Railroad Days in Granite

Saturday was Railroad days in Granite Falls. The boys and I had been sick all week and were still not feeling 100% but I decided to take them to the parade anyways because it was a really nice day and I thought the fresh air would do us some good. Mike was working all weekend so we went with Uncle Jason and Auntie Jenny. I did not bring a camera because I just didn't feel like taking pictures but Tow Mater was in the parade and the boys are in love with Cars. So after the parade we found out that Mater would be at the IGA and you could get your picture taken with him. So we walked over and got some pics of the boys. They loved it.

Suggestions Please!

So last weekend I told Mike we don't have anything going on next weekend so let's paint the family room. Well it turns out I was totally wrong and we had a lot going on. Michelle was coming into town from Utah, Mike's Aunt and Uncle, Bill and Tracy were in town from Arizona, Mike had a golfing tournament on Saturday, we had a 30th birthday party on Saturday night and a family dinner on Sunday night. But since I really wanted to paint the family room my wonderful husband stayed up late on Thursday and Friday night and got the wall done.

This is what we started with. The first night he painted the blue.

The next night he did the brown.

This is the end result. Now we are wondering where we should go from here. Do we leave the side walls the white color, do we paint them brown or do a light khaki color? Please let me know what you think.

Busy Summer

Okay so I have been neglecting this blog just a bit but we have been busy. Here are a few things we have been up to...

-We painted and hung chair rail in the kids rooms (picture to come soon).

-We have done a little camping and hiking and more to come.

- I joined the dirty thirty club so Mike sent me to the T-Spa at the Tulalip Hotel with Kathy. While I was getting pampered he was busy getting ready for the surprise party he threw me.

- Colten is all signed up for Pre-School, we are very excited and nervous. I got teary eyed just talking to the teachers about leaving him there.

- Mike and I went to see Dane Cook with Dan and Kathy. We have enjoyed more and more kid free nights out lately as they get older.

- Work for me has been really crazy/busy/insane and my part time job is almost a full time job. Seems a little crazy that I work for a home builder and we are so busy considering the economy but we are slammed and my payables have almost tripled what I did last year.

-We welcomed a new addition to our family (ok, our extended family) Tonja and Lavon welcomed Skyla Bliss on July 16th. We are so happy to have a baby girl in the family and you know I have totally gone crazy buying clothes for her.

Now we are getting ready to go camping the first week of September and Conner's 2nd birthday is at the end of September.

I will try to stay on top of this thing but I cannot guarantee anything. Here is a picture of the boys on our hike up to the ice caves (don't mind Colten's hair he was a sleep in the car on the way).

Better late than never.

Here are a few shots from Easter and our trip to Desert Aire.

Here is all the loot the Easter Bunny brought them. I told the Easter Bunny not to bring too much candy. I know I am so mean.

This is actually the night before Easter because Mike had to work on Easter.

This is Easter with Mikes Family, the kids had a little egg hunt.

After Easter we went to Desert Aire to meet up with Tonja and Lavon and Chelsea and Jeremy. We stayed in a house on the 5th hole of the golf course, so of course the guys (& Tonja) golfed while Chelsea and I took the kids for walks and played outside.


Here is Colten and Maddie playing in the sand trap on the golf course. Colten's first bath with a girl.Daddy and Colten through rocks in the water.This is our only family shot that we got on our trip. We stopped on our way to see Robin, Ben & Baby Calliegh. This is at a big park by there house.

Easter Pictures

Conner looks like such a big boy in this picture, he is growing up too fast.

I love this close up of them, they are both so happy.

Daddy's Saturday Project

A couple of weeks ago while I was working and Mike was home with the kids I got a phone call from Colten. He was saying swing set, swing set and then Mike got on the phone and told me he wants a swing set. I thought that we should wait another year because our boys are 1 & 2 (almost 2 & 3). But Mike was all they really want a swing set to play on like the neighbors (these boys have him wrapped around there tiny fingers). So the next day we headed out to Toys R Us and bought the boys a swing set. Then it snowed and rained and everything else. So finally on Saturday Daddy, Gramdpa and Uncle worked for 6 hours to get the swing set put together for the boys. And of course they love it. I guess it was a good idea to get them one. I am still a little nervous with Conner but he doesn't try to climb all over it yet.

Future Plumber?

Last Night after we finished our spaghetti dinner I took Conner's shirt off because he was of course a huge mess. I was getting ready to get the bath ready when I noticed this. And yes that is our dog begging right alone with our son. Mike worked late so he did not eat dinner with us. Conner has been pulling down his pants lately and I guess this time his diaper was coming down too!