A Whale of a Mother's Day!!

For Mother's Day we went for a bike ride and picnic on Lummi Island. Just as we were riding up to our favorite beach for picnicing a pod of Orcas came swimming by. They hung around for about half an hour before moving on. I won't bore you with all the pictures but here are a few from our day

Bret, Willa & the Whale

Here is the family... what a great Mother's Day!

Bret and Willa got Leah a new fancy slr digital camera for mother's day... we did a lot of practicing!

Waiting for the ferry

Willa has a laugh at mommy

Picnicing

Bret has a laugh at Willa... she's probably eating a rock

Bret and Willa have a walk on the beach

Trip to Tulip Town

Our spring is never complete without a scenic drive down to Skagit County to see the tulip fields. We spent last week's family fun friday wandering the fields! Here are some pics...

Lazy days of... spring?

We have enjoyed a beautiful spring, so far... here are some of our outings and adventures

No that is not chocolate... it's dirt. Willa loves to play in the yard and apparently loves dirt! Last year we really enjoyed being out in our yard... we spent hours at a time out there. Will sat in her bumbo or on a mat playing, I read a book... it was lovely! This year I follow Willa around discouraging dirt eating and flower licking!

When it comes to stroller repair, Willa is a big help!

Another picnic at the park... Bret met us at the park for his lunch break. We did a little more playing than eating!

The slide!

I think this is called grand theft cycle...

Our monkey!

Willa has taken over our grocery shopping!

Deep in the Heart of Texas

After our visit with Stefani and Jenna Bret flew in and we drove down to College Station, TX to visit Bret's BFF Ofir, his wife Karina and their little one, Ilan.

Willa meets Ilan!

Play time in Ilan's tent

Willa and Ilan waiting for Bret and Ofir to finish bbqing...

Willa has heard so much about Texas BBQ !

Our first morning we did our first quintesential Texas activity... we went for a walk down the road to feed the horses!

Willa pet's the horse

The Fam...

The horse enjoys a carrot from Ilan

Our second quintesential Texas outing.... we visited the George Bush Presidential Library at A&M. Ofir said , and I quote, "I've never felt so free" (he requested that I please note the sarcasm)

Willa by a peice of the Berlin Wall. We headed inside to check out the 18 minute super pro Bush video then headed right back out to the beautiful grounds and spent most of our time there

The next morning was Ilan's 1st birthday!!!

Karina, Ilan & Willa check out one of Ilan's gifts

Ilan and Wila rockin'

This toy is awsome!

Play time!

Happy Birthday to Ilan! We sang in English, Spanish and... Ofir and Karina's good friends are from Brazil so, we sang in Portugese too!

Ofir gets a faceful of icing... Ilan is such a good sharer!

The birthday bunch

Willa and Ilan check out the swings

While they don't look exactly like they're enjoying this they did swing this way for quite a while!

Birthday hats

Puzzling it out together

Heading home.... riding with dad a the airport

Getting out some energy before we board the plane. Adios, Texas!!!

Willa does Dallas...

Willa and Leah flew down to Dallas for a visit with Leah's BFF, Stefani (nene to Willa) and her little Jenna. Here are some pics from our trip...

Willa gets a squeeze from Stefani

Tia Leah gets a laugh from Jenna

Willa is so helpful!

Big Smiles!

Story time at the Frisco library. Willa looks a little drunk from all the fun!

Off to a birthday girls lunch for Stefani

The Blue Bonnets were out! Many people mistake the yellow rose for the Texas state flower... wrong! It's the blue bonnet. We stopped in a nearby field to take some pics with our girls!

Willa gives Jenna a swing

Willa gives Jenna a hand

Wila truly was a big help. She spent half her time swifering the house!

Stefani had an amazing(and frequently sterilized) ball pit in her classroom. Willa had a blast! Jenna even joined her for a pic!

Grandma Diana gave Willa a hand