With Todd visiting Paris and London (poor guy) Amy and I are once again left to battle the ferocious beast that resides at his house. I hope our insurance is up to date!

 

"It's got teeth like...it can jump about...look at the bones!"

 

 

Welcome Bryce!

Our good friends Ryan and Michelle are brand new parents! They welcomed Bryce Parker to the world on Tuesday morning. He is a healthy 8 lbs. 7 oz. and 21 inches! We are so happy for such wonderful couple and can’t wait to meet the little guy.

Folsom Field in the sunshine!

I had some airline miles that were about to expire so I used the excuse to get a quick visit in with the Units! Despite a snow storm on Thursday, I was greeted by 60 degrees and sunny on Friday. Typical crazy Denver weather for this time of year. Mom had a list of activities ready to go upon my arrival (shocker) and we have been checking them off one by one. Mexican dinner at Blue Bonnet – check, continental breakfast – check, head to Boulder for the Buffs game – check, games, visiting, and catching up – CHECK! It has felt a bit reminicent of 1993-1994 with the three of us palling around which has been great. I feel very spoiled to have the Units all to myself!

You can't beat quality time with the Units!

…this is the guy I would least like to tackle:

John and I have the honor of taking care of our dear friend Todd’s sweet little puppy while he is out of town. Today I discovered that little Copper is a wild thing in the leaves. In fact she was so excited to run through the leaves that she knocked me down and rolled me on top of the leaves with her too! We scared the other normal people in the park and they made a wide, wide path around us! Enjoy the photo gallery!

Pre-Wild Thing

Revving up…

Eat those leaves!

Grrrrrrr

The ferocious beast!

Kate and Amy

I had the most wonderful bruch with my dear friend Kate on Saturday at the Macrina Bakery in Belltown. We had so much to catch up on and barely found time to eat while we talked. She is such an amazing woman, I am so thankful to have her as my friend.

 

I just got home from a wonderful weekend visit with my family in Eastern Washington. It started in Wilbur-Creston, WA on the Rosman farm as I cheered on Cristy’s Junior High volleyball team. The team won and Cristy did great!

Amazing Cristy!

She does an amazing job getting low and ready on serve receive, she made some very important plays for her team and she showed courage and strength on court. I can’t wait to watch her play again! Joey is a captain on his Junior High Football team. The Wilbur-Creston Wildcats  slaughtered their opponet 45-0! It was a great game. Joey plays many roles for the team: center, linebacker, and a holder (yes, I have decided he is amazing, hee hee) Most importantly Joey was an amazing team leader, encouraging his teammates and leading by example. I am so proud of my two cousins!  I got good visiting time in with Mary, Joe, and Dougy while we all watched the games and Doug told me all about school this year. Ialso  got to meet Doug’s best friend. All in all it was a perfect trip (especially because Mary made her homemade chocolate chip cookies!!)

Go Wildcats!

In the morning it was off to the McEachrans. The drive was beautiful, blue sky, sunny and cold. I got to the McEachran’s around lunch and got big hugs from everyone! I was so nervous when I saw Clara come running down the house’s outside steps all by herself but she did it!! She is growing so much.

Beautiful Kiddos!

I had the most wonderful visit. I got to see Grace and Josten’s new room downstairs and Clara’s new room in the nursery. We played with play dough, stamps, crayons, pumpkins, and books. Marc took all of us out for ice cream at Cold Stone and both Grace and Joston ordered cotton candy ice cream with rainbow sprinkles, hee hee (Yuck is Aunt Mamie’s opinion but they thought  it was delicious!) Clara even got to have some yummy raspberry sorbet.

The next day, I woke up to the quiet laughter of Grace and Josten playing outside my door.

Good Morning!

One, Two, Three JUMP!

After playing inside we all got dressed and went outside to play in the yard. Marc had bought Grace and Josten their own rakes and they love them! We raked a huge pile of leaves and proceeded to run and jump in them many, many times. Even Clara got into the fun after she finished tending her chickens. The kids watched Dad winterize the sprinkler system and asked tons of questions. 

It was just so good to see all of my relatives. Thank you for the wonderful visit. I love you all so much!

We got a late start on Project Runway this year, but thanks to the magic of the DVR we had an excellent opportunity to get caught up. We had 6 episodes waiting for us so our good friends Todd and Copper came over to Chez McWeaver to celebrate in a big way. Amy made a delicious chicken caprese meal the night before so it was ready to go in the oven. And it was chickeny goodness! After episode 1 we each selected our top 3 designers who we predicted to be showing at Bryant Park for the shows finale.

Todd Picked:	John Picked:	Amy Picked:
Ra’Mon	Irina	Christopher
Christopher	Christopher	Carol Hannah
Epperson	Gordana	Irina

Christopher was the only unanimous pick and so far Ra’Mon is the only favorite to be kicked off the show and told Auf Wiedersehen by Heidi.

This night also marked our first home visit for Copper! And how did our little dog do in the big city? She seemed pretty relaxed about the whole thing… but you can judge for yourself.

It was a tale of two days on a beautiful Saturday in Seattle. The boys entertained Ryan while his wife Michelle was at a baby shower and the girls took Jace to the zoo.

Todd, Jesse, Ryan and John BBQ’d, played some kubb at the park, and enjoyed some trivia at the new Roosevelt Ale House. Todd was the kubb champion and Ryan was the trivia king pulling the author Amy Tan out of thin air. A great day with our good friend.

Meanwhile, the girls had a great time at the zoo with the Jaceman. The animals were active and Jace got to meet several new friends.

Michelle and Ryan are undoubtedly two of the genuinely nicest people we have ever met and we can’t wait to meet what is destined to be one of the sweetest children ever.

The happy parents-to-be

Mom and Jace

The men being manly

You mean I have to go to the zoo?

Someone likes being an aunt

The ultra-cool red panda

Happy Bday Papa!

John can barely take the heat!

What a fun party we had to celebrate the birthday of John Paulson or better known lately as ‘Papa!’  We all enjoyed laughing, BBQing, and eating lots of food together as a family. We also loved being entertainment by our cutest and youngest member Jace.

Thank you for the wonderful party, great family time and giving us three delicious cakes to choose from! Happiest of birthdays to you John and heres to many more.

Boys and the BBQ

Uncle Justin and Jaceman

A heavy conversation with Norma

Jace and his Mama