Springtime Blossoms

It is April 15th and it is Springtime in Redmond! This is one of my favorite times of year... Our street is lined with these beautiful Cherry blossoms. I am always in awe of their majestic beauty. It doesn't last for long though. Within a week, the blossoms are already falling like snow and blanketing our lawn as April breezes through our neighborhood. I had to hurry and make sure I got pictures of Decker for his first Springtime at our home. I took Decker out with his John Deere tractor and camo rain boots, since the April showers had moistened our lawn.

I love making him laugh. We were having fun playing on the lawn. This was very different from the first time I took Decker out on the grass on April 5th. He would not venture off of the blanket. He told me that the grass felt weird. He would touch it with his hands and then look at his hands and then pull back.

Our neighbor Noveira and her son, Raeed were watching our little photo shoot from their balcony. They're great friends that we love to play with. :)

Easter Weekend

Easter Weekend 2009!

It all started out with an Eggstravaganza Hunt. Decker liked playing in the grass and eating the "fake Easter grass". :) Plenty of Eggs for our Basket....

This is Decker's little girlfriend Kendra. She loves to play with him!

Decker is loving just playing in the grass.

Proud parents with their baby!

Look at all this loot! Decker noticed something was different about our living room this morning when we walked in.

For Easter Sunday, Mike and his "Mini-me" had matching ties. We think our little man is adorable in his little white shirt and tie. My big man is too.... :)

Silly Rabbit! TRIX are for Kids...This rabbit has been in Mike's family for many years. When he was young, he saved cereal tops and paid for the Shipping & Handling to get this little gem. He will now be our little Easter bunny visitor every year.

Here's LAMBERT the "LYON"... Decker liked this little puppet and gave him lots of kisses. xxxooo

Mom thought it would be cute to put me into this Easter basket and put an Egg basket on my head...I don't mind... I'm a good sport.... :) I'm cute no matter what you do to me.

Check out what I've got!
What a weekend!! Can't wait till next year!

Little Helper around the House

I've always needed some help around the house. Decker volunteered tonight to fold the laundry.

Does toilet paper work when cleaning shower doors??? I don't think so....nice try though!

Ducks, Ducks, and more Ducks

We have been having the most beautiful Spring weather. We've tried to take advantatage of the sunshine and take Decker out. We found a great spot on the slough that has lots of ducks, so with bread in hand off we went.

Decker chased some of the ducks away.

He really liked to try all the rocks! Wow each has a different flavor! YUM!

Just hanging out with dad on a big rock. This is so cool!

2nd day of Spring 3/21/09

We found a great bike seat for Decker on Craigs List, since we had a beautiful day on Saturday, we took it out for a spin. Decker loved relaxing in his seat and watching the vista as we rode by. We stopped by the river and watched the ducks. A family had some bread that they fed to them. We also stopped at 60 Acres and watched the electronic airplanes being flown.

It was a great way to start our Spring.

Time for the blockade 3/15/09

So Decker is very mobile these days and getting into everything. Mike and I had to be creative in protecting our electronics.

Here's a great shot of his little teeth! He likes to stand up at the edge of the barricade and just wishes he was on the other side of the fence. It's always greener on the other side. :)

Mama, Don't let your sons grow up to be Cowboys...

But if he looks THIS CUTE, is it Okay?

"I guess, cute cowboys come from cute cowgirls..." --Mike Wood