Playdate at the Race Track!

Due to an unexpected mechanical malfunction (Ewan threw his "handbrake")... Odin took the lead this lap. There were no hard feelings in the end.

Boys will be boys

Ewan and Odin having a gummie snack at the park. I (Ian) was not invited.

James Bond or perhaps Buzz Lightyear?

It was a good morning... but apparently lunch wasn't that exciting.

Roar! Roar! I am Roaring Soren!

If only the Galaxy was this cool...

It has been a while...

Before tax return...

After tax return. :)

This is after mommy brought the skin glue home and glued Soren's left brow closed. Soren was toddling at the park and tapped the metal bracer with his eyebrow. Surprise! It gushed blood all over the place. All is well. No trip to the ER.

Wagon Fun!

Farmor's wagon is lots of fun... (part 1)

I'm just glad there are seat belts... (part 2)

... cause looking through the camera you don't see trouble coming.

Kt's new kitchen island. The cookies will be made in style!

Here is the finished product. Stained cherry and granite sealed. It took a year (since we purchased the granite) b/c quotes to make an island ran from $2k-3k (silly) so it took me a while to find a stand that I could modify. Making a stand from scratch was going to cost a bit much too and I don't have the right tools. We got the granite at a great price, it was an 'odd end" leftover during a big sale to raise money for the Seattle Children's Hospital in '09.

Two "rails" for towels. Two pot rails under. Two loops for towels/stuff. I cut the lattice shelf to allow for adjustments or a hole to hang the longer pans etc.

View underneath. Large pot holders in front for my big "crab pots."

Here is a finished foot. With counsel from Brother Andy I increased the feet from 3x3 inches to 7x7 to make it a lot more stable. I felted the feet and it's super sturdy and stable now.

Here is a shot of the feet modifications and look at the original color before staining. The lag bolts and washers are sunk to level them. Then I trimmed these oak feet to the above look. Yay!

Soren's first steps and epileptic Elmo

Elmo lost his laugh...so now he just flops around...

And Soren takes his first steps. :) One day before his 10month birthday.

Minneapolis at Swimming Nationals

All the boys...Soren, Odin, and Sorabh chillin' and laughing at the Elmo formerly known as Tickle-me-Elmo...now we call him Epileptic Elmo. Stay tuned.

Soren enjoying egg yolk

Rajul and Sorabh came to the last session of the swim meet.

Family Schwab cheering on the Lords and Ladies.

Coachman and my kids...now that he has touched my children...they will swim fast.