Friday, July 07, 2006

Bebe and Sebastian at Daddy D's 4th of July gig

Sebastian is in love with his Bebe...he danced the whole concert with her, and then she carried him almost all the way back to the car....
When Bebe and Grandpa arrived Friday night, they met us at Groove Revelation's Jimmy Mak's gig--when Sebastian saw Bebe, he gleefully shouted "BEBE!", jumped out of my lap, winding his way through the crowd to get to her....aren't they just cute?!

Auntie and Uncle at the gig


Auntie and Uncle at the gig
Originally uploaded by MommyG.
But where are the curly fries?!

Eloise smiling with her Grandpa


Eloise smiling with her Grandpa
Originally uploaded by MommyG.
Daddy D played the 4th of July at Fort Vancouver's big fireworks show with Curtis Salgado....we're all set out on blankets in the shade, little Eloise having a blast with Grandpa

Sunday BBQ at the Fleschners


Sunday BBQ at the Fleschners
Originally uploaded by MommyG.
Our surprise guest Nat (Grandpa had arranged for her to come in Sat night, tearing Bebe away from her dinner rather abruptly and without explanation to go pick her up--we were so surprised!), Auntie Lala and Paul, Paul's brother Severin and father Charles, Uncle Ajay and Bebe

Brandi and Otto enjoy the potluck deliciousness


Master Dyche finishes the squealers


Sebastian enjoys some gingered baked beans from Nana & Papa

We had a potluck BBQ the Sunday before the 4th--Nana & Papa brought their famous gingered baked beans, corn on the cob and delicious ribs, Dyche and Brooke brought some amazing raspberry biscuits and squealers--little hamburgers where the bacon is IN the burger, Bebe made her great potato salad, Auntie made some refreshing Iced Tea, Oma brought fantastic fruit from the farmer's market, Jen brought some veggies and dip, and Mommy G supplied the pie, cobbler, and caramel ice cream, and everyone else brought some beverages. What a meal!!

Naptime with Oma


Naptime with Oma
Originally uploaded by MommyG.

Ice cream cone at the Zoo concert


Ice cream cone at the Zoo concert
Originally uploaded by MommyG.

Little E


Little E
Originally uploaded by MommyG.
Every summer, the Portland Zoo has Wednesday concerts that are free with zoo admission. Bring a picnic and sit out on the lawn between the elephants and the monkeys, and enjoy some world music--not bad! Daddy D, Mommy G, Sebastian, Eloise and Oma met the Lisle family for this one...

Smile?


Smile?
Originally uploaded by MommyG.

Can't you at least PRETEND like you like her?!


So happy!


So happy!
Originally uploaded by MommyG.
"If I leave my mouth open like this, maybe something good to eat will just happen to fall in..."

Really really happy!


Really really happy!
Originally uploaded by MommyG.
As long as she is fed and changed, she's quite the happy little girl.

Digging with Mommy G in the yard


Digging with Mommy G in the yard
Originally uploaded by MommyG.
For the first year ever, all the plants that I bought are out of their pots and in the ground. Must be all the "help" I had...

Gigging with Daddy D in the kitchen

Dave had a rehearsal at the house on Father's Day, and the studio wasn't done yet, so they rehearsed in the kitchen. Sebastian is very excited to have the instruments back in the house. I'll try to figure out how to get a video clip out of him playing the drums. He's really coming along!

Asleep as soon as the plane started moving

Did I mention that I flew to Spokane with the two kids by myself? They did great on the plane, and on the way home, they BOTH fell asleep as soon as we took off. Sebastian likes to follow along with the safety presentation; here he is still clutching the evacuation orders. Too cute! A very nice older gentleman had to coax Sebastian off the plane once we landed and he woke up--since he'd slept through the flight, he wasn't ready to get off the airplane!

Grrrr!


Grrrr!
Originally uploaded by MommyG.

Ajay and Nick


Ajay and Nick
Originally uploaded by MommyG.

Paul, Lala, Sebastian and Auntie Jen

Sebastian has apparently learned the art of photo faces from his Auntie Jen...

Little Eloise


Little Eloise
Originally uploaded by MommyG.
Here she is with her Auntie Lala...

Little E with Grandpa


Little E with Grandpa
Originally uploaded by MommyG.
Sebastian, Eloise and Mommy G headed to Spokane for a quick weekend to celebrate Auntie Lala and Paul's engagement and Father's Day. Here's little E hangin' out with her grandpa