Informal Brain

For all the Dad’s out there, Happy Father’s Day!

Urban chicken farming here we come. My wife has purchases our first two chickens. Next step is to find a reasonably priced chicken coup and get it setup in the back yard. Let’s hope we get a few eggs out of the deal and have some fun feeling like we are a bit closer to farming even though we live in suburbia.

I spent most of late Sunday afternoon relaxing on the back deck watching the storm roll in. It was the perfect end to a perfect day. You can see the distance the new kids picnic table we bought at Ikea the week before. Molly and Kate love it.

I was sipping my iced coffee until it started to really blow. The cold air arrived and I was forced back into Portland reality after 86 degrees the day before. Somehow, it almost seems unreal after the hailstorm and cold air today.

Let’s see.  Molly got her first big-girl hair cut.  Looks great don’t you think?  We were hanging out upstairs while Kate was taking her afternoon nap.  I had a super great day with the kids today.  Kate is getting better and better at walking.  It won’t be long and she will be favoring getting up on two feet over crawling!

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Reindeer Molly

If you don’t folly my Flickr photo stream you might have missed this priceless holiday shot of Molly.  We attended a friends birthday party last weekend and molly received this light up nose and reindeer headband.  Enjoy
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Molly.Swimmer:


I am so proud of Molly.  That is her with the pink goggles on the left BTW.  This was taken last Wednesday night on the last day of swimming lessons for 2007.  She has come so far this year.  We started at the beginning of the year with her barely wanting to put her mouth in the water to blow bubbles.

Now, she is in the pool on her own with the teacher.  I am banished to the side of the pool to watch in wonder and cheer her on.  She is swimming half way across the pool on her own and diving assisted all the way to the bottom (4 feet) to retrive toys and rings.

Way to go Molly!  I am looking forward to another set of great sessions next year.

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