the last week or so
happy first fathers day to craig. he loves his two boys very much. and we love him more than he knows. he is such a good daddy and husband.
after craig opened his gift, tagg thought he would get in on some ribbon action. he is such an angel...... (excluding the hours between 6.45am - 10.ooam, when all i want to do is sleep for pete's sake)
craig's fathers day present was a box full of camping goodies. this signified the offering that i am willing to go camping for
a night sometime this summer. craig has been begging me to go camping for a while now. is he delusional? does he know who he married? apparently not. however, my gift is not only that the smith family will go camping but it is also that i will have a decent attitude about it.....
i have been waiting and waiting to catch a picture of tagg smiling. i got it today!
he is the cutest little thing i have ever laid my eyes on.
i guess thats the mama-bear-in-me talking. but honestly, could he get any more white/fat/happy/adorable/AMaZING?
this past weekend, we were able to attend a good friend's wedding reception. the reception was held at salty's on alki beach. it was so beautiful. seattle is on the other side of the water from alki so we couldnt resist the preeeemo photo opt. here is the happy grandma with her little sunshine.
i came to this same exact place to take pictures right before my senior prom.... funny how times have changed. good times.
the sun was burning our eyes during these pictures. but my boys are such good sports.
this is inside salty's. there is a lot going on this picture.... the red-tile lobster, the fancy clothes, my mom's beloved collection of necklaces.....
sometimes we are scared that tagg's little hands and feet are going to explode. it looks like the skin cant hold the chub in any longer!
craig's birthday, fathers day, and our three year anniversary are all this week. so i decided to consolidate the holidays (how unheard of!) and surprise craig with a night out on the town. i made reservations at a ritzy hotel and ruth's chris steakhouse. it was all so much fun!
neither of us had ever been to ruth's chris before and it was so amazing! i splurged and got the special: petit filet and crab legs. how grossly decadent.
i realize the boys are too dark in this picture but i loved the trees in the background. i love seattle.
after dinner, craig went to a late night movie and i played with tagg until he fell asleep...... then i had complete control of the tv and got to watch all the trash (including QVC!) i wanted. hahA.
even though the water fountain was cut out of the picture, you can get the idea. last week, we took tagg to redmond town center and i put his feet in the little fountains. he liked it at first, but got over it real quick (as documented in this picture).
we took tagg to the lake house last week. he loves just hanging out on the party barge with the rest of us....
as long as he is in the shade. he doesnt care for direct sunlight all that much. he is my little SEATTLE boy, thats for sure.
a couple of days ago, someone asked me whats one of tagg's new tricks. i said that he is starting to semi- sit up on his own and when he is on his tummy he lifts himself up with his arms.... but i forgot about this new trick: shoulder time with daddy. craig puts tagg up on his shoulders and he just goes nuts. he loves it!
when tagg is up there he gets this look in his eyes like: yeah, thats right, you know i am the coolest.
he also sings and talks his guts out when he is up there. we love it!
