i've been neglecting my camera lately - - - but boy, have we been busy! lots to talk about, but not a lot of pictures.

last week we had a visit from this special friend and her dear little gal. they stayed for two nights and we chatted the days away while playing in the park, eating yummy food and caring for our little ones. i don't have one single picture from the whole time they were here. still waiting for pictures to come my way kristen!

this past weekend was so wonderful - it was a mix of productivity, resting, playing & re-connecting. tyler and i have been going in different directions lately - him out of town for work and me caring for riley and the house. it feels good to re-connect with your significant other, doesn't it? we had a family bike ride to fairhaven, finished painting our bathroom (finally!), worked in the yard and even took a sunday afternoon nap. oh, it was so lovely. and so necessary. we are rejuvenated and ready to march forward with our busy spring.

and today. what a day! my bro andrew received wonderful news today. another body scan revealed that his tumors are continuing to shrink. we have been smiling and giggling all day!

check out these cute pictures from this morning too - - we had breakfast at the bagelry before tyler went to work. riley is such a big girl lately - sitting in her own chair, talking up a storm and just being her usual fun self.

and here is what our bathroom looks like now. we are thrilled to finally have it finished (yes, we remolded it 3 months ago).

tomorrow night we see this band in concert at the mt. baker theater. we are so excited but hope that we can stay up that late. the show doesn't start until 8:45pm...yikes. then on friday the mcdonalds & claire come for a visit to celebrate ang's bday. we are hoping for sunny weather so we can utilize our new backyard and throw dinner on the grill.

that's all for now. hopefully i'll start taking more pictures again!