pancake breakfast

I think this is one of our favorite island traditions. (It is definitely my fave since it involves pancakes.) The fire department has a pancake breakfast with fire truck rides every fall. It's so great. We always try to go early to avoid the crowds, but it's crowded anyway which is always OK because you see everyone you know. The fire truck ride is the highlight for the kids - they get to ride on top and they take you out on the streets and use the siren. What could be better?


Annie and Jonah with Annie's best friend, Corinne, who had a sleepover with us last night.


Waiting in line for the fire truck ride with our friends Aiden, Caleb and Corinne.


Zeke and Joel on the fire truck. Zeke was a little unsure about his first ride...


But, he did enjoy climbing on the trucks.


The kiddos. One of them looks a bit bored with the whole thing.

happy birthday uncle jed

Dear Brother,

We are sorry this is late. We did want to call you on your birthday but heard that you had back to school night. So we made you a video instead. Then I couldn't find the camera cable. Then I forgot about it. Then I remembered after you called tonight. We hope you enjoy your post birthday greeting. Zeke used his new binkie in the video because he thought you would like it. We love you!

funniest thing ever

Seriously. It is. In fact, you should go use the bathroom before you watch this because you might pee your pants laughing. Don't say I didn't warn you.

happy birthday uncle jason

We're sending out birthday greetings to my brother who is 33 today. The kids wanted to make a video, so here you go, Brother. We tried to teach Zeke the words but he was too busy trying to get his nectarine and plum pieces into his mouth.


Love you, Jason!

Correction: So, he's actually 34. Oops. It's not that I forgot how old he is - I just forgot how old I am. I usually remember by subtracting a year from my age. I realized as I was talking to him tonight that I was off a year. Well, at least I didn't say that he was 28.

on the move

Does lunging come before crawling, technically speaking?

new tricks

He's still not very steady and topples easily, but he's been working on those abs.


This, combined with this, means we have to actually vacuum our floors and keep the smaller toys picked up because he's now completely mobile. (And, p.s., is that really what my voice sounds like?)

As if this isn't enough, he's very close to getting his first tooth. His 5th month is turning out to be quite event filled.

friends, park, ponies

This week is spring break and we're trying to keep busy so we don't all drive each other crazy. Andrea, Dylan and Luka came and yesterday and spent the night which was great fun. The older 3 kids had a slumber party in Jonah's room and actually managed to sleep. When we woke up this morning the sky was finally blue so we headed to the park before it disappears behind clouds for weeks without end again. Just to prove it, we have a few pictures and a couple movies:


Zeke got to play on the swing for the first time and was extra cute!


All 5 of them are actually looking at the camera!


He loved, loved, loved the swing.


Yes, this is what you think you are seeing. A woman came walking out of the bathroom with a horse and a dog. Most random thing ever. My video skills are a bit shaky as I was trying to be a little stealthy with the camera.