Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Annual Seaside Trip!






Last weekend we made our way down to the beach in Seaside, Or. We did the same thing last year with our friends, the Smiths, so we all decided to it again. This time the Smiths brought some additional family members and we added another baby to the mix, so our group grew from seven to twelve! Needless to say, it was less relaxing, but more fun!

We were intending to stay just two nights, but got surprised with three while driving down. In Centraila, I called the Smiths to see how close they were getting. They were shocked that we were on our way, because our reservations were from Saturday through Monday, not Friday through Sunday! (Just for the record, it wasn't my fault! :)) So instead of turning around, disappointing a super busy and excited two-year-old, and braving a three-hour car ride again with a two-month old, we kept going. We got a cheap room for the night and called Jeremie's boss to get Monday off from work. In the long run, it turned out for the best!

Mollie's favorite activity was playing in the sand. All she kept asking was, "can I dig?" And Gabbie had the time of her life, eating non-stop and sleeping in bed snugged up to Mommy. It was a great time of getting away from the day-to-day stuff of working, cleaning, cooking, etc. We love our little trip and can't wait to do it again next year!

Thursday, August 12, 2010

New Ride!


We got a new double stroller today and love it!!! It's an Urban Mountain Buggy. Very similar to the BOB. Here are the girls on the maiden voyage!

Monday, August 9, 2010

Happy 2 Month Birthday, Gabbie!



The little one is getting so big already! She's cooing, smiling, and laughing a lot these days. She continues to be such a wonderfully sweet, calm, and easy baby. So thankful for her!

Monday, July 26, 2010

Gabbie Girl





Gabbie will be seven weeks old tomorrow. She is such a joy. She now sleeps so well and is calm and quiet most of the time. When I was pregnant with her I had no idea what she would look like, but I was convinced that she would be a peaceful little sweetheart. And now that she is here, I'm convinced I was right. We love this girl so very much.

Sister Love

Her are the girls playing together. I LOVE seeing Mollie with Gabbie. She is such a sweet, adoring big sister. I pray everyday that they will love each other more and more and will grow to be best friends. They are so blessed to have each other!!!

Future Cheerleaders


We took the girls to dinner at the Ram on the Tacoma Waterfront and happened to be sitting next to a table full of cheerleaders. The were wearing purple and gold with Vikings logos. Naturally, I thought they were from Puyallup High School. But I started noticing that their attire was VERY nice, with Reebok and NFL symbols all over. So, I started thinking that PHS must have a ton of money...

Mollie, of course, got their attention and they fell in love with her. She even got one of the girls to take her shoe and sock off to show off her nail polish! Finally, I figured out (from their accents)that they were not from PHS, but from Minnesota and are NFL cheerleaders! Super fun! The girls were super sweet and very excited to take pictures with our girls. I think they fit right in and maybe a little cheerleading of their own is in the future! (Well, if they get daddy's rhythm and flexibility!)

Mariners vs Red Sox



Last weekend Jeremie and I got to spend a little one-on-one time together for our anniversary. Ok, it wasn't really just the two of us, but it felt like it since we only had Gabbie with us. The game was a little boring until the 8th inning, but then the Mariners pulled it together and won 4-2. It was tons of fun. So much so that we are now talking about how we can get away on a real vacation without any kids next summer. Anyone up for taking two kiddos?! :)