Sorry for the lack of posting... Here's a happy Jack photo!

The Lambert's New Home

On August 30th, we'll be moving into our very own home!  It's in an area of Seattle called Fremont.  According to the people there, it's the center of the universe.  I guess we'll find out!

Here are some pics of the place.

Street View of the new casa.  The upper level is a rental unit.

Front door and front of house. The weird blue spot under the window is the area that I cleaned off! The house has another color under there!

Our not so tidy living room with fireplace.  The high ceilings is what first got us interested in this house.

Original 1927 cabinets!

Bye bye cabinets and hello high ceilings!  The renovation has begun!

And so it begins again....

Yup! You guessed it. Starting at the end of January, Jack will have to share the blog (and everything else in life). 

Trish is 10 weeks into making the second baby, although if you ask her she's 12 weeks. We'll keep you all posted on our progress!

The New "Jack-pack"

Jack is getting big. And heavy... Too heavy for mommy to lug around on a hike so we went over to REI (during a sale and with a coupon) to buy a "Jack-pack." Once we go our new hiking pack, we went right out and hit the trails!

Pack has been prepped and is ready for use! Jack... not so much.

The pack is a success!

The tired, allergy stricken group complete their family hike and get ready to head home.

Seattle Center Fun (May 10th)

On a semi-nice Seattle afternoon, Trish, Jack and I met up with the Queen Anne Crew for a lunchtime picnic at the Seattle Center.  We had lunch and the kids played in the water fountain.

Jack gets to see the Space Needle

Lindsey clearly having an excellent time.

Lexi and Phoebe enjoy the fountain.

Group Photo!

Liam's wet robot impression

Jack showing off his, umm...  smile?

Sophie showing Jack how to smile properly.

The fountain at Seattle Center will shoot water to different musical scores.  On this day...  I think we got classic music.  Jack, as you can see, was really impressed.

Oooohhhhh...  water.........  shiny metal.........   oooooohhhhh.......   (Internal Jack thoughts)

Momma is always able to Jack her little man to enjoy himself.  

Baby gets a new pair of shoes

Nana and Mommy took Jack to get his first pair of "walking" shoes.  Based on Jack's current lack of upright locomotion...  his reaction to the shoes was predicable.

Memorial Day Weekend in Vancouver, WA

The Lamberts took a quiet trip down to the Couve in order to spend Memorial Day at Grandma and Grandpa's.  Other than sharing a hotel with a group of "Home Schoolers" gone mad, the trip was great!  Here are some of the highlights...

Jack and Sophie

Annie and Jack

Annie, Jack and Sophie

The Cavanagh men enjoying the backyard.  From left to right...  Uncle Bill, Uncle Tim and Grandpa Bill.

The Memorial Day fun begins on the banks of the Columbia River.  Jackson gets to dry off with Mommy after taking a dip and eating the sand.

Group cousin photo!  

Back Row: Annie, Sophie, Liam, Lexi with the newest addition, Oliver.  

Front Row: Pheobe, Matthew, Jackson and Jacob  

Grandma and Aunt Mary Beth with her 2 month old son, Oliver.  

With the barbeque'ing complete, the men assemble to appreciate the days work.  

Uncle Bill, Grandpa Bill, Uncle Tim and Uncle John.

Jack and Dad got to hang out, too.  

When Daddy is away... Mommy will play...

With Jack's hair, that is.

Jack's new bath time toy

The bubble machine.

Greatest.

Bath toy.

Ever.

The Lamberts at the Beach... A WA state type beach

Well... it might not be the kind of beach that Jack is used to... but it's a beach! Here are some photos of the family from last week.
The fam at the beach (kinda).

Jack in the high seat"What's with the rocks on the beach, Mommy?"Rocks. It's whats for dinner.Rocks. It's no longer for dinner.Time to go! No more rock sandwiches

The Birthday Barrage - Part 2

Sooo...  Now that we've got birthday party #1 in the books....  Trish and I are feeling pretty good about our (her) party planning capabilities.  Good enough to travel 3,000 miles to the east coast for the remaining two parties.  

Here we go!  We'll double back to put up photos of the retirement party.

Birthday Party #2

Date: March 20th

Location: Netcong, NJ

Theme: Surprise

Attire: Goofy Birthday Hat

In Attendance: The Lambert's of Netcong; the newly engaged Lambert/Barone's of Indianapolis, IN and the Newcomb's of Basking Ridge, NJ

The East Coast set of aunts and uncles. Highly poised but not yet observing the dress code."One year ago today, Mommy brought me into this world! Thanks Mommy!"Aunt Kim and Uncle Jon showing their dress code compliance.  Daddy and the birthday boy.All of Dan's boys...The party planner and Jack spoiler - Nana!Papa and Jack getting into the party mood.Birthday cake #2 Jack vs. Birthday cake #2 - Cake is losing.Jack is victorious over the cake.

Jack's Birthday Party Barrage

It's been a whirlwind three weeks for the Lambert clan.  Jack's 1st Birthday was on March 20th, so we HAD to have three separate birthday parties to celebrate Jack's entrance into the world.  He was surprisingly quiet on how many parties he was hoping to have, so Mom and company started the planning process for him.  We'll be uploading photos from the three parties and all the festivities and events surrounding the parties (which included a retirement party for Trish's Dad and a trip to Aruba for Trish and I).

We'll start with Birthday Party #1.  

Date: March 15th

Location: Mercer Island, WA

Theme: St. Patrick's Day

Attire: Green

In Attendance:  The Cavanagh's from Vancouver, WA; The Cavanagh's from Queen Anne, Seattle WA; A Cavanagh from Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA; The Gurkins of Issaquah, WA and Lauren from Green Lake, WA.

Mommy and Jack celebrating in green.  In case you're wondering...  Trish is a little Irish.

Jack's first cake! Free via coupon. Go Mom! 

Eight of Jack's ten cousins were at his party (he had only nine at the time of this party... Congrats to the Gammels on the birth of their second son Oliver!).  Here we have Lexi, Sophie and Annie.

Phoebe showing off her birthday hat. 

Grandma Joan with with her youngest grandchild (at that point), Lindsey. Even Lindsey followed the dress code.Ya gotta watch out for Aunt Susie...Grandma Joan and Aunt Colleen with Lindsey and Jack.

Jack wasn't sure about how he felt about the cake frosting after licking the bottom of his birthday candle. He warmed up to the taste of sugar as you'll soon see.

Awe. Annie loves Mommy. Or the fact that she's going to get cake.

Jack is loving his time with Grandma.

Grandma and Grandpa showing Jack the birthday ropes.

Lindsey and Phoebe having some fun!

What St. Patty's Day themed party would be complete without a Pinata?

I think that Jack liked his first Lego set.

Getting Jack ready for cake time.

The cake eating begins! A lifelong addiction to sweets will certainly follow.

Auntie Lauren and Trish discussing the Rody chair that Lauren got for Jack.

Phoebe and Jack discuss the fudge center they didn't expect from the cake, and the economy.

Special thanks to Colleen and Grandma Joan for assisting with the party planning and set-up. Much love to our West Coast family for all the great gifts and the amazing time. Jack's birthday party was great!