Well summer is sort of "officially" here, but that's about it. Not that I'm bitching about the four sunny days we've had between May and June, it's just that it only broke 70 degrees once.

Ahh well... every errr cloud has a silver lining right? Well the extended winter has helped convince me to make the most of the great indoors. I've finally drunk from the big purple tango kool-aid pitcher and signed up for classes.

And who else is teaching the classes than Jacqueline! I've also convinced a few of my pals to join in the fun. And fun it is! After about 8 classes, I'm starting to get it -and it's seriously awesome. I think it's the kind of dance I always wanted to dance.

Every time I see it danced well, I just think, "I wanna be able to do that". (disclaimer: the dude in this video is very, very, very experienced and has been dancing with this same girl since they were children.)

But best of all, it's bringing me closer to Nicole, since she's so into it already.

Speaking of, she's had a few performances this month, as well as a really cool filming at union station. I helped out with some production stills, and some dirty alley concept photos for their group, "Tango En Vie".

In OTHER news, Lia turned TWO!

-Rob and Nicole

Nicole and her performance partner Conrad James work the crowd at Folk Life 2011.

Conrad and Nicole dancing at Folk Life 2011.

Caking on the make-up for her filming at the Union Station shoot.

Sara Thomsen, David, Jacqueline, Conrad, Colleen, Sergio, and Nicole pose for a Vanity Fair-style shot at Union Station.

Me and my daughter. Damn, I love this girl.

Elliot rides down the slide a few times to make sure everything's in order.

"Oh YEAH! You gonna catch me boyee? I don't think so!"

"Aww dad, you don't have to be so awesome!"

Lia celebrates her 2nd birthday!

Mick, Genevieve, Olivienne, Keryn, Mike, Jason, and Amie, and Deklen hang out while Lia opens her presents.

Lia plays with her new sweet magnetic wood blocks.

Elliot does a few naked sprinkler laps on the lawn.

Conrad and Nicole hit the last note at Folk Life 2011.

Aaaaaaand...... Action! Nicole does another take for a filming at Union Station.

I did some production stills and these concept shots for Tango en Vie.

In the back alleys of Seattle, Jacqueline and David embrace. This defensive posture has been known to deter aggressive panhandlers.

We bought a Rainbow play system on Craigslist, effectively dodging the retail price of #%*@*_ing thousand dollars. Craigslist will save us.

It quickly passes the "Sweet!" test by Elliot.

"Who greased this freaking slide for freak's sake?"

Lia enjoys the custom ipe hardwood steps dad built.

Opening presents on her 2nd birthday.

"Oh yeah! I think it's gonna me MY birthday pretty soon!" says Olivienne.

Lia, Nicole, and Elliot open cards and presents in the living room.

During our latest landscaping campaign, we found this western red-backed salamander. Elliot made friends for a bit, then we found him a new home down by the lake.