Spring has Sprung

Hello all! Spring has sprung in Seattle for the most part. The cherry blossom trees are blanketing the neighborhoods and the grass is green! We have been having our fair share of both rain and sunshine - so Luke and I have been trying to enjoy the sunny days whenever we can. Luke has been riding his bicycle to work whenever it's not raining (a mere 15 miles each way) and has even been able to take his motorcycle out quite a bit. Myself - well, I work from home for the most part, so sometimes I walk down to the coffee shop :)

We have been keeping busy with work and definitely finding lots of time to play. Luke's sister and her family made a trip up to see us last weekend, which was lots of fun. Our niece Claire is talking like crazy and definitely has a lot of spunk :) However, I realized immediately that our house is nowhere near baby-proof right when she walked in the door and went straight for the wine rack. Luckily, it was a beautiful weekend, so we made it to the park, where Claire ran wild, the boys played frisbee and I took a nap. (See below...)

Something tells me that when Claire stops being afraid of Luke, that they will be quite the mischievous duo...

We've also been enjoying some fabulous dinners on our deck. It's so perfect!

We also have been cooking a lot. (For example, on Easter we made brunch AND dinner - ham and all.) One weekend we went to the Ballard farmer's market with our friends Elise and John and got all sorts of delicious local fare for dinner. Luke and Elise both love oysters, so they shucked and grilled them. I even tried a grilled one and really liked it.

And I will leave you with this. The view from our deck on a sunny Seattle afternoon. Enjoy!