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We decided to have an impromptu birthday party for Jim’s 31st at our house on Memorial Day. We invited our families and the Skagens (and the Shucks… but they’re still contagious with norovirus so they declined). Even though JT was running a fever (see below), he put up a good front and we all hadContinue reading “Jim’s Birthday”

While we were waiting for the truck’s Line-X spray liner to be finished, we had lunch and playtime at the Super Mall. Through the tunnel Mr. Cool Guy Lounging in the boat JT loves playing in the sink (what kid doesn’t?). The other day I got a few pictures of him playing as I wasContinue reading “Around/Teeth”

We love to go to Long Lake and ski, and we’re trying to go once a week from now until the end of the warm ski season. JT loves going in the boat! Jim recently showed him the hot water shower and how he can spray things with it… here they are testing it out.Continue reading “Long Lake”

I am so behind on blogging… like Jim’s birthday and some great boat pictures and a couple of Flip Clips… but for now I’ll just throw up a couple from today. We went to a few neighborhood garage sales and got some great deals! I got JT a sandbox turtle for $2, a basketball hoopContinue reading “Garage Sale Goodies”

Here we are at week 24 already! My belly measures the same around now as it did with JT at week 28, but weigh almost 10 pounds fewer than with JT at this time. I’m bigger but weigh less. How does that work? 🙂 I’ve decided that I hate strollers. After reading some new reviewsContinue reading “Baby 2 Update”

While we loved our Explorer, the poor thing just wasn’t built to haul around our heavy boat and trailer. If the awful towing gas mileage is any indication of how hard the engine is working, we knew we needed to make a change. Jim has been looking at used trucks for awhile, and he finallyContinue reading “A New [Used] Truck”

With the boys on the mend, they got some quality time together today. Here’s a little look… And here’s what Jim taught JT to do (won’t JT’s preschool teacher love this?). But tilt your head, because it’s a lot of work to rotate this video and I am out of time!

Last Friday, while Jim and I were attending the Weekend to Remember marriage conference in Bellevue, JT was busy throwing up at his grandparents’ house. By Saturday, he had thrown up five times and the diarrhea had kicked in. “Keep him hydrated!” we said. “Poor guy!” Little did we know what he had… and howContinue reading “Sick!”

We’re not sure what happened, but my cousin Elizabeth is due two weeks before me, and my cousin’s wife Marissa is due four weeks after me… all with our second child. Elizabeth lives in southern Idaho and Marissa lives in Alaska, so when we were all going to be within driving distance of each otherContinue reading “A Triple Baby Shower”

After two doctors confirmed that our ultrasound results look very much like a girl, we started thinking about girl things… clothes and a room and blankets and towels and OH MY there is so much pink. I have nothing against pink, but we dislike baby pink just as much as we disliked baby blue. IContinue reading “Flowers and Butterflies and Pink… Oh my!”