Visit down South..

We recently ventured down south for a long over due visit to Bryan's family. Its always fun to go see his side of the family (Jeff, his older brother, and wife Samantha have two boys Alex and Zach. Marty, his younger brother, and wife Kristy and their two Corbin and Haley, as well as his mom and dad). Its great for Micah to have cousins around to play with the whole weekend. Micah had his 3rd dental appointment, his Auntie Kristy works at a great pediatric dental office. He had his teeth cleaned and checked for cavities, which by the way he has none. We also went to a pumpkin patch near Battle Ground. The kids had a blast, however Samantha and I decided that we would choose this time, of all times, to be trendy and wear heels to the pumpkin patch! Lets just say I had enough of the patch at hour 1 of the 3 that we were there. Haley and Micah had a great time playing the entire weekend and one of the pictures shows them playing red light green light on the stairs. Their average bed time was 12 am every night! Yikes! It was great catching up with everyone and had a great night playing spoons! These are the times I wish we all lived closer.

Little Chubbie legs. (Haley will be 5 in Dec. Micah and her are the same size, however, Micah weighs about 10lbs more though)

I cant believe he is 3......

"This is a song for my sons for when they understand it, you know how life is full you know we couldn't plan it, your dad and I prayed for strength and understanding, for things we couldn't see or comprehend. This is a song from my heart a small refrain to hold you , for times when we're apart and i cannot console you. I can't say your life will always go like it should, but I can say that God is always good, and when the cold wind blows like I know it will and when you feel alone like I know you will and when the cold wind blows like I know it will don't let your love grow cold...This is a song for you to carry in your pocket take all our love with you in all the paths you walk in, be honest with yourself and don't forget to pray and read your bible everyday.....your dad and I pray for your strength and understanding, the things you can not see or comprehend." (Sara Groves)

Micah had a great birthday, although it was very low key, he didn't care. We started out the morning with a delivery of Spider man balloons from grandma, and a yummy whip cream with strawberries waffle cake. He played with Selah all day as well as enjoyed friends stopping by. The night ended with dinner ( another story for another time) and presents with grandma, grandpa, Auntie Paige and Uncle Josh. It was great to have family around to celebrate this wonderful day. We love our little Man!

My first Seahawks Game..

This past Sunday, me, my dad and Bryan were lucky enough to get tickets to the Seahawks vs. Rams game. After 14 years of living here I finally got to experience the excitement of a pro-football game. Being from Montana we didn't have any professional leagues so I didn't grow up having a favorite team and the most football I watched was when I was in high school (and that was mainly for the scenery if you know what I mean). We started the day off early and headed into the city to go visit a few friends. We stopped by the infamous "Hawk Box", my girlfriends husband help build, had some food and drink then walked down and visited some more friends. Wow, the tailgating experience is not to be missed! The game was great, the seats were good despite the small hike up a flight of stairs, and the fans were amazing! It was like I knew everyone around me, we were screaming and hi-5in at and with everyone! Some poor schmucks decided to wear some Rams jersey's in the middle of our crowd and man I felt sorry for them! Needless to say, it was a blast and I am defiantly hooked! There maybe a chance for us to go again and I am all over it!!

Pig Roast '08

Every September we look forward the annual Pig Roast out on Camano Island. Our good friends the Degans have invited us for the past three years and we always have a blast. Usually the sun is shining, and its typically hot. This year was a little different, but the rain and cold didn't stop the festivities: the pig still got roasted, beer still got drank, corn hole got played and plenty of yummy food got eaten. The kids had a great time running around in the cold and in and out of the house. Despite no nap times Micah did great and crashed in his car seat the second we left. As I said before we look forward to September specifically for the roast, and weren't let down this year either! Great times!

Veggie Tales...

Saturday we took Micah and one of his good friends Dylan to Veggie Tales live! Let me start out by saying that I have loved Veggie Tales since my brother and sister were little, and remember quite clearly most of the movies and songs. I tried getting Micah into them when he was little, but its been only recently that he has really liked them. The boys had a great time. The concert was full of dancing and screaming and jumping up and down, all the things kids love. Bryan and I even got in on the action. We purchased the boys "Larry Boy" hats and the boys have been wearing them constantly. (I guess Dylan wore his to church and Micah slept with his on last night!) It was so much fun, and I defiantly recommend them to anyone who has little kids, they have a great message plus fun "Silly Songs".

Proud Sister!

Recently my brother Isaac sent me some pictures of his graduation from Airborne School at Fort Benning, in Georgia. Right now he is attending the University of South Carolina with the Army ROTC program. Isaac has always been one to excel in everything he does and it sounds like he is continuing this thru college as well. When he finally graduates he will be a RN for the military. We are so proud of him, especially Bryan. They now share a really cool bond (wings).

Monster Jam

Let me begin by saying that even as a young girl I have loved trucks, in fact that's one of the things that attracted me to my husband. And I truly believe that the most fun redneck thing to do is go to Monster Jam. The last time I went was in high school, and when the opportunity arose for us to take Micah to it, we jumped all over it. We prepped him all week, showed him clips on YouTube, made him wear his ear muffs throughout the day, you name it we did it. The day of,it was all he could talk about. We packed everything we could including the great new camera we got. When we got there he was so excited, but first thing was first I had to check my bag! And guess what?! They wouldn't let me bring in my camera, because it was considered a professional camera! Ugggh! I was so mad, because no where on my ticket did it say anything about camera's only video cameras! So needless to say we only got one picture of Micah and it was after the show. He had the best time! He sat in his seat the whole time and was just in awe of the the trucks! And of course he could take full advantage of screaming at the top of his lungs (everyone had earplugs)! It was a great time! I love that he is at the age where we can start taking him to some really fun things!