Overwhelmed

It has been so long since I have blogged that I feel too overwhelmed to do it every time I think about it. Way too much has happened so this may be the longest most boring post for all of you so feel free to stop reading whenever you want!

For Kevin's birthday we took the the kids to the federal way community center to go swimming. It was really fun, they have a lazy river and a little play area with slides for the kids. It was really fun...we hope to go back soon. Later that night just Kevin and I went back and went wall rock climbing. It was so much more fun than I thought it would be and an excellent workout! Even my finger muscles were sore :) Afterwards we went to the Olive Garden and ate dinner...mmm my favorite!

For the 4th of July we ended up going to Portland to visit Kevins sisters and brother. It was alot of fun and surprisingly Janey and Russell both loved the fireworks. This was Janeys first time witnessing fireworks since we are usually party poopers and put her to bed early! We also enjoyed our tradition of eating breakfast at IHOP. Nothing is better than having a great breakfast and not having to make it!

Kevin had to go out of town for a few days and thanks to my great friends I stayed busy enough to not go crazy! Laurel and I enjoyed a long crazy trip to the zoo but the kids had fun so that's all that matters. I came hope super exhausted but so did the kids! We left at 1:00 in the afternoon and didn't get home until 7:30. It ended up being a lot longer than planned but thats a whole other story! Russell also had a fever while Kevin was gone but luckily it was mild and didn't last too long. Janey on the other hand got sick the weekend Kevin came home and had a fever of 105 (only for a short while) but had an average of 103/104 for about 2 days. The crazy thing is that she didn't even act that sick....she was just a little more mellow than normal. If I had a fever of 104 I think I would die!

For my birthday Melanie was nice enough to take Janey to the Lake and story time so I had some alone time while Russell took his nap...Thanks Melanie! Later we went to the Keg for dinner...I love that place! We didn't do to much but it was a fun day.

Other than that we have just been enjoying fun trips to the zoo, the lake, and the sun in general! Hope you are all enjoying your summer as much as we are!

The Taste of Summer

It's so annoying that my pictures always get out of order. Can anyone tell me how to fix this? It drives me crazy!! Anyways, I'm not going to worry about fixing it now because that takes too much time. We have been having so much fun with this warm weather. The kids have loved being outside going to the park and the zoo and whatever else we can think of doing. The above picture is of Russell "helping" Kevin build a dresser. He was totally into it...it was fun to watch him crawl around and grab all the pieces. Don't worry, we only let him have the big pieces:)

This is a picture of Kevin and the kids on our hike to Twin Falls on Memorial Day. It was so much fun and the perfect length. We only went to the first lookout, but it was just nice to be outside and hiking. Janey had a ball and even walked all the way back to the car from the lookout, I was pretty impressed! After we got home we BBQ'd some chicken and let the kids play in their new pool. It wasn't quite warm enough for pool play but they Janey was dying to get in and once Russell saw her he was freaking out until we put him in as well. They had fun so that's all that matters!

Russell and I at the zoo. The Kids loved seeing the animals. It was our first experience at the Woodland Park Zoo. We went later in the evening so there weren't too many people...it was great! As we were there a bird totally almost flew into my head! We were just walking down the path and I was looking at Janey our something and when I looked forward I saw something coming straight for my head. I ducked really fast and then realized it was a bird. Kevin said it was only about a foot above my head... good thing I ducked! I swear the birds had it out for me that day:)

I just thought this picture of Russell was so cute. He was watching Kevin work in the yard and he was being extremely cute...of course :)

And here is the sweet taste of summer! I love Slurpees and after a little hike we went on at clark lake park it was well deserved. We thought that the trail went all the way around the lake, but once we got halfway around the lake the trail ended! We tried to off road it for awhile but it didn't work! It was a fun walk but it ended up being a lot farther and longer than we intended. Needless to say, we deserved this tasty slurpee from 7-eleven. I love these things and as you can tell...like mother like daughter. Maybe it got passed onto her after all the slurpees I had while pregant with her :)

It's been too long

It's been too long since I have posted. For journaling purposes I am going to list the things that we have done since I last posted.

My Mom and Dad came for a visit at the end of April. My Dad stayed the weekend then went off to work in Canada while my Mom stayed the rest of the week with us. We had a great time weeding in our flowerbeds, planting bushes and flowers and just being together. Thanks Mom for making our yard look beautiful and for taking care of the kids while you were here! It was great...Janey wanted her to do everything, she wouldn't let me do anything for her (sorry mom...but I loved it)!

This past weekend we went to the Rhododendron gardens. It was beautiful and a perfect time to go. Since it was mothers day weekend I got in for free! It was also the last weekend for the other part of the garden, I cant remember right now what it is called. It was beautiful and the kids loved it too.

Mothers day was amazing. Kevin spoiled me as usual with breakfast in bed, taking care of the kids all day and making me dinner. The kids let us take a nap and later that evening we went to Flaming Geyser and walked around. Thanks Kevin for all that you do for me and the kids...you are the best!

On another note, Russell has recently started to crawl. He's not up on his hands and knees but he does a little army crawl. It is really cute and he is pretty fast at getting to where he wants to go! Needless to say I am having to keep my floors swept and vacuumed alot more often then I used to. I guess that's a good thing.

Other than that we are just waiting for summer to arrive so that we can get out of our house and enjoy the outdoors. Cinderella isn't as fun to watch after the 100th time...well I guess Janey thinks it is :)

We Love Thursdays

Why do we love Thursdays? Because it's garbage day! I never knew that I could love garbage day so much...and it's not the getting rid of the garbage that I love so much (although I love that too) but it's the entertainment that it provides :) For the past few weeks my kids have been totally enthralled watching the garbage truck. Every time I hear the garbage truck we run into the living room, sit on the couch and look out the window! The kids are even entertained just sitting looking out the window anticipating seeing the garbage truck. Obviously Russell has no idea what's going on, but he loves to play with the back of the couch and the window...and once the garbage truck has arrived he loves watching it too! To get an idea of how much we love this activity, Janey was praying this morning and prayed for the garbage truck...it was so adorable. If you are ever wondering what to do on Thursday mornings...watch for garbage trucks (or whenever your garbage day is) I find that even I am amused by this activity :)

Easter Weekend

I guess since everyone else is posting about Easter I might as well...it's really the only news I would have to write about. We had a fun Easter...it was just us but it was really good. Friday we went to an Easter Egg hunt with some kids from the ward. Saturday Kevin took Janey to Kent Station to an Easter Egg hunt. Russell was asleep so I stayed home and made sugar cookies to decorate later. Janey and Kevin got to Kent Station a little late but it ended up being perfect. They were in the last group of the 0-3 year olds and only had to wait like a minute before they could go look for the eggs. The next group had a line that was super long, so I'm glad they didn't have to wait forever! Sunday we enjoyed going to church and after church Kevin let me enjoy a nap...it was wonderful! After we woke up we looked for our Easter baskets. I was finally able to hide Kevin's in a spot where he couldn't find it! That's the first time...usually he finds his right away and I am wondering around the house looking for mine forever! After that we ate dinner, skyped family and decorated cookies. It was a wonderful weekend and I am grateful for every opportunity to be with my family and learn more about the Savior. It has been fun to teach Janey and I am amazed with how much she understands! I hope everyone else had a wonderful Easter as well. I will post some pictures later

I want the sun back!

We had the most fabulous weekend. Having 70 degree weather equals a very happy family! We were outside as much as possible and loving every single minute of it! Today Janey kept asking to go outside and play on her swing set like she has been doing the past few days. We ventured outside, but I guess I am getting old and it was too cold for me so we went in after only a few minutes! I kept wishing that somehow the sun would magically appear and I would be able to put my shorts back on and play all day outside. I am ready for that 70 degree weather to last for a few months :) Here are a few pictures of us enjoying the weather!


I love this picture of Janey. She was looking at some people playing by the Lake, but she looks like she is posing and knows she is all that!


My two boys...they are the greatest!

7 months old

Our sweet little boy is 7 months old today. I can't believe how quickly the time has gone by! He is such a sweetheart and makes us so happy. I took some pictures of him yesterday and can't believe how big he looks in them...he is just too cute!
Here are some things that he has been doing lately
1. Rolls everywhere, who needs to crawl when you can get to where you want by rolling!
2. Loves to play/jump in his jumperoo...and squeal.
3. Thinks he needs to eat whenever we are eating (even if I have just fed him).
4. Makes all of us smile all the time :)
5. Loves to play with toys
6. Loves to read books (especially when Janey reads them to him)

We are so grateful to have such a happy/sweet boy in our lives!