Recap... and ROCKET!!!

I'm horrible at this blogging thing, in fact so bad it's been a couple years I believe. I left off with the kitchen redo which was completed in march 2011. Following year we started to redo the back deck (added a pergola and and all new boards) but before we even finished that, we put in an offer on a much bigger house just around the corner and threw ours on the market. We finished the deck and tore up the WHOLE backyard to add a new drainfield (so we could sell) and it Took just 5 weeks to sell!  Most of the reason we wanted a bigger house was for so we could do THIS all over again:

 

Baby "Rocket" (as he's been nicknamed) is due on my birthday 5/27 and we're SO excited to finally complete our family!!!

CAB(net)S ARE HERE!!!!!

(ok excuse my Jersey Shores title... LOL)

But, our Kitchen Cabinets have arrived!!!!!!! Let the fun 'or' stress begin!!!

the kitchen....

We're about to start a Kitchen remodel. New Cabinets/countertops and flooring... I'll try to take some before pictures, but I won't promise to post them, it's pretty disgusting!  But for sure there will be after pictures.  Wish us luck!

OWIE!!!

I'm determined to lose more weight this spring.. yes yes, i'm like every other American, that's my new years resolution.   Anyways, I went back to the gym this evening and boy do I feel it this evening. But, it's addicting and hopefully I'll still have the urge tomorrow!

Oh and if any of you have pointers, let me know! I'm really terrible at this fitness stuff! LOL :D

OH Mase....

Mason always says the funniest things.... today it was:

"Mom... I like your finger"

Not a day goes by that he doesn't make us laugh! We sure enjoy having him around!

1-11-2011 *~* Happy New year *~*

Our new years kicked off with a BIG BANG.. and literally.  Apparently a drunk driver crashed into a power pole near our house at the wee hours of the morning causing our power to go out.  We all woke up to a VERY cold (60 degree) house and were without power till noon.  Sure makes you appreciate electricity when you don't have it.  The kids were funny, running around trying to turn all the lights on, only to their disappointment, nothing worked!

NEW YEAR... NEW PLAN!

I'm determined to get this blog moving for the next year... i'll try to post at least 3 times a week with anything from our daily doings, to trips, vacations, new meals/recipes, crafts... and whatever else I feel like sharing with you all.

So with that.. I hope you all have a HAPPY 2011!!!

2-8

that's right folks!!!

Mason has been potty training for the past 3 weeks now. He is doing AWESOME! We're still trying to figure out how to get our poop IN the potty (as he pooped on the bathroom floor just an hour ago) but he has got #1 down like a pro! He even tried standing up to do his business as he saw his dad do, but the lil guy has such short legs, well, lets just say he couldn't get the goods up and over the ledge. Sorry you got your momma's short genes, maybe in a few years!!

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Well, this is a little over due, but here is why I haven't been blogging like I had wished, our family's world got turned upside down the end of febuary.. it's taking a long time to get back into the swing of things. We miss you grandpa, so very much!

The goose-egg

Well as every other bruise seems to do.. Mason's goose egg is now in that yucky brownish-yellow stage. Pretty huh!?

Don't look if feet gross you out!!

Here's my photo of the day..... Josh swears his feet are clean!

..... new post finally!

So I figured it's just past the new year, and the start of a new month.. why not finally update this blog? Well sorry, you're not that lucky, but I do plan to get on here more so here's my 1st day of Feb post!!!

I ended up having the day off from work, and Josh is on Vacation this whole week, so we took the kids on a lil playdate to McDonalds, with some friends of ours. Mason had a lil accident.....

We're not too sure exactly how it happened, but he came down the slide crying. He's just fine and was more concerned about going back to play then anything!

Then last night, we were so lucky to have TWO owls hanging out in our neighbors tree whoo-ing away. We got Makayla out of bed and cracked the door for her to listen. (If anybody knows Makayla well, you'll know she LOVES owls, and even has them on her walls and bedding in her room!). So while listening, she proceded to tell us that "hers talking to me" so we asked what the owl told her and she says "whoo whoo whoo... and hers say whoo whoo whoo to my owl pillow too". Too stinking cute! How about an updated pic of her too!

That's all for now... lets see how well I do at keeping this updated!

RED BARN!!

We set off for our annual trip to the pumpkin patch (which always happens to happen on Josh's birthday.. happy 29th bday to him!) yesterday, and the in-laws tagged along as well. This year we decided to give Red Barn right outside of Colton, Wa a try. They have a huge fall festival with lots of activities for the kids. We were a tad dissapointed when our hay ride ended in a field of pumpkins that were brought in by a truck and placed all over the place. I guess it really doesn't matter, but there's just something un-american about going to a pumpkin patch with no vines and stickies everwhere! It was freezing cold, so I didn't get many pics of the kids in their halloween shirts as they were covered up by jackets, but they're cute anyways. Mason was IN LOVE with the pumpkins. He took off running towards them and trying to pick every single one up. He finally settled on a smaller pumpkin that he could actually lift and I have to say, he did a very good job! I still want to get some good fall pics of the kids, so I gotta convince Josh we should go out to Banner Ranch to play in the apple orchards and corn staulks. :) Enjoy the pics!

**Playing at the lentil table**** this is the first pumpkin he went for**
** Then he tried this fella... still too big**** PERFECT!!!!**

**CHEESERS**

** Hay ride back to the barn **

THE END 8-9-09

We had to head home on Sunday cause I had to work on Monday. We didn't want to leave. We made a million stops on the way home including IKEA and Multnomah Falls. It was so busy at the falls that we didn't stay long, we could barely even walk through all the people there. Plus (as you can see) the kids had had it by then. It took us 12 hours to drive from Lincoln City to Lewiston, and we got home at 11:00pm. We'll have to do it again next year!!!

Sat. 8-8-09

Saturday left us with great/decent weather for fun on the beach, at the aquarium and a lil outlet shopping for me and my sis. Makayla absolutely LOVED the sand she played in it and the water for hours. I think her and Luke would have been happy to spend a month just playing in the sand. For dinner we all went to Mo's.. I mean you HAVE to do that! We told them it was Mason's 2nd birthday so they brought out a lil dish of ice cream with a candle on top. He loved all the attention and even clapped for himself when they were done singing. I cant' wait for his REAL birthday soon!

Onto the coast 8-7-09

So Friday we had to say goodbye to my friend in Portland and onto the coast we went. The weather was supposed to be cold/rainy so we lucked out with it only being cloudy and a tad cold! My parents rented a house right on the beach and we all met up there.

The Oregon Zoo 8-7-09

What's a trip to Portland if you don't stop by the Oregon Zoo? And then what's a trip to the Oregon Zoo without a train ride? We were at the Zoo all day, but we never got bored once!

Birthday BUDS! We had to buy these shirts. They were just too perfect!
My bestest friend since middle school! Of course our kids are forced to be best friends!

Wed. 8-5-09

So i'm gonna have to label the days on these posts as I have so many cool pictures to share. We left early morning to head to Portland, which would normally take 6 with just the 2 of us, but add kids to the mix and a few mix ups in our directions and it took us 8 1/2. I guess not too bad right? But we finally made it to my friend's house had dinner and headed to the park to let the kids get their wiggles out.Ms. Bethy (born just hours before Makayla!)

4th of July

We headed up to the Dyke again for the firework show. It's awesome because they shoot the fireworks out over the river and everybody loads up in boats, or along the dyke (for us without boats) to watch the show. We went extra early this year and took snacks/drinks so we could get the spot we wanted. The kids had a blast!