A Fun Summer!

We have been on the go this summer. I am constantly saying we overbooked ourselves and I'm saying it again but here we are and we finally spent a weekend in our new home! So it's been really nice.






Some of things we've been up to:

Camping weekend at Ocean Shores with the Fishers
A little Seafood soiree at our house with some friends
Family gathering in Stanwood - Aunt and Uncle from NY are visiting

Just a Little Rant

Becuase I'm home with Sydney today (she's not feeling well), I'm gonna blog about something that annoys me. Actually a few things that annoy me. They're things I wouldn't say to most people and sorry if you hate me for it but these things piss me off.

1) When people pull up in front of retail or grocery stores and drop people off - especially when they're SLOW to get out of the car. I mean really? You can't pull down an aisle and then let someone off?

2) People who drop people off in front of stores and then pull over to the side to wait for them. Lazy lazy lazy. And rude to people who are trying to get around. Get a parking spot jackass.

3) People who drive around looking for a close parking spot. Walk people.

4) It appears anyone and everyone can get a handicap sticker. People are usually in poor physical condition because they haven't taken care of themselves. Obvious exceptions on this one and I'm not going to go into them.

5) People who take the elevator from Floor One to Floor Two. Again, obvious exceptions exist but take note - lazy lazy lazy and RUDE to those of us who have quite a few floors to get up.

6) Checkers who aren't chatty. I'm chatty, say hello, ask me how my day is going, say something interesting.

OK I'm finding that I have to think too hard now so I'll conclude this rant. Sorry if my poor attitude has impacted your day in a negative way.

Be Happy!

Wedding fun

It seems as though it has been quite awhile since we attended a wedding. 2006 in fact! In our social circle we are in the land of babies! Lots are on #2, some on #1 - it's just our age. BUT this weekend we attended a friend's wedding in Leavenworth. Actually more my friend - from highschool and even pre highschool. Annie and I have some great (and crazy) memories and it was so wonderful to be there. Her hubby was so nice (and cute) and the venue was amazing.

It actually got Lyndon and I thinking a lot about how much we love Eastern WA and the activities there are over there. Lyndon talked quite a bit with the owner of the farm/B&B where the wedding was held and that kind of a business really interests us. So here we are dreaming again, wondering what we're going to be when we grow up...

Moving, fun, pain and more!

So it's been a really eventful month for us. We have successfully gotten out of our apartment lease and have moved into a new house (new to us). We are renting it and got a stellar deal in a great neighborhood. We have four bedrooms (one extra for guests - come see us!) and the square footage is almost double to our apartment. We needed it. It has a garage for all of Lyndon's guy stuff and just tons of storage room for all the crap we can't seem to part with.

We are really settling into Olympia nicely and love the community here.

Yesterday we left mid-morning as we had a date with Thomas the Train! For those who don't know, he's a cartoon character that our kids just love - especially Isaac. We got tickets for a ride on Thomas and it was pretty much set up for a day of fun. We had a great time although it was so hot - but the kids did awesome!

Last night Lyndon and I took advantage of the babysitting and went on a date. Had a fantastic dinner at The Loft in Downtown Edmonds (a bit spendy but worth it) and then went to see The Proposal. Great date night movie!

This morning WAS going great - I say WAS because poor Isaac had so much energy and he was running around, came into see my mom and I and took a face plant into the corner of their desk. Immediately we could tell from the sound that it was serious. Not just a bump - but a gash. It was awful. Lyndon and I were in the car on our way to the ER in 5 minutes. They saw him immediately and luckily he didn't need stitches - just some glue. He was really a rock star and it helped that I had my camera with me with all the pics of Thomas from the day before - those made him happy. So mom and I had to cancel our planned facials but it was OK. We spent a nice afternoon with the kids, made a great halibut meal and got home just in time for bed - at least for the kids.

I am so thankful for the life we are currently leading. Lyndon has a job, I have a job, we're happy with where we live, we get to see our family almost every weekend somehow someway and we have wonderful, happy children who are the apples of our eyes.

Cheers!

Haircut

Our cute little man.....

Dress-up Diva

Sydney was to be in her room resting and she ended up putting on this crazy collaboration!

In a League of her Own!

Friend: "Sydney, we want you to be a part of our 'club'"
Sydney: "I have my own club, I don't want to be a part of your 'club'"
Friend: "But we want you in OUR club"
Sydney: "I don't want to be in your club!"
Friend: "We're going to throw mud balls at you"
Sydney: "I don't care"

I love her.