Seattle Kid

All you faithful readers know that I am off of work right now.  Last Friday was my final day at Nordstrom and I don't start my new job until May 28th.  Though I've been a little busier than I would like, I am loving my time off.  Our nanny is working part-time so I get some time to do my own thing (not to mention chores and errands) but still get some extra time with Rhys.  I could get used to this (our bank account could not). 

I've gone to yoga a couple of times and, wow, I am really out of shape.  I got home Wednesday and was desperate for a nap, but it was time for Katie to head home so there would be no nap for Mama.  It really frustrates me to be in the house when I want to nap but can't, so even though it was raining, Rhys and I headed out for a walk.  In true Seattle fashion, Rhys wore sandals, shorts and a rain jacket.  (Alligator Pete also joined us).

   

So Proud

Several months ago Grandpa and Grandma Adams got Rhys a jack-in-the-box toy.  At first he was scared of it, eventually he warmed up to it and now he owns that thing.  (Apologies for the video quality, it had to be taken surreptitiously, as usual).

Who Are We?

Yesterday, Brian and I bought this:

We shopped for and bought a car ALL IN ONE DAY (just the morning, actually)!  So, so unlike us.  I'm still kind of in shock.  I'll need to drive to my new job so we knew we'd need a car by May 28th, my first day.  Given our propensity to analyze decisions, we decided we'd better start the process early.  We each took Wednesday off of work and went down to visit brother Pat in Enumclaw.  A few hours later I was driving home in our new-to-us Ford C-Max.

If you've never heard of the C-Max, join the club.  I hadn't either.  In our pre-shopping trip research we'd been focusing on the Ford Focus and Escape.  As soon as Brian sat in the Focus, though, we had to cross it off our list as he literally did not fit.  Before we looked at any of the Escapes our salesman showed us a "used" C-Max.  It's a pretty darn fancy hybrid...too fancy in fact for the previous owner who drove it ~300 miles and decided all of the bells and whistles were too much and brought it back.  Lucky us.
    
We test drove it, bought it and that was that.  Pretty cool and we're very pleased with our decision.               

The Beach

The weather last week was beautiful.  Sunny and downright warm.  We invested in some shorts and sandals for Rhys.  He and Katie made good use of them at the beach on Thursday.

If you can tear your eyes away from our cutie, check out Mt. Rainier in the background.

The weather this weekend was pretty crappy.  Cloudy and rainy at times.  We went to the beach anyway.

Brrrr!

If you're wondering why Rhys looks unhappy, you must be new to this blog.  Otherwise, you know it's because he wants the phone (camera).  Of course.

It was chilly, but it's not a day at the beach without some rock throwing and some sand between your toes.

Unrelated to anything, Rhys loves salmon.  Brian makes delicious salmon and Rhys scarfed a bunch down last night and ate all of the leftovers tonight.  Rhys loves food so much (note belly in pic 1) that it's kind of fun watching him eat (until he throws stuff on the floor, then it's annoying). 

First Haircut

As the title of this blog gives away, Rhys had his first haircut today.  Sitting isn't one of Rhys' best skills, so we weren't really sure what to expect.  Fortunately, the stars aligned and all was well.  We went to a fun place that had a cool car to sit in, the lady who cut his hair was great and when the little man got fussy, the iPhone was an excellent distraction.

Alright, it's cool that I'm sitting in this car, but I'm suspicious.

Not too much off the back, the ladies love my locks!

Mama, Dada - am I looking good?

Two handsome boys

In other news, Rhys has been quite the mama's boy lately.  He's been heavily favoring me which, of course, is really crummy for Brian.  The boys went out for some bonding time sans Mama and it would seem that Brian tried to win Rhys over by letting him drive.

You're my favorite now, Dada!

And, finally, I wanted to share this picture that our nanny took.  Our nanny is awesome and we absolutely love her for many reasons, one of which is that she gets the best pics of Rhys.  She's a quick draw on her phone, a skill that I have yet to master.

Hi Mama and Dada!  Sorry you're at work.  Katie and I are having a grand time!

Payroll

On Saturday, Rhys helped me prepare our nanny's paycheck.  I think maybe he was feeling guilty about giving her a mini-shiner (he threw a book that hit her) so he wanted to make sure I didn't shortchange her.

You'll notice his empty sippy cup to the left...about 5 seconds prior to this picture it was full of green smoothie.  This kids LOVES his smoothies.  He downs them in no time at all; we have to remind him to take a break and breathe.  I can't cook for sh*t so I'm very happy to at least be able to provide this nutrition-packed beverage for my little man.  

Playing Hooky

Today I took the day off so Rhys and I could attend our friend Lincoln's first birthday.  (Brian is in Baltimore for a work conference).  It was such fun.

Alright, Mom, I'll be chill about you having the phone out as long as you take a good pic.

Hey Mom, that's a lot of water!

Rhys is super into basketball.  He loves to watch the guys playing on the local court and is so frustrated that he can't get the ball in the hoop.  Not a problem today!  I think I see a scholarship in his future...