Spokane

All had a great time in Spokane. Especially Nora.

It isn't a trip to Spokane without a trip to Manito.

Picking peaches at Greenbluff

Riverfront park. The same roller coaster. 

Namiko and her family stayed with us for a night on their way to Seattle. Nora and Aiko became friends. 

Lighting and blowing out candles for Mom's birthday. 

Bowling

Early steps with Ito!

I was lucky enough to get to spend a few hours with Ito last night (and his parents too, of course :)  We went to a baby store and Ito really took to this police car walker.  It was so fun to watch his confidence using it increase minute by minute.  Then, he took some of his first independent steps!

We took Nora on her first camping trip

Let's Play, Grandpa! (Skype Edition)

It's fun to see how much Ezra is growing and learning every day.  Lately, he's been much more interactive with family when we Skype.  He gave Becky and Ryan "high-fives" the other night, he shows off for people on the screen by dancing, and we even had a (semi-creepy) incident in which he was touching his nipple while staring at Cameron's parents over Google Hangouts.  Tonight, though, his interactiveness reached a new level when he discovered a very fun game he could play with Grandpa...

Let's go fly a kite

This is what happens when we try to eat dinner with Ezra AND watch a show...