Happy Birthday Hannah!

Happy 9th Birthday to our wonderful, kind, smart, creative, athletic, fun and inspirational child!  

Since I last blogged

Since I last blogged,

We celebrated Easter

We spent a weekend at the beach (Manzanita)

We watched someone go to prom...

and graduate.

We had a last day of school

We celebrated Independence Day

We went to California, including a day at Lego Land.

We (he) lost a tooth

We went wine tasting

We saw a concert

We drove to Pullman

We enjoyed our summer of camps and swimming

We sent someone off to college

We had a first day of school (Grade 3 and 1)

We started fall soccer

and watched the leaves change color

We went to Vegas

and bought new hats

We had a visit from my dad and step-mom

We lost more teeth

We bought a candle because someone is turning 9 on the 18th 

We got ready for Halloween

What have you been up to? 

How big is Eli? SO BIG!

Our little man is 6 today.  Growing fast and strong (and highly opinionated).  We couldn't love him more if we tried. Happy Birthday Eli!

This is 40.

Well, this is it.  The big 40.  

Just a few pictures of my metamorphosis (there'd be more but I haven't learned how to scan pictures yet to my Mac).  The "awkward" one would be me in 6th grade.  That hair took a lot of aqua net to perfect.  Ha!  

I always thought I would feel so "old" and so "grown up" at 40.  But I still feel like I did as a young adult.  Only smarter.  And with noisier, stiffer joints.  

So if this is 40 I say bring it.  

I'm ready.  

Eli's 5th Birthday and Party

Here are some EXREMELY belated pictures from Eli's 5th Birthday.

We had his party at Chuck-E-Cheese!

I took this first picture the morning of his birthday (April 11th).  The party was a few days later.

Probably laughing at daddy dancing for the cameras.

Eli's Cousin Jacob came up for the party! 

Eli was a little hesitant. He definitely prefers to NOT be the center of attention! 

Hannah had to go into the ticket blaster on Eli's behalf (he didn't want the attention).  She did great!!