my Halloween wreath

I had a great idea to make a wreath for my front door. When I thought of the idea, I had a cute, fun wreath in mind, but it kind of turned out not so friendly. Good thing it was a Halloween wreath. Except that I was really busy the week after Halloween and I didn't take things down until the following Friday. So maybe my house wasn't so welcoming. At least I didn't get any solicitors!

Yay for 30!

I am now thirty! It feels exactly the same as 29. Weird! Special thanks to Brynn for taking this picture.

out of commission

my motherboard is broken. and no, that's not code for something else. So that is why there has been no posting lately. But rest assured, as soon as my laptop is fixed, i will be back, so check back!

boys and their toys

Jeff and one of his airplanes. Sadly, this one is no longer with us, but will always hold a special place in our hearts. We go up to the "airport" (an unfinished raod by our house) and watch Jeff fly around with his rc airplanes.

Which witch is which?

Yesterday we went to Gardner Village with our friends Courtnie, Ashlynn and Colby. Here's a picture of Brynnlee, Ashlynn, Ethan and Lauren, with favorite witch hats!

25 more days of my twenties

Let the countdown begin!! My birthday is on the 25th of October and I will be 30!! I can't wait! My friend asked me if I was sad, and I definately am not. This may sound cheesy, but I am ready for a new chapter of my life. In my twenties, I got married, had my kids, bought my first house, and I feel like I did a lot of growing. So I can hardly wait to see what my thirties hold. Bring it on!

Updates

It's been a while so here is what we have been up to:
ethan started preschool. He loves it! He also had a birthday, so my baby is now 4. It is such a great time. We are just at the stage where our kids can go on (almost) all the rides at Disneyland. So we are probably going to go in October. YEAH DISNEYLAND!!
Lauren is still loving Kindergarten. She loves learning to read, and is very good at memorizing the easy readers that her teacher sends home, so she repeats them back to me, and calls it reading.
Brynnlee is rocking the second grade. She has lots of friends and recently started collecting Pokemon cards. I am clueless to this phenomenon. I just don't get Pokemon.
Jeff and I are the same, just doing our thing, waiting for January. I think I am going to look for a countdown clock until we go on our cruise. I can hardly wait!!

One year ago

On the cruise ship, sailing through the Misty Fjords.

Pretty sure this guy was just dressed up as a mountie, I don't think he actually was a mountie. This was in Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
Jeff-preparing to canoe to an island crab bake and rainforest walk.
The view coming into Juneau.

Jeff and I were reminiscing that exactly one year ago, we were on an Alakan cruise. So I thought I'd take a little walk down memory lane. It was a lot of fun, but we can't wait to go on our Caribbean cruise in January.

Lauren's Big Day

Lauren Loves Kindergarten!!

we went to our first day at the big school today. Lauren remembered right where she was supposed to line up. The parents spent the first 30 minutes helping the kids to get settled (though most of the little kids were more ready to say goodbye than the parents). My eyes only misted up a few times (4), and I walked out of class before most other parents. When it was time to pick her up, Ethan and I waited for her out front, and she came running to tell us how much she LOVES her class. Great job, Lauren!!

Happy Birthday, Josh!

Josh's birthday was last Wednesday, so we had him down for dinner and cake and ice cream on Sunday. Happy Birthday, Josh!!