Diggin' In The Dirt

We had a load of dirt delivered from Sky Nursery on Friday so that we could top-off all of our flower beds in the front and back yards. Gerald worked long days Saturday and Sunday moving dirt from the pile in the wheel borrow to its final resting place. He did awesome. I did my part weeding, edging, moving plants, etc. and I must say that the yard really is looking good. A big thank you to Kristi for watching Izzy on Saturday so we could spend the day in the garden. Now I can spend some time getting some really nice plants established over the summer - and they should live since the soil is SOOO much better now!

Pile 'O Dirt:

The beginning...

End of Day 1

End of Day 2
(the photos are a bit misleading ... he got through over 1/2 of the pile, or 6 CY)

Front Yard:

Before

After

Back Yard:
Before

After

Izzy's Bear

So ... we just couldn't resist. We bid on a GIANT Gund Polar Bear at the Swedish Auction on Saturday - and we won! Izzy woke up Sunday morning to a special surprise! We got great video, but that will have to be another post. Enjoy these photos with Izzy & her new friend:

Celebrate Swedish

Saturday night Gerald and I got all dressed up for Swedish Medical Center's annual "Celebrate Swedish" Auction. Izzy wasn't terribly excited for us to leave, but after a few minutes with Auntie Heather she calmed down. Heather styled my hair (thank you sissy!!) and watched Izzy for us so we could have a night out. Are we lucky to have family to help out, or what?!

A few shots before we left for the evening:

Bunny Ears

Kristi gave Izzy bunny ears a few weeks ago as an early Easter treat, but until last night she wasn't really interested in wearing them. Perfect timing, Izzy! She's my little snuggle bunny!

Easter Brunch

We didn't get many pictures at Easter Brunch at my parent's house, but Kristi & Heather took some, so I'll add more when I get them from them...

We did get a cute video of Izzy checking out her Easter basket from Marty & Suzanne ... too cute! Thanks, Suzanne & Marty!

Easter Morning

The Easter Bunny visited our house and left a stuffed duck, stuffed bunny, and a cool easter basket full of eggs. Inside each egg was a Sesame Street character. Izzy loved them!

All ready for church - carrying her basket around the house!

Easter Egg Hunt

On Saturday we headed over to Bremerton to see Gerald's parents and go to Holy Trinity's Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Gerald reminisced as we walked up to the church that he hadn't been there in almost 20 years, so it was pretty cool. They had a section just for kids 2 and under to hunt for eggs. After I showed her how to do it, Izzy caught on very quickly and had a fun time!

Friday with Auntie Heather

Heather spent a bit of time with us on Friday morning (she was home from work after the Brittney Spears concert the night before ...). Heather has lost a TON of weight and I haven't had any photos with her and Izzy lately, so I wanted to put one up. Congratulations, Heather! You look fantastic!

Emery's Garden

Kristi, Izzy & I headed to Emery's Garden for a bit on Saturday morning. The sun was out and with such a beautiful weekend ahead I wanted to get a few plants! As we wandered around the outdoor areas, we discovered that they had animals on the property: chickens, geese, peacocks, and pheasants. But we're not talking your average run-of-the mill birds ... they were exotic varieties that were breathtakingly beautiful. What fun!

peacock pen - the photo just doesn't do it justice

Kristi & Izzy near the coffee shop

The Duck

Izzy spent last Friday with my Mom & Dad in West Seattle so I could head into work for the day. They had so much fun! One special activity was that Izzy learned to rock in "the duck". It's a rattan rocking duck that my parents had when we were kids. My Mom had it refurbished for Izzy and she's finally at an age where she is learning how to rock herself in it. Pretty cute...

Random Photos

Izzy and me with Kristi's bunny gifts (thanks, Kris!)

Izzy's gazelle whistle - she knows how to blow it now!

Izzy & Gerald watching Tiger Woods win the Arnold Palmer Golf Tourney last weekend - it was a cool round! She kind of looks like a golfer, don't you think??

Toothbrush

Izzy FINALLY got her first tooth. We started adding teeth brushing to the bedtime routine and she loves it! I was worried she'd resist it, but I think she likes the taste of the organic strawberry banana toothpaste that I found for her...

She's A Walker!

It's finally happened .... Izzy is walking! She woke up on Monday and decided that would be the day ... she went from pulling-up to walking on her own over night. She got really good by the end of the week - as you can see from this video. We think she'll be walking exclusively in a week or so... so fun!

Sunday at the Park

Izzy and I found a new park that is a little closer to home last weekend. It's not as good as the one we normally go to, but in a pinch between rain clouds it will work great! They have swings and a slide - the perfect formula for a park for Izzy right now...

Bunny Ears

Auntie Kristi gave Izzy a new bunny and bunny ears in anticipation of Easter. Izzy isn't so sure that she likes to wear the ears, but it's pretty funny when Gerald, Sneakers or I wear them. Sneakers loves them (not!).