I canned peaches for the very first time in my life this past week! I also made 18 jars of apricot jam and have begun to vacuum seal and freeze 30 ears of corn. I also got a new hairdo... enjoy these photos. :)
About Me
- Matt, Mel, Josh and Caleb
- We've lived alot of places including S.Korea, Seattle and San Diego. We've liked all the places we've been, but we like our current home the best! We now live in a great town with fabulous people that appreciate the value of hard work and a kind word. Its tough to find that type of place anymore. So with that said, we enjoy taking road trips, working on our house, growing our garden, attempting new recipes, and just hanging out as a family pursuing new and old hobbies, and spending time with our families. We have lots to be thankful for, and hope to share a glimpse into that here. Visit often, sit awhile and leave a comment!
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Feeling a bit domestic :)
I canned peaches for the very first time in my life this past week! I also made 18 jars of apricot jam and have begun to vacuum seal and freeze 30 ears of corn. I also got a new hairdo... enjoy these photos. :)
4th of July Weekend... Late i know!
Our 4th of July was great fun! We headed over to Seattle and really enjoyed our time over there. Here are some photos of the trip which included a trip to the zoo with our dear friends, the Grahams.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Peace and Quiet, long awaited and well deserved....
So today, I decided to try and be SUPERMOM... just so you know it hasn't happened yet! I am off work today and since we are headed to Seattle tommorow I have soooo much to do before we go! I look around my house, scratching my head and wondering, HOW did this tornado slip in under my nose???
Of course, we had places to go today, and Joshua was very well behaved! Even in the dreaded dollar tree store which I've heard stories about how difficult it can be to take kiddos there, which I had pretty much avoided until today. Joshua had $5 birthday money left from his birthday in MAY!! He had no problem finding 5 items to purchase. We also mailed a ton of stuff, and bought sale items at fred meyer.
Once we arrived at home, it was a mad rush to get cold grocery items into the fridge. Meanwhile, Joshua sat down to eat... but what I can't seem to force myself to do is actually coordinate our meal time together. So after he's re-energized I'm starving and feeling a bit hen-pecked by the demands of a preschooler ;) Note to self, cannot meet the demands of 3 yr old without food or caffiene :)
What I'm getting at here in this chatty blog is that some days you just feel like you are being pecked to death by a chicken. Saw this phrase once on a sign describing motherhood, and I can say that I agree, some days are like that! Whether its the act of wiping poo off the potty trained kid, or the constant reminding that it is indeed time for that long awaited and well deserved nap, some days are rough. It is in this very moment that I'm reminded why I do it... my precious lil guy is just sweet, and wacky in his own way. When we left this morning to run those errands he insisted upon wearing his lime green snow hat! I absolutely love his independent sense of style. He had fun wearing that hat all morning and even looked pretty cool in it :)
To all the mom's out there, I hope that you too get some peace and quiet, because we know that once we do it usually is long awaited and well deserved!
Of course, we had places to go today, and Joshua was very well behaved! Even in the dreaded dollar tree store which I've heard stories about how difficult it can be to take kiddos there, which I had pretty much avoided until today. Joshua had $5 birthday money left from his birthday in MAY!! He had no problem finding 5 items to purchase. We also mailed a ton of stuff, and bought sale items at fred meyer.
Once we arrived at home, it was a mad rush to get cold grocery items into the fridge. Meanwhile, Joshua sat down to eat... but what I can't seem to force myself to do is actually coordinate our meal time together. So after he's re-energized I'm starving and feeling a bit hen-pecked by the demands of a preschooler ;) Note to self, cannot meet the demands of 3 yr old without food or caffiene :)
What I'm getting at here in this chatty blog is that some days you just feel like you are being pecked to death by a chicken. Saw this phrase once on a sign describing motherhood, and I can say that I agree, some days are like that! Whether its the act of wiping poo off the potty trained kid, or the constant reminding that it is indeed time for that long awaited and well deserved nap, some days are rough. It is in this very moment that I'm reminded why I do it... my precious lil guy is just sweet, and wacky in his own way. When we left this morning to run those errands he insisted upon wearing his lime green snow hat! I absolutely love his independent sense of style. He had fun wearing that hat all morning and even looked pretty cool in it :)
To all the mom's out there, I hope that you too get some peace and quiet, because we know that once we do it usually is long awaited and well deserved!
Monday, June 30, 2008
Play DOH'
I'm not friends with Play doh! It drives me bonkers... so when I allow Joshua the freedom to play with it he gets super excited! It's like he knows... not sure how long this will last so I better enjoy it! The same goes with painting projects :) So I'm adding some pics of Josh getting to do some of these rare activities, and when you see the pics, you'll see why! lol
God is soooo good!
I had what a call a crazy day. Let me explain.... so for the last 6 weeks I've been driving my husband to and from work EVERY DAY! yikes. Today upon waking I was so tired that I did what I normally do on my days off and that is to drive Matt to work in my pjs :) My mom teases me relentlessly about this, I think because I gave her a hard time about that when I was a kid ;) So Joshua and I returned home, expecting thunderstorms which haven't decided to show up till tonight, and watched all the t.v. shows that he normally doesn't get to see anymore since we are out the door and off to our various things everyday. I very happily snuck an extra half hour of sleep ;) whoohooooo! amazing what makes me happy now! After a bout of feeling guilty for neglecting my 3 yr old.... I set up his bowling set and took pictures... 
This afternoon, Joshua had a dr's appt for a referral for surgery that he is going to need to repair complications from his first surgery, bummer! I love the dr. that we saw today, but I no choice but to take an afternoon appt which meant NO nap for josh :( Of course, he fell asleep 5 minutes before the appt....sooooo typical. Then while we were seeing the dr... joshua was up and down on and off the table. He thoroughly enjoyed turning the portable light on and off. My patience was running thin... and he knew it. He protested the fact that this particular dr's office had a toy area without toys! Once we finally left we returned home for an hour and a half... I was hoping for a nap, silly me! Joshua remembered (have i mentioned his amazing memory!) that he was promised ice cream after this dr. appt. mainly because his personal parts are involved... the dr. kindly referred to it as his 'Johnson' lol. So joshua ate 2 otter pops and while I was on the phone with Geico he snuck a fudgsicle! Of course any mom with a 3 yr old knows that the few minutes of complete quiet are worth the sugar rush that followed :) Then the time came for us to go get Matt. So off we went to get daddy! By the time Matt came out to the car, joshua was fast asleep and stayed this way well into the evening... I took more pics!
The best part of the day was that we were reminded of God's blessing on our lives. With our move to WA we've found that our finances have been tough to get back into order. We have been walking in faith this week knowing that our finances were pretty low and with upcoming expenses that we were going to be having a tough time meeting them all. On my way home from the dr's office, I checked the mail to find a surplus check from the mortgage company! I could hardly believe it... all I could say was THANK you LORD! He is so good to us. We recently have experienced the importance of tithing and how that obedience affects our relationship with God. If you are not tithing because you think there isn't enough money in your bank acct then you might be pleasantly surprised by how God will take care of your needs and sometimes your wants too, just consider that!
This afternoon, Joshua had a dr's appt for a referral for surgery that he is going to need to repair complications from his first surgery, bummer! I love the dr. that we saw today, but I no choice but to take an afternoon appt which meant NO nap for josh :( Of course, he fell asleep 5 minutes before the appt....sooooo typical. Then while we were seeing the dr... joshua was up and down on and off the table. He thoroughly enjoyed turning the portable light on and off. My patience was running thin... and he knew it. He protested the fact that this particular dr's office had a toy area without toys! Once we finally left we returned home for an hour and a half... I was hoping for a nap, silly me! Joshua remembered (have i mentioned his amazing memory!) that he was promised ice cream after this dr. appt. mainly because his personal parts are involved... the dr. kindly referred to it as his 'Johnson' lol. So joshua ate 2 otter pops and while I was on the phone with Geico he snuck a fudgsicle! Of course any mom with a 3 yr old knows that the few minutes of complete quiet are worth the sugar rush that followed :) Then the time came for us to go get Matt. So off we went to get daddy! By the time Matt came out to the car, joshua was fast asleep and stayed this way well into the evening... I took more pics!
The best part of the day was that we were reminded of God's blessing on our lives. With our move to WA we've found that our finances have been tough to get back into order. We have been walking in faith this week knowing that our finances were pretty low and with upcoming expenses that we were going to be having a tough time meeting them all. On my way home from the dr's office, I checked the mail to find a surplus check from the mortgage company! I could hardly believe it... all I could say was THANK you LORD! He is so good to us. We recently have experienced the importance of tithing and how that obedience affects our relationship with God. If you are not tithing because you think there isn't enough money in your bank acct then you might be pleasantly surprised by how God will take care of your needs and sometimes your wants too, just consider that!
Father's Day blog (late :( )
I'm adding these photos somewhat late because I just got around to it. We went for a drive on Father's day to Entiat and it was BEAUTIFUL!!! I'll include some photos take a few days before Father's day as well that seem an appropriate tribute to Matt and that show how much Joshua adores him!
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Friday, June 27, 2008
I've been tagged, :)
The Rules:
1. Link the person(s) who tagged you
2. Mention the rules on your blog
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours
4. Tag 6 fellow bloggers by linking them
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged
Ok, so Mary tagged me today!
1. I want a few more kids, but I doubt it will happen because I love sleep way tooo much!
2. I tease my husband for driving too slow and also give him a hard time for having more tickets/accidents than myself... and I do drive too fast sometimes.
3.I love photography, and my camera and the awesome shots that I get, but I do not enjoy carrying the heavy bag.
4. I'm a big documentary fan. I am not a reader and I love learning facts through documentaries.
5. I'm a teacher and yet I don't spend hardly any time teaching my son anything academic ;)
6. I absolutely refuse to buy gas anywhere other than costco, thankfully its only 2 miles from my house.
I am tagging: Rachel, Katie, Angela, Megan, Wyatt, and Corrina.
1. Link the person(s) who tagged you
2. Mention the rules on your blog
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours
4. Tag 6 fellow bloggers by linking them
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged
Ok, so Mary tagged me today!
1. I want a few more kids, but I doubt it will happen because I love sleep way tooo much!
2. I tease my husband for driving too slow and also give him a hard time for having more tickets/accidents than myself... and I do drive too fast sometimes.
3.I love photography, and my camera and the awesome shots that I get, but I do not enjoy carrying the heavy bag.
4. I'm a big documentary fan. I am not a reader and I love learning facts through documentaries.
5. I'm a teacher and yet I don't spend hardly any time teaching my son anything academic ;)
6. I absolutely refuse to buy gas anywhere other than costco, thankfully its only 2 miles from my house.
I am tagging: Rachel, Katie, Angela, Megan, Wyatt, and Corrina.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Fond Memories of San Diego
These pics are from when we first moved to San Diego :)
My Friend NICK from Kindergarten, He used to chase me around the playground :)
OUR FRIEND REGINA OR Better KNOWN as AUNT "G"
Attempting to Blog MORE :)
A friend recently harassed me kindly :) about being more consistent with this blog. I explained that I really spend so much time on other sites that I rarely have enough time to post on here. Actually that was a bit of a white lie because I am not a big fan of blogging myself. I love to be nosey and read other people's blogs, but I am not much a fan of spilling my own guts out here. I am going to try and be more transparent and see what happens. I think part of that comes from my upbringing. I was taught from a young age that certain things were not to be shared. Anyone that knows me realizes that is hardly the case about me. I think my parents were just trying to avoid unnecessary embarrassment due to me: the OUTSPOKEN child :0 I did my fair share of embarrassing them while I was young. Now I guess its fair to say that I'm being repaid for all those years through my son.
Well, I suppose its time for me to get back to the daily chores of life. I am going back to work part time and so I've come to realize the importance of time well spent even more than before. thanks for reading, leave comment :)
Well, I suppose its time for me to get back to the daily chores of life. I am going back to work part time and so I've come to realize the importance of time well spent even more than before. thanks for reading, leave comment :)
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Homeownership :)
Ah the joys of homeownership! Matt has been working very hard on our fencing... and I've got the pictures to prove it :)Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Joshua's first trip to Disneyland
This is one moment that Josh was actually still for a photo.
I couldn't resist taking a photo of this tree, because it was so beautiful.
Here's Matt and Josh waiting in line for Roger Rabbit's Ride.Josh enjoyed his first trip to Disneyland very much! From all the other small rides he kept pointing at the carousel, because he recognized this type of ride :) 
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