Mollie turns 4!

Today, May 13th, Mollie turned 4 years old! She was surprised with a new purple bike from her parents as well as various "Disney princess" and "pet-shop" gifts from her aunts and uncles. The family got together for pizza and home-made cake to celebrate her big day. We can't believe how quickly she is growing up!

Eric gets hosed!

During the month April, Eric participated in a month-long mustache growing competition at adidas. It was a long and scary process! The competition was serious business, complete with costumes and speeches. Eric's theme was Reno 911 Lt. Dangle. He was lookin' hot in his short shorts and pilot's glasses. Although he did win "best first impression", he came in fourth overall. He was a little disappointed but still took time to pose with his winnings-a signed Dale Earnhardt Jr. tire. What could be more thrilling?!?!

The newest member at the Holmes household

With gas prices nearing $4 a gallon, we thought it would be fun to have an alternative to our gas-guzzling SUV's. Introducing Pepe-our new Honda scooter. He is fast and very fun-and gets 100 miles per gallon. Eric plans on taking him to work in the summer and I can use him to get to the gym and the grocery store. Watch out Wilshire-here comes Pepe!

Seattle Birthday Weekend

Tiffany and I made a trip up to Seattle to celebrate her 32nd birthday with our cousin Meagan. We had a great time! We toured Theo chocolate in Fremont which is the only organic, fair trade chocolate maker in the US. It was a lot of fun. Afterwards we met my friend Jenn and treated ourselves to pedicures-very relaxing! We finished off the weekend by watching the PAC-10 women's gymnastics championships. The Beavers did awsome-as usual-and finished in second place. It was a wonderful ending to a great weekend with family and friends!

***GO BEAVS***

Welcome to the family Mazen!

On Sunday, March 9th, we welcomed baby Mazen into the world. He took his time making his big entrance. Laura's water broke Friday afternoon and he didn't make his arrival until 12:51 am on Sunday morning! He is 6 lbs, 10 oz and 20 inches long. Both mom and baby are doing well. We are excited to have a new nephew in the family!

Manzanita Weekend!

Amy and Tony invited us to Manzanita for the weekend at their parent's beautiful beach house. It was a GORGEOUS couple days-the nicest that we've seen at the beach since the summer. The sun was out the whole time. It was a perfect relaxing weekend. We spent a lot of time hanging out and talking, going on walks and runs and we even completed a puzzle. Best of all, we made a trip into Tillamook for a tour of the cheese factory-something that I've been wanting to do for years. We were a little bummed because the workers weren't there on the weekends but we still took the time to get some ice cream and squeaky cheese-YUM!

Laura's baby shower

In February, we hosted a shower for Laura and her baby boy who is due March 15th. It was a tea theme (a tradition started by Aunt Liz) and all of the aunts and cousins were invited. We all enjoyed lovely tea sandwiches and scones but more importantly, it was great spending time together. Laura received some amazing gifts including several hand-made items. We can't wait to meet baby Mazen when he arrives!