A Week In Pictures: Randomness

When Kian wakes up in the morning he's cuter than ever, and he has these little slanty-like eyes that I always try to capture but never quite can, although you can kinda see what I mean here.

Kiki and I watched Horner pull off the victory in the Vuelta de

Basco Pais last week in an amazing TT upset.

Like that, daddy, do it like that.

Kian is on USA Cycling's Toddler Development Team: here he

is pre-loading with a bowl of captain crunch in his Elmo warmups.

Team race support at Volunteer Park.

Helping out in the pits.

Brent took pics while I raced at Volunteer Park. Something about

this course I like: I have won this race 4 times now.

The Parting Shot.

Cruising Paradise

While Mommy was out doing important things, Kian and daddy took a Chariot stroll over to Greenlake to enjoy the stupendous morning. I packed a ball, a coffee, my camera, and we did the trail thing until we stopped to play. We played here at this spot, and right nearby was a dock that we walked out on and watched the ducks. Then, as you can see, we spotted a giant duck, otherwise known as a goose. Kian kept his distance, good instincts. I tried keeping up with the little guy, he was sure in a hurry and very indecisive about where he was going. On the way home we hit the kiddie park at the other end of the lake, which was packed, but where we did the swing, the slide, the sand, and then Kian got shoved by this little girl and he stood there stunned for awhile. Its a hard knock life, Kiki.

Quick Daddy, hand me your phone. And then he

made what must have been a very important call.

This place is packed!

Easter Weekend Shananigan's

"Easter Styles" was on the agenda first! Saturday we joined friends at a lakeside estate for an enormous potluck brunch and there were way more kids there than even just a couple of years ago. Mimosas and bloody mary's were on tap, for the adults, and the weather cooperated.

The peeps!

The spread!

Easter styles is all about dapper and cute

(above and below, respectively).

Daddy got first cut at the penata -- 3-strikes!

Carolyn gets hoodwinked then takes her swings.

Kian gives it a go with the Big Boy Bat.

On Sunday there was more gathering as the Lutz clan got together up in Snoqualmie with extended family and, again, lots of kids. More fun times, more amazing food!

Kiki scored the only Golden Egg! (thanks Reid)

Our Easter Day hosts: the Cleavers.

Kidding, thanks Brent & Joanie.

The kids table.

The Grinch of Easter Past.

Year #1 of College: Paid In Full!

That's right, 16-years and counting til the little bird is out of the nest (unless he's like me, then its 28 more years, yikes)! With funds handed down from Grandma and Grandpa Reid I was able to sock away a full years worth of entry fees at the college of his choice, anywhere he wants as long as its within this grand state of Washington (actually, good at all colleges and universities). With the G.E.T. Program I buy college credit for tomorrow at today's prices: $100/pop! Sounds like a lot but who knows how outrageous it will be when the time comes.

Thanks MA & Don!

I swear I didn't spend that money on a new bike!