This is what happens when you dont blog in a long time...

...you get one LOOOOOONG blog post! I apologize ahead of time.

So, before I went on a minor hiatus, I think we left off with my sister and nice in town visiting.

The first day (or maybe it was the second day) my sister and I went to a yard sale right up the street from my house and found two side tables for $5 each (they were actually a bit more, but my sister is the queen of bargaining). I am embarrassed to say that I have been married 7 1/2 years and have never had a headboard or side tables... Two down, one to go!

Anyway, we went to The Home Depot and bought some sand paper and spay paint and some new knobs for the drawers. Within a couple hours we had 2 new bedside drawers. My sister did most of the work (she enjoys it, just ask her) but I did do my share of spray painting. My arms hurt for a week after from doing it, too!

Then a couple days later my mother came to visit too. I always love when my mom comes to visit because all we do is laugh and have a blast together. It was a triple wammie with my mom AND sister being in town! I was in pure Heaven.

We went to the Northwest Fair (otherwise known as the Lynden Fair). My fantastic, sweet, and beautiful friend Lindsey came along with us. We forgot the stroller for Luke and by the end of the trip there, he was in Remee's stroller because he kept running off. He's my curious little monkey.

At the end of the week, my sister, mom and myself went to Oregon for my cousins wedding. You can see some of the pictures here.

MOST OF THESE PICTURES ARE STRAIGHT OUT OF THE CAMERA. I DIDNT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO EDIT ALL OF THEM. I'M SORRY THAT THEY ARENT MY HIGHEST QUALITY.

no, thats not my baby in the frame. allie was using the frame (which i make and sell) for display purposes only







this picture makes me laugh. it looks like the kid is looking at the cows butt, but in reality, he's looking around the cow. bad angle i guess.

i thought this pony had funny looking bangs. totally out of style! lol

we told luke and kylee to put their hands under their chins. this is what luke did:
my mom was saying "the cows say 'moo.'" i love lukes face! priceless.
okay, so let me explain. luke has learned how to crawl out of his crib. i had already put him down several times and finally just gave up after a while. whe he gets out he'd sit at the top of the staircase or at the middle landing. i forgot that i knew he had gotten out and when i went to go check on the kids before bed (around 11pm or so), this is what i found. so precious!

Overdue Post

You can see what I have been up to on my official blog HERE.

Day One

Rhett and I picked Allie and Remee up from the airport last night, went to dinner and came home and went to bed. Kylee and Luke have been so good with little Remee. Luke is mostly fascinated by her and just watches her, but Kylee interacts by singing and talking "baby" to her.

One of my favorite things about Washington is that wild black berries grow everywhere. I have found such an amazing recipe for cobbler. I have tried blue berries, and blackberries, and the blackberries are by far the best! here is the recipe:http://eatathomecooks.com/2009/06/cherry-cobbler-or-blackberry-or-mixed-berry.html

Big News...

No, we're not pregnant (praise the Lord!). But Kylee has learned how to ride her bike with no training wheels!!! This is so huge, it made me tear up a bit watching it. This is such a big event in her life.

The weather has been really nice (but mild) this Summer. One day Rhett decided it was time for Kylee to learn how to ride with no training wheels. We took her to an empty parking lot near Rachel's house and on her first try she rode all by herself. The problem, however, is that she scares herself. She doubts her mad skills and thats when she wobbles for a but and crashes. But she is one tough cookie. Even when she did fall, she didnt cry. She just got right back up on the bike and tried again.

After we all went for $1 ice cream at McDonalds.

No Longer Private

No one read our blog when we made it private, and lets face it, whats the point of a blog if no one reads it?!

We'll give it one more chance, but if there are an y more weirdo's commenting on the blog, we're going private for good!

4th of July

The day was pretty crazy, starting at 6 am. Rhett was going to be in the Blaine parade with some of his coworkers. I had a booth at the Blaine fair with a few of my crafts (cards and frames mainly) and had to set up at 9. It started out slow but I got some business and some leads for photography and where to sell my crafts. After the fair I headed back to the house and cleaned, getting ready for Joy and Steve to come over. We had hot dogs and hamburgers, which were de-lish! After we enjoyed some fireworks Joy brought over. Some of them were a bit too loud for Luke, but for the most part he really enjoyed the festivities. We were probably the first ones on the block to light up the fireworks, but what do you when you have young kids with early bed times?! LOL

Later Rhett took Kylee to see the "big fireworks" at Boulevard Park. They didnt get home until almost 11PM. So far her behavior has been okay for not getting a ton of sleep.