More Catchup: May/June

Too much to say, so lets just do a picture story book. Very good.

Spring means baseball and baseball means the Mariners. And the mariners, mean losing. BUT NOT ON THIS NIGHT! Kaylee's oldest sister and her husband graciously treated us to a Mariners game complete with burgers, garlic fries and lemonades. Oh, and the Mariners won.

 One time, the sun came out and the entire city sprinted for downtown. We beat most of them, and got americanos and chocolate/raspberry croissant at Pike Place Market. Did I mention that it was sunny.

 Oh, here we are.

 Panoramic shot from the market overlooking the viaduct and the coast. Wonderful. Click on this pic, its really neat.

 Pregnancy shot, why not?

 Memorial Day...guess what? RAIN! So we went hiking anyway. Kaylee crushed, destroyed, demolished, trounced this hike. (This is a compliment.) We snuck away down I-90 up into the mountains east of North Bend and summited the MIGHT Mount Washington!

 And then, Kaylee's birthday arrived and I made homemade spaghetti with meat sauce, garlic bread, etc. The 90 minute professional massage came later in the week.

 Nothing is funner than FunFetti!

 Then one night we had a dinner party with friends (Jenna Cederberg from Missoula, BAM!) and didn't know what to do. So we called around and found ourselves in Georgetown at an outdoor Marching Band music festival. I'll say that again. We found ourselves in Georgetown at an outdoor Marching Band music festival. Need further explanation? There was 15-20 marching bands cruising around, blaring at top volume, battling for the rights to the street and creating improtu dance parties. It was really astounding. The Seattle Seahawks brought their marching band, as did the Sounders, Garfield High School and other various roaming bands of vagrants. The grand finale was an indoor show by EE!!! The lead musician wore a viking outfit and played trombone. It was stellar.

 Now to a completely different chapter...our urban deck garden is progressing nicely. I am now supremely confident that the $150+ I spent on this project plus thousands of gallons of water I haul from the sink will surely pay itself off with a bumper crop this summer. I am estimating at least 14 carrots! and 4 radishes! and 6-8 snap peas! and maybe even a garlic clove! Send me your tired, weary, and hungry, for they will find rest and sustenance here.

 We had the pleasure of spending the weekend with our dear friends Stefin and Carrie who now live in New Orleans!

 And their son Aeli! We visited WWU in Bellinghman and gave Stefin, Aeli and Kaylee a tour. Aeli is the man.

 This past weekend, we visited Harstene Island and stayed at a friends cabin. Map here. This afforded us the opportunity to hunt for starfish,

 oysters,

 and dig clams!!!

 We dug up a 100+ clams and then steamed them in roasted shallots, garlic, fresh herbs and white wine. Brilliant.

 Kaylee found a tiny, tiny crab.

 Before the weekend was over, we enjoyed some delicious burgers.

 Very, very big burgers.

 And in case you forgot, this lil guy will be joining us in July. Yah!!!!!!!

 In closing, we are thrilled to be here and can't wait to meet our son. Also, I quit my job and am going on the road with this band. Currently, I am a backup for the robot mouth-piano player. I'm sure the benefits, 401k, etc will be great.