Listening to...

I'm going to post about my Mom and Dad's visit to Oregon sometime this week. But for now... enjoy this video from "God Help the Girl". Their first album came out today and I'm LOVING it. Very retro. It's from the world of Stuart Murdoch of "Belle and Sebastian" and I think you will like it too!



The music starts after a short intro bit.

MacGruber!

One of Cash's favorite birthday presents was a "Sky Ball" he got from Grandma and Grandpa Compton. It's a small plastic ball... with the power to bounce high into the sky!

On Sunday he was playing with it in our "front yard" and he bounced it over the fence... down the street... and right into a drain.

He came running into the house... asking for help to get the ball back. So Paul went outside to retrieve it. They both came back in later, saying it was too far down the drain to reach. But Cash looked very sad... plus he had just gotten that ball, and I wasn't about to let them give up!

So we all went back outside... armed with some long kitchen tongs! Unfortunately they weren't long enough to reach the ball either. So, we went back inside and I fashioned a long sticky pole using my sewing yardstick... and some duct tape. Paul still could not reach that ball... and the fact that it was floating in water didn't help either.

Then Paul decided the tongs might work... if they were taped to the end of two long poles... like broomsticks. So, we went back inside and fashioned a VERY LARGE set of tongs! Just like MacGyver... (or MacGruber for SNL fans) we used a bit of duct tape, the kitchen tongs, and two broom handles. Back outside... Paul floundered around in the water for awhile... and had to lay on his stomach and use the very nubs of the handles to reach far enough (it was down FAR) but soon enough... he pulled that little ball out!

MacGruber!

Way to go, Daddy!

Week 20 - Month 5

So, I'm officially half-way through my pregnancy... though it doesn't seem like it since you're already about 6 weeks pregnant by the time you even find out!

Here's what I looked like this morning:

(Nice tag! Don't worry, I did not wear this shirt in public.)

I still think I look more "fat" than pregnant... especially when I'm not wearing form-fitting shirts.

I have my 20 week appointment tomorrow... so I'll find out how everything is going, plus see how much weight I've gained! Yikes. I am definitely feeling a lot of movement these days. Even though I've been through this once before, it's still fun and exciting to think about the little guy that is growing inside!

We are tossing around some names... but haven't agreed on anything yet. I'll let you know when we do!

Henry Cash Turns Three!

On Saturday our little baby Henry Cash turned 3 years old! I can't believe it's been 3 years since he was born!

When I went into his room Saturday morning I sang him "Happy Birthday" and he said "It's my birthday today, Mama?!" And he was so happy when I told him "Yes! It's finally your birthday!" So after getting dressed, he REALLY wanted to open his present from Grammie and Grampa. It had been sitting in the house for a few days... and we'd been telling him to wait for his birthday... so we gave in and let him open it right away!

There is a big smile behind that Diego video!

Then it was time to head to the Grand Floral Parade.

Cash had a lot of fun watching the marching bands, seeing the floats, and he even declared lunch to be "the best pizza he EVER had".

After some "quiet time" at home we packed up the car and headed to Cash's favorite park "Camp Rivendale". There we met up with Grandma and Grandpa Compton and the Mattias' for a picnic dinner.

After dinner and some play time at the park...

...it was time for the main event... a pirate treasure hunt!

Ever since Cash saw Peter Pan... he's been using his plastic golf clubs to have "sword fights" with us... and shouting "Aye, Matey"! So Paul suggested the treasure hunt, and then wrote out 16 different clues and placed them all over the expansive park. The kids got to dress up as pirates... while they ran around looking for clues.








It was also a great way for the adults to see the area. Great idea, Paul... and well executed! Of course, at the end of the hunt... there was a giant treasure full of dollar store wonders that delighted the kids!



Then we sang "Happy Birthday" and ate cupcakes...

...and opened presents!

Cash especially liked the "robot claw".
Here he is trying to grab the camera!

Thanks everyone! Cash had a great day!

Cookout Season!

Here at the Comptons, we love us a good cookout! As soon as the weather was nice, Paul busted out our tiny grill... and got to work. Back in April we enjoyed our first burgers of the season!

Though it was still too cold to eat outside.

And then last weekend Paul made us one of our favorites... baked potatoes and salmon!

Those potatoes were huge!

And delicious!

And then a bit of summertime dessert... popsicles!

If you can believe it, this was Cash's first experience with popsicles... or popsTicles... as he called them.

I made these ones with some grapefruit juice.

And Cash slurped...

...and slurped them down.

But he hadn't gotten a nap in that day and by the time we had eaten... he was so, so tired.


You can tell just how tired and loopy he was in this hilarious video.


(make sure you get to :58 where he does the lip puckers)

I mean, seriously... he looks like he's a junky who's high and taking hits off a bong here.

Here's to many more great meals off the grill this summer... and lots of cold treats!

It's a BOY!

I know I said I wanted a girl... but we are thrilled that Cash will get a little brother to be his buddy! Now if we can only figure out ANOTHER boys name. Coming up with one was hard enough!

(why do I feel embarrased for him posting this picture? I may have to take it down.)

I really need to get a new scanner. I just took photos of these and the reflections are awful.

Cash Gets Pretty

Well, he finally did it. Cash got into my mascara. I've seen countless other pictures of kids with make-up smeared on their faces... and now I have my own.

This is before he realized what he looked like:

And this is after he realized what he looked like:

Also, stay tuned to this space... on Monday we find out whether we're having a boy or a girl! I will post the results as soon as I get home... probably around 12:30pm PST!