Saturday was a day to celebrate babies! We attended a baby shower BBQ for our friends, Andy and Maggie Holloway, at the very cool Gas Works Park in Seattle.
A few months ago when Maggie told Emma she was going to have a baby girl, Emma thought she should name her, Barbie Rapunzel. I'm not sure that name has made their short list, but we are having fun calling Baby Holloway that for now.
Gas Works Park was the old Seattle Gas Light Company and many of the old pieces of machinery are still there. Camden and Emma had a great time exploring. I was lucky enough to grab an adorable picture of them with the Space Needle in the background.
Just a few more weeks and then we'll get to meet "Barbie Rapunzel" in person. :)
At our next stop, we got to meet one month old Claire Du. We became friends with Claire's parents, Bo and Hung, when Chris and Bo worked together in the Community Activities Division of MWR in Japan. Since Emma's best buddy's name is Claire, she has affectionately named Claire Du, Baby Claire. She was all talk about wanting to hold Claire before we arrived, but when she saw just how tiny Baby Claire was, she got a little shy. :) Camden's eyes were as big as saucers while I was holding her. He just didn't know what to think of her. We couldn't be happier for Bo and Hung-what a precious addition to their family!
I guess I should let Chris speak for himself, but we had a pretty awesome Father's Day. Plenty of sunshine, friends, family, and the icing on the cake...beer. We went to The Mother of All Father's Day Festivals-The Washington Brewers Festival today. There was a great kids play area, lots of food, and beer galore to sample. Chris even had an adoring designated driver to escort him home this afternoon. :)
At our next stop, we got to meet one month old Claire Du. We became friends with Claire's parents, Bo and Hung, when Chris and Bo worked together in the Community Activities Division of MWR in Japan. Since Emma's best buddy's name is Claire, she has affectionately named Claire Du, Baby Claire. She was all talk about wanting to hold Claire before we arrived, but when she saw just how tiny Baby Claire was, she got a little shy. :) Camden's eyes were as big as saucers while I was holding her. He just didn't know what to think of her. We couldn't be happier for Bo and Hung-what a precious addition to their family!
Another backyard adventure for the Kasparek kiddos this afternoon. To use a new word of Emma's, we found a "whomoongus" worm crawling in the grass. As you can see from their faces, it was quite captivating. :)
Emma took off walking a week after her first birthday...Camden decided to wait until 2 weeks after turning 1. He now has a new world to conquer so watch out! :)
Oh, Emma's coming over to play with me. Wow, she can stand on the back of the bike!
Wait a second, she's pulling the bike away. I don't think she came over to play with me, she came to steal my toy!!!!
I WANT THAT BIKE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Mom comes to the rescue)
So after her sly fox move trying to take the bike away from Camden, Emma decided to try out her monkey moves on our retaining wall in the backyard. Again I was just trying to be an observer to see what she would do. I must give her kudos for being persistent and keeping at it. Scaling a rock wall in rain boots isn't the easiest thing to do.
Emma had the great idea to have a picnic lunch out on our deck yesterday. She and Camden dined on delicious grilled cheese sandwiches, peas, and cherries. :)
Then Emma and I had a ladies afternoon at the theater-not just any theater though-the Kitsap Forest Theater. We hiked down a trail to an amazing outdoor amphitheater tucked away in the woods next to a creek. It was the perfect setting for a production of Beauty and the Beast. Emma and Claire were so excited when Belle came out in her beautiful yellow gown to dance with the Beast.
