste close to very chocolate-y shortbread.  Not bad at all!