Oscar's 1st loose tooth

Sunday, Oscar noticed he had his first loose tooth. Man is he excited! Apparently it takes weeks sometimes for them to actually fall out? Oh well. It is still exciting! So when my brother & I were loosing OUR teeth we put them in our very own teeth pillows made by my mother. I thought everyone had them, until I said Sunday... "I get to make your tooth pillow now!" And Darren said.... "his what?" I explained & elaborated that this was not an option... but an awesome tradition to pass down. Anyway, now the pillow is made (simple, not frilly) and I've visited the bank for some cool gold-dollar coins we are ready! Here is the proud boy w/ his TOOTH PILLOW!

Nature Walks

Today we took our first LadyBug nature walk. Portland Park & Rec has them weekly & I think we'll be a regular attender. They boys LOVED it. Here they are "investigating" mole holes.

After it was done we did some nature walking of our own which was equally as fun. The boys had a great time poking plants, bugs, etc.

I love this pic. I can visualize me taking them hiking when they are 10, 12 & 14.

Our past life

Darren & I lived in San Diego for about 4 years just after we were married. We remember those as super fun times. Duel income. Cool condo. Good jobs. Sunny weather. Beach every weekend. Great friends. Anyway - while there we aquired a small lemon tree. It was supposed to be a dwarf tree so we planted it in a pot. When we left we gave the tree to some friends who planted it in thier front yard. Last night Darren had dinner w/ them (he's in San Diego on business). Here are some pictures of our little tree. Apparently it produces enough lemons for the entire block! Awesome. And it stirred up some great memories too.

Summer Fun

I'm totally biased but aren't these 3 of the cutest little boys you've ever seen? They are having a blast this summer!

Happy Birthday Grandma!!

Today is my moms birthday. We met her at Magnolia park & had a little birthday party there. It was totally fun. Happy Birthday Mom!!

Holiday at the Beach

My parents have a condo at Cannon Beach... that they happily share. We get to go a few times a year. They invited us down for the holiday weekend. We had a blast.

Here are our happy hosts! And us... the happy recipients!

While there we discovered the pure joy that comes from little boys playing in a skate park w/o skateboards. It was like a ton of super fun slides all next to each other! Even Jack loved it!

Here all all the men (minus Jack) sliding down the bowl.

Oscar should get the credit for this new find. He was the first brave one to think.... cool this looks like a slide!!

Thanks Mom & Dad. The Lewis 5 had an awesome time!!

"new" kitchen

We just had our kitchen cabinets painted. They look great don't they? MUCH better.

White Belts

Well it's official. Oscar & Calvin got thier uniforms this week & the first belt... the WHITE belt. As you can see they are very excited. And cute.

Grandma & Grandpa Visit

We had the pleasure of some Canadian family visiting us this past weekend. Here is a picture of the boys w/ Grandpa Peter & Grandma Net! Thanks for the visit! We'll see you at Christmas!

Karate!

We've just signed Oscar & Calvin up for Karate lessons. Today was the introductory class where the new kids get to.... ....... wait for it.....Break a board! Oscar & Calvin are hooked!

GOLF!!!

Today was the beginning of an era. We got the boys a few sets of JR clubs & took them out for the 1st time ever... this morning. A fun time was had by all!!

As soon as Jack saw the driving range he started to run!

Darren, the proud daddy with his little golfers!

Summer?

So it is June 10th. We have had so much rain I am having a hard time remembering that it is summer-time. I have bunco tonight & was trying to figure out what dish to make.... then I thought of caprese salad. The ultimate summer salad. Bursting w/ yummyness. I mini-sized it. One tiny tomato, one tiny basil leaf, one tiny marinated fresh mozzarella ball. Sprinkled w/ salt. Yum. Hope my girlfriends like them!!

Zoo Field Trip

Oscar's preschool had a field trip to the zoo this morning. They had so much fun. This is a photo of Oscar w/ some of his friends (along w/ Calvin and a tag along little sisiter).

The weather was really good until the end... when it turned REALLY bad. But that didn't stop my kids!

My Happy Place

This chair is my happy place. Whenever all 3 boys are napping or resting at the same time this is where I go to re-group. This chair, a cup of freshly pressed coffee and a good book and I'm in heaven.From it I can see the one room in my house that is the most organized... our formal dining room.

In the dining room is one of my most prized collections. 5 generations of wedding china. Mine on the left, my great great grandmother's on the right.From my chair I can see our street which I love, with it's huge maples.

And the piano I need to practice more.

All of this makes our blue chair my happy place. Do you have one?

My Boys

Raising boys to be men is hard work. I am so often thankful that God made them so cute....