Stacy's visit and Onion Man Triathlon

Our good friends Shane, Courtney and Kendall came from Lynden  for Memorial weekend. Colt is in Disneyland with his Memah and Poppi and without him around to wrestle with Jax it made for a pretty quiet weekend. Kendall is one of the most laid back not to mention cutest little girls I have ever been around. We had a great time enjoying our nice weather, talking and relaxing. On Sunday Dave and Shane did the Onion man Olympic triathlon here in Walla Walla.

On Saturday we went out to the lake so the boys could get in the water before the big race.

 

Jax and Kendall are about 9 months apart and they pretty much played alongside each other all weekend. I wouldn't say they played together but they were always side by side.

 

The men ready to swim in the cold water. It was at this point I was very glad I was not doing the triathlon the next day.

 

The kids for the weekend. It was a relatively low key and quiet weekend. It amazing how quiet it seems without Colt around, 2 kids seems so easy!

 

The day of the triathlon Court, the kids and I drove up to my parents house and watched the bike ride portion. Once Dave and Shane had both passed the house we got back in the car and drove to the finish line to watch them come in on the run. Shane finished first and we let the kids play around while we waited for Dave to finish.

 

Here he comes!

Dave grabbed Jax and crossed the finish line with him. Jax was slapping people's hands as they ran through the finishers chute.

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To say Dave has been busy lately would be an understatement. He has been working from morning until 10-11 at night for the past couple months and he did not get to train nearly as much as he wanted too. I was so proud of him for finishing. He has already signed up for another one in September and he is trying to convince me to do it with him.

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The Stacy's. 

We love this family and have such a great time with them. Court is due in September with a boy!

I see this picture and miss Colt. I wish he could have been there, he would have loved watching all the bikers and runners and seeing Dave finish.

Later that night we got a babysitter and went out to dinner and fro-yo. Perfect end to a great weekend! Looking forward to August and our friends vacation in Crescent Bar!!!

Happy 1st Birthday Case Michael

Case is 1! Hard to believe it has already been a year since he became the newest member of our family. It has been such a fun year and he is a fantastic addition to our brood of boys. I decorated the kitchen with balloons, a happy birthday sign, and fun decorations to let our little boy know it was his special day. I'm not sure Case noticed the decorations but I know his older brothers did and they were both so excited for him.

Jax was still sleeping (like always) so Colt made sure Case knew it was his birthday.

I made him coconut banana muffins for breakfast. They were gobbled up fast by all the boys.

Colt and Jax got him a dump truck, a shovel and a bucket. The boys were more excited to open Case's gifts than Case was. He had lots of help.

The birthday boy!

 My mom made him a birthday box and put a bunch of small gifts in it. He loved pulling everything out.

Dave couldn't be there on Case's birthday but my parents came over and we celebrated my dad's birthday as well (his is the next day). My mom brought over dinner from Tiki Teriyaki and then we opened presents and had cake! Colt was very excited to give Papa his Under Armour shorts and shirt (he is obsessed with Under Armour because Dave is always wearing it).

I think from now on Papa and Case's birthday will always get celebrated together.

The birthday boys with their cakes. I made Case a vanilla cake with chocolate buttercream frosting and my mom made my dad an oatmeal cake.

Papa, DiDi and their youngest grandson.

All the boys wanted to help blow out the candles.

First bite of cake. He was not real sure about it, he ate a little bit but mostly squished it between his fingers.

Happy Birthday my sweet baby boy. I have loved this last year and have enjoyed getting to spend so much of your first year with you. You were the only baby that I didn't have to leave at daycare and go back to work after being born. It has been so amazing getting to be home with you and your brothers and I have loved watching you grow into a little man. 

Your a mama's boy and I hope you stay that way...... I love you Case Michael Pemberton!

Seattle & Woodland Park Zoo

We headed over to Seattle for the weekend because Dave had some business things he needed to take care of. We stayed  at the Comfort Inn and the boys had a blast playing in the indoor swimming pool and wrestling in the hotel room (I told Dave when the boys are older we are getting boy and girl hotel rooms on vacation - looks like I'll be the only one in the girl room:)). We went to the zoo on Saturday which was fun and a nice way to get out of the hotel and let the boys use some of that never ending supply of energy they seem to have these days.

The water was a little cold but once Case got used to it he really did like swimming. We basically had the pool to ourselves and it was fun to swim with them and just spend time with the 5 of us.

 

Case and Colt wrestling on the hotel bed.

 

Jax was a little scared to stand too close to the gorilla statue at the zoo.

 

My boys!

The highlight of the day was definitely feeding and petting the giraffe.

By 6:00 Dave and I were ready to go but Colt kept looking at the map and finding a new animal he wanted to go see. He was hilarious with that map, he walked around all day with it and then would stop and examine where he wanted to go next.  Finally he said the last thing he wanted to do was go on the carousel.

So we found it and he was happy! Jax didn't want to go but had fun waving at Colt and Dave as they went by. It was a fun weekend and nice to spend some time as a family with no distractions.

Fun in the Sun

We have had some nice weather here lately and so Dave got the boys a slip-n-slide. Colt had the most fun with it but surprisingly Case really liked sitting in the water. Colt is such a great help with Case and he is always very gently and careful around him.

Case : 11 months

Where has the last 11 months gone?

Case is standing on his own now and walking while holding our hands pretty steadily. I know it won't be long before he takes his first steps and while I do look forward to seeing him do it part of me wants him to keep crawling for just awhile longer. There is something about when a baby starts walking that takes away that feeling of them being a baby anymore. Jax was 15 months old before he started to walk and I can remember how he felt like a baby to me so much longer than Colt did. I loved it and why I am so thankful that he is meeting new milestones and growing well it also makes me sad and wishful for more time with him as a baby.