A few more pictures from Chelan, courtesy of Alec's mama. = )

Still debating as to whether or not you can tell he has his fingers digging into my ribs at this point...

However, this is our other option...

Alec, him mom (Sharolyn) and April

Alec with Howard and Pearl Tisher

Alec and I, Mom and Dad, and Marjorie

The Portland/Vancouver crowd minus Alec and I - I was very busy holding Baby Duncan and missed out. They decided that Alec couldn't be in the picture without his better half...knowing him, he wasn't terribly upset about such a decision!

Until next time... = )

One more picture...my 1st meeting with little Duncan DeOliveira at Chelan. His big sister, his mommy and his daddy have all been my good buddies, so I'm pretty certain he and I are destined to be too.

It 'twas the eve before school was out and all through the house...Miss Huddle was grinning and cheering with glee. (She also can't rhyme, but isn't terribly concerned about such things right now, because she is done with report cards!) Seemed like as good as time as any to quickly most a few pictures from the last couple of months. Without further ado, a random sampling!

My little porch "garden" = )

The "girls" - it had been awhile since we'd been together, and the photographer was having a hard time getting us to stop talking...

We did finally manage to get our act together!

Alec and one tired looking teacher at Chelan

Ashlee's graduation party - Jeff and Nikki and adorable boys, Tia, Ashlee, Krindee and I

Rian, Krindee, Emily (on my lap), Ermina and I - Rian and the little girls were singing hymns in Swahili, while Krindee and I sang the same one in English = )

Matt's current ride - pulling up to Grampa's house on Mother's Day! = )

San Francisco

I was on spring break last week - and I spent it (surprise, surprise!) with Alec in Sacramento. The weather was perfect and we enjoyed having a whole week together, rather than just a hectic weekend. = ) We spent the weekend before I had to fly home in San Francisco, with Greg and Becky. On Friday night, the 4 of us went and saw "Grease", which was a blast.

Saturday morning - we took a quick hike up the hill behind Greg and Becky's house...yes, that is the Golden Gate Bridge you see in the background.


Saturday afternoon - I roped Alec into showing me around the city. We stumbled across some places he had never seen before...it was pretty much all new to me! Very fun, sun-shiney, happy day!

Ahh...there was a heart in the rocks!

On Saturday evening, Greg and Becky had a BQ, so we got to spend some time with more of the young friends in the San Fran area.

Sunday morning on Greg and Becky's deck...their view is absolutely amazing.

Every time...he has to do something every time! = )

The girls in their skirts = )

Lichen, Me, Andrea and Tia - the runway models...

Andrea and I once upon a time had the grand idea of turning jeans into denim skirts. We began the project, got stuck...and no skirts. Then Lichen very kindly offered to help us out, and ta-da...we all have adorable skirts now! We all wore them to Thursday night dinner last week, so of course we had to take a picture.

Drake and Tia...ahhh! = )

The crew at Thursday night dinner. (We were also celebrating Craig's birthday and Lichen's birthday!)

A budding musician...

Aiden (almost 3) has decided he wants to learn to play the violin (and the piano and the guitar...he is an ambitious child!) Last week, Nikki asked if I would bring my violin to show him when I came over for our semi-weekly coffee date. These adorable pictures came out of our impromptu violin lesson.

Baby Finn, enjoying the music. = )

Mt. Bachelor Weekend

Last weekend, a crew of us from Portland and Seattle set off for a weekend of skiing/snowshoeing and special meeting in Central Oregon. We had gorgeous weather, even though the lack of recent snow made for a rather icy day on the slopes. Alec was up from Sacramento...yay! = ) Made the weekend even more fun!

The snowshoeing crew...ready for the trek.

Angela, Andrea, Sarah and I

Angela, Sam and I

Mt. Bachelor...Angela and I kept wishing for binoculars, because that is where the boys were skiing at. = )


Sarah


Dan and Sam


Typical Angela picture....it takes true talent to be able to sleep in the snow.

Pretty views!

Angela

Wee bit icy!

At the summit...Angela, Andrea and I

More cute girls... = )

Dan and Sam

Hanging out on the top...

Krindee, Angela, Andrea and I

We made it!

Going down was much faster than climbing up...Angela showed us why.

Sarah is from Texas, and had never built a snowman. We had to fix that...

Meanwhile...across the highway and high on Mt. Bachelor...

Dave, Justin, Alec and Craig

Well, they TOLD us they were skiing...pictures like this one of Craig and Alec do make a person wonder... = )

Craig, Dave and Alec

Alec...ready for some serious skiing.

Very sad...somehow this is the only picture we took the whole weekend where Alec and I managed to be in it together! Dan drove over to pick the skiing crew up from the slopes after we were done snowshoeing...Angela and I rode along to surprise Dave and Alec as they finished up skiing.

The frost at Sam and Dan's parents' house