Well my goal would be to keep it that way. But life really does get in the way sometimes. Like right now with trying to finish the house. I'm soooooo greatful for this house, but its very hard to do anything extra right now. Our weeks are pretty normal, but busier because everything that we would usually do on the weekends is done during the week so that we can work downstairs on the weekends. Not that I'm complaining, I'm not. For the most part I enjoy the work we do down there. Maybe not every weekend, and especially not sanding after mudding. No!! But we want to get it done so that it doesn't take up every weekend for much longer. We would like our weekends back, but for now the basement comes first. And oh how nice will it be to have it done. We have been living in a smaller area then our previous house for almost a year now because our upstairs is less square footage then our other house. So to have that done and soooo much more space will be awesome. We will have a few places that we can have people over to spend the night even. How nice will that be. I'm so very excited that we got this house because I love opening my home to people and having them over. I love the feeling I get when I'm surrounded by people I love and care for. I love caring for them and serving them and one of my favorite ways is to have people over to my house so that I can make something for them or just to be here. Also just to have my family spread out a little more will be great. The girls can play in their own area instead of on my dining room table, they will have more room in their bedrooms. Soon:)
So for now this is updated and I hope to be able to get on here once a week and update with a picture or story or something. Just keep coming back and I'll do my best to keep posting. I love doing it as it is a great outlet.
Thanks!!
Friday, September 23, 2011
Birthday's
First came Jenna's birthday party, and she wanted a Fashionista party. So, we did that. Here she is posing on the "stage".
All the other girls decorating their bags.
All the girls in with J's cake. It was a good party over all.
Madison on her birthday with her cake. Her's was a Rock Star party.
There's my rockstar all tatted up!!
All the girls rockin' out.
Woodland Park Zoo '11
So after camping up near the Green River we decided to drive about an hour away and go to the Woodland Park Zoo. None of us had ever been there. It was realy nice.
Hippo!
Girls on a Hippo!
Elephants!
You can't see it very well, but behind the girls is a Tapir.
Cute orangutan in the background hiding under a burlap sack.
Komodo Dragon!
Andrew and the girls in front of the T-rex, dino exhibit.
Girl riding a T-Rex.
One very friendly Penguin.
Jenna a pretty horse.
Can you see Madison, she's there.
Girls next to a sleeping Jaguar.
Camping '11
So we went on two camping trips this summer. One in early July and one two weeks later in late July. The first was to an island in the Columbia about an hour away. It was nice.
Here's Andrew, just can't put the phone down no matter what.
Madison riding around. Lots of room to ride.
Us with the river as a background.
Caught him off guard. That smile right there is one thing I love about him.
Jenna loadin' up!!
Andrew is an VERY nice truck getting ready to take the kids fishing.
Our next camping trip was up by the Green River, we stayed in a Yurt! Loved it!
The inside, this futon folded down in to our bed.
These was the girls bunkbeds.
Jenna, Queen of the stump?
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Easter '11
Jenna right before the Easter Egg Hunt at her preschool.
Madison and Jenna woke up to the Easter Bunny that left them a treasure hunt and Easter Eggs all over.
One of the hiding places...
And oh my goodness what did they find??
A lovely trampoline!!!
Easter Sunday
We got dressed up too!
Jenna's Graduation and Last day of school
Jenna's graduation from preschool, such a poser.
Last day of school fun!
Madison's school play
Madison was in a school play last June. It was called King Arthur's Quest. She was mini Guinevere. She did awesome seeing as how she only had 4 days to prepare for it.
Spring '11
Did an MS walk with lots of family. It all helps:)
Girls with their new cousin LaVada.
Another charity walk, this one is the CF walk and we were on Team Nathan.
Pedi's!!! I think Andrew was gone or going to be home late so we had a fun time without him.
Madison got new glasses:) She looks so cute.
Mom's Retreat '11
And as always the mom's retreat. One of the funest times of the year. This here is the room I stayed in.
Us ladies at the really old bar called The Brick, very cool place.
The running water spitoon in the bar.
Sign outside.
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