Xander and Clare

Just before competitive baseball team tryouts.
He got drafted!

"I love my family."

The family of one of Clare's classmates invited us over for dinner
and we got to hang out on the lake.

What makes a sunny Sunday afternoon even more fantastic?
Spending it with all the Rosellis!

Xander has a new buddy -- our two-year-old neighbor.

Playing with a new camera...

Lots to learn, but it's going to be fun figuring it all out!

Michael took the kids out to lunch one of the days I was out of town.

The kids created a diner menu for me upon my return.

They also built a "car" in the basement while I was gone.

Finding out he and Michael got tickets to see some March Madness
games in Seattle.

Proof that Clare actually asked to wear a clip in her hair
to school one day.

Beating up on poor Daddy.

Clare and Michael started taking (nearly) nightly star walks
a few weeks ago. Now, with the longer days, they're more like
sunset walks. He snapped this gorgeous picture last week.

Bellingham artist Ben Mann came to Clare's class one day to teach
and inspire them. Right up our little artist's alley...

Competitive baseball means three practices a week. Serious stuff.
(He loves it!)

Getting ready to skip school and jump into March Madness.

Bus stop shenanigans.

The boys at Key Arena.

The view from their seats.

Every spare moment: driveway hoops.

Monkey see, monkey do.

Our little ham.

Yup.

Xander's "trophy room."

Another nightly walk, another great photo by Michael.