Xander and Clare

Clare went with me to see Emily & Kelli off at the train station in Fairhaven.

Emily took this photo of us from inside the train, as it pulled away.

The boys had headed to Seattle for Mariners Fan Fest, so Clare
got her own special treat: Rocket Donuts.

I've lost track of how many times X has been to Fan Fest,
but he still loves it as much as the very first trip.

Clare and I watched the sun set that night from Zuanich Park
and saw this gaggle of seagulls taking off all at once.

Shades of Teenage Xander.

All decked out for Blue Friday!

Showing his Seahawk pride with Rich and Patrice.

Thanks to Anya, Clare went and had her very first experience getting her
face painted (sometimes peer pressure is a good thing!).

Go Seahawks!

Before and after.

Michael made these amazing jalapeno poppers for our Super Bowl
shindig. We also had chili, bean dip, peanut butter balls and -- of course! -- Skittles.

Photobombed by Tony.

Twinsies!

Tony decided they'd do push-ups every time Seattle scored, for
as many points as the score totaled.

Anya joined in at one point, too. Let's just say that they got very,
very tired -- at last count, they'd done 124 push-ups!

Game face.

Game face, part two.

The 12th Man!

Celebrating. What a season!

Seahawks!

Number one!!