Tuesday, August 10, 2010

summer

since i've been on a "blogging hiatus" (a.k.a. too lazy to blog) i thought i'd catch you up on our summer so far...using pictures. so here it goes. *keep in mind that my captions come before the picture...i know i'm backwards, it's just the way my brain works*

june:

we visted jake's parents around fathers day & his brother & his family were able to join us as well for the day. the kids had a blast playing together:

all the breece boys & their children:


moses turned 3!!:


july:


after watching fireworks we recreated a family photo that we took 3 years earlier when moses was just 5 days old...three years makes a big difference!:


ahhh the heat. summer finally arrived sometime after the 4th of july:


my kids know how to enjoy this tiny pool!:


a friend gave us tickets for creation so i braved it one night to take the boys to see david crowder (if you were to zoom in between my forehead & the guy with the hat on head you could see david crowder):


solly had swimming lessons and did GREAT! this is one of my favorite pictures...the elementary back stroke:


the street fair was a big deal this year...so we checked it out for a bit and mojo got to go on his 1st roller coaster ride with his "brudder" (isn't solly the best big brother?!):


then we took a trip to the oregon coast with jakes parents. it was a 1st for both of my boys:


what could be better?!:

the 1st thing moses said when he laid eyes on the beach was "SANDBOX!!!":


i did some research online one night at the hotel and found out there was a cool ship wreck close by. it was one of my favorite parts of the trip:

august:

jakes mom took a week off to spend time with the boys. so i took them up to see her and stayed a few nights and then left solly there for the rest of the week. but, before i left...we hit the beach!

i want this picture on my wall!!:

hummm, i wonder why solly went to bed with a tooth ache tonight...?:

so that is (just part of) our summer...so far. now that i'm caught up i'll try to stay on top of this crazy blog. one of these days i'll take a picture of my camera and write all about it...cause i think everyone would be much more impressed with my pictures if you knew what i was working with.

ah yes, and this is my favorite non-person picture of the summer:



Saturday, August 7, 2010

long time no...blog.

it just took me a minuet to figure out how to post a new blog...that must mean it's been WAY too long since i last posted.

i can't even remember what my last post was...oh yes, something about a possible job in lynden i believe. well here is a recap of our lives since then:

*we will not be moving to lynden.

*i am still working and LOVING it. it's such a blessing to have a good & flexible job!

*there will soon be a new baby in my life...i'm going to be an aunt again! (lucy is due to arrive thanksgiving week)

*i am opening up to the idea of having another baby of my very own but probably not for another year or two.

* we're looking into buying a house.

*moses is now three years old!

*solly has had the best summer ever including: swimming lessons, VBS, a weekend at the beach, art camp & a week at grandmas house on whidbey island

life has been full and wonderful lately! i'm feeling like one lucky mama!

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

ever changing

as usual our future is up in the air. it's a normal kinda feeling. jake has applied for a youth pastor position in the small town of Lynden Washington. it's a pretty cute town. we have visited the church, jake went back for an interview and now we wait...
* * *

one look at this street and jake was sold

and they drive tractors down the street so, we'd feel right at home


moses was sick the whole weekend we were there

it's so close to canada that there are canadian flags everywhere...

there is NO telling what (if anything) will come from this. but, the waiting game is nothing new to us.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

super nanny

i've been working a fun little part time job & i am lucky enough to have the most wonderful friend to watch my little mojo while i'm away for about 12 hours a week. they understand each other and are so funny together. it's nice not to have to worry about him while i'm away.

thank you rose!

Monday, May 17, 2010

gone fishin' (and playing)

today we went to deep lake for fishing and other fun.

rosie & mosie racing down the slide:

daddy & solly "fishing":


mosie & rosie spinning:

some more "fishing":

racing to the playground!:

listening to brother:
(i love this picture!)

listening to his response:

going home with a little "wheels on the bus"

family park trips are the bee's knees (those are suppose to be pretty cool, right?) the fishing wasn't great but solly had fun. it was nice enjoying what might be the end of our sunny streak.







Wednesday, May 12, 2010

mothers day

yeah, yeah i'm WAY behind on blogging. so what better place to start.

mothers day was a nice relaxing day & the grandma's were all out of town or busy so we just got to spend time together as a family. my boys made me a wonderful breakfast, then church, lunch, then we just started driving. we headed for the mountains.

mosey had a nice nap:

solly enjoyed his DSi:


we got a somewhat decent family picture...
(if only i was a photo shop wizard!)

but, mosey and i got a great picture:
(i love this little boy)

a friend brought over they're gerbils for us to babysit for 2 weeks while they're out of town. and the boys are IN LOVE! they just sat and watched for a few hours:

along with all my beautiful handmade cards (& a carnation that solly found in the driveway) it was a pretty wonderful day! thanks boys, i love you all!


love, mama
aka

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

peek-a-boo

while sitting in the back yard with moses and jake on a beautiful sunday afternoon i noticed two things (one thing i already knew and one thing was brand new information)

1st: my son is ADORABLE!!

see what i mean?


2nd: i can see mt. rainier from my back yard!!!!
(who cares if it's a bit of an odd view!?! it's still beautiful!)
have i ever mentioned how much i love living where i live? cause i love it. sure it's not a perfect dream house...and certainly not a perfect neighborhood. but, it's still pretty great!

p.s. i love my new computer. maybe i'll blog about that next