Noah picked up a baseball bat for the first time today and once I showed him how to hold it, he made contact on his very first try! This video was maybe his 10th swing.... he was probably about 5 for 10 at making contact at this point... not bad considering he has never held a bat before! Will have to get him playing little league once we are back stateside.
Kelly and Hunter were up in near London this weekend visiting some friends. The weather was pleasant today so I took the remaining 3 kids to see up close a very iconic crop of Britain's agricultural landscape close to our house. The sun coupled wit some unsettled weather off in the distance gave a neat look to the sky.
While Hunter officially turned 8 on friday May 3rd, his party was deferred until Saturday May 11. We took some of his friends horseback riding and then came back for cake and pinata! Click here to watch a video!
After flying into Bend yesterday (Saturday) evening, with good weather predicted for Sunday a few of us from work decided to get up and hike Smith Rock this morning. Plus, getting outside in the sun is a good way to reset your internal clock to reduce the effects of jet lag. It was a spectacular walk over Misery Hill and then back along the river. First time hiking over the top for me. Great views of the snowy cascades as well as the famous Monkey Face rock formation. We also saw a rattle snake on the trail too, which is quite rare. One of the dogs in our party scared it out of its hiding place in the grass beside the trail. No bite on the dog thankfully.
Today I was on a flight from Seattle WA to Bend OR with amazingly clear skies flying past Mt Rainier (first photo) as we left Seattle and right over Mt Hood (second Photo). Both photos taken with an Iphone from the window of the airplane.
Yesterday we spent some time out at Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes which are located about 15 minutes from our house. We have had such a long rainy cold winter it was so nice to see some sun and it be warm.
See a slide show with pics and video here.
Kelly and I had a date night tonight. Dinner, and a movie. We had a little time before the show started so grabbed a capuchino at our favorite coffee chain in the UK - Costa Coffee.
Our friend Barb and her son Ian are visiting. Today Kelly took them to Dunraven Bay/Southerndown beach near our house. In typical welsh fashion they had sun, then got rained on and then the sun came back out. Kelly took this shot just after the rain stopped on the beach with the tide out.
This past week Preston took his first steps on his own!