April 17

Today Will and I went to visit the Lee ladies and these two had a great time playing together. Will and Hannah enjoyed playing "Prince and Princess," saving one another from falling off the slide and dousing baby witches in water to make them melt. Apparently, Will doesn't think that Princes need to wear pants.

April 16

Marc was gone to a retirement party tonight, so Sarah came over to hang out. We enjoyed some wine and more of our homemade ice cream. Its nice to get together outside of the school day (and without kids running around) to talk and laugh. She's the best!

April 15

It is a sad, sad day in our house today, as we bid adieu to our faithful espresso machine. Marc and I bought this as our Christmas gift in 2004, the first year we lived in this house. It was a great little machine!

April 14

It was quite nice out today, so Will and I headed to Roosevelt after dinner in the wagon. Will also had to bring "Geeki," a hideous light up turtle that Marc got at a local tavern. Geeki enjoyed swinging and Will decided that he needed ride the swing sideways, just as his little turtle was doing.

April 13

Marc got Will a new hat at the Mariner game yesterday, just in time for day two of tball practice. Marc took Will by himself and came home positively exasperated by Will's *excellent* listening skills. This boy of ours is strong willed and won't take no for an answer. It's going to be a long 15 years.

April 12

Marc went to see the M's on opening day today, so Will had I had dinner by ourselves. He took a small bite out of his apple and then giggled about the "door" he'd made. I thought it was pretty funny myself.

April 11

We were supposed to head to Britt's for a get together today, but Will woke up too early and was, once again, in a grumpy mood. We opted to spend some time at the Nisqually Refuge instead. Will had a very hard time listening and wouldn't stay on the path. Consequently, Marc held a screaming kid in his arms for the last half of the trail. It was joyous.