High Temps Brings Out the Swim Suits

What a fantastic week of perfect outside conditions, warm temperatures and completion of some school work! Addison has finished 3 of her school workbooks for the year with a few more to go before the full summer swing of things gets going. The slip-n-slides made an appearance as did the sprinklers and hose wars to cool off and play with the neighbor friends. Tim and I had a great date night with dinner at Packer's and a pleasant car ride through the carwash before heading home. (because that's just what you do on dates?) And so the week comes to a close with a little garage sale hunting, storage un-doing and the usual house-work and chores. Just a few more weeks and school is done! This mama is ready for a teacher break!

day 132 - small group with the ladies behind the green door

day 133 - spring cleaning

day 134 - the ladies chilling in the backyard

day 135 - finding semiahmoo sand treasures

day 136 - new toys

day 137 - getting my craft on

day 138 - charlie and brevin cooling off in the creek

Happy Mother's Day

 day 125 - bellingham's biggest burrito to help celebrate cinco de mayo

 day 126 - the kids' snail friends

 day 127 - pretty lilacs

day 128 - cotton tree mess…not a huge fan

day 129 - super toddler as she "holds" her sister on the rock wall

day 130 - the start of my date planned by my oldest daughter

day 131 - happy mother's day

A Week of Sunshine

 day 118 - post-race recovery in the sunshine

 day 119 - i'm not sure

 day 120 - family day at the tulip fields

 day 121 - babysitting the cousins and enjoying the sunshine 

(as you can see by the stars, our little one hates clothing)

 day 122 - biker babe on tour with daddy

day 123 - charlie spending quality time with auntie at the park

day 124 - delicious homemade guacamole… thanks honey

Pranks, Travel, and Fun

Our week started with a visit to the hand therapist in Bellingham for some thumb/wrist pain I've been experiencing. I was given orders to take six weeks off from work (yeah right) and any other duties that would cause pain such as mopping floors, vacuuming, push-ups (okay, I'll consider that!). The kids enjoyed the downtown views and coffee treats on the way home too! Tim is traveling this week and into next skipping around to three different states and being able to have some pretty cool experiences thanks to work. He went to the Arbor Day Foundation yearly shin-dig and was wowed by their hospitality and events. He planted a tree in Elements honor, toured some museums, ate like a king, and got all cleaned up in a sharp looking suit. He's now in the south west and busy doing what he does best. Myself and the kids are so proud of Daddy! I on the other hand ran a 1/2 marathon this weekend split into two legs at the Mt. Si Relay in North Bend. More to come on this on the family blog! What a great day with temperamental weather conditions! God has been good to our family this week and even better as we see sunshine and high temps for the next week!

day 111 - support team downtown bellingham to fix mommy's hand

day 112 - cousins with no brothers stick together

day 113 - "national citrus day" tim's office gals played well…game on

day 114 - fed the fish, ate some yummy dutch treats and painted at tinkled paint studio with abby and becky

day 115 - tim and the president of arbor day foundation

day 116 - carb loading with the e2 teams at bj's in redmond

day 117 - mt. si relay

He Is Risen Indeed!

This week started with scheduled appointments and fun-filled days, but ended up driving south to Portland as my mom was too weak and sick to do it herself. Daughter to the rescue! The kids and I picked up Nana early Thursday morning and drove south to Grandma Judy's house where she watched the kids during Auntie Traci's oncology appointment. She then continued to bless us with a homemade meal and yummy brownies leaving none for Grandpa John to devour. It was a quick trip as we turned back home Friday afternoon missing all traffic and having relatively happy travelers in the backseat. There was some coffee's with friends, small group meetings, and shopping with girlfriends. Good Friday service was missed but not without much thought. The impact of the events that occurred years ago are just as present in our today. We do indeed serve a RISEN Savior and I'm forever grateful for the saving grace Christ offered to me as He sacrificed His Son on the cross. From egg hunts to delicious ham dinner, the kids are well blessed and high on sugar!

Happy Easter!

day 104 - struggling tulips trying to survive life around toddlers

day 105 - kitchen picnics as we refinish our table

day 106 - banana exfoliation

day 107 - chicken pot pie from grandma judy after doctors appointments with traci

day 108 - settle, sneaking salesWOMAN…way to go addi

day 109 - girls shopping day starting off with starbucks

day 110 - HE IS RISEN INDEED!

Just a Regular Week

Nothing special about the week. The weather was gorgeous and led to lots more yard work being done and time outside to play for the kids. I absolutely LOVE seeing Spring burst through with bright vibrant greens and the flowers budding with colors! Tim took his first bike ride south on I-5 to Portland and was very successful and enjoyed every minute of the ride. Me…nervous wreck until he got home! The kids got their new armored jacket for when they ride with daddy making me feel a tiny bit better when they go for their joy-rides. As for me riding with My Love…well, that will take some more bribing to get me to go for a ride! Sunday during my time of helping at the 11am service, Tim and the kids went grocery shopping - THANK YOU!!!  I also had a warm, quite enjoyable 6 mile run at Hovander Park with Christie & Melissa as we are preparing for a rely race in 2 weeks. We ended the week with a great dinner, lots of laughter, and blossoming friendships at the Copper Hog. Now it's time to get the school week going again!

day 97 - cherry goodness

day 98 - love me some new running gear

day 99 - pinterest success at $10 for creative artwork

day 100 - she done it again…poor bunny is traumatized from the toddler

day 101 - my big baby girl

day 102 - family date to the bellingham farmers market and lake whatcom to play

day 103 - because everything is better with two…(i know it's time to get rid of the binkies. thanks for the reminder)

Spring Break

This was the week where kids could sleep in, set school books aside, play with friends until the sun went down, have sleepovers, relax and have some fun. I was so thankful for the days of sunshine as it allowed me to start the yard clean up which seems endless with the size yard we have. I was also able to catch up with three AMAZING friends this week over tea and coffee! Myriam managed to DESTROY her room AGAIN with her artistic abilities with #2 as this time things went from near ceiling, down the walls, furniture, BOTH girls' beds, and floors. I had no crib to throw out but, her bed rail was the next best thing to make it's way to the dump. Addison and Charlie did some fabulous pottery painting and ate some cavity-filled bowls with yummy frozen yogurt followed by dinner at Papa & Nana's! The week ended with a pleasant visit from some of our Oregon friends, a training run at Riverside Park and messy ribs for dinner. Time to get the coffee pot ready for the morning as routine kicks in bright and early!

day 90 - starting spring break with delicious cinnamon rolls

day 91 - the yard work begins…and will always continue

day 92 - a fabulous afternoon of tea and brownies with my best friend linda 

day 93 - a creative moment at tickled paint studios

day 94 - secret keeper girl crazy hair tour with my darling, first-born who continues to amaze me with her beauty inside and out (she fashioned rapunzel hair as i had blue streaks)

 day 95 - sweet treats at menchies with nerds, gummy worms, chocolate covered marshmallows and a cherry on top

day 96 - a random silly face moment with myriam and "kayma"