easter prep

we were thrilled to have the entire schmid crew in town for easter weekend. ben & jackson got along great and were instant buddies, bonded by their love of all things nintendo ds related. they even let little brother sammy in on their fun. thad & kyle got some golf in and we all had a great time catching up.

goofballs on the loose!

kyle & corey on late nite easter egg hunt egg-filling duty (thad is doing quality control)

lots of loot!

traditional easter cupcakes are a MUST

this takes concentration...

the finished product! happy easter!

chappelle show + legofest

pre-chappelle drinks at urban farmer @ the nines hotel
L to R: chewy, jessi, thad, me, jenny

corey, jessi & thad the ladies man

on the loose downtown! ready for dave chappelle
L to R: andy, jenny, me, jessi, jim

daddy daycare in full effect: jim, thad, emma, kyle, sammy

jackie loves baby emma

taking the max to legofest 2013!!!

jackie & ben were BEYOND excited

jackson lost in a pile of lego bricks

jackie & ben & a lego man

photo op! benny & corey

buzz lightyear, jackie, benny & woody
(and their massive bags of lego merch. yikes!)

so much fun!!!

jackson made a "little while friend" with this guy on the max ride home

new year's eve

we spent new year's eve with our buddies at the forrest's house.
jackie and benny caused havoc while the adults tried to have
a couple drinks and catch up. good times.
wishing our family and friends near and far an amazing 2012!!!

self portrait

pretty decorations

tracey getting festive

ben (almost 4 1/2 he'll want you to know...) & jackie

crazies

checking out the view

uncle kyle reads the boys a pre-nap book

kyle, jackie, ben & corey

pirate party!

we were super excited to be in attendance
at ben's pirate themed 4th bday party.
happy birthday, buddy!!!!

the birthday boy and his pal, nola

thad & chewy

treasure hunters

a treasure map and buried treasure!

arrrrrrgh!!!! ye mateys!

jackie and uncle kyle

too pooped to party...notice the half eaten cupcake, still in hand.

back in bend

we hadn't been to bend in almost a year...
crazy! we made the trip over to hang with our
long lost friends and for ben's 4th bday celebration.

happy 4th bday, benny!!!

jackson having fun in the garden

jackie & ben tuning in (or out)

more visitors!

the schmids came to stay with us- our very first house guests
at our new abode. so great to take a break from all our
moving, packing, unpacking and general chaos and hang out!
as you can see, i didn't get ANY pics of the boys together,
they don't really sit still these days for photo shoots quite like
they used to...

someone loves shoes! playing with shoes, saying "shoe", eating shoes.

sleepy heads tuning into some 'go diego go'

early birdie in his summer pjs

look who's back!!!!!!
foo foo mcgee in full effect!

checking out the trail by our new place

a pretty flower on our walk

kyle & corey gussied up and ready for the wedding

bennysitting

ben was so sweet with jackson,
sharing his toys and not getting
mad when jz wrecked his train tracks.
here he is offering jackson some water...
"have some water PLEASE, jackson!"