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Here are some recent pics. We got back from our camping trip on Sunday night, I'll post those later, because there are some sweet gems in here you won't want to miss!

Rowan and I were running a few errands last week and when we got home, this was the walkway up to the stairs. It was thrilling.

Rowan at Blythe Park for a picnic with my dad, Sung Hee, Suji and SuHyun, Aunt Cindy and Gram. This was equally thrilling as the velcro covered ball to Gram's Reach Volley set rolled down the hill. The search efforts recovered nothing, except for a baseball that doesn't stick to the loops on the Reach Volley mits.

Thank heavens for regular diapers. This was a little situation we got into last week at Jen's when I ran out of diapers. I found a pair of Angus' plastic training pants (these pictured are size 3T, on a 3 month old) and folded up a recieving blanket to make the padding. It was amusing.

Ryan and I went down to Jen's warehouse to help her straigten things up a few weeks ago. Rowan fell asleep to the gentle motion of Ryan pushing a broom coupled with the cozy-soft atmosphere of the Interbay warehouse space.

Lucy taking Nicky for a walk around Green Lake.

Mother and child at a dock in Olympia. My dad and I went to visit some old friends from Oregon and we met up half way in Oly. It was fun and I had a sandwich called the Ellensburg Rodeo. Yum.

...So here they are, just a few random shots of life with the Lagos. I"ll post some pics of our camping trip after you've all had a chance to digest these. Happy Birthday Auntie Deb!!

New Pics, New Thoughts...But some of the same thoughts, too.

Things have been chugging along at Ye Olde Bothelle Statione. My dad and his wife are getting ready to head back to S.Korea, Yorkies and all. I always hate this time of the summer, it reminds me that we have to get back to a regular routine, but we're not quite there. It's like a warning bell or something...I don't have great associations with it. Despite that though, it's still summer time and there's still fun to be had!

We are going camping this weekend, Ryan's playing a show in Darrington at a festival, so our entire gaggle of Lagos is going, should be fun. It's a nice way to ease the sadness of my dad leaving, it's giving me something else to prepare for...keeping my thoughts occupied elsewhere.

In other news, I joined Weight Watchers and have lost three pounds! So, the next time you see me, be sure to tell me I look good, and to keep up the good work, even if you can't tell :) Everyone else is enjoying their summers...Rowan is getting big, starting to feel heavy, like a REAL baby, instead of a limp noodle, and Lucy is getting ready to head for CA for a week with her mom, Disneyland and the like. Only to come home 3 days before school starts...that ought to be a fun first summer vacation to remember... leaving the happiest place on earth to go to school...I shudder at the thought.



Playing with the camera and the mirror...trying to achieve the best shot. I learned it's hard to look at the camera when you're doing this though.

Rowan with her Great-Uncle Carl at Auntie Robin's birthday party. I think his leg looks extra long because of the angle...still, I love the comparison.

Drool Face MaGillicutty. I mean, Rowan.

Super Happy Family Fun Time!

My dad asleep in a chair, my brother and SuHyun trying to burn a newspaper with a magnifying glass.

Rowan at her 1st Music in the Park, at St. Edward's last Thursday.

Lucy with a rewarding ice cream cone after riding her bike (with no training wheels) all the way to Baskin Robbins.

Jacob and Ryan with Rowan at the Greek restaurant on Broadway that poisoned Ryan. Those dolmas look good in the picture, but I'm pretty sure he'll never eat them again.

So it's been a few weeks! We've been busy, and my family is in town visiting. Jacob, my brother is here from Eugene and my dad, his wife, her son and their 2 Yorkshire Terriers are all visiting from S. Korea. Here is a few pics of what we've been up to...

We've been having fun but having my brother and dad here always makes me wish they were here all the time. Jake is getting ready to head to London in couple of months, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he'll come back saying things like "I haven't showered in a fort-night," and "Good day gov'na, fancy a tea with yo' biscuit?" I want to go visit while he's there...we'll see.

Happy 4th of July!

Baby's 1st stovepipe-uncle Sam hat.

Lucy and Izzy on the decked out scooters.

Proud to be an American...

Lagos on parade.

Thank heaven for nice, cool, sunny weather this last Friday on the fourth. Last year I was so miserable I think I changed clothes 3 times due to sweat saturation. We went to the Bothell parade where Lucy rode Scooty and Rowan rode Daddy through the streets. Deborah (Lucy's mom), Jen and I sat from the sidelines and watched as the dads with all the kids got closer and closer...ever enfringing on our fleeting moments of being child free for those 45 minutes :)

Afterwards Rowan and I went to my aunt & uncle's house for a barbeque, were I ate like a queen and had a feast of crab and brownies. I don't even know how many I had--I stopped counting at like six. Ryan came later, he was playing a show at Lake Sammamish on a dock, where he enjoyed shirmp the size of his fist. Needless to say, we ate well on the 4th.

p.s.- baby and I took the bus again, and it went much smoother.

New Mom Takes Bus to Target, Hilarious Results.

Who's your baghdaddy?

Last night Alisa came over and we went for a walk to Bas-u-kin Ro-bin-su. Rowan had a baby ice cream cone. Just kidding. But she is really holding it in this picture!!

Chillaxin' in the Bjorn with Alisa.

It's been so hot out that yesterday evening was the perfect temp to go for a walk, and eat ice cream. In other news, my tabs expired and I haven't gone to Worthington license yet to renew them, so I took the bus yesterday. The bus guy was so rude to me!! I was struggling to get the stroller up the stairs (which he didn't lower for me) and then he gave me a dirty look and asked me if I was "new" at this. I didn't know if he meant being a mom or being a mom on the bus, or riding the bus. He then told me I must remove the baby from the carriage (to which I thought, let's be real, no one says carriage, unless your British, and he wasn't) and proceeded to ask, "doesn't that stroller collapse?" Indeed it does, but that would defeat the purpose of taking the bus to Target to get diapers and use the basket of the stroller, now wouldn't it? Anywho, we are giving the bus one more shot today--I wanted to run up to Alderwood (except with the bus it's more like riding a saddled sloth than a 'run up') and pick up a few things, but this time, no carriage. Just a back pack and a baby Bjorn. I'll report on this trip with my next post :)

School's Out For Summer

Rowan showing off her dress and giving a wave!

Lucy and "Scooty" on the trail to Bothell Landing.

Sisters...

Lucy's school got out last week and she's been singing the Alice Cooper song nonstop, and really utilizing her summer freedom by searching for Alice Cooper music videos on You Tube (no joke). We walked (I walked--Rowan slept and Lucy scooted) to Bothell Landing earlier this week, the weather has been really nice and sunny. Today we took Rowan to the doctor for her 2 month check up, poor babe had to have 4 shots and is the fussiest I've seen her EVER tonight. Not even a rousing episode of Wife Swap is cheering her spirits up...she did weigh in at 10lbs 10oz. though, and the doc said everything looks great :)

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Here's one of our Lucy girl. Her last day of school was today, we haven't talked to her yet but I'm pretty sure that she's excited for school to be done, and to be able to say that she is now 1st grader. I know that she will also be excited to know that we are planning a trip to Ohio in September...she loves going out there, and I'm so glad because it reminds me of how excited I used to get when we'd travel up to Seattle to visit our family...I lived for those trips, and I feel that same excitement from Lucy when we talk about going to back to visit family.