Emerald City Con

James and his brother went to check out the Emerald City Comic-Con. There were many folks in costume with James' favorite being a little kid dressed as zombie Captain America.

I think James may have stumbled upon a real-life elf or something. She's shorter than me!

Keep out of direct sunlight...

Also in May an effort was made to provide some fun for those of who don't worship the sun. Wedgwood held an Indoor Party with board games, Rock Band and a variety of kid activities.Greg getting his butt kicked by a bunch of girls! True, it's Monopoly, but still.

James trying his hand at Rock Band. He rocked.

This little imp is Natasha, our god daughter. Isn't she cute?

Revisiting old favs...

In May, We headed up to Snoqualmie Falls, where they filmed Twin Peaks, one of our favorite shows. It's become kind of an annual trek. We head up to see the falls, eat cherry pie at the 'T-Mar' and hang out. My very own Agent Cooper.

Getting Older

In May, James and Jessica both got older. We treated them to alcohol so they could forget their decrepitness. I kid, I kid. But they did get alcohol.

The kids all loved Edgar. He's such an awesome, mellow cat that he took it.

Hallelujah! I got a new oven!

Our house has a few quirks; one of which was a rather small oven. This oven couldn't fit a large pizza and once made me return a lovely cookie sheet I got for Christmas cause the cookie sheet was too big!

Thanks to Uncle Sam and a loving husband I got a shiny, new, DOUBLE oven!! See the transformation below.

Remove the offending appliance!Remove the offending cabinet!

Enjoy shiny new oven!

Godkids Galore!

After I got back from my trip to DC, we had some of godkids over for the day. We spent a lot of time putting on jewelry and being girly (well, the gentlemen didn't join us in that part) then it started to snow! In April!

So we suited everyone up as best we could and headed out.

After getting pretty darn cold, we headed in for the obligatory clothing change and hot chocolate!

Finally, some Cherry Blossoms

On our last day of the trip we went to Longwood Gardens an amazing expanse of cultivated gardens. They have an Italian Water Garden, many cherry blossom trees, an Orchid room and so much more. Pierre du Pont, of the Du Pont chemical company, purchased the land in 1906 to preserve the trees and he began to create most of what is seen today. The gardens are extensive and well worth the trip. Mom said that she hadn't been in spring before, so she was very excited as most plants were in bloom and absolutely gorgeous.

Below are just a few of beautiful things we saw.

When I look at some of these flowers and the many varieties that there are, I can't help but see God's hand and his masterful artistry.

I just love multiple cherry blossom trees together. It's like nature's soft focus. They make a gorgeous background. I was so glad that the season hadn't passed us by entirely.