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It's been a crazy few weeks! I'll spare you the details, but I'll say this - I'm capable of more than I thought. I also think I may have located my breaking point.

You know how they say 1+1 does not equal 2? (oh you haven't heard that?). Well they are right!




My grabdfather's funeral was nice. It felt good to drive to Portland, like making the effort was a tribute to him. Tony wore a suit and shaved in tribute to grandpa and had a great point when he said, "how would he dress at my funeral? I don't know, but I know he'd look smooth.". The best part was getting to see my mom and uncle and getting to hear stories about what he meant to both of them.

While we were in Portland we also saw my 92 year old grandma. She's amazing and I'll tell you about her someday.



Bez started soccer last week - he already thinks he's good enough to play for the Sounders. We recommended a little more practice.

He starts1st grade on Wednesday. Yeeps! Time is flying by. We met his teacher today, who seems great - she is passionate about reading and gives playmobil toys as rewards. Can't beat that! We also got to find out who will be in his class. We were so worried for him (will it be the right mix of kids? Will he have friends in his class? Won't he be sad if his best buddy isn't with him?). As always, wonderful kid-hood prevailed. We went over the list and he said, "cool!". Love that kid.


The baby had her first day with the nanny today. It went well - she did her usual thing (sleeping, pooping, napping) and I got to come home to a smiley, happy baby.

Sofia is the happiest baby ever! She loves to talk, smile, play and snuggle. And eat. And eat. And eat.




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Grandpa

My handsome grandpa:




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a birthday, a loss, a change...

this has been a week. what a week.


thursday was bezzy's 6th birthday. when people tell you that it goes too fast, it's true. when i look at him now, i see this lanky, funny boy. he tells jokes ("hey mom, what do you get when you..."), has his own friends, reads, makes projects and so much more.





on saturday, we had his birthday party at stone gardens - a rock climbing gym in bellevue. it was SO fun. the kids got to climb around like the crazy monkeys they are and because there were 2 instructors managing the kids the grownups got to chill. my favorite part was having a 7 kid limit. i didn't have to worry about "enough" kids coming and it was so much more mellow than parties in the past. it was also fun seeing our social kid giving attention to each of his friends, not worrying about presents and enjoying his day. i am pretty proud of the little guy he is turning out to be.




...and he lost a tooth - his first.




because every 6 year old boy needs star wars sheets...






sadly, my grandpa steele passed away today. if i could describe him with one word it would be stoic. he was always dressed to the nines and seemed so strong to me, even in his old age. he shared his birthday with bez which i think is so special - they will always be connected.

my mom says he was an avid outdoorsman. i remember seeing pictures of him hiking well into his seventies. mom is passing that on to bez (it skipped me), and the stubborn streak that probably kept him alive in the past few years.

we love you and miss you grandpa.

i am back to work on monday and i am not ready. I wish we could all stay home together for ever, but isn't it funny how life gets in the way of itself.

the good news? you know what happens all the time now? this face ....