Xander and Clare

Xander's been waiting to try the zip line
at Clare's preschool since he first saw it
in January. Finally got his chance!

Clare went first, to show him the ropes. (Har.)

Almost too tall for it, but he had a blast and
wanted to go again and again.

Clare and I got the all-clear from the previous owners while
Michael and Xander were at a Mariners game, so we headed
over and checked out the new place.

We started taking carloads of stuff the next day.

Michael spent all day Tuesday painting the kids'
bedrooms and the study.

Our sweet next door neighbor left these on our front porch. :)

Watching Daddy paint her room.

Painting break!

Watching Daddy paint the study.

We brought pizza over for Michael that night.
First family meal in the new house!

Summer baseball started up last week, too.

Xander's school does an end-of-the-year day camp
called Camp Skeeter. Lots of fun activities for four days.

Including a big lunchtime family barbecue.

Kevin and Rigo are two of Xander's favorite lunchtime buddies.

Our neighbor brought over dinner on Friday!

The cable guy came on Saturday and Michael and Xander
immediately checked out SportsCenter in high definition.
We're turning this area of the basement into a family room
and I can already tell it's going to get a TON of use.

One last visit to the old rental house.

Spotted at Boomer's Drive-In: DJ Lance Rock!

Watching the Mariners game!

Their first trip to the mailbox.

Clare loves her new room.

Celebrating Michael on Father's Day.

Xander got him a photo book of their spring training trip to Arizona.

We headed to Little Cheerful for Father's Day breakfast.

Then we walked over to Mount Bakery to get
chocolate truffle cake for later that night.

Spotted a garden sprite in the back yard Sunday afternoon.

Playing with old friends in our new place.

Insisted on wearing her old giraffe hat (made in preschool two years
ago) -- even though it was 77 degrees out.