Ward's Birthday

Big 3 for the little guy. His godmother Mrs. Weisse made a great cake.

Whale Watching in Juneau

A bucket list item for Bobbins was to watch whales up close from a boat. That was our excursion in Juneau, just the two of us. Mark & Jess took their kids and ours to the National Shrine of St. Therese. They had the better of it, as we didn't realize that the whales feed in the summer in Alaska and are almost totally underwater the whole time, only occasionally coming up for air. No mating or jumping out of the water, just an occasional blow of air. Bobbins was disappointed and did not cross it off her bucket list.

 

 The excursion did include a tasty salmon bake after. I'm not a fan of salmon but it was delicious & fresh with great fixin's. There was a nice waterfall nearby. We ate with a nice couple from Massachusetts who were also escaping their two kids.

Spaghetti Carbonara

Gaia put on her chef hat and made us her favorite Italian dinner: spaghetti carbonara. Not enough meat for me, but still good. She said she eats pasta every day in Italy!

Karin's 2nd Dinner

Karin made us a second dinner in March, a fried chicken and rice balls made with Japanese mayo. They were delicious.

JoJo gave it the peace sign, which is like two thumbs up.

Super Bowl Chips n Dip

Had to work a bunch in January, which was tough, esp. on the weekends for Bobbins. One of my co-workers saw this set-up on twitter and decided to make one of her own. Those are Slim Jim's as the goalposts. We hated to ruin the creation, but it was a good snack.

Steak for a Man

Our future linebacker/US Marine already loves steak (and bananas).

 

 

3 Videos

Yucky Peas     (http://youtu.be/oPC_iEHXzRg)

Bonk         (http://youtu.be/hbTQv1CvkeI)

Dive!         (http://youtu.be/fyfGch13MMs)

Home for a Choco Shake

We were all starving when we got home Sunday night from the Cabin and didn't feel like cooking, so we tried a new burger joint we'd heard several good things about, The Stand.  It meets Bobbins' requirements and was reasonably priced, and had a drive-thru.  And it was delicious.  The four of us sucked down a chocolate shake while waiting for our food, which was made fresh while we waited.  The girls weren't hungry, for some reason, so I got 2 burgers.  I wasn't real keen on the fries but they worked.  Recommend if you're near 40th St. and Indian School.