in the corn maze with friends
celebrating a 2 year old's birthday
sweet little simple stitch. i don't branch out too much, but this one i can do :) the mom made all these i presume, simple little bags for bday favors. gave with quarters for playing arcade games at the ice cream store - and stickers.
this one was spooky science night. the water bottle had vinegar, then we dumped the baking soda in and the balloon filled up with the gas. e liked these activities.
this table had alka seltzer exploding film canisters. E's canister went so high, almost to the basketball hoop.
creating his own spider web, and adding a little pipe cleaner spider.
I took some of these, but Ms. E took the good ones! we had a lovely afternoon (though rainy) exploring Oxbow Farm.
blueberries
dads: J, T, and R
i recognize that my life revolves a lot around food. i'm okay with that. it's important to think about how one eats. especially if one is a mom and trying to feed a family. anyway, these were BIG beets!
We watched conference and mended. e sewed a blanket for his stuffy jolene! i was super impressed with his concentration and excitement about project. 
ah, sweet thoughtful dandelion bouquets.
i signed up for my first 5k as an adult, so i've been jogging during E's soccer practice, as well as trying to go to gym 4x/week. imporant to be hang with good people so you can be influenced by them (thanks bro in law E and friend C)
we tried a kale/brussel sprout salad. was good, but that was certainly helped by the cup of parmesan.
R's yummy pork chop and veg dinner.
another friend influence... trying out kabucha squash. i'm trying to love squash. will put delicata on pizza this week. 
i love people with enthusiasm to get outdoors. thank goodness for bikes in our lives. this was a nice sunny Saturday afternoon ride culminating in dinner back at my house. everyone brought food and we wrapped it up at 8pm. hosting is exhausting. i made two entrees = too much food. someday i'll get better at pulling that off. 
return trip on the water taxi
more joined for dinner.
R's house hunting. i'm voting to sell first. 
we went outside with a bunch of neighbors to watch the blood moon eclipse. this photo was the next morning (early) at my work place which i think is so beautiful. Papa took a beautiful photo of the actual blood moon which is here.
family night with the Mariners. it was a fun evening.
yum! love chick pea curry. will make this one again!
so sad when our IT guy Dwight is leaving to new job. 
Nana and Papa back for one more night before flying out. we loved having them visit. 
to celebrate R's graduation and bday and E's starting kindergarten, we went out to Japanese steak house. fun experience :) our chef put on quite a show cooking our food. yum! i had tofu & veg. e liked the shrimp.
