20,000 people ran by our house this morning for the Rock-n-Roll marathon and half marathon! We were at the first mile marker of the new course, which meant that we also discovered that Elvis is still alive! Five of them in fact, at the end of the block singing and cheering the runners on.

We got a new kids table for the kitchen that will double as an art table and dinner table. Meryl and I made a special trip to the store for crayons today...hopefully for only drawing ‘on’ the table!

We brought out Meryl’s Carhart overalls today, she finally fits in them! Breaking them in on a Saturday stroll. She’ll be ready for Homer over the 4th of July in no time.

We went on a Safeco Field tour today and got to walk out on the field!

Hanging on the rail, watching the game.

Toddler-hood. Indecision. Strong opinions, mostly against anything that Mom and Dad suggest. And ‘a lot’ of emotions. All the time.

Family night! Six kids running (and crawling) amok, we lost a Nerf rocket to the neighbor’s tree, and everyone left full of ice cream. Success! Frank decided to ‘make’ us all dinner instead of ordering pizza, and then got caught on rocket-finding duty with the kids...will he opt for the easy dinner button next time? We’ll see!

We headed to the Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival at Seattle Center this afternoon, and decided to hit the playground and water park on the way out! Frank ended up getting soaked, but it sure was fun playing in the water in the sun!

 Holiday weekend and sunny weather, we headed to Marymoor Park - the Disneyland of dog parks! Meryl loved the water stops just as much as Lummi.

We neglected to bring extra clothes for Meryl after the dog park. Luckily, showing up to the Fetcheros without pants is totally acceptable!

Meryl ‘finally’ got a hair cut! And, got to see her stylin’ bob from the back with a mirror just like us!

 I skipped out to meet with girlfriends tonight, while Frank and Meryl headed out to satisfy their latest gluten craving - pasta!

Meryl has emerged into imaginative play! Lately, she’s enjoyed playing the role of ‘Lummi,’ letting us walk her around and feed her treats.

Meryl treats us all the same! Wouldn’t know it from the picture that she enjoyed the Mother Daughter Brunch!