Friday, August 1, 2008
Hang in there--I will be back......
What I did I do before blogging??? Umm---Ok I just can't get into blogging without posting photos---and I now have so many photos and no computer! I finally broke down and bought a third memory card . Today was fun---Our neighbor had a yard sale and G found a PINK stuffed Elephant--soooo cute--she comes up to me and says mommy I found something......I took one look and knew it was a keeper---she has not let go of it since-and fell asleep after swim lessons with it in her arms!!! She named it Maribelle----ahhh!! So we then played outside all morning with her swim suit on and I sprayed down the deck and lawn furniture with spider webs ----we went to the library party for summer reading--in the park with 2 bouncy houses and a petting zoo and chips and lemonade!!! We only had twenty minutes---she would NOT jump --and said she would wait her turn----(there were only 5 kids inside) We petted the goats and had to leave for swim lessons!!! On the way home--I knew those little eyes would not stay open---but she asked to go back and take her turn at the jumpy house! I said yes--but if you fall asleep we will play in the pool instead after nap! I pulled into the garage to grab my phone and camera I forgot and she was asleep when I got back-----poor little party girl!!!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
midweek news........
Day two of swimming lessons----she loves it!! Her teacher remembered her from last summer. Today was the end of the summer reading program and she earned 336 points!!
She was so excited to buy stuff on the tables---she got her first Barbie Doll--ballerina and pink! Gretchie also picked out a ladybug and butterfly finger puppet with the remaining points! TOOOOO FUN..................
G has been waking up about 1 am every night for the last week and asking to go potty ---going back to bed! She has been completly potty trained day and night since January--and DRY at night from Jan-March so I took the pullups off at night 4 0R 5 random nights since and WET !!! Put the pullup on and DRY-take it off wet! Now its wet every once in awhile with the pullup on------and I have not pushed the issue but continue to put pullups on at night! So maybe again I will try NO PULLUPS--especially since smartie pants keeps waking up to go potty!!YAHOOO!! She is also singing the song ****No more pullups to get in my way! I have only bought 2 packages of pullups since January!! 42 pullups in eight months---not bad! Knock on wood she has going to bed great again also--no stalling and saying ok lets go to bed! Hope I dont junk myself typing that!
Her personality continues to make us laugh daily---We had a rough weekend ( 3 meltdowns) and one incident Monday morning trying to TEST boundaries --but sooo sweet and says to me I told Jesus I was sorry I did not listen to my mommy and daddy!
Our big JOB this week is to feed the neighbor fish --(huge outdoor goldfish) --she loves the responsibility and sits and talks to the fish!!!
Daddy continues to be Gretchies favorite and wakes up asking for him daily! He came home at 3 pm yesterday---what a treat even for mommy! Since Wed Thur Fri and Mon were all 7 pm when he walked through the door---exausted!!! Still waiting to see where we will move..................
She was so excited to buy stuff on the tables---she got her first Barbie Doll--ballerina and pink! Gretchie also picked out a ladybug and butterfly finger puppet with the remaining points! TOOOOO FUN..................
G has been waking up about 1 am every night for the last week and asking to go potty ---going back to bed! She has been completly potty trained day and night since January--and DRY at night from Jan-March so I took the pullups off at night 4 0R 5 random nights since and WET !!! Put the pullup on and DRY-take it off wet! Now its wet every once in awhile with the pullup on------and I have not pushed the issue but continue to put pullups on at night! So maybe again I will try NO PULLUPS--especially since smartie pants keeps waking up to go potty!!YAHOOO!! She is also singing the song ****No more pullups to get in my way! I have only bought 2 packages of pullups since January!! 42 pullups in eight months---not bad! Knock on wood she has going to bed great again also--no stalling and saying ok lets go to bed! Hope I dont junk myself typing that!
Her personality continues to make us laugh daily---We had a rough weekend ( 3 meltdowns) and one incident Monday morning trying to TEST boundaries --but sooo sweet and says to me I told Jesus I was sorry I did not listen to my mommy and daddy!
Our big JOB this week is to feed the neighbor fish --(huge outdoor goldfish) --she loves the responsibility and sits and talks to the fish!!!
Daddy continues to be Gretchies favorite and wakes up asking for him daily! He came home at 3 pm yesterday---what a treat even for mommy! Since Wed Thur Fri and Mon were all 7 pm when he walked through the door---exausted!!! Still waiting to see where we will move..................
Monday, July 28, 2008
UPDATE
Hi
Took my computer in --waiting for results -hope I did not lose my info and photos!!! YIKES! Our weekend was busy once again-sometimes I feel like I need a vacation just to keep up with the weekend-ha! I have resorted to a normal film camera--gee are we spoiled with digital cameras--my two memory cards are full and cant download without a computer! I should just buy another memory card-I am so cheap! So we went to the Irrigon parade on Saturday--nap and then TriCities ---Daddy bought G the movie ICE AGE--(it has a wooly mamoth-she thinks is an elephant) SHE LOVES THE MOVIE!! I have seen it 4 times in the last 48 hours---cute!! Today we started swimming lessons--talk about cute(or frustrating)---she decided that the swimsuit I bought 2 months ago(which hung on the hangar in our dining room) was finally going to be worn for swimming lessons---talk about knowing what they want!!! Sooooo....at 10:00 am the suit went on--ok the lessons started at noon! We went to feed the neighbor fish (they are on vacation) and then we read books until 11 am--until I then decided lets run by Safeway pharmacy before noon! That only took 15 min---I then could take the LONG way to swim lessons or just go and sit until lessons started! We got to the pool at 11:40 am----long story but we were not registered for our class or time!! I was mad--and with a very excited two year old jumping up and down saying lets go !!!!! They looked me up and brought up last summers registration---ugh! So they were not budging and said the noon class was full and would not make an exception for me---I could wait 2 weeks or they could put me in the 12:30 class----which I was madder since I had signed up at the beginning of June--I finally agreed to 12:30 -knowing very well trying to explain 2 more weeks to her would be HORRIBLE!! She sat up on the picinic table and I explained we had 50 minutes to wait until our class--she was fine for awhile but then started saying its our turn mommy!!
I decided to buy her an otter pop while we waited(.25 cents of sanity) --and then she saw her friend Jonah and Simon from music class and the ones we played with at the park last Tuesday! So lessons were fun--she laughed the whole time . I had to keep reminding her to listen to her teachers and not talk!!! Boy can that girl talk----
Sunday night we went to a potluck for church and had a great time Gretchen had a blast with her friends--Jacob, Norah and Samantha!!!
Hope your summer is going great .....................
Took my computer in --waiting for results -hope I did not lose my info and photos!!! YIKES! Our weekend was busy once again-sometimes I feel like I need a vacation just to keep up with the weekend-ha! I have resorted to a normal film camera--gee are we spoiled with digital cameras--my two memory cards are full and cant download without a computer! I should just buy another memory card-I am so cheap! So we went to the Irrigon parade on Saturday--nap and then TriCities ---Daddy bought G the movie ICE AGE--(it has a wooly mamoth-she thinks is an elephant) SHE LOVES THE MOVIE!! I have seen it 4 times in the last 48 hours---cute!! Today we started swimming lessons--talk about cute(or frustrating)---she decided that the swimsuit I bought 2 months ago(which hung on the hangar in our dining room) was finally going to be worn for swimming lessons---talk about knowing what they want!!! Sooooo....at 10:00 am the suit went on--ok the lessons started at noon! We went to feed the neighbor fish (they are on vacation) and then we read books until 11 am--until I then decided lets run by Safeway pharmacy before noon! That only took 15 min---I then could take the LONG way to swim lessons or just go and sit until lessons started! We got to the pool at 11:40 am----long story but we were not registered for our class or time!! I was mad--and with a very excited two year old jumping up and down saying lets go !!!!! They looked me up and brought up last summers registration---ugh! So they were not budging and said the noon class was full and would not make an exception for me---I could wait 2 weeks or they could put me in the 12:30 class----which I was madder since I had signed up at the beginning of June--I finally agreed to 12:30 -knowing very well trying to explain 2 more weeks to her would be HORRIBLE!! She sat up on the picinic table and I explained we had 50 minutes to wait until our class--she was fine for awhile but then started saying its our turn mommy!!
I decided to buy her an otter pop while we waited(.25 cents of sanity) --and then she saw her friend Jonah and Simon from music class and the ones we played with at the park last Tuesday! So lessons were fun--she laughed the whole time . I had to keep reminding her to listen to her teachers and not talk!!! Boy can that girl talk----
Sunday night we went to a potluck for church and had a great time Gretchen had a blast with her friends--Jacob, Norah and Samantha!!!
Hope your summer is going great .....................
Thursday, July 24, 2008
ONE WEEK LATER........
YES we made it home from our week in Wilsonville--IT HAS BEEN CRAZY HERE! Everything and Anything has all come to a head this week--but thankfully one thing at a time and it all gets done! My computer crashed also so I am without my laptop and hope my photos will be saved !! This computer is soooo slow and then with dial-up on top of it!! I have so many cute photos I will post soon----We are waiting to see where we will move when Lee finishes up his three year apprentice position in September or earlier! HE PASSED HIS 5 HOUR TEST!!! The position he applied for a couple weeks ago was given to another man---so we will see where the Lord wants us---YAKIMA OR WALLA WALLA OR ??? Please don't give up on me----I will be back to posting soonner or later!
Friday, July 18, 2008
MORE VBS PHOTOS!!
Chatting with my friends Lydia and Ben!
MY LITTLE COPYCAT---she did not know this girl at VBS!! Just looked like agreat way to sit--ha ha!
FORTUNE COOKIES---yummy!
Look I am sitting soo good mommy!
CUPCAKES AND CHOCOLATE!!OUR TENTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!!
DAVENPORT HOTEL IN SPOKANE --MY BIRTHDAY!(no we did not stay just walked through the lobby---)
EIFFEL TOWER IN PARIS FEBRUARY 2005!!!
PHOTO we used for or HOMESTUDY!!!We are in Wilsonville this week and are having a blast while daddy finishes up his last training week---its been three years and we have been to Wilsonville about 12 times over those 3 years!! Since he is finishing up his apprenticeship --no more training weeks--booo hooo! We are kinda feeling sad about ending these fun trips---we also had been here 3 or 4 times prior for linemen training and they have since quit that tooo---
Ok enough on reminicing on this chapter of our lives--spoiled --yes!!---We love this town and so much to do--very family friendly!!!
TODAY MARKS A SPECIAL MILESTONE IN OUR LIVES!!!
10.........10..............10....................10................10.......................10
I am such a romantic and always want to remember when-------(married the opposite--but LOVE HIM SO MUCH!!!)
We decided to stay in Wilsonville again tonight and go somewhere fun for dinner!!! I don't think I have many pictures loaded on the computer of just the two of us before G---(pre-digital camera) I took way more photos of both of us before our Guatemalan angel!!
**MORE TEXT TO COME
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Sunday ANOTHER Day and ANOTHER Party!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU **HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PAPA!
LET THE ELEBRATION BEGIN!!!!!! ha ha ha (she even posed)
1.....2......3..................BLOW PAPA !!!!
CHOCOLATE CAKE (or my dinner)
THE FAMILY---geo cache
RING THOSE BELLS----
Cosin Blake and Nana
Checking out the sights------
Good-bye Papa and Happy Birthday to You---
Swinging at Papa and Nana'sGuess what we went to church and then drove to WW for Papa Cole's birthday. Papa made salmon and we had corn on the cob and CHOCOLATE CAKE!! Although the cake made me goofy and wound up it was yummy!! We did a geo cache and played until it was time to come home!! I stayed awake the whole hour (8:30 to 9:30)on the way home--mommy had lots of packing to do for our trip this week.
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