Vacation pics

Here are all the pics from our vacation. We'd like to go back and get out of this gray Seattle weather.

Whirl Hummingbird Whirl

A few years ago Mike wrote this poem for our friends Sally and Chris. They lost a baby around the same time as we did. I dug the poem back out last week after everything that has happened. I've been buzzed by a hummingbird the last couple days up here at my parents lake place and it makes me smile each time.

Whirl Hummingbird Whirl

As I lay one night unable to sleep
I say a prayer for the world I keep
But this night sad, I began to ponder
Where do the lost souls of unborn wander?

Are they reborn flowers or trees
Or do they come back fuzzy bumblebees
Thoughts ran through, nothing stuck
Then one whirled into my blackness by luck.

Metallic green wings outlining infinity
This bird was definitely sent from a Divinity
Buzz so calming and grand oculars so cute
Poking and prodding with its now musical flute

Dancing and painting this empty space
Then gone painfully without a trace
I beckoned and reached out and wanted oh more
Then I realized this passage had given me a chore

Send a message of hope and beauty this Fall
The wonder of life is that it happens at all
So when you see hummingbirds take comfort to know
Where the lost Souls of some unborn loved ones go.

You are My Sunshine

Pops and Nunu came for a quick and much needed visit. We went to the aquarium. We're most grateful for Dillon and the sunshine he adds to every day.

Schrock Grandkids!

This weekend we got together at the Ralston's for Collin's b-day party. It was a great time. We were lucky to get the kids to cooperate and pose for a picture, identical to one we took of them all 1 year ago at Collin's 2007 b-day party. It is very rare we get them all together and willing to pose at the same time. See how they've all changed in a year.....
Left to Right: Lewis Schrock, Collin Ralston, Ethan Ralston, Dillon Schrock, Max Schrock, Cody Dreis, Emmett Ralston, Carolyn Schrock

Hey, little fishies!

Fish, music, and dancing...what more can a guy ask for?!

Whidbey Island

This weekend we took a little day trip up to Whidbey to visit Jeff, Emily and the cousins. It was a gorgeous day and lots of fun. Check out all the activity....

More slip n slide