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Dad time
Since our time with Tom is fairly limited, we’ve been trying to make the most of it. Sometimes that means carefree days at home, but more typically it’s been fun outings. Here’s a few pictures from some summer favorites: One weekend we hit the Chinese festival in China town. We were hoping it would be…
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Hiram M Chittenden Locks- Ballard Locks
Last month Scotland and I enjoyed a day at the historic Ballard Locks. The locks separate freshwater Lake Union and Lake Washington from the salt water Puget Sound, allowing Lake Union to remain at itss higher level while also allowing boats to traverse between the two bodies of water. Amazingly they also have a system…
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Announcement, Announcement!
We’d like to publicly announce that we’re expecting another baby! Baby Foutz #2 will arrive around the end of January. We couldn’t be more pleased with the new addition, and only wish the due date was tomorrow! Profile at 14 weeks Our little peanut Any of you who have followed my blog for a while…
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Edible berries
I've recently become obsessed with local free food. Maybe I'm moving down the freegan path, or maybe it's that our food budget is stretched thin. Probably, I'm just overwhelmed by how much produce is abundant in public areas here. Just today as Scotter and I went for a walk we found a plum tree with…
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Summer with Scotter
Awaiting the Wallingford Parade So far, Scotland has proved to be an excited and adventurous summer companion. He loves bouncing from playground to playground, zoo to library, and then off to city festivals and local attractions. His energy and need for movement have brought us out of the house and on to the streets…
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Happy Independence Day!
Two patriots! Highlights of our Fourth of July: -BBQ with the Shuldburg’s at Carkeek Park -Flying the kite on the beach -Playing croquet -Firework display at Gas Works -The crowd joining in to sing “I’m proud to be an American!” (I nearly teared up.) -The ending spectacle to “God Bless America.” (I couldn’t help but…
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Happy 6th Anniversary
At one of the highest lakes in the world! Last Saturday was Tom and I’s 6th Anniversary. By total luck/fortune, Tom got the day off work (actually the entire weekend off work!) We spent the morning at Pike’s Place Market enjoying a potato and cheddar Piroshky from that famed Piroshky Piroshky Bakery, fresh mini donuts…
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Scotland Updates: 28 months
This is very much a documenting/journaling post. It’s long, and overly specific for my memory’s sake. I haven’t posted an update on Scotland for quite some time, which is such a shame, becuase he’s at such a fun age. His speech grows in complexity and vocabulary by the day. Playground in the rain These are…
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Smoothies- summer goodness!
So, I don’t have a Blendtec blender, I have a Vitamix, but I do have a Blendtec grain mill, which I LOVE, so I feel fine advertizing for them here on my blog. Not to mention the rave reports my brother-in-law has given of what an impressive business model they have, combined with the excellent…
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Strawberry Picking
On Saturday we went strawberry picking at Biringer Farms. The day was gorgeous, the strawberries ripe, and the scents incredible! I grew up picking strawberries in my back yard so paying to do so, always feels, well very city-slicker-ish. But this was worth every scent. For one, it was Tom’s first experience picking strawberries (besides…