September 17th, 2012 | Alek | cousins | Hazel | Josiah | Lisa | Lydia | Matt | Raven | summer | vacation
I know its been a looooong time since I have updated this little blog. I have actually been so busy that I forgot about it, but I am hoping to pop on here every once in a while…sometimes with stories, sometimes just pictures.
So, here is what we have been up to…
Matt and I went to LA for a getaway!
Yellowstone vacation with cousins!
Camping with friends!
Ross Lake camping
Riding on the new ferris wheel in Seattle!
A visit to the Space Needle
Soccer
March 13th, 2012 | Disneyland | Hazel | Lisa | Matt | Raven | vacation
I can’t believe that this trip was weeks ago! Where does the time go?
The girls and I flew down early, and Matt flew down after work that night.
This is how ridiculous I looked walking through the airport with all of our stuff. Traveling with kids is a great workout!
Once we got to the hotel, we just relaxed by the pool! So fun!
We had a really great vacation! The girls did really well (thanks to everyone who was praying!), and we all had fun!
Our good camera broke, so our pictures aren’t the best…but they captured the memories just fine :) This was my first time to Disneyland too! I have been to Disneyworld, once. I want to do this every year! We’ll see if I can talk Matt into it!
I think we could probably twist his arm.
Micky Mouse's chair
First roller coaster
Mickey Mouse
Train
Sweet faces
Silly faces
After Disneyland, we took a day off to swim in the pool and hang out by the hotel. The next day we rented a car and drove to Phoenix, AZ! We have friends who recently moved there, so the girls were excited to see their little friend!
We went to this cool playground with a little train and a carousel. The girls had so much fun! We also went swimming late that day…also very fun! I liked the sunshine and the warmth!
Vacations are getting more and more fun as the girls get older…and I love vacations! Looking forward to the next…
March 2nd, 2011 | Alma | Eliana | friends | Hazel | Lisa | Matt | Raven | vacation | video
Leading up to our trip, I honestly thought we might not be going on our much anticipated trip to our beloved Sayulita. Hazel had a ear infection a week before leaving. Raven had pneumonia two days before leaving. The power of prayer (and powerful antibiotics) got her feeling well enough to fly….and although we were all sick before, during, and still have runny noses and coughs after…we had a great time!
Raven had been talking about Mexico for weeks (“Is Mexico over there?” pointing left), and we loved the build up of excitedment! (This is the way I typed it and I decided to leave it this way…it just seems appropriate :))
Day 1. at the beach!
sand chairs made by daddy!
swim lessons for the big girls
daddy swim for the little girl
jumping on the trampoline!
Day ?. The rest of the days are blurred together…all I know is that is went way too fast. Here are other highlights from the week…
family photo
group photo
the Daddys with the kids
September 24th, 2010 | vacation
ahhh Victoria! Every time I think of you I hear the angels singing songs of praise! Matt and I had a wonderful 4 day trip (sans little girls) to this wonderful little place in Canada. (The girls had their own adventures with Grandma including 2 birthday parties and playgrounds and lots of fun! Thanks Grandma!)
We walked a lot, rented a scooter…twice, enjoyed a spa day, played darts, ate lots of good food, and drank some yummy local beers…but we mostly just enjoyed each other. no schedules. no timeline. no rushing around. it was so fun, and it was exactly what we needed at this time in our lives.
After four days we were ready to come home to our adorable little girls! We would skype with them every day for about 10-15 min. which was just enough time to see how much fun they were having with Grandma, but we were ready to come home and give hugs and kisses.
Scooters! So much fun…and even more funny after a bug hit Matt on the tooth! hehe!
In front of the Dutch Bakery…’nuf said.
Skyping with the girls:)
September 22nd, 2010 | beach | cousins | vacation
wow! i have a lot of catching up to do! i can’t believe its the end of september already…we have been a busy bunch of people over here. raven is slowly learning to go pee on the potty (and mommy has her fingers crossed that this will stick soon!), and hazel has started crawling all over the place and up the stairs!
In august we took a vacation with some of matt’s family to the coast. raven always has so much fun with her cousins! on the last day when we had to leave she cried in the car for the first 20 minutes “my cousins!” We love making memories with family :) we also were able to spend some time with just our family, which was fun too!
The fall has also started the beginning of a Bible study for me (the girls are also in a little Bible class while I am in my class), at tot bop class for Raven (she likes to dance and sing the special tot bop songs!), and soon another mom group I’m in will start up. The sun is shining here, and we are busy and happy!