Prepare yourself to giggle...

Really... there is nothing more to say!

It's Not Easy Being GREEN... or is it?

Ok... when I was 3... I don't remember it being so "fun" to be sick...

Fast forward to 2009... let's see... movies in bed... a blue cup for ice water... a green cup for apple juice... cuddly buddies, blankies, and pillows... sign me up (OK... maybe not the sickness... but I'll take a day of relaxation!)!



And what about baby sister... she's zonked out too!


So, what does Mommy do on a "quiet day"... catch up on blogging! tee... hee...

The Blessings of Mother's Day!

The girls started celebrating Mother's Day on Saturday at a Teddy Bear Picnic Tea at church with Great Grandma, Grammie, Great Auntie Dodo, Mommy & Shani! Shani was escorted to the tea by Pookie Bear (Mommy's special teddy bear from Daddy that he gave her when he proposed over 5 years ago!)

Mommy's Day on Sunday was a special family day that started with a yummy meal made by Micah and Daddy while Mommy and Shani worked on getting pretty for the day...

Baby doll you are drooling too... are you getting teeth like me?

Funny girl!!!!


After breakfast we took a few pics outside before church... Shani tells good stories, doesn't she Micah? :)



During nap-time Daddy and I put together a special Mommy's Day present for the family to enjoy!

Welcome to Fort Rock!


Look! A perfect fit! :)

Ok... maybe the kiddos fit a bit better!

May Birthday Bashes!

Great Grandpa turned 97 on May 3rd! What a blessing to be able to share yet another b-day with him! Look at these smiles... I remember thinking that his grandchildren (ie. me, my sister & cousin) were his joy... hmm... I think we've been replaced by his GREAT-grandchildren! tee... hee...

I just can't help but think how when Grandpa was born in 1912 his parents probably never imagined that the family line would include this precious girl! God is so faithful to make our families!

Mommy (that's me) turned 28 (AGAIN... tee... hee...) on the 8th... and had fun making cupcakes and a cake with my little buddy Micah! He got to decorate the cake all on his own... it had a nice hole in the middle... but it is amazing how a "little" frosting can fix any boo-boo!!!

And... we celebrated in style at Out of This World Pizza with Daddy & the kiddos! What a wonderful place to be a kid (and a kid-at-heart!!!)

8 months old and...

What a big month this has been! Shani is doing great and continuing to transition wonderfully into our family!

This month's highlights for her include:

Rolling over from tummy to back!

Eating solid foods! (And growing like crazy!!!)


Sitting up and playing!!!!

And her first tooth is coming in, so this may be the last of the gummy smiles! Oh... sad.... that went TOO fast!!!

Big Brother Micah had his own share of milestones!!! His first trip to Disneyland with Daddy! Wow! Now that's a Boy's Adventure!!!!

And his first fishing trip with Grammie and Papa O. at a wonderful stocked lake newar our home... AWESOME for toddlers and newbies...

Look at the concentration... (on all our faces!!! tee... hee...)

Ahh!!! The CATCH!

And... Every BOYS dream... salamanders! Micah had SO much fun catching these with a net and his bare hands... and he loved showing (scaring) his sweet mommy as well!!!

Yeah Big Brother! You are a great fisher-dude!!!

Easter Blessings!

What a wonderful start to spring! We've had wonderful warm sunny days mixed with breezy rainy Oregon days! We've had so much fun watching everthing SPRING up in the yard and are working on getting some natural Vitamin D.

Last week at church we had the joy of watching Micah wave a palm branch as the children paraded through the church as we sang "Hosanna in the Highest"!

This week we enjoyed coloring Easter eggs...

Hiding and hunting and enjoying the goods!!!!...

...and celebrating the true reason for this wonderful day... as best said by Micah...

And... looking cute in our Easter clothes....

It was such a joy-filled day at church as well! We love our church family and were surprised to be greeted by so many people we had never even met before! As we sat down for service... and opened the program entitled "Joy in the morning!" we rejoiced in reading the announcement of Shani's arrival to our family! What a fun day!

7 months old & 100 WISHES!!!

We ALL did it! We just received our 100th quilt piece so we can joyfully begin piecing Shani's beautiful quilt together! Yippee!!! Be sure to check out the quilt blog!!!

Thank you to all who contributed to this beautiful family tapestry and representation of God's love for our precious girl!

Here she is... 7 months old! Happy & healthy!

And having fun with her AWESOME big brother Micah!