Our Crazy, Wonderful Life!

2011 Out With A Bang!

2011-12-30T14:05:00.001-08:00

My 2012 New Years Resolution is to be more up to date on my blog, at least one post a month! 2011 was a good year.

Amaya finished Kindergarten and started 1st grade this fall, she is reading very well, has made many new friends, and really enjoys going to school.

Tyson is in part time pre-school, he enjoys going to school, but enjoys home days with Mommy even more!

They both played soccer over the summer, Amaya continues to do tap and ballet, she has also added gymnastics to her routine. Tyson will be starting martial arts in January.

This summer we made trips to visit Mamma in Lincoln City and Memaw in Florida, we feel very fortunate to have grandparents who live on beaches, we had wonderful visits. In October Dave and I surprised the kids with a trip to Disneyland, they were shocked and thought we were teasing them, it took us landing in Orange County and arriving at the Disneyland Resort until it really set in! We spent 3 days in the park with cousins Austin and Alana!

The kids had a joint birthday party at a jump house with all their friends, it was a lot of fun. My friend Chanelle made awesome cake pops for the kids. Amaya had a Hawaiian theme and Tyson had Phineas and Ferb.

We had everyone at our house again for Christmas and it was so nice to be able to enjoy the time with everyone.

Happy New Year 2011!!

February Snow!

March 2o11

April 2011

May 2011

June 2011

Soccer Time!!

Dance Performance June 2011

Lincoln City 4th of July!

Seattle for Ellery's Big 4th! September

1st Day of 1st Grade!

Surprise Disneyland Trip October

Birthday Party! Cannot believe Amaya is 7 and Tyson is 4!

Goodbye 2011!! Hello 2012!!

A Whole Year!!

2011-08-31T02:20:00.001-07:00

Eeek!! I am ashamed that I have not updated for a whole year!! I will get back into this

Visiting Lincoln City in August

2010-12-08T09:08:00.001-08:00

August was a big travel month for us, the kids and I took a trip to Lincoln City with Elaine and Lindsay to visit Mamma, we stopped at the aquarium and saw the fish and Amaya got to pet a turtle. The weather was AMAZING, even got a little sunburn! Aunt Karen and Ashlee came to visit for the afternoon and we all played on the beach. Stay tuned for our big Disney trip that we took later in the month.

Fireworks and Fun!

2010-12-08T08:50:00.001-08:00

Summertime in full swing, we really enjoyed the nice warm weather! We took several trips to the zoo, a few to the beach, Amaya lost her first tooth! July was full of fun :)

Little Genie in Aladdian

Happy 4th of July!

Fun at Grammy and G-Daddy's Pool!

Lunch at the park with Oba-san and Oji-san

Impromptu Beach Trip!

Amaya lost her first tooth!!

Some New Pictures!!

2010-06-13T17:03:00.000-07:00

Here are some new pictures from May and June, we have been having so much fun with our new house, being around friends and hoping summer will hurry and arrive! The sunny days we do see, we make the most of. Tyson got a new tricycle in May, after he mastered potty training (he actually did that back in March, but I had to find the perfect trike!). Amaya is loving her pre-school and is very excited for kindergarten in the fall. We are excited to take our first Disney Cruise in August, also making a trip to Disneyworld before the cruise (Dave and the kids' first trip there). Dave is doing very well at his new store and I am liking the NICU at Emanuel.
Enjoy!!

New House!

2010-05-03T10:33:00.001-07:00

Alright, I am back in action! After a 4 month hiatus, the blog will be back in full swing. We have officially relocated! The kids love the house, their new school, and the new friends they have down here, although they do miss their friends back home! I left Evergreen last week and am currently interviewing for a couple positions down here, hopefully I will hear something this week. Dave has a new store, which so far he seems to really like. We are slowly getting adjusted to our new town and new routines. Here are some pictures of the house, mius the playroom (never clean enough to get a picture of LOL). We still need to paint the kids' rooms, but other than that we are pretty comfortable with the house right now.

Greatroom:

Dining Room (the picture is now hung on the wall):

Backyard (G-Daddy and Amaya were busy this weekend clearing out the bark and laying down grass, we love it!)

Newly painted downstairs bathroom:

Kid's Bathroom (amazingly enough our shower curtain somehow matched the pre-exisiting paint!)

Amaya's Room:

Tyson's Room:

New Year and New Beginnings

2010-02-03T12:16:00.001-08:00

January brought some exciting changes for our family! After months (or even years!) or discussing it, Dave and I have decided to leave the beautiful (but way too expensive!) Seattle area and head back down south to Vancouver. I grew up there and Dave's grandparents lived there all his life, so we feel like we are going home. We decided to try and buy a home, hoping to finally settle down and plant roots for us and the Wee Beasties. We looked at several houses one weekend and decided on a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, built in 2005. It is in the cutest little neighborhood, very close to grocery, dining and a preschool about a 2 minute walk away. We are closing on February 24th and are praying all goes well. While we are so sad about leaving our close knit group of friends, who really have become a second family to us here, we are excited about new adeventures! Below is a pic of the house and our trip to the Portland zoo (using our new zoo pass courtesy of Aunt Karen and Uncle John!).

More December!

2010-02-03T11:48:00.000-08:00

December came and went! We tried to squeeze as many Christmas-y activities into it as we could! We went to see the gingerbread houses, rode the carousel, went to the Teddy Bear Suite, Candycane Lane, and even went to see the Squeakuel! Our family came up from Oregon for Christmas and having great-grandparents and cousins here was really special! I picked just a few pictures out of the hundreds that we took in just a week! Santa was really good to the Wee Beasties and they sure were happy to see he ate his cookies, drank his milk and the reindeer had their carrots too!

So Much Fun In December!!! And it's only just begun!

2009-12-18T14:05:00.000-08:00

We have been doing lots of the local Christmas-y things the past few weeks. We had a week of really cold, but dry weather so it was the perfect time to go out and about to see some lights!

Snowflake Lane at Bellevue Square, super cold but lots of fun. Amaya loved meeting all of her favorite Christmas characters, Tyson..... not so much!

Dave and I headed out to an Ugly Sweatshirt Party.

Megumi Christmas Concert

Amaya and Kimi.

Tyson and Misaki (the biter LOL!)

Beautiful Winter sunset.

Pt. Defiance Zoolights!

Gingerbread House making, Amaya was very serious, Tyson was serious about tasting it all.

We went to Dizzy's Tumblebus Stop for free play and ornament making! So fun!!

Amaya is 5!

2009-12-17T20:02:00.001-08:00

I know I am about a month behind! On November 12th Amaya turned the big 5.... WOW! I cannot believe how fast five years went by! On her birthday she chose to go to Red Robin and Red Mango for dessert and she picked out a new ballet costume. The Saturday after her birthday she had a Pink Pirate themed party, which included a treasure hunt and yummy sticky carmel apples! Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!

Halloweeeeeeeeenies....

2009-11-13T21:43:00.000-08:00

On Halloween I took the kids on the Snoqualmie Halloween Train, they really thought the waterfalls were cool and of course Tyson loved the train and that he got to play with the train table at the depot afterwards (hint on Tyson's Christmas list is a train table LOL). After the train we went to Ty and Jamie's Halloween Trick or Treat 5th Birthday party. It was a ton of fun trick or treating with all of our friends!!

Pumpkin Patch

2009-11-13T21:13:00.000-08:00

After Tyson's party we took the kids to the pumpkin patch! It was lots of fun, we went on a hay ride, out to the patch to pick pumpkins, and then had to warm up with apple cider and carmel apples!

Tyson's 2nd Birthday

2009-11-13T20:52:00.001-08:00

We had a fun Mickey Mouse Clubhouse themed birthday party for Tyson, he had lots of fun and really liked having all his friends over and opening presents!

Last night as a 1 year old....

A wild and beastie 2 year old by morning!!

Not into posing

Very upset Grammy tried to peel the paper off the cupcake

Present time!

Disneyland 2009!!

2009-10-22T11:28:00.000-07:00

Our trip to Disneyland was AMAZING!!! We went with Grammy and G-Daddy and while we were there we met up with our cousins and played at Disneyland, went to Mickey's Trick or Treat Party and really had a great time!

Heading out on the airplane!

Both crashed on the shuttle ride to the hotel.

Finally at Disneyland!!!

Minnie's Breakfast in the Park!

Going to ride the Finding Nemo ride!

Waiting to see Tinkerbell and her friends

Fairy Houses

Waiting to ride Pirates... Yo-Ho!

Meeting the Locals

This is Halloween... Haunted Mansion

Tall Enough!!

Here we go!

After the splash

Jack and Sally

Waiting to Ride Big Thunder!

Cool pumpkins (G-daddy is copying them for ours at home!)

Skeleton tattoo

Bumper cars in Bug's Land

Jungle Cruise

Watching Celebration! parade

Teacups!

Fun with cousins!

Trick or Treat Party

Lunch at Ariel's Grotto

Amaya and I were soooo excited to meet Jack Skellington!!

We cannot wait to go back!!

Nature Walks, Miley Cyrus, Duck Chasing and Soccer in September!!

2009-10-20T17:07:00.000-07:00

Fall is upon us, so it starts birthday season, more indoor activites, and lots of fun! Here are some pictures of September!
We took a nature walk at one of the parks near the house, it was really fun, we saw turtles, cranes, squirrles and picked/ate fresh blackberries.

The biggest event (in Amaya's world) of September was her surprise Miley Cyrus concert! I was at work the night before the concert and decided just to see what the tickets were going for and OMG they had a "back to school special" for $14.50 a ticket!!!! I bought them without hesitation. I picked her up at school, told her we were going to dinner just the two of us. While we were at DQ I asked if she wanted to go to the concert and she was soooo excited. The seats weren't too bad and we had a TON of fun.

On Thursdays when we take Amaya to ballet, Tyson and I go to look at and feed the ducks, it is his favorite!

Amaya also decided to do soccer again this fall, she loves it. Although the fall mornings are very crisp, it isn't something a good latte cannot fix!

Stay tuned for Disneyland pictures!!!

Amaya's 1st Haircut!

2009-09-01T14:51:00.000-07:00

Today I took Amaya to meet her friend Grace and sister Ella to Lily's Pampering Salon in Seattle to get her very first REAL haircut. The place was so cute and posh, the girls had a great time. Amaya cut enough length off to donate to Locks of Love, a foundation the makes wigs from donated hair for patients with cance, I am very proud of my little girl!

After (LOVE this pic!):

After:

Holding her hair for donation

Wine Tasting and Heading Home (Day 5)

2009-08-29T14:47:00.000-07:00

On our last day, Al and Hisako watched the Wee Beasties so that Dave and I could go with Amy, Paolo and some of their friends to go wine tasting. It was delicious and fun! That area is truly beautiful and I would love to go back just to wine taste.

Amy and Paolo's Wedding! (Day 4)

2009-08-29T14:15:00.001-07:00

And then it was time for the main event. Amaya was totally in her element as flower girl, Tyson, well he was being a tiny tyrant, but he was happy when danicing began. The wedding was great!

Sonoma Train Town (day 4)

2009-08-29T13:59:00.001-07:00

Dave and I decided to take the kids to Train Town before the wedding, the kids had fun and Amaya was so brave and rode the rollarcoaster and of course wanted it to be longer and go faster, she went two times.

Wedding Rehersal and Lunch (day 3)

2009-08-29T13:45:00.000-07:00

Lots of fun and great food and friends!

San Francisco (day 2)

2009-08-29T13:14:00.000-07:00

San Francisco was amazing! We had a great time. We started out on the Wharf and had lunch at In-N-Out, then went to the wax museum, went to the sourdough factory, where the kids got some sourdough shaped like turtles. We walked up to Chinatown and Amaya did great, she walked all the way up and down without complaining once!! After that we had dinner on the pier, then drove back to Santa Rosa.

Heading to Wine Country and Dinner with Friends (day 1)

2009-08-29T13:07:00.000-07:00

The first day of our trip consisted mostly of travel, our flight out of Seattle was delayed so Tyson was more than ready for his nap when we boarded, he slept the entire flight. We flew into Santa Rosa and then drove to St. Helena to have dinner at Taylor's with my friend Justine and her son Gianluca. Lots of fun!

Some Videos From July

2009-07-27T17:35:00.000-07:00

Bite of Seattle (7/18) and Brewfest/Hawaiian Fest Weekend (7/25)

2009-07-27T16:57:00.000-07:00

July is still bringing lots of good family time! We went to the Bite of Seattle at Seattle Center on the 18th and it was HOT, but we had some yummy food and let the kids ride rides at SC. Amaya was very very brave and wanted to do all the rides, but our little bug was too little for many of them, but she made the best of it!
On the 25th we drove down to Portland/Vancouver for our annual Brewfest weekend, like last year I took the kids to Hawaiian Festival with some friends and it was lots of fun. Amaya played with Jayden and Tyson slept most of the time! After the fests we went back to swim at the hotel and then out to dinner with Aunt Mary and Uncle Bob! The kids were great despite the heat and lots of time in the car.

Soccer and a Daycation!

2009-07-22T17:12:00.001-07:00

July has proved to be a very warm, busy and fun month for us so far! Amaya started soccer, loves it and does very well, she has even kicked some goals! On the 16th we took a "daycation" to the San Juan Islands and spent the day in Friday Harbor, it was really pretty and we had a great time. We took the kids to look at the Alpacas, enjoyed some free music in the park, and ate some delicious seafood.

Friday Harbor Trip

Sun, Fun and Fireworks!!

2009-07-08T14:10:00.000-07:00

We had some wonderful real summer weather this past week and luckily it fell on my 6 day off stretch so the kids and I made the most of every day and spent lots of time in the sun, at the beach, water play, picnicing, of course celebrating the 4th of July. Here are some pictures, you can see that these are some sun and water babies just like their mommy :) enjoy!!

Splash Park in Bellevue (7/2)

Juanita Beach Kirkland (7/3)

Backyard @ home (7/4)

Ready to head to Bellevue Family 4th

Downtown Park Bellevue for fireworks

Tiny Dancer

2009-06-22T23:11:00.000-07:00

Sunday was Amaya's first dance recital, these pics are from the dress rehersal. She did so well and loved every minute of it.

Splashing Fun!

2009-06-05T00:02:00.000-07:00

It has been wonderfully warm here the past couple weeks and the kids are loving the water play! Here are a couple pics that Cate took over at Renee's this week.

Good Times With Mema and Papa

2009-06-03T23:07:00.000-07:00

Mema and Papa drove all the way from FL (again!) to come visit. We really were luck and the weather was beautiful! We went on an Argossy Lake Washington crusie and to the zoo, as well as parks and picnics and just playing all day long. We miss them already, wish they lived closer. Tyson is constantly asking for "Papa" and going to the guest room and Amaya cried when they left, but already talks about visiting them next year. Enjoy the pics!!

Waiting for the boat:

G-Daddy, Mema, Papa, Tyson

Boat ride!!

Enjoying some snacks and water on the boat

Watching the waves

Taking a break from the sun

Amaya, Tyson, Grammy and Mema

Playing at RTC

Flamingo

Loves his "monkey" hate

Why hello...

Amaya and Papa checking out the African Plains

Go Horsey!

So fun!

Playtime is the favorite time

Preschool Spring Fest!

2009-05-24T23:25:00.001-07:00

We went to the Spring Bazaar at Amaya and Tyson's school last weekend, they had fun games and prizes set up for the kids, they both had a fantastic time and the weather was great!

Mother's Day in Leavenworth

2009-05-24T23:04:00.001-07:00

We went to Leavenworth with Mamma and Papa over Mother's Day weekend, it was lots of fun! Leavenworth has the annual Maifest (May Fest) so we watched traditional dancers, drank some beer and enjoyed the sun!!

Wild Times at the Rockwoods, Park With Pals, Tyson's First Haircut and Easter of Course!!

2009-04-12T23:12:00.001-07:00

Wow, we had a busy week! Here are some pictures. Auntie Sue came up and she and I went to the Britney Spears concert and it was AMAZING!! On Friday we all headed to Pikes Place, Saturday we went to get Tyson's first haircut and had a Wii night, Easter was great, the kids loved their baskets and Amaya was so impressed that the Easter bunny ate some of his carrots LOL.

Dr. Amaya

Roughhousing with Daddy

Bathtime!

Park!

Tyson and Ellery

Amaya

Messy kid

Amaya painted some ceramic eggs

Pikes Place

Wasting time before the haircut

Before:

After:

Easter Baskets:

Bunny eaten carrots

Sweet potatoes

Awesome card from Grammy and G-daddy

Eggcellent Day!

2009-04-05T14:30:00.000-07:00

Today was our annual Easter Egg Hunt and it was a PERFECT day! Beautiful weather, warm (well 60ish but hey we'll take it!), and best of all dry :) The kids had so much fun! Amaya knew the drill and scored a ton of eggs, Tyson got the hang of it pretty quickly.

Waiting for the hunt to begin!

And they're off...

LOL he thought he wanted what was inside (it was quickly spit on the grass)

Amaya's loot!

Just some good park pics :)

Amaya and her friend Grace again

Thinks running from mommy is SO funny

2009-04-01T08:48:00.000-07:00

I took the kids to the Seattle Aquarium on Tuesday, totally forgot that Spring Break was in full swing, so it was packed, but we lived in the moment and had a great time. Tyson loved touching the creatures in the tide pools and was yelling like a maniac at the sea lions and otters! We also watched them feed the octopus (see video below) and that was awesome!

Random March Pictures!

2009-03-30T15:42:00.000-07:00

March flew by! Here are some new pics for your viewing pleasure :)

New Hair!

Family piano lesson

Amaya's new puppy

Brobee Lover

Yup, came home from daycare with a ponytail

Just cute

She loves sushi!

New Gonzaga tee

Looking so big!

He loves sushi too :)

A Day In The Park

2009-03-06T22:57:00.000-08:00

Today was beautiful (but COLD!) so the kids and I ventured out to another park, we had a great time. Mamma is here for a visit too, so that is fun :)

Juanita Beach Park and Barack Obama

2009-02-22T17:37:00.000-08:00

We are still getting settled and unpacking the house (pics to come soon!). We are very close to Juanita Beach so the kids and I went to play and walk around the lake the other day.

Amaya has been wanting this book for a long while now, so she did a week of chores (picking up her room and the living room and putting her clothes away, so today we went and got the book. She read it twice already :)

Playhouse Disney Live!!

2009-02-03T16:54:00.000-08:00

On Saturday we took the kids into Seattle and went to Playhouse Disney Live and wow did they love it!! Amaya was signing along the entire time and her eyes were glued to the stage. Tyson was dancing and yelling for Mickey Mouse. It was a lot of fun. After the show, Amaya chose sushi for dinner, so we went to Todai.

Just trying to get a few new pictures, neither kid wanted to participate LOL.

Just some new pics and an update!

2009-01-25T19:34:00.000-08:00

So we are moving! We found a house that we are moving into with Grammy and G-Daddy, it is HUGE (4300sq ft), they will take the bottom of three levels and we will have the top floor, the middle is the kitchen/living areas/ guestroom/laundry room so our shared area. It will be an adventure for sure.
Here are some new pics of the kids, they had their dentist appts, Amaya did great, Tyson was not thrilled!

As you can see both kids are doing great and growing up! I was watching them earlier and wondering how they get so big, so fast! Dave and I are also doing well, I am starting the graveyard shift in the NICU next week, that will be interesting to say the least, I am so not going to be able to stay awake and poor Dave is going to have to get up with Tyson (still waking at least 2x/night), so it will be an adjustment for all of us.

Talkin' and Walkin' and Secret Popstarlette

2009-01-03T14:36:00.000-08:00

Awww Mighty Tyson is getting so big! Here are some videos from this morning. And Amaya is becoming quite the little performer, she likes to have talent shows and concerts, I took these videos while we were in the car waiting for Tyson to wake up from his nap.

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-25T15:06:00.001-08:00

Well Christmas has come and gone! We had a great time and the kids were beyond spoiled, we need another playroom!! We got a white Christmas as well and it is so pretty! Enjoy the explosion of pictures!

Not wanting to pose:

Hannah Montana

Just Like Me American Girl Doll

Tyson getting the hang of it

ELMO!!!

Rockin Wall Clock

For Santa

He Came!!!

Our snowman is getting burried!

Snow Day!

2008-12-22T16:53:00.000-08:00

Today we played in the snow for a little bit, it was cold and Tyson was like the kid in A Christmas Story and couldn't move too well in his clothes. The kis loved getting pulled around the yard in the sled. The snow didn't accumulate much on the grass but there are some drifts that are high and the snow plow came and the sides of the roads are piled high!

Snowed In Craftiness

2008-12-21T18:14:00.000-08:00

Amaya and I made ornaments today since we were all snowed in!

Teddy Bear

Christmas Tree

Tyson Foot

Heart

Rudolph

Amaya Hand

Snowin' and Blowin'

2008-12-21T14:12:00.000-08:00

Wednesday evening the snow began to fall, Thursday I went to work at the hospital and a normal 35 minute drive took me 3.5 hours!! I ended up staying the night at the hospital with several other nurses since we worked Friday. Friday the roads were clear and I made it home. Saturday afternoon another storm moved in and it was WILD!! We had winds (30-60mph) and snow all night. We actually lost power for a few hours over night. But we survived! Today is snowing more with another 3-6in expected. The rest of the week looks better though! Here are some pics and video. The videos do not do the wind justice, it was blowing so hard at some points that we could not see the houses around us! We had snow banks in the front and back.

The cracked branch on the tree next to the house:

Front porch before:

Front Porch After:

Itty Bitty Snowman Still Standing!!

Oh Christmas Tree

2008-12-16T17:47:00.001-08:00

So pretty!!

December Already!!

2008-12-07T18:03:00.000-08:00

Wow time is flying by, we have been very busy lately!! Amaya is enjoying school and learning lots everyday. Tyson is starting to take a few steps here and there and also saying some words "Hello" "Bye bye" "Bow-wow" "Elmo" and he tries Mickey Mouse, Brobee, Binky and Blankie. I am loving the NICU and Dave is very busy with the holidays at Walgreens. We are looking forward to celebrating Christmas with the family and relaxing!

Thanksgiving, waiting for turkey!

A crisp fall day at the park

Isa and Amaya at Red Robin after Santa

Tyson and Ellery waiting for Santa

And finally Tyson trying to get away from Santa

Happy 4th Birthday Amaya!!

2008-11-10T18:05:00.001-08:00

Saturday we had Amaya's birthday party and it was fantastic!! The day started with ballet, then last minute running around and then PAR-TAY time!!! We had Dizzy's Tumblebus come to the house, this is a school bus that has been renovated to become a small gymnastics play area. The kids had a great time and even did a zipline!!! Amaya's party was themed Hannah Montana, but we got a Hello Kitty cake because Baskin-Robbins did not have HM, but it worked out great because Amaya wore her new Hello Kitty outfit. Her favorite gift was her new Hannah Montana guitar from Grammy and G-daddy!!

Sweet Ballerina

Dizzy's Tumblebus

L to R: Ty, Jamie, Amaya, Maddie, Noah, Jaxon, Isa

Silly Goose

Birthday Girl!

Doing the course

Medals

Cake Time (I forgot real candles!!)

MMMMMMM!!!

Presents!

Rockstaaaaar

History Has Been Made!

2008-11-04T21:26:00.000-08:00

First of all I want to say HOOOOOOOORAY OBAMA!!!! This is such a cool thing to witness. I brought both kids to vote with me today. I told Amaya that one day in school she will learn about today and she will be able to say she was there and helped Mama vote for Obama!!

Hooray!! YES WE CAN!!!

This is Halloween!!!

2008-10-31T20:28:00.000-07:00

Halloween was a lot of fun!! I carved a pumpkin and Amaya drew a face on one for me, then our friends came over and we all did trick or treat together and unfortunatly the 2nd house we went to had a witch that popped out and freaked Amaya out, she wouldn't go to many doors after that. The girls had fun and really enjoyed answering the door and handing out candy.

Amaya's Pumpkin

Mommy's Pumpkin (It's a bat)

Isa and Amaya Trick or Treating

After the witch

Tyson and Ellery

Yee-haw Ho-down At Ty's Party!!

2008-10-29T20:43:00.000-07:00

Amaya's friend Ty had his 4th birthday party at a farm in Redmond and it was a blast!! There was a fake cow to milk, a pony (and hay bale) to ride, panning for gold, leaves to jump in and best of all great friends to play with!

The Search for the Great Pumpkin!!!

2008-10-19T16:13:00.000-07:00

Today we went to Remlinger Farms and did the Fall Festival and went to the pumpkin patch, it was lots of fun but we are all tired!!!

Ready to go!

Pony Rides!! (The pony's name is Pumpkin!)

Pumpkins! (Tyson kept calling them "ball" by the end of the day it almost sounded like "pumpkin")

Pumpkin King!

So pretty!

My Sweet Pumpkins!!

BOO!

Canoe Rides!! (She went twice!!)

Pumpkin Ride with G-Daddy

Ferris Wheel all by herself!

Hitchin a ride to the pumpkins

Sitting Pretty!

Not wanting to pose LOL!

Say Pumpkins!!

Have a seat and eat some cookies!

2008-10-16T16:50:00.000-07:00

Grammy and G-Daddy got Tyson a chair just like Amaya's for his birthday, he loves it! Except he keeps trying to take a header off of it!

Amaya and I decided to make some cookies today while Tyson was napping! We made oatmeal raisin with applesauce instead of eggs. They are very yummy. Amaya loves to bake and help out in the kitchen.

Happy 1st Birthday Tyson!!!

2008-10-13T21:44:00.000-07:00

Wow wow wow, I cannot believe it has been a year since my sweet boy joined our family. We had his baptism and birthday party on Sunday (his actual birthday). It was a great time, we celebrated with our closest friends and family. He was the perfect host and was exhausted by then end of the day. Here are a few pictures, enjoy!

Hello October and Salmon Days!

2008-10-05T20:28:00.000-07:00

October is here and I cannot believe it, this year has gone by so fast!!! Here are some photos of the kids "helping" me put out our Halloween decor.

Ellery and Tyson!

On Sunday we went to the Issaquah Salmon Days, there was a ton to do, a ton to eat and we did a ton of walking. Both kids had a great time, but were exhausted and in bed by 6:30pm!!! We will for sure be going back next year! Amaya got to have a pony ride and meet the Issaquah firemen. We also had tea with the Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter! At the end of the day we watched the salmon jumping, they are HUGE!

Tutu Cute!

2008-09-28T10:54:00.000-07:00

Well I decided to attempt a tutu for Amaya's Halloween costume, she is going to be a witch! So I googled "How to make a tutu" found a blog, where the lady explained it, sounded very easy, so I bought some tulle and started it last night. The hardest part was cutting the tulle, it moves a lot and it is a ton of cutting, after that the tutu itself took about an hour. We are both very happy with it!!

Ralph's World

2008-09-27T21:53:00.000-07:00

Well today was the long awaited Ralph's World concert, Amaya has been literally counting down the days! This was the 3rd one we have gone to and each time it seems like she loves him more and more!! On the way home she asked when we were going back :)
We had a great time, her friends Isa, Jamie, Ty and Jace were there too, so they danced and had so much fun.
After the concert we went to Anthony's on the water, the food was good and the view and weather were amazing!

OMG HOORAY!!!

2008-09-26T19:16:00.000-07:00

For those of you who do not know, I applied for a nurse residency program in the NICU at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland...... today I found out I got the job!! I am beyond thrilled about this, it is seriously my dream job, the reason I went to nursing school!!

Falling Into Fall!

2008-09-24T21:11:00.000-07:00

We had a beautiful fall day on Tuesday, so the kids and I took full advantage of it! We went on a nature walk and to play in the park. When we got home Amaya, created some pictures with her treasures from the nature walk!

Summer Rewind!

2008-09-23T20:27:00.000-07:00

Well it is officially fall now, we had a really fun summer!Summer started out with our annual trip to Florida to visit Memaw and Papa, Heath, Laura, Megan and Johnathon, we had so much fun! Tyson did fantastic on his first plane trip, he was not really enjoying the beach, until after we got him some antibiotics for his ear infection (poor guy!). Amaya was a little leary of the water, but by the end of the trip she was loving the pool, still not a fan of the Gulf!

For the 4th of July we went down to the Oregon Coast and stayed with Mama and Papa, John, Karen, Brandon and Ashlee. It was so much fun! Amaya adores her big cousins, I think they like her a little bit too! We hung out at the house and beach, did some shopping and went to the Aquarium!

And of course we went to Portland for the Brew Fest! The kids and I went to a Hawaiian Festival instead of the Brew Fest, but fun was had by all. After a day of festing we had dinner with Grammy, G-Daddy, Bob, Mary, Mamma, Papa, Aunt Lil, Steve, and Carla, we of course at Hawaiian Cafe and it was SOOOOO GOOOD!!!

In August we spent a lot of time at home, playing in the sun, and having lots of fun! Towards the end of the month we got a visit from Dave's parents, his sister and her fiance! Amaya loved making sushi with her Oba-san, taking walks with Oji-san, and playing with Amy and Paolo!

We had a great summer and made some great memories!

Welcome to it!!

2008-09-22T20:43:00.001-07:00

Okay, I decided to jump on board with a family blog! I thought it would be a great way to keep everyone up to date with the goings on of our busy little family! Look for more to come!!