farmin'

We brought Matt lunch while he was swathing. I felt like quite the farmer's wife! : )

sleepover

Mason survived his first sleepover! (and by that, of course, I mean he had a great time). I was told their cousins took great care of them. : ) They walked/scootered to a park, saw a herd of elk, swam, picked blueberries... And, as an added bonus, they both even slept through the night.

Thanks to Aunt Melanie for taking great pictures of their fun weekend!

They're a good lookin' bunch, don't you think?!

happy engagement!

The future Mr & Mrs Cram.

Practicing for all the pictures we'll be taking on the big day. : )

{Inside joke} There is a blog we read that never fails to crack us up. There just happened to be something at her parents' house that reminded us of our favorite post ever... HA! I love it.

So, on Saturday I went to my friends engagement party all alone. We had planned for the boys to go to the Miller's for the night since the party started at their bedtime, but then Matt had to go help his dad on the farm so I lost my date too. It was crazy watching all the moms and dads chasing their kids around while I sat peacefully with my drink! : ) And then, I came home and had the house to myself. I stayed in bed until 9 (by accident - I woke up at 7 and thought I'd stay in bed for a few minutes - since it was an option - and fell back asleep...) then have spent the morning cleaning and catching up on the blog. Not exactly how I thought I'd spend my free time, but cleaning without interruption is (unfortunately) fantastic! I do plan to go grab a coffee and just sit in there and enjoy some people watching later.

Melanie got some great pictures of their slumber party! I can't wait to share the pictures of the cousins having a fun time together. I love having somewhere to send the boys where I don't have to worry one bit that they're being loved and well taken care of. Love you, Millers! : )

dog park

We met Brooke & Gus at Luther Burbank Park in Mercer Island on Saturday. They let you take your dogs for a swim, so we thought it'd be fun to let the kids and dogs frolic together. Although once we got to the dog park section, we realized that wasn't going to work. So, Brooke and Gus played while we found a different spot. They met up with us after a few minutes and we enjoyed a lovely time on our private beach area. Also, the playground area rocked! The slide goes so fast that Andrew actually caught air at the bottom (landed it perfectly!) and Mason had a look of terror on his face (I was there to catch him and I'm sure he enjoyed it!). It was perfection, really.

snuggles

When Mason turned 2, I filled out a survey for the CH study we have him in. One of the questions asked if he nurtured his animals (put them to bed, hugged them, etc) and he was so far from doing that, that the question actually made me laugh. Well, I guess it wasn't such an odd question because 2 months later, he is now very nurturing to his animals. And thinking back, Andrew started this game a little before turning 2. He used to line up his favorite 5 or so and then snuggle up with them. I guess this means they'll both make great dads some day... : )

photo shoot

Grandma Cindy has an 8x10 frame that she likes to keep (fairly) updated of the boys. She asked for a new one, but since most of my pictures are candid, I couldn't find one I thought would look great as an 8x10. So I decided it was time for a photo shoot along our fence. I think we ended with a few good options! And all I had to do was bribe them with a peanut butter cup and they were both willing to give up 3 minutes of their morning. : )

castle park

On the trail to the park today Andrew grabbed Mason's hand. It's so cute I can hardly stand it!

We had a fun time at Castle Park today. Mason has flipped a switch and is now the most adventurous kid at the park. He has no fear, thinks he's at least 4 and loves to jump. For the last week or so he's been jumping off anything he can. If he sticks the landing he'll clap and look to make sure I was watching; if falls he'll get right back up and try again. Poor kid has bruises all over his legs to prove it.

our weather

This is how our whole summer has been!

Today:

Yesterday:

Yesterday we hit the hottest day of the year so far (about 85) and today it rained. That's why I can't let one sunny day go by unappreciated - we never know what the next day will bring.

wanna sit on the same side?

This is their new thing. : )

bikes

The last time we rode bikes, Mason couldn't quite reach the pedals if he was doing anything other than going straight. He's in luck! He's grown enough to officially ride his trike! To celebrate, we headed to the cul-de-sac for some serious bike ridin' time. Adorable!

fun with the SLR...

I'm pretty good at drinkin' beer

Matt and I both love a good beer, and oddly have a similar taste for our favorites (it's odd because it's really the only thing food-related that we agree on). Anyway, we found that we didn't really have a strong opinion on light beer, so we did what any normal couple would do and conducted a taste test...

The exciting outcome of the test: we both selected Bud Light. So now we know.

I feel like adding a disclaimer. I actually prefer Corona Light over these three, but unfortunately they seem to have forgotten to put alcohol in it, so it loses a few points based on that...

Anna!

On Saturday we celebrated Anna, the lovely bachelorette! Welcome to the g-rated overview of a great, not g-rated night!

Part of the evening included a burlesque dance lesson, which ended up to be so much fun!

The end!

Anna & Alex are getting married on 9.10.11 - I'm looking forward to seeing this bunch of crazies again. And I think it will be pretty neat to meet Alex...