What is Cute in Portland

Check out these two cuties. I am hoping we can work out something for Christmas so we can get all the kids together. Hard to believe LJ is 4 and June is 6 months.

Four

Hard to believe but the chickens have been around for 4 months. I went through my photos but as of late I haven't taken any that wow me.
Instead you are getting one of Kat's awesome hair, a close up of Liz on the floor, and the most awesome shot (taken by Rick's phone) of the girls in an ankle lock that we believe they learned from watching wrestling with the boys.

I have lots of things to say to keep you all entertained; I just need to find time.

Volcano Eggs

Big surprise but I found this egg technique on Pinterest and I knew it was meant for the boys. I have to admit it doesn't seem like much but it was fun, very messy, extended beyond egg dying, and resulted in some nice eggs. The basic concept is that you create you own egg paint using baking soda and food coloring. After you are done painting, you pour vinegar on the egg and you not only get a cool looking egg but you also get a fun "volcano" of dye. You can keep painting and pouring vinegar on your egg until you are happy with the look. We've all agreed that we are trying again next year with a few alterations to the instructions.

Happy Easter!

Rangers

Well the long awaited day arrived, MLB baseball has started back up again. Odd as it sounds, after having to suffer through some truly poor television programming (really there is little else you can do during those first 6 weeks with twins) I am glad to have the TV running non-stop baseball games. I think one night I felt we had sunk to a new all time low when Rick and I were watching some show about a bar in the middle of nowhere North Dakota.

With the start of MLB comes the new tradition of the Rangers visiting the Express for an exhibition game. And of course we weren't going to miss it. With our trusty baseball cohorts (the Largents) we braved the masses for a home run hitting fest. We took the girls so I have to admit I didn't get to watch much of the game and I learned it is hard to find a spot to nurse but we had a good time and we look forward to some more games.

Here are a few shots. We made in time for batting practice or dodging home runs while getting to your seat. We also got to see Yu Darvish (that is him telling some pitching story) who was the big preseason addition. And we saw Derek Holland pitch.