Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Easter 2014

Easter Sunday was a beautiful sunny day! 
On Saturday we dyed some eggs.  
 
That was interesting with a 1.5 year-old. Thankfully the carpet was still tan colored when everything was done!

Sunday morning the kids opened their Easter buckets and had a little Easter egg hunt.
Then we went to church!
 {this was the best picture I got}
 {but here are some of the outtakes...}
 {love how they are holding hands}
{these two}

Every other Sunday we teach Blake's class at church and it was a nice break to have Easter Sunday off. And the kids did great in their classes, which meant we got to enjoy the whole service!
 At church
After church we came home for lunch and naps. After nap time, we headed over to our friends, the Hammagrens. There, we had a little egg hunt and a very yummy dinner. Usually we have ham on Easter {I'm not sure why, it's just what we've always done}. This year we decided to change it up, and got a Tri-Tip from Costco. It was soooooooo good! I'm thinking that might become the new tradition.
{Lily didn't really understand the egg hunt, she just liked to take eggs from her brother's bucket}
Blake, Karter, Luke
{The Leyva's joined us for an Easter Egg hunt!}
 Us and the Hammagrens! 
I can't believe this was the fifth Easter in a row we have spent with the Hammagrens. It's turned into a fun little tradition! And has been fun to watch our families grow over the years! We feel so blessed to have friends that feel like family :)
Hope you had a blessed Easter!



Past Easters: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010




Sunday, April 20, 2014

Bartlett Beach Trip 2014

A few weeks ago, the last weekend of Spring Break, we headed over to Lincoln City for a little vacation with the Bartlett side of the family! This was the third time in the last four years that we have gone. It's always a great time! This year, there was lots of UNO playing, beach walking, treasure hunting, outlet shopping, Mo's eating and fun!
So excited we made it to the beach!
 Checking the out the ocean with Papa Don
 Playing some dominos with Lizzy
 Blake's UNO face
{he learned how to play UNO!}
Sharing some Mo's chowder, yum!
 Walking on the beach
{we had to take advantages of any break in the rain to get out on the beach!}
 It was definitely rain boot weather
Mama and Lily
Looking for treasure!
 Found the treasure!
Blake and Aunt KK
 Can't go to the beach with out getting some DQ!

 Stories with Nana before bedtime
 Playing play-doh with Papa

 Building sandcastles 

 Saying good-bye to the beach until next time!
The weekend was so much fun, that they both slept the whole way home!

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Lily: 18 Months

She's definitely a toddler now! 
I can hardly believe she is one-and-a-half. 





Lily's 18 month stats:
She is almost 22lbs {not sure on her exact weight}
She has a mouth full of teeth. Four up top, four on bottom and 4 molars.
She can say, mama, dada, more, bubbles, uh-oh, no, Bade {aka Blake}, I know there is more... she tries to repeat us a lot, but it doesn't always sound like it should.
She loves to sing, and will sing with us at night when we sing Jesus Loves Me.
She does a great job feeding herself. Partly because there came a time when she refused to let me feed her.
She can throw quite the temper-tantrum. It's not pretty when she doesn't get what she wants or if her brother takes something from her.
She sleeps about 7:30-8pm to 7:30-8am she still wakes up occasionally at night, but it's usually worse when she's teething or sick. She will sometimes take a morning nap if she wakes up early or if we are in the car and she falls asleep, but usually it's just one nap from 1-3ish. 
She loves, playing outside, climbing on things, playing with her brother {most of the time}. Her favorite book is "Moo, Baa, La la la". 

She is growing up too fast! We LOVE you Lily!


Monday, February 10, 2014

A 3.5 year-old and 16 month old

So I've been meaning to post an update on both kiddos. I missed Blake's half birthday and Lily's 15 month post and so I kept thinking I'll do it when Lily turns 16 months. Then today I get the email from Baby Center that says "Your 16-month-old: Week 3". And I thought WHAT?! 16-month-old: Week 3?!!! How in the world did that happen?! I swear she was just 16-months!
So here is a quick little update on my 3.5 year old and 16, almost 17-month old.

Blake:
I can't believe he's just four short months away from turning four!
He is such a fun, loving, full of life little boy! 
He loves to do anything outdoors, or anything that is active. 
His favorite foods are, mac n cheese, hot dogs, quesadillas, pizza and most any fruit. Still not a fan of any vegetable. 
He had been going through some major separation anxiety stuff. Like wouldn't want me to leave him with anyone except Russ. If he knew we were going to church or somewhere where he would be in child care he would start crying before we even got out the door. It went on for several months and I think we are finally, almost over it. {thankfully!} He has started a bad habit of coming and crawling into our bed at night {this is an almost every night occurrence}. 
He still naps about 1.5 hours everyday, but can do without it if we are busy. 
He goes to bed around 8pm and wakes up between 6:30-7am
He can spell his name! And is starting to recognize letters!
He's taking a soccer class right now {although we have yet to be to one yet because we were in Medford on week and it snowed the next}
Here are some pictures from over the last couple months:
 Christmas morning Santa brought a helicopter!
He loves his hot cocoa from Dutch Bros.
 Christmas Tree
I often find pictures like this on my phone.
 Blake and his buddy Luke, meeting Benny the Beaver!
Checking out a fire truck!
Blake, you are a caring, thoughtful boy and a great big brother to your little sister. I am proud to be your mom and have loved watching you grow! Mommy and Daddy love you!

Lily:
16, almost 17-months! Where has the time gone?! Seems like yesterday she was just a little baby! Now she is a walking, kind of talking toddler! Geesh, they grow up too quick!
She weighs 19lbs 5oz {5th percentile} and is 30in tall {25th percentile}
She loves to read books, sing {she'll sing Jesus Loves Me with me when I sing it to her before bed, I can't understand anything she is saying, but it is seriously the sweetest thing ever}, dance, climb on anything and everything and take any toy her brother is playing with ;)
Her favorite foods are yogurt, cheerios, bagels, mac n cheese and hot dogs {like her brother} and most any fruit. Oh, and she has a sweet tooth!
She start walking right after Christmas and hasn't crawled since! 
She can say, mama, dada, more, yeah, uh-oh, B {is Blake}, ball and water.
She sleeps 7:30-7:30 generally.
She takes one 2ish hour nap a day. Unless she wakes up supper early or isn't feeling well, then she'll do a short morning one and an afternoon one.
Just about a week and half ago she was diagnosed with bronchitis for the second time. She had a slight cold {with a pretty bad cough} and started doing this weird breathing thing, and the doctor didn't like the way her lungs sounded so he gave her a prescription for prednisone and it cleared right up. It could also possibly be asthma related.
She has learned that if she doesn't get her way she can scream, or if Blake takes something from her. I'm ready for her to have words to use ha!
Here are a couple pictures of her from the last couple months:
Christmas Eve when she turned 15 months

She's a walking girl!
Getting sleepy during lunch
First pigtails!
{Gah! She looks so grown up in this picture!}
Lily, you are growing up so fast! You aren't a baby anymore and I can hardly believe it! I love watching to learn and grow. Mommy and Daddy love you!

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