we are excited to move in - and do have a plan to stay closer to 10 years!
Monday, September 22, 2008
we're moving -
This past month we've sold our home and bought a house! Ya, nothing out of the ordinary for us to be doing, we know! After Fran and Amy leave, we'll have about 1 week to get everything packed up and out of here. Here's a picture of our new house:
we are excited to move in - and do have a plan to stay closer to 10 years!
we are excited to move in - and do have a plan to stay closer to 10 years!
recently
I have started to have Luke and Erin here weekly for just a morning 'visit' while Alexa goes to work. Elijah is at school, so Luke and Samuel play together - this is the first time - we made playdough.
Fran and Amy husking corn for the first time
Gabi joining in by nibbling on the raw cobs
And last Sunday we went to visit Joe, Patti and Family. They were blessed with their third child on September 10th, a baby girl who they've named Riley Marie! What a sweetheart! Joe and Patti actually had all their Family and friends over for a BBQ only 4 days after Riley was born - crazy!! Riley is beautiful! Fran and Amy loved the opportunity to hold Riley
and big Sister Madison is so proud and such a good big sister!
Congratulations Patti!
Fran and Amy husking corn for the first time
Gabi joining in by nibbling on the raw cobs
And last Sunday we went to visit Joe, Patti and Family. They were blessed with their third child on September 10th, a baby girl who they've named Riley Marie! What a sweetheart! Joe and Patti actually had all their Family and friends over for a BBQ only 4 days after Riley was born - crazy!! Riley is beautiful! Fran and Amy loved the opportunity to hold Riley
and big Sister Madison is so proud and such a good big sister!
Congratulations Patti!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Happy Birthday Fran and Amy!
On September 5, before Jason left for a week back East, I had Fran and Amy's birthday party -- they turned 12 on September 9th. We went swimming, ate Chinese food for dinner, did a craft, movie and had cake! I did this simple High School Musical cake for them - I just used HSM stickers popped up with marshmallows on the cake and the letters HSM... with 2 red pompoms to decorate the surrounding area. The girls were quite excited about this!
Kindergarten
Oh man, my Baby started Kindergarten. It's bittersweet - I feel sad to let him go but am enjoying the full day with just Sam and Gabi. Elijah is doing so well and loves it. His Teacher said to me on day 2 "Elijah is doing well; he listens so intently to be able to do the right thing." (or something like that).
On his first day (here), he was sooo quiet in the morning which made me a little concerned. I think it was just the anticipation of the unknown and just the busyness of all the kids in the morning before the bell rings...
and well, here's Mr. Copycat himself, Samuel, following his brother into the school for his first day... I made the mistake of bringing Sam along (I could have left him at home with Daddy) - Sam brought his backpack and was certain he was going to Kindergarten too. He took off his shoes and put them in the shoe area...he was not happy when I had to take him with me.
Bless You Son... you are going to learn so much this year!
On his first day (here), he was sooo quiet in the morning which made me a little concerned. I think it was just the anticipation of the unknown and just the busyness of all the kids in the morning before the bell rings...
and well, here's Mr. Copycat himself, Samuel, following his brother into the school for his first day... I made the mistake of bringing Sam along (I could have left him at home with Daddy) - Sam brought his backpack and was certain he was going to Kindergarten too. He took off his shoes and put them in the shoe area...he was not happy when I had to take him with me.
Bless You Son... you are going to learn so much this year!
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Happy Birthday Erin!
Erin turned one - I can't believe she is one already! We went to her Winnie-the-Pooh party on the 28th with some other Baby Girls... what a fun and relaxing party!
so precious
I [Gabi] won't eat the lunch but cake, bring it on!
tyring to get these 5 girls to pose for a minute was not easy!
as part of a gift to Erin I thought I'd put some of the pictures of her and Gabi on a spread
I am quite pleased with how it turned out; now I need to make us one! (the space at the bottom of the right side is left blank for a picture of the girls at 12mo.)
Happy Birthday Erin Faith!!
so precious
I [Gabi] won't eat the lunch but cake, bring it on!
tyring to get these 5 girls to pose for a minute was not easy!
as part of a gift to Erin I thought I'd put some of the pictures of her and Gabi on a spread
I am quite pleased with how it turned out; now I need to make us one! (the space at the bottom of the right side is left blank for a picture of the girls at 12mo.)Happy Birthday Erin Faith!!
Salmon Arm
What a great weekend! We made our annual trip to see our friends Noah, Katherine, Beth and Ky. This time we were bringing our Family of 7 along, but luckily there was plenty of space for us all.
Fran and Amy had a most wonderful time - creating so many new memories and experiencing new things! Thank You to Beth who entertained the girls for the three days - they really enjoyed playing the games, jumping on the trampoline, racing in the wagon... and Noah - you were so kind and took such an interest in these Girls - thank you!! :)
Here are the different things we did -
bonfire with smores, of course!
Petting, playing and walking the bunnies
sunflower smiles
trampoline
chilling-
racing the wagon down the sloped yard
boat ride, so fun!
rock throwing, now that's a BIG rock Daddy!
SPLASH!
on our way out on Sunday afternoon, we all first went for ice cream (now this is a GREAT deal... only $1.50 for a small cone, but look at the size of these cones!)
and then to Margaret Falls (I think that's the name)
Noah and Jason made the first dash into this cave... 
Sammy headed into the cave too
Brave boy! And you see Beth did too - she's on her way out of the cave here-
Thanks to the R-Family, we have a wonderful visit!
Fran and Amy had a most wonderful time - creating so many new memories and experiencing new things! Thank You to Beth who entertained the girls for the three days - they really enjoyed playing the games, jumping on the trampoline, racing in the wagon... and Noah - you were so kind and took such an interest in these Girls - thank you!! :)
Here are the different things we did -
bonfire with smores, of course!
Petting, playing and walking the bunnies
sunflower smiles
trampoline
chilling-
racing the wagon down the sloped yard
boat ride, so fun!
rock throwing, now that's a BIG rock Daddy!
SPLASH!
on our way out on Sunday afternoon, we all first went for ice cream (now this is a GREAT deal... only $1.50 for a small cone, but look at the size of these cones!)
and then to Margaret Falls (I think that's the name)
Noah and Jason made the first dash into this cave... 
Sammy headed into the cave too
Brave boy! And you see Beth did too - she's on her way out of the cave here-
Thanks to the R-Family, we have a wonderful visit!
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