i was alive in may, i swear!

for those of you that are still upright and haven't fainted at the sheer sight of a new posting by yours truly...hold on to your seats because this might be a long one.  it might also be very short if i faint due to the sheer enormity of the task at hand.  anyway, blah blah blah....here are some pictures that just might document the entire month of may.  wow, i really need to get some motivation...

the proverbial decorating of the eggs.  thank goodness for this messy yet oh so lovely tradition of making something beautiful out of something so ordinary.  isn't that just so special??  i am just learning all about the real art of photo taking, but it was uber-fun to watch the kids have so much fun and try to capture it on film or a digital memory card as it were.

not sure if the headless one of sofi is creative and artistic or just creepy...we'll go with cute, shall we?  

trent and his (not so) little dudes came over for luke's first egg hunt outside thanks to the sun deciding to actually shine on easter eve.  good times...

not sure...i just thought this one of sofi was nothing short of hilarious.

we've been working on creative ways to get luke to actually learn to write his whole name and not stop after the u...it actually worked and smelled pretty good too :)

my uncle passed away a couple weeks ago and andy and i were able to make the trip down for the funeral.  it was really awe-inspiring to see firsthand, the 21 gun salute and the reverent folding of the flag.  he was a great man and i'm proud to have known him and his sweet, lovely wife.

some of my favorite people in the world...cousin sandi, uncle glen and cousin sydney.  love you guys!

luke and andy's mom, rebecca on mother's day.   thank goodness for that woman and her joyful chocolates.

luke (and sofi, who wouldn't be left out...messy face and all) and his cousin adam, showing off their super watches

dozer days!!!  oh the awesomeness that is tiny people getting to operate heavy machinery...

{she might've been a little sleepy...}

planting his first tomato...that now may or may not be the cat's first choice to do her business.  it was fun while it lasted

what is the first thing to do when the sun comes out?  why, buy 52 washable sidewalk chalk crayons of course!!

april's almost over? really...?

i've been told that its been awhile sine i've tickled the old ivory keys...not the piano kind, the ones that look ivory thanks to apple and its many innovations.  aka the blog.  anyway, it has been awhile and for that very reason, i'm giving you all (yes, all 3 of you) a treat by bringing you on a trip down memory lane.  can't wait?  on the edge of your seats?  alright, lets get this show on the road...

who needs to walk?  you have to take advantage of what little sun we get somehow :)

luke might love trains more than me.  the proof of this statement lies in the fact that we went to the train station so i could head up to seattle for a hugely anticipated girls weekend and he was more sad at the fact that he wasn't getting on the train than that i was leaving for the weekend.

sofi's future husband...aka my wonderful friend val's beautiful son, harrison

are there words?

kickin it with mom and pops.  it was so much fun to take pictures of a little dude again.  now, if only i could actually edit them so they looked cool.  someday

luke's first bike.  he had so much fun until the chain came off.  don't worry, we fixed it...i wish i could say the same for that darn bell.  it had an unfortunate accident...

of course she couldn't be left out of the helmet distribution.  thanks grandpa

we love her...snot and all

playin at the park during our trip to bend, or.  it was a little chilly, but do kids even feel the weather?

luke was pretty excited about the "green" fire truck at the museum.  oh to be so easily amused.

i might be addicted to the instagram app on my phone. 

my lovely friend, heidi and her little one.  there was no coaxing a smile out of that one.

i know the quality on this one isn't ideal, but that face is priceless

the pool at the resort.  yes, that last picture is capturing luke "taking a rest" and sofi escaping to the big pool wearing nothing but a swim diaper thanks to the fact that i couldn't find her suit buried in her suitcase....whole other story. 

i usually don't go for ruffles, but i have to admit that she might be the cutest thing ever in this picture.  awesome expression included

luke and his little friend, jonah playing at the bend spring festival.  yes kids!  throw a giant ball at each other!  they were pretty much in heaven

can you really not love this?

there was a bike obstacle course.  the training wheels were their own obstacle, but he pulled it out thanks to some help from dad and a helmet that is just a tad on the small side