Monday, November 16, 2009

Gingerbread sneak peak

 

Gingerbread houses were a blast this year: we had quite a few participants: Jan, Laura, Teresa, Rikki, Linda, Gabby, Rosie, Grandma Ruth and myself! Despite having 9 people in the house all sifting through candy and constatnly needing more royal icing- it went very well and lots of fun was had by everyone :)
 

 

 
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a few more photos from the childrens museum...

 

 

 

 
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Seattle Adventure

 

Last Week, David and I took a break from housecleaning and gingerbread planning for a day out with Kira and Gabe. We headed to Seattle to check out the Aquarium, Pikes Place and the Children's Museum. The Boy's had a ton of fun as did Kira and I :)
 

 

 
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Shi turns 2- David joins the celebration

 

Shi had her 2nd Birthday, David, Jonathan and I went to party with her :) there were LOTS of toys, all of Shi's favorite foods- which the kids just ate up, cake and giant Mickey and Minnie balloons! David had fun once he overcame his terror of all the people he din't know. Enjoy the pics- and yes the pink stroller one of of his favorite things there!
 

 

 
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Thursday, November 05, 2009

a walk in the park

 

Yesterday David and I went to Puyallup to get some fresh air and good ol vitamin D. Bradley :ake park offered play toys, a lake and a nice bit of fall color.
We met Grandma there and together we corralled a slightly grumpy David and had a nice bit of time out of the house.
 

 

 
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Party

 

Our Annual Fall fest rolled around this year and landed on Halloween, we decided to throw costumes in the mix and had a great time :) Sadly we didn't get to enjoy the corn maze and pumpkin patch due to the large quantities of water falling from the sky... so we just headed back to the house and spent good times chatting and eating :)
 

 

 
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Squirreling around

 

Earlier today I put up a little animal hammock in David's room because he was drowning in stuffed animals at night- well he spotted it - with several of his stuffed animals and got upset and insisted that ALL his animals go back to the crib where they belong (why can't he feel the same way about his toys?) so, I yielded and the critters went to the crib. he then insisted that he get in the crib too- even though it wasn't quite bedtime yet... and this is what happened:
 

 

 

Enjoy this video clip :)
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Monday, October 19, 2009

So busy, nobody actually knows what I am up to


Hello my friends and family. I have been busy- summer was fun and wild and busy, and fall is apparently just as crazy- so instead of trying to catch up (and failing) I will just say a bit about the past and then jump right in with the present. Summer was awesome, its was hot, and fun- David and I went out of doors quite a lot, we played at the zoo, went to the park and visited friends with air-conditioning. I planned and packed for the Peru trip, got MOPS started with the rest of the steering team and every once in a while I got some sleep. David keeps growing- getting taller and smarter and heavier by the week. He is 29 pounds, and I am not sure how tall but is officially in 2 year old clothing cause his 18 month garb looked like high-waters. and that is never good. I am planning MOPS crafts, MOPS nights out and a rip-roaring fall fest that I share with Seattle friends every year- starting to think about my gingerbread house and Jonathan and I have joined a small group at our church- simply because "no" is not in my vocabulary. Its ALL good great, wonderful fun God-centered stuff and I love it. I just wish there were a few more days to the weekends so I could clean my house in between all the wild fun.

Peru was AMAZING, I am still editing the 1800 photos I took and organizing my thoughts and memories. Jonathan taught David to watch TV while I was gone and now he is only happy if he is watching "Cars" and he loves tractors and helicopters and tires- and he really wants to find a cat that will let him pet it. all the cats he sees, run away when he chases them. poor David and poor kitties.

I am inadvertently becoming a photographer- and I think I am excited by it. A friend asked me to take some pics of her kids and she loved them, another friend asked the same thing, when she saw the first set- and now I will be doing some family photos and getting reimbursed for them! not "real" money but somehting better a date night! They will be giving us a gift certificate for a restaurant and babysitting while we enjoy ourselves- and I get to take pics of the adorable family!

The rain has come and the leaves have changed so we have been getting into the fall with pumpkin patches, hay rides and pumpkin hats- that is what I will share with you simply because that is where we are- although today we are hiding from the drizzle except for necessary errands that must happen before MOPS tomorrow. Sorry about my extended absence, and I hope you enjoy some of the photos I am posting today.
God Bless!

Friday, August 14, 2009

giddy-up little doggie!

 

 
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Happy times at the park


Spokesbaby: Advocate for Saving lives!
 

 

 

 
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Happy Birthday Jonathan

 

We celbrated Jonathan's birthday a few times this year! Once on the day with tirimisu, then we visited the family in Longview with a birthday Mincemeat and enjoyed lunch and good company at Granddad and Grandma Theo's house. David loved all the flowers in their beautiful backyard as much as we did :)
 

 

 
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