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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Pumpkin Patch












Time for the Annual Pumpkin Patch! It definitely is a right of passage for Fall and something we enjoy participating in every year. We moms love the opportunity to take CUTE pictures and show off our kiddos among all the pumpkins. My in-laws brought the neighbor girls and my dear friend, Jody, joined us with her two boys, Colby and Landon.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Fall





I haven't been in the blogging mode lately - mainly because our September was busy. Now that it is October, the weather is cool and the leaves are dropping leaving the skeletal tree branches bare and ready for snow (we had snow October 7th!). I am slowly changing gears to hibernating season. I am cooking more, layering more, reading more, drinking hot drinks more - all things I love. Speaking of love, I love my girls! Here are a few pics of them before church this past Sunday. Sisterly Love...

Monday, September 21, 2009

USC vs. UW




















I can truly say this was the one of the MOST exciting games I have ever had the pleasure to watch live! Since Nate is a die-hard, committed, loyal, strangely infatuated Trojan fan and one of my best friends , Lisa, is now Mrs. Tuiasosopo (married to Marques who was a former UW quarterback and is now on the UW coaching staff), we made the long trek to connect on Saturday for the big game. I am so glad we did! Not only did I get to see my dear friend, Lisa and her new baby boy, Braydon, I got to see Nate cry and weep as his powerhouse USC team bowed down to the UW Huskies! Obviously, I was rooting for purple and gold.

During game time, my parents took the girls to the Woodland park zoo. They had a blast seeing every animal and exhibit there. As a result, they both crashed when they hit their car seats for the trip home.

We were also able to meet up after the game with our newly relocated #1 babysitter and friend - Kyleigh - who is now a Northwest University student. We took her out to dinner and Haven got to give Kyleigh one more hug before we get to see her again in December.

Kim and Audrey come to visit!








My dear friend Kim and her 5 month old daughter, Audrey, flew in from Crown Point, Indiana to visit us and it was so exciting to have her around for a few days! We relaxed and had some girl time - literally with 5 girls in my Tahoe whenever we went out! Pedicures, movie nights, dinner out, playing with our girls, late night chats and a little shopping was how we filled our days.

Monday, August 31, 2009

What Haven does in her spare time...



Haven HAS to wear her tu-tu while listening to music so she can dance in her room. She has this notion that she can't dance without wearing some form of skirt. It is very cute to watch... even harder to catch on camera.

Family Fun Sunday










On Sunday, my in-laws' church had a big picnic after the service. We enjoyed LOTS of fun activities: jumping gym, cotton candy, snow cones, horse back rides, and lots of good food! It was a fun day to close the summer month of August. Is summer over already?!

In the life of Parker...



Parker is definitely NOT like her sister. She is determined, tough, picky, loves to cuddle, and is into EVERYTHING! We had to safety proof our house a second time this past weekend after she walked over to me with the Drain-O in her hand! And, sadly this past Friday she got on her tip-toes, found the curling iron cord on top of the bathroom counter top and proceeded to pull the cord until the very hot curling iron fell on her arm. This was very traumatic for me (and for her too, I suppose). We went to the doctor, got some special antibiotic cream for burns and are now praying this nasty burn will heal quickly and there won't be a bad scar. She was also stung by a bee on Sunday and today fell backwards into the kiddie pool, scraping her chin and biting her tongue. I am praying that God will protect this tough girl until she can develop more common sense and agility! In the meantime, I am doing the best I can.

She also will ONLY eat the following foods: strawberries, yogurt, mandarin oranges, Gerber raviolis, chicken nuggets, apple sauce, mac-n-cheese, grapes (50% of the time), bananas (50%). That's it. Anything the color green she automatically starts shaking her head, no. Unbelievable. I am still trying to get other foods down that hatch! Good thing she also likes her gummy vitamins.