Cooking & Quilting Inspiration

 day 287 - after school snack with auntie traci at belle wood farms

day 288 - charlie learning the significance of writing sentences

day 289 - a little quilt decorating has begun

day 290 - a sweet treat

day 291 - dad's hair is starting to grow back!

day 292 - daddy/daughter going gordon ramsay on us for dinner/dessert

day 293 - boot follow through; it's a bike date

A Week Wished to Redo

day 280 - a pot of stew

day 281 - homemade grape juice from gigi

day 282 - new boots means i suck it up for a bike ride

day 283 - a crabby kind of dinner

day 284 - date night

day 285 - cheering papa up with steak

day 286 - "fartfish," the friend balloon, popped and died

A Fall Move

day 273 - crazy kid
(the car was parked waiting for the kids at mp3. no one was injured or harmed in this photo. )


day 274 - blister care


day 275 - couldn't do it anymore; turned the furnace on


day 276 - play dough fun at auntie's
(for the record: this will only happen anywhere but at home. )


day 277 - moving day!

With the kids down south with my parents and Auntie Traci, I had lots of time to help Tim and the Elements Crew move into their new home at the Windmill. I had a great time pretending to be a designer unpacking boxes and running errands for the team. Thanks for letting me spend the day with you! As a wife-employee, I am honored to visit the office, feed the fish and have such an amazing team working with My Honey.


day 278 - making it happen…the new office is AWESOME


day 279 - many memories in portland with papa & nana at auntie's
(sorry, this actually happened on friday but being a crazy week, this will have to do)

Race Week

day 266 - new reads

day 267 - sugar bug treatment for charlie

day 268 - a game of hide & go seek

day 269 - dryer needed some love. thanks lee's appliance

day 270 - lost tooth! (don't look up the nose. not his best)

day 271 - a little realtime at districts

day 272 - "pretty" runners feet…well deserved

Week 39

day 259 - be-lated birthday date with daddy

day 260 - free haircut for brother... free dinner for me

day 261 - friendly pre-diced onions; genius (thanks linda!)

day 262 - lost my like for the psl; sticking to what i know i like

day 263 - don't mind if it does rain

day 264 - it's looking like fall around here
(actually it has been for a few weeks…I couldn't resist!)

day 265 - crafts in progress

From Far-West to the Mid-West

What a great fun-filled week! My sister moved home as she will now spend her time here and there in Portland which also means MORE AUNTIE TIME!!! We took the kids to TCBY (fun-fact: TCBY was my first job) to celebrate their bravery as they attended their first campus classes at Mp3. Both kids have a writing and science class and so far seem to enjoy the classes. I have really appreciated the structure at Mp3 and look forward to the friendships made this year spending time on campus.
The potty training is stagnant and has turned into potty parties of reading books about going potty, but no success on the potty. If you have been anywhere near the Dutch Mall recently, you'll notice busy bees at work painting, trimming and assembling the final touches for the Elements office space. Even the interior is getting a fresh coat of paint and roofs replaced to make everything feel newer and CLEAN! The place looks loved again!
Tim had work in Nebraska this weekend and I managed to find a race at the same time to check off another state race on my journey to running in all 50 states. It was the smallest race I've ever participated in too! You can read more over at www.thebroersmafive.blogspot.com
The kids thoroughly enjoyed their time with Auntie and sleepovers at Papa and Nana's when we were away. Papa needs to rush the potty training as he struggled with the diapers but all kids were returned home clean, happy and tired from all the fun. We are blessed to have family and friends to make such fun memories!
On Sunday we celebrated Addison's 10th birthday! It was horrible being away from her but the party before, gifts in the morning and day after daddy dates made up for us not being home.
Happy Double Digit Birthday Sweetie!

day 252 - treats after first day of campus classes

day 253 - yeah. still buying diapers. this isn't working.

day 254 - making progress at the windmill

day 255 - auntie's daycare with otter pops

day 256 - the tab broke off the diaper.
papa fixed it with tape. oh boy.

day 257 - Lynden FFA Corn Maze

day 258 - appreciating the beauty of a tall tree

Labor Day & Birthday Celebrations

day 245 - woody woodpecker destroying our stumps

day 246 - making cookies for the neighbors

day 247 - first paycheck

day 248 - first art class this year

day 249 - celebrating my love's 35th with friends

day 250 - my cousins wedding turned date night

day 251 - skating celebrations for addi's early birthday…and a big photo bomber!