Snapshots

Photo Update!


Standing, and looking naughty


His favorite pass time.... spitting all over.


Mom and Dad went on a week long rafting trip so we looked after their place and played with all of their fun stuff; inflatable pool, pellet gun, barbecue, hot tub, yada yada.... we had lots of fun! Maddox in his pool and Bing, killing a pop can.

Rubber ducky lost his head, so sad :(

Maddox Wrecky Perrine

Shooting the pellet gun and enjoying the evening.

Strategically placed finger, Maddox. Looks like a peeper but it is just a finger ; )

Hot tubbin. Maddox loved it and would put his face in the water and then come up grinning and blinking the water out of his eyes.

We saw this black bear on our camping trip. The trip started in Wyoming, not far from Cook City and moved to Red Lodge when we could no longer stand the mosquitoes. Mister Black Bear was on the side of the road on our way back into Red Lodge.

Smooches from uncle Julian.

While "camping" in Red Lodge, we went to dinner and watched the pig races in Bear Creek.

Maddox and Ian, chillin by the fire.

Our awesome new highchair (thanks auntie Gail), and sassy Maddox. He is waaaaay more mobile and squirmy these days.

Post-nap, Maddox can be found smooshing his face, rattling the crib rail or standing up whining until you pick him up.

Anonymous Blessings

I worked the lunch shift today at the wine bar. When I showed up, the owner informed me that I had a delivery in the office. Some sweet person dropped off a big box of diapers and wipes. Not only is it a generous gift, it saves me a trip to the store... double blessing. Thank you anonymous angel!

Sweetest Thing

Maddox was having a hard time falling asleep and kept standing in his crib whining. After a solid hour of trying to lay him down and walk away, I sat in the rocker and sang to him. Maddox is not a "cuddler" and usually pushes away when you try to hold him close but, he laid in my arms and was calm. He reached up and touched my lips and started humming. There was no tune or cadence just a little hum, but it was enough to melt my heart. He kept it up for about ten minutes and then went to bed peacefully. He is the sweetest thing. I feel love so intense that it is painful, as if my heart couldn't hold another drop of love. I guess it is a good thing I have two boys to absorb the overflow.

Post Surgery

Bing was released from UW Medical Center on June 30th, just one day after his surgery. Since our flight home was not until July 4th, we returned home with his mom and dad, and spent a few days in Astoria recovering.

We were also able to spend a day in Grays Harbor, where Bing grew up (although, I don't think he will ever truly "grow up"). We had a wonderful visit with Great Uncle Burch and Bebe, time with his sister and most of her family, Tiffany, Nick and Danica, and a dinner without Maddox. Thanks Sis! We also drove by their old cranberry farm which now looks like a dumpy old field. The new owners apparently aren't into cranberries or the appearance of their property, too bad. The tide was low and we could see the oysters, however, they aren't easy to get to, so we looked from afar.

Mama Marcia drove us back to Seattle on the 3rd and we stayed one more night with our sweet little angel, Kathy. Our friends Bobby and Jaime and their little girl Ashley came down to visit with us for the evening. They treated us to some amazing sushi and then we walked around the Space Needle, sipped on Starbucks, ate ice cream and called it a night. Sorry we didn't get a picture with Jaime in it!

Although the circumstances were terrible, it was so nice to be able to spend time with people we love. We got to spend a week and a half with Bing's mom, and big chunks with his dad, sisters, and all of his good friends that came to visit. Thank you: Perrines, Randich family, Brody, Buster, Dan, Steven, Mikey, Bobby and Jaime.

Bing is healing nicely, but won't be able to work for another 3 weeks. Even then he will be on restricted, light duty work for another 6 months. We are exploring the idea of him going back to school and pursuing a new career. Right now, I am working full-time to make up for Bing not working. People have been very generous with us, which has helped us cover our bills thus far. There are two benefits in the works to help even further, one in Billings and one on the Harbor. So far, we have only received the bill for his ambulance rides totalling..... $3,000. Pretty exciting right?

Yippee....Summer!

Fridays are for Ladies who Lunch. Sometimes we meet at a restaurant with a patio, and sometimes we picnic at the park. Today was a picnic kinda day and it was so wonderful to sit in the sun, play on the playground and then cool off in the free kiddie pool. My mom and aunt Gail are geniuses for coming up with Friday lunches, and are sweet ladies for sharing it with their daughters!

I laid Maddox in his stroller in just his shorts and he fell asleep on the stroll home. Since he was sleeping, I walked an extra mile or two and picked up an iced coffee on my way home. I got a nice little tank-top-tan, exercise, and caffeine, what could be better!?