Vacation

We had SO much fun.

And relaxed.

And sat on the beach while Ollie and Eva played in the sand.

We ate out a lot. We had a campfire on the beach and introduced our kids to s'mores and roasting marshmallows.

We jumped on beds and played in waves, and found an awesome playground where we played on my birthday. It was an awesome birthday, by the way. For you locals, I was surprised by a stop at Boehm's on the drive down to Oregon where I picked out truffles and fudge.

I loved how happy my whole family was at the beach. Apparently we have a couple of ocean-loving babies.

I already can't wait to go back.

Oliver Turns Three

Happy birthday to my sweet boy! You are so amazing and we are SO proud of you! It's amazing the things you can do at just three years old. Potty trained, reading, writing, counting, kind and caring and so funny!

We had a birthday lunch with his (and my) friends... pizza ans cupcakes. Then for dinner, Grandma and Tom came over and we kept on celebrating. It was so fun to have parties on his actual birthday! He loved every minute of it.

I'm baaack!

Wowzers, its been a while.

And we have been busy.

Lots to talk about! I'll try not to make this a monster post, but we'll just have to see how that goes.

Eva is one! We had an awesome party with friends and family. Oliver is turning three in just two days. I cant believe it! Time is flying...

We have been spending every free weekend working on our house since the weather is nicer. I have been on a bathroom remodeling kick. Two of the three are *mostly* done- still need a new light for the quest bathroom and some towels for the kids'. Love how they are turning out though, and I am so proud to say that I have done almost all the work myself!

Also, the biggest news of all-- we finally closed on our house and are officially home owners! Yay!

We are busy busy with two little ones, but enjoying the summer so far (the little bit of warm weather here and there) and visits from family and friends.

(Meghan this one's for you! Remember this swim suit you brought Eva when she was itty-bitty?)

Birthday post for Ollie in just a few days! I promise to update a little more often.

Getting Crafty

Eva's birthday is fast approaching! Here's a little preview of her "Guess Whooo's Turning One?" party....

I've also been working on some new floral hair clips for my next summer show....

And the real reason I am blogging today.... ( :) )......

The sneak peak of Eva's one-year birthday pictures, by the talented J. Shelton Photography.

http://jsheltonphotography.blogspot.com/2011/05/eva-is-almost-one-lake-stevens.html

Enjoy!

Mother's Day

I dont even have any pictures, because I pretty much did NOTHING all. day.

It was awesome. I have the best husband ever! He made fresh/ homemade strawberry pancakes and we all sat on our big bed and had a yummy breakfast. It felt like getting room service in a hotel room. I got to take a long shower, with no kids under my feet or screaming outside the door. Then had a lazy afternoon, trip to Target (alone!) and went to dinner with my mom at Blazing Onion which was SO GOOD. We had an amazing giant piece of chocolate cake with chocolate ice cream for dessert. The kids were well behaved the whole time.

It was just such a good day. I hope all the other mothers were spoiled and got a chance to relax! Love you all, and I am so grateful to know such amazing women!

Happy Mother's Day!

Oh Yeah.....

I have a blog!

Wow, its been a while! And we have some news (which most of you already know...), we are buying a house!!

We have been working on it for a few weeks now, and last weekend we officially moved in! There was a lot to do as far as painting, cleaning etc, and some bigger projects like getting appliances for the kitchen and laundry room ( we have a laundry room!!!) and putting shelves in all the closets. There is still a lot of unpacking to do, so pardon the mess. Here are some pictures of a few of the rooms:

Bean helping me take pictures...

Master bedroom, aka the Princess Suite....

Oliver's room....
Kitchen with our new appliances....
Kid's playroom.....
Eva's room....
Eating area/ fireplace... this fireplace goes thru the wall so you can see it on both sides! The family room is on the other side (picture to come)....

Breakfast nook area, still needs a small table, so I put their play kitchen there instead (this is to the side of the kitchen next to the front door)....

More pictures to come once we get more rooms finished. We are loving it! Can't wait to have everyone over for Eva's first birthday!