tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294153372024-03-14T03:26:56.703-07:00It All Started with a Handshake...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.comBlogger253125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-581724608754040402013-10-13T13:30:00.002-07:002013-10-13T13:30:37.807-07:00Been AwhileIt has been a long time since I last posted a blog. Life has been crazy and I honestly have not had the energy or motivation to do it. Below I will do a little update on each of us, I need to delete some old pictures so I can post more on here, so there are no pictures yet.
Matthew:
He turned 3 in July!
He loves playing at the park and still asks to go on hikes everyday (we did A LOT of hiking Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-81128409305272713292013-06-08T15:35:00.001-07:002013-06-08T15:35:32.286-07:00My letter to someone<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-21655230653905676412013-05-31T20:56:00.000-07:002013-05-31T21:08:38.324-07:00Vitamin DSo I found out today that I have a super low level of vitamin D. I also found out how important it is!
I went and had my yearly physical and expressed to the doctor how I always feel tired, have lots of headaches and have just felt blah... It can almost be described as a depressed feeling, but I am not depressed. She decided to do some blood work and check my Thyroid, blood counts, liver and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-67272629222411007152013-03-12T12:10:00.002-07:002013-03-12T12:10:51.446-07:0011 MonthsEmma Lee is 11 months old today! A few stats about her at 11 months.
She:
Is walking
Eating what we eat
Has started weaning herself - still wants to nurse all night however
Has slept 2 nights in a toddler bed
loves to chase Matthew around
climbing on everything she can
A funny girl with a great sense of humor
Loves the "I'm gonna get you" game
Says, "Mamma, Dadda, Grandpa, thank you, and tries Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-69264072489637805872013-01-26T18:58:00.000-08:002013-01-26T18:58:24.590-08:00SlackingI know I have been slacking on my blog posting but I have just been so overwhelmed with everything else I have to do. Things are starting to slow down a little bit, I just have to get the last little bit of stuff put away and fold the huge pile of clean laundry, then our little apartment will feel much better.
We are adjusting to our new home and routine. The kids are both learning so much Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-36353900413184279232013-01-03T21:59:00.001-08:002013-01-03T21:59:30.055-08:00WowA LOT has happened in the last month, not only Christmas which is usually a busy time of the year, but a new job and a move that were not previously planned.
We thought we were going to have a week to slowly get moved and then I would go to training and we would start our new job after I was able to go through training... not so... we found out Thursday (27th Dec.) that we would be starting Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-58579805421754846812012-12-15T22:08:00.001-08:002012-12-15T22:08:21.527-08:00So sad :(
I have been torn up inside ever since I heard about the terrible tragedy on Friday. All those sweet innocent children, and teachers who tried to save and protect them. I literally was just sick to my stomach thinking about it, and have been avoiding the computer as much as possible because it is everywhere.
As a parent of young children I cannot imagine what could be the thought process Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-16189544917512982042012-12-13T13:32:00.001-08:002012-12-13T13:32:26.320-08:00Messy
I love my little boy!
The picture above of Matthew is a good representation of what I feel my house looks like right now. I just don't have the motivation to do anything about it.
Below is a picture of Emma Lee abusing our Christmas tree, the bottom strands of lights are all crazy now, oh well I guess it is to be expected with small children. I do stop her from playing with them because I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-16289461223903569372012-12-07T20:31:00.002-08:002012-12-07T20:31:23.503-08:00Life
Life has a way of throwing curve balls just when you think you have a plan that will work. I have been working so hard at establishing a daycare here in Forest Grove and it just has not worked, we are struggling and if we stuck it out it may eventually pay off, but we can't afford the interim anymore. This realization hit me a couple weeks ago and I was not sure what I could do about it, becauseAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-5037988550670466532012-12-05T10:09:00.004-08:002012-12-05T10:09:32.954-08:008 Months
I have been very lazy at keeping up with the blog :( Hopefully I will get back in the habit of it after the holidays.
I just had to do a post about my Emma Lee, she is such a sweet fun and happy baby. She constantly is amazing me with her spirit and smarts! This morning she was playing in the front room with all the other kids and I was making breakfast (yummy apple cinnamon pancakes), when IAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-57280579091858903372012-11-07T20:14:00.000-08:002012-11-07T20:14:14.897-08:00We Love FallWe have a group of friends we play with at the park each afternoon (weather permitting) and with all the leaves falling they have been coming up with new and wonderful ways to entertain themselves and play. It has been so much fun watching them this last week playing in the huge amount of leaves that have fallen. I finally remembered to grab my camera and snap some pictures of the kids playing inAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-39936173976139788932012-10-31T22:20:00.000-07:002012-10-31T22:20:19.043-07:00Halloween progression pictures - Matthew
2010 he was about 3 months old and the cutest little Lion
2011 he was 15 months and a very sweet scarecrow - enjoying his first sucker
2012 - 27 months- a dinosaur or dragon... First year he said Trick or Treat while Trick or Treating!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-88204021664264448502012-10-26T12:16:00.002-07:002012-10-26T12:19:37.560-07:00Our Thoughtful Boy
I wanted to make sure I record this story because it was a really cute moment.
Chris and I had been cleaning and doing various tasks all day and we were getting worn out. So we sat down to take a break and we were talking about what was left to do and he (Chris) said he was really running out of steam.
Well Matthew chimes in with, "Do you need some steam from my choo choo train or Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-33553221888943960222012-10-23T10:51:00.000-07:002012-10-23T10:51:27.805-07:00ThoughtsEmma Lee loves to eat, but really only if she can feed herself. However she doesn't have any teeth so all these finger foods make me nervous! She does pretty well and has had bread, graham crackers, banana slices, mum mums, cheerios, and her daddy gave her a pretzel which she enjoyed very much. If I try to feed her anything pureed or mushy she turns her head away and when I actually get it in herAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-49555112435939102162012-10-20T20:03:00.001-07:002012-10-20T20:03:26.698-07:00Lake View Farms
We decided this morning that we should go to a corn maze and pumpkin patch, so we were searching for one near us. Well there were a ton close to us, but one caught our eye, and then Matthews so it was decided. They had a small train that you could ride on, perfect for our train obsessed little boy!
When we first arrived it was pouring rain so we waited about 2 hours for the rain to clear up andAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-89470511038048434832012-10-18T17:42:00.002-07:002012-10-18T17:42:36.159-07:00Emma Eats
Emma Lee eats feet! Even doll feet :)
Other than eating feet she LOVES
Mum Mums
and
Tolerates
Peas and Bananas
and
Doesn't like
Squash
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-18951028645576029772012-10-15T18:43:00.001-07:002012-10-15T18:43:36.330-07:00Dare Devil
My baby girl is so brave!
She is already crawling and pulling to stand, I thought she would just be content with that much for now. I don't know why I thought that but I did. Well I was wrong.
Today she has started standing up and then letting go and trying to balance! She is not even a week past six months, I can tell she is going to be walking long before I am ready. So I guess that Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-85623679467642840762012-10-15T18:15:00.000-07:002012-10-15T18:24:50.334-07:00Our Musician
I wish that I had my camera at church on Sunday because this moment was just so precious. We were staying late after church because Chris had a PPI and I was getting set apart for my calling, anyways Matthew, Emma and I were waiting for Chris to be done.
The choir practices in the chapel after church and Matthew realized that they were in there SINGING! Oh my he was so excited, "Sing, Sing, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-24878355951884090632012-10-12T14:30:00.003-07:002012-10-14T09:50:55.398-07:00Emma Lee is 6 Months!!
It is hard to believe it has already been six months since we welcomed Emma into our life and into our home. She quickly showed us her wonderful, sweet, adventurous personality. We knew from the very beginning that we never wanted to live without her again!
Born on April 12, 2012 at 10:30pm
About 1 week old
3 months
5 months
6 months
At 6 months Emma Lee is already Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-31805962600907957552012-10-09T17:39:00.000-07:002012-10-09T17:39:08.418-07:00Just want to say
I LOVE MY KIDS!
Yup I love them a ton, I have been having so many moments lately where I will just sit and watch them, all the while amazed that they are mine. They are such fun, good hearted kids.
I feel so lucky and blessed to be their Mommy
the only thing that would make it better would be a little more sleep at night :)
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-16540059687757573442012-10-09T09:06:00.002-07:002012-10-09T09:06:52.918-07:00Hmmm...
I need to earn $65.00, I'm trying to figure out what I can sell to make that much?
I want to buy a membership to the children's museum
Because the weather is going to change soon and the Zoo will be COLD!
I love the Zoo, but it is just not as much fun when it is cold and wet.
Plus the Children's Museum is TONS of FUN!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-3379646440858346182012-10-08T13:16:00.004-07:002012-10-08T13:16:37.913-07:00A Sunday HikeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-1629025238263647042012-10-05T16:26:00.001-07:002012-10-05T16:26:53.248-07:00Seriously Frustrating!So I just need to vent about this so bear with me, and if you don't want to read it feel free to skip this post all together.
****Start of Rant****
We unfortunately have to put the kids on state insurance because of money flow issues, plus being self employed doesn't provide insurance easily. So I have been trying to get these kids on Oregon insurance for months now. I finally get all the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-70705071277257472332012-09-28T09:47:00.000-07:002012-09-28T09:47:04.838-07:00A Summer Flashback
Here are some pictures from our summer, I don't think I have posted any of these yet, if I have well I guess that means I really like them :) The above picture was taken at the Portland Zoo, I love that picture of my two boys!
In these ones we were a little whited out but it is my kiddos and I in front of the gift shop at the Zoo. It is a neat bear so we thought we would get a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29415337.post-49443731858255407172012-09-26T17:29:00.001-07:002012-09-26T17:29:06.866-07:00Optometry School Widow
When we went to Chris's interview day for Optometry school I was able to talk to a few people about what it was like to be the spouse of someone in Optometry school. The general response was that I needed to be prepared to loose my husband for a few years (mainly the first 2 and the 4th year). Then I heard a few people use the term Optometry school widow, I kinda brushed it off and figured, yeahAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679407372066026528noreply@blogger.com0