Peter and Kelsey Got Married!

Yay! Peter and Kelsey got married!

They had a lovely ceremony in UPS' Kilworth Chapel, followed up with a reception at the Titlow Lodge.

Seth was one of the groomsmen, and of course, the most handsome.

Kelsey and her bridesmaids and church spent a lot of love and care creating decorations and food, which was really sweet. We even came home with handmade vanilla and hand folded paper flowers.

Tacoma Rainier's Game

We finally took Ezra to his first professional baseball game this summer.

It was sold out because of the two pitchers: ex-Marinier great Jaimie Moyer and new Mariner prospect  Danny Hultzen... Moyer is trying to rehab after surgery in Triple A. At 49.

We had a blast. We got there extra early and found seats on their (new) grassy berm and Ezra ran all
around. Man he's a lot of work to keep up with! Some of my siblings and parents joined us too.

Rainier's Game!

We finally made it to a baseball game!

The three of us at Cheney Stadium.

Ezra got a ball during bating practice.

We sat on blankets on the berm.

Then Grandpa came!

Rhubarb the Reindeer!

The whole gang. (Minus Seth and I.)

We went to the game in part to watch the pitching match up between Jamie Moyer and Danny Hultzen.  As Dad said, the old vs. the new. It actually wasn't a very good game, baseball wise, but we had a great time.

Tire Swing

We love our tire swing.

This week Ezra "graduated" to swinging on it all by himself.

June Church Picnic

Ezra has several friends at church that are 11-17 months old, so it's been fun to watch them grow alongside Ezra, and for him to learn to interact with them.

For example, at the June Church Picnic on the trampoline.

Walk Tacoma: North Waterfront

Ezra, Mom and I went on another of Walk Tacoma's walks, this time the North Waterfront walk. We had fun, despite the rain, especially because Grandma was with us.

Decorating Advice?

This summer I've been trying to straighten up our house and get things organized and cleaned up. And decorated. Especially putting stuff up on the walls. So weigh in:

Issue #1:

I saw this project somewhere on the internet. A few months ago I broke the glass to this wood frame, so it was perfect for the job. I grabbed some dark purple craft paint, gave it two coats, "nailed" a nail into the wall (with a mug, since I couldn't find a hammer), hung a blinder clip on the nail and then hung the frame on the nail too. Then I hung Ezra's latest drawing in the clip. Ta da!

I can't decide, though, if I really like it.

 Issue #2:

What to do with this big section of blank wall?

These two frames were standing up on our mantle, but on a whim I hung them up. I think they're too small for this area and I don't necessarily think I like family photos on the wall? I don't know, I have conflicting feelings about that.

I think I'm at least going to frame a 8x10 of the three of us and hang it there to see if that works.

Issue #3

I haven't found a plant to plant in this hanger. (Which Mom macraméd in high school 30 some years ago.)