Seward Park

A couple of weeks ago, I took my bike up to Seward Park in Seattle for a ride while the boys were at school. It's a nice 2.5 mile loop around, with views of Lake Washington, Mt. Rainier and downtown Seattle.

Travels

Here are a few pictures from our trips this past week to Mt. Morris, NY and Pullman, WA. We're thankful that both trips went smoothly and we all made it back safely.

Ventress and the Battle of the Darkside

Andrew completed his latest Lego movie today and it's his best yet. This one has a soundtrack! It lasts about four minutes. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH2k-zNx6_o

Elation!

Last night, we took Ben and Emma to the Rainiers game. Ben's soccer tournament ended close to gametime, so we were walking in during the first inning. We were about even with first base, still on the outside, when we heard the roar of the crowd, and then the radio broadcast saying that Bryan LaHair's home had just barely cleared the right field fence. Nobody was behind us. Could the ball still be there? We HAD to find out, right? (If you can't tell, this is Dad's account of the story.) So Andrew, Sam, and Ben ran back 100 yards and launched a hasty search. Sam spotted it between two trees, right behind the wooden fence, raised it in the air and sprinted back to show Mom and Dad. It was pure joy for a six year old boy!

First day

Yesterday was the first day of 1st grade for Sam and 4th grade for Andrew!

At Meredith Hill, there is a tradition of having an opening assembly and the first flag salute of the year outside. The 1st graders get officially welcomed to their first day of all-day school by getting to walk through a big balloon arch while dramatic music plays (I think it was movie music from "Star Wars"). Sam thought that was great!

Tacoma Rainiers National Anthem

It was probably the first flute/English horn duet in the history of professional baseball! My friend, Donna Shin, and I had a great time playing for the Rainiers on Wednesday night. I had been worried about being heard, but they have a good sound system and they added plenty of reverb so it sounded like we were in a concert hall. We got some nice feedback, so maybe we'll do it again next year....or take it on the road!