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It’s easy to care for four children when you put in a movie… our friends Gracelyn and Tyson came over the other night and stayed until bedtime. After all four kids were in their pajamas, we had a snack picnic and watched Super Why. (Haley calls it Why… as in, “Why don’t I get toContinue reading “Why with Friends”

Jim’s birthday was last week. I went a little bit off the wish list and bought him… a rug. I know, it seems a little strange. But Jim loves to lay on the floor and nap, watch TV, or relax with the kids. Since we have hard floors, he hasn’t been able to do thatContinue reading “Jim’s Birthday”

Over the weekend I got to host a baby shower for Aunt Jennifer, Jim’s sister. Her baby boy is due August 5th and we can’t wait to meet him! Jennifer’s nephew, Sven, came with his mom and played with Haley. (Jim and JT were off doing man things, like getting haircuts, eating lunch at McDonalds,Continue reading “Baby Shower”

We spent Memorial Day mostly on Long Lake. Grandma and Grandpa Cole came out in the boat with us to enjoy some chilly sunshine. Haley conked out on Grandpa Cole in the boat. He was definitely not complaining. 🙂 But he had to drive home separately so we propped Haley up in the bow whileContinue reading “Memorial Day”

Date Night for May was supposed to be dinner at Coho Cafe in Issaquah and then dessert on the boat while we floated on Lake Sammamish. Sounds great, right? But then it got really rainy and we went to plan B… which was really fun, too. We went to Fondi for lunch and had theirContinue reading “Date Night Series #5”

For some reason we had three playdates in a week. The weather was spectacular and we had such a great time with friends for all different areas of our life. Our first playdate was with Asher, a friend from church. Trying to be as tall as the dragon tail Asher and Petra hiding Favorite partContinue reading “Playdates”

Jim organized a Mother’s Day boating trip with us, my parents, Jim’s mom, and Jim’s sister and her husband. My parents brought their boat out, too, and we tied up together and ate pizza in the boat. Then Jim and I got to ski before we headed back to my parents’ house for some amazingContinue reading “Mother’s Day 2012”

That’s not a typo. Over the weekend, Haley got a new room! But JT used to say “new oom” when he moved to his new room before Haley was born, and now Haley says “new oom” too. Since I knew we were having a baby girl, I’ve wanted to paint the walls yellow and getContinue reading “New Oom”

This weekend we drove down to Portland for a baby shower for Jim’s sister (JT and Haley’s new cousin is due August 5th!). After the shower, we went to a park and played in the sunshine. Seriously. She loves it!  Haley kept crawling up the slide and falling backwards down it. She was determined toContinue reading “Portland”

 I completely forgot I had these pre-fishing trip pictures on my other camera!  Think they’re a little excited?   The men… all six 🙂  But BEFORE the fishing trip, JT and Jim practiced casting in the backyard.j Haley was happy to watch. The first cast went over the chair. The second went over theContinue reading “Backyard Fun”