September 17th, 2012 | Alek | cousins | Hazel | Josiah | Lisa | Lydia | Matt | Raven | summer | vacation
I know its been a looooong time since I have updated this little blog. I have actually been so busy that I forgot about it, but I am hoping to pop on here every once in a while…sometimes with stories, sometimes just pictures.
So, here is what we have been up to…
Matt and I went to LA for a getaway!
Yellowstone vacation with cousins!
Camping with friends!
Ross Lake camping
Riding on the new ferris wheel in Seattle!
A visit to the Space Needle
Soccer
March 13th, 2012 | Disneyland | Hazel | Lisa | Matt | Raven | vacation
I can’t believe that this trip was weeks ago! Where does the time go?
The girls and I flew down early, and Matt flew down after work that night.
This is how ridiculous I looked walking through the airport with all of our stuff. Traveling with kids is a great workout!
Once we got to the hotel, we just relaxed by the pool! So fun!
We had a really great vacation! The girls did really well (thanks to everyone who was praying!), and we all had fun!
Our good camera broke, so our pictures aren’t the best…but they captured the memories just fine :) This was my first time to Disneyland too! I have been to Disneyworld, once. I want to do this every year! We’ll see if I can talk Matt into it!
I think we could probably twist his arm.
Micky Mouse's chair
First roller coaster
Mickey Mouse
Train
Sweet faces
Silly faces
After Disneyland, we took a day off to swim in the pool and hang out by the hotel. The next day we rented a car and drove to Phoenix, AZ! We have friends who recently moved there, so the girls were excited to see their little friend!
We went to this cool playground with a little train and a carousel. The girls had so much fun! We also went swimming late that day…also very fun! I liked the sunshine and the warmth!
Vacations are getting more and more fun as the girls get older…and I love vacations! Looking forward to the next…
September 23rd, 2011 | Home | Matt | Raven
I know I am incredibly behind with pics and happenings…but for now, its just easier to tell you what we have been up to lately. …or rather, what Matt has been up to lately!
This is the crazy chaos that we like to call the basement. We have had plans for a long time to make this space more usable more organized more kid friendly. Let’s face it, I like the sound of “Go play in the basement, girls!” It just has a nice ring to it.
So, project #1…Matt builds a murphy bed.
Daddy and his #1 helper. She is really into helping lately.
With a lot of thought, a lot of trips to the hardware store, lots of work and time…I would like to present…the murphy bed.
CLOSED
OPEN
…and now for the rest of the basement (the hole in the wall above the bed)….there is also some re-arranging that will occur. The piano will come upstairs. The bookshelf will come downstairs. The desk will be moved. The walls will be painted. There may or may not be a new tv in our future. Its going to be a lot of work, but totally worth it in the end…we hope.
Also, we have our first visitor coming this weekend! Aunty Grace will be here tomorrow for a few nights.
July 19th, 2011 | camping | Eliana | friends | Hazel | Lisa | Matt | playground | Raven
Wow, I can’t believe how fast things have been happening around here. I’m thinking I’ll try to just do a quick re-cap of the last month and a half…we’ll see how it goes!
Ok, back in the beginning of June some friends and I took all of our kids on the ferry to Bainbridge Island to have lunch and ice cream! It was really fun and so worth the messed up nap schedule!
Then we had swim lessons.
And we have had 2 camping trips, 2 weekends in a row…one was sunny and one was rainy.
But we did get to celebrate our great friend Asher. His awesome Mama put together a scavenger hunt! When the kids all returned there were dirt cups with worms in them! This was so fun!
More to come….Raven’s first time to VBS! She loved it…pics are coming.
And on a sad note…my engagement ring was stolen. I had put it in my wallet when we went camping the first time and forgot to put it back on when we got home. Then, when I was dropping off Raven at VBS someone broke the window on my car and stole my purse (which had my wallet and my ring in it). I am still praying it gets recovered from a pawn shop or that some other miracle happens….and I swear, if I ever get it back…it will never leave my finger ever again!
June 2nd, 2011 | Alma | birthday | Eliana | friends | Hazel | Lisa | Matt | Raven
There is a whole lot of purple around here. Raven’s current favorite color. …and since we are celebrating our big 3 year old this weekend, we are just going to roll with the purple thing!
She has really been loving her birthday this year! A lot of anticipation beforehand, and a lot of disappointment when the party was over.
(i just can’t get her to look at the camera)
On her actual birthday we did the traditional singing with cupcake in bed…only this year we had to tell her to go back in her bed so we could sing to her. (she was coloring downstairs at 6:20 am! ..and who knows what time she really came downstairs. 6:20 is the time that Matt thought he was sneaking down to get things ready. Our 3 year old does not like to sleep.)
Later that morning we had a visit from Grandma Virginia! They played and read Raven’s new book!
Then Raven’s friends came over! Pure excitement!
We played games and sang “Happy Birthday”
(she got a little close to the flames there…but she is fine, and she did blow them out)
My girls like cupcakes if you can’t tell by looking at their faces :)
The other kids like cupcakes too…see all the smiles?
Raven had so much fun! She was so excited to have her friends over…and the fact that they sang “happy birthday to raven” is something that has made her so happy, we have been talking about it all week! She has been growing up so fast! It is incredible to see her growing relationships with friends and with God (who apparently talks to her in a deep voice). She is so smart and loving and shy and sneaky and busy. She is a big girl now!
April 19th, 2011 | Hazel | Lisa | Matt | Raven | SPRING
This past weekend we went up to see the tulips! This was a first for us, so we didn’t really know what to expect. And as much as we prayed for sun, we still got rained on. Although we did get a good 5 minutes of sunshine, which we enjoyed thoroughly!
Family photo in front of the windmill. Its right behind/above us...you'll just have to trust me on this one.
Daddy's Girls!
April 13th, 2011 | birthday | Lisa | Matt
Matt’s birthday was on Monday, so over the weekend we had a little celebration! Everyone with kids got babysitters and we all headed out to the Eastside! We all got a groupon for a ropes course (see pics below) and a brewery tour (no pics below). We all had a great time facing fears, playing outside, drinking yummy beer, and hanging out!
the course
the crew
the birthday boy!
transfer 1, transfer 1. squeeze check. check. transfer 2, transfer 2. sqeeze check. check.
Some of us were more scared than others (I felt like I was going to faint before I got up there….my palms sweat with the thought of heights..yikes! The things I do for love!), but we all had a great time!
cat woman
action
March 14th, 2011 | Hazel | Lisa | Matt | Raven | snow
we definitely have spring fever over here since our trip to mexico…but we decided to take our first and likely last trip to the snow this season. (matt and i went skiing on new years day, but this is the first time we took the girls out to the snow with us) we didn’t last long…that just seems to be how things go with two little ones…but it was lots of fun! we don’t have a sled, so used a swim floaty mattress thingy…it worked pretty well! brought back lots of childhood memories for me, and i’m so glad to be doing these things with my family :)
March 2nd, 2011 | Alma | Eliana | friends | Hazel | Lisa | Matt | Raven | vacation | video
Leading up to our trip, I honestly thought we might not be going on our much anticipated trip to our beloved Sayulita. Hazel had a ear infection a week before leaving. Raven had pneumonia two days before leaving. The power of prayer (and powerful antibiotics) got her feeling well enough to fly….and although we were all sick before, during, and still have runny noses and coughs after…we had a great time!
Raven had been talking about Mexico for weeks (“Is Mexico over there?” pointing left), and we loved the build up of excitedment! (This is the way I typed it and I decided to leave it this way…it just seems appropriate :))
Day 1. at the beach!
sand chairs made by daddy!
swim lessons for the big girls
daddy swim for the little girl
jumping on the trampoline!
Day ?. The rest of the days are blurred together…all I know is that is went way too fast. Here are other highlights from the week…
family photo
group photo
the Daddys with the kids
November 14th, 2010 | beach | Discovery Park | guitar | halloween | Hazel | Lisa | Matt | Raven
I was just looking through some pictures from over the last couple months that I thought I would share. Our girls are just so cute! They just love to play!
Carving Pumpkins with Daddy!
We pretty much give her anything to stay in her crib. Ridiculous, we know.
Chillin' on the beach...
Loving her shovel
Playing guitar with Daddy! (We have a similar photo like this with Raven)
Hitting the guitar is much more fun!
October 17th, 2010 | fall | halloween | Hazel | Lisa | Matt | pumpkin patch | Raven
We had an incredible fall day to hit the pumpkin patch with our church group and friends yesterday! We went on a little hay ride, picked out pumpkins from the field, and the favorite part (which is no surprise at all) the bouncy house and the slide!
Loving fall, and loving my little family :)
September 7th, 2010 | beach | Discovery Park | Hazel | Lisa | Matt | Raven
Here are a few faves from our latest photo session at my most favorite place in Seattle….
