Thanksgiving Turkeys

Hi All!!

I saw this super cute idea somewhere in the blogosphere and thought I would make up some placecards for Thanksgiving dinner at my parents house.

 I used my Build A Turkey stamp set by Unity and each little turkey is sitting on a Hershey Nugget!

Here's a view of the table with all my little turkeys (one for each member of the family) - and a pumpkin that Mom made last year.

And, here's the biggest Turkey of all - my Brother!  And, of course, my Mom ♥ 

I'm sure my bro will be just thrilled to find his photo on my blog... hehehe!

Easter Sunday

This is my second post of the night, be sure to scroll down to find my latest project...

We hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter! I had to work that weekend, but I managed to get in the hospital Egg Hunt and Easter Basket joys before I left for work. I put together a slideshow to share with you of photos that I took over the weekend. Enjoy!

Monsters V. Cookies

Just some fun shots from this evening.

Everyone had a special cookie to enjoy after dinner...

But I think Bradley enjoyed his the MOST!

He had cream in his hair!

Needless to say, tonight became an unscheduled Bath Night!

Enjoy!

Click on the collage to view the photos larger.

My favorite people!

Just wanted to share a photo with you of my 3 favorite people!

Emily & Grandpa feeding the birds

I was playing around with this Picasa software (free download!) and created this collage of photos from a few weekends ago in Roy. Emily wanted to help Grandpa fill his many, many birdfeeders, so Grandpa was showing her the ropes. One day she might actually be a help to Grandpa!

Hope you like the collage... I'll have to play with it some more to figure out the secrets and special stuff. But for now.. not bad, I guess!

Photo of the week: 1-25-09 - 1-31-09

Here's the story:

Iain's working late.

I don't feel good.

Still have to make dinner and feed the kiddums.

Iain calls and says go ahead and make what you had planned, I'll be home at 7pm.

Great.... into the kitchen I go.

Bradley screams - "Feed Me!" he must be saying.

Sigh. How do I feed Bradley and make dinner at the same time?

"I'll help you, Mommy!" Emily to the rescue!

With just a little bit of supervision - big sister feeds little brother his dinner.

Thanks, Emily! Sometimes, you're a doll!

(Sorry, Bradley - not the most flattering photo of you!)

Photo of the week: 1-4-09 - 1-10-09

OK, it's supposed to be a photo of the kids together for my P.O.T.W. (Photo Of The Week) - but who can resist when Daddy is there and everyone is smiling? Not to mention, I was having a really hard time getting the two of them to stay together and smiling this week!

The kids loved Christmas, of course!

We were all spoiled this year! Thank you, Santa!

Both kids got lots of new clothes. Lots and lots of toys! Emily got lots of movies and Bradley got his first race track and a Sock Monkey! Emily's big present is a Giddy Up & Go Pony, she can sit on it and it actually rolls across the floor! Bradley got a Bounce & Spin Zebra, too! They are both so cute sitting on their toys bouncing together!

Iain got new slippers, of course! I also spoiled him with a few Bomber Jacket leather items from Levenger.com. I got him a monogrammed leather journal cover with refills and a leather cell phone holster.

I got perfume, lots of new pj's (I love pj's!) and my first Christmas Village house by Department 56! Now we just need to get a curio cabinet or something to display them in! Now, Iain has a sure fire gift for future Christmasses!

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I couldn't say it better than my Dad did this morning - so go check out his blog: http://www.echo9er.net/blog/

We wish everyone a very "Happy Christmas" as they say in England!

Christmas 2008

Here are a bunch of photos taken on Christmas morning and afternoon!

Christmas Dogs!

We took the dogs into the groomers today so that they would be pretty for Christmas, too! We got Pumpkin Spice scented shampoo for them, so they smell yummy! The groomer put a Christmas bandanna on each of them! They look so cute!

New PJ's!

Every year, the whole family gets new pj's on Christmas eve, so that we will all have pretty pj's on for photos on Christmas morning! So, here is a family photo of us in our new pj's this year!

Iain & Emily shoveling

Snow Doggies

Here's the puppy dogs! And, don't worry, we brought them in right away!

How the Grinch Stole Chrismas

Tonight, while Emily & I were making her pomander, Iain was reading How the Grinch Stole Christmas for the first time! I love the way Iain reads that story, he does the Grinch voice so well! So, it was a photo-op that I couldn't pass up!

Mid-September Ramblings

Hello from Kennewick! It's sunny with blue skies here today. I wish I could send some of this good weather down south! It's starting to cool down a little bit, and as much as I complained about the hot days of summer, I'm not looking forward to the icy days of winter!!

So Emily's second week of preschool was a short one! Wednesday was a teacher inservice day, so there was no school. This turned out to be a good thing, because poor Emily spiked a fever that day of 102.2! So, we stayed home and she actually took a nice long nap that afternoon! The next day her fever was down to almost normal, but it did creep up to 99.2 later in the afternoon. So, she stayed home with me again. Friday morning she had her first dentist appointment, which we ended up canceling because her fever snuck back up to 100.4! So, I called her pediatrician (again), only to find out that she was off that day! We ended up taking her to the walk-in clinic to see a Dr. I didn't want her to go the whole weekend with a jumping fever! So, the Dr. saw her and said that she just had a bug, her ears were fine, but her throat was a bit red. So he gave her an antibiotic and told us to keep giving Tylenol to keep the fever under control. After one dose of antibiotic, we could see a definate improvement! Today she is feeling much much better! Back to her old self, really!
Bradley stood up all by himself today! Well, I stood him up, but he stayed up by himself! He held on to his little table just long enough for me to snap a couple photos and then he fell down! Poor little guy! It's a long way down for him! So, after that, he was a little scared and I had to stay behind him where he could touch me when he wobbled! He's still just scooting along the floor, but today he was using his knees more, not quite crawling, but he's figuring out that if he uses his knees, he moves faster! Pretty soon, he'll be chasing Emily through the house!! Oh, I'm so not ready to chase after 2 of them!!!

I'll sign off for now! Thanks for checking in!

Have a wonderful day!

So we were all hanging out on the floor after dinner last night and decided to take some pics... I think I need to go get a tripod for my camera, because I couldn't get it set up to get us all in the photo without someone actually holding the camera... so... hope you like the photos! It's hard to get everyone to look at the camera (Emily) and to get everyone to smile at the camera (Bradley)!!! But these two photos were the best out of the batch! Maybe next time we'll try to take pictures before we all put our pj's on!

Hope everyone is doing well, we all send our love out to you all!

Have a great day!

Hello!

Hi! Long time no hear, right! Yea, sorry about that... :o) Life is kinda hectic with a 3-year old "hurricane" as Grandpa calls her and a 4 month old little guy! But things are going great! Here are the updates!



Emily is a great big sister! She loves to help take care of her little brother, she especially likes to get him bibs that match his outfit - and they have to match! She is no longer in daycare, as we decided to take them both out, so that I can stay home with them more. We have signed her up for dance classes in July, princess themed, of course! She will have 3 weeks of classes, 4 days each week, and we will see how she likes that. We are also looking into swimming lessons for her this summer. We have signed her up for preschool at St. Joseph's Catholic School. They have classes going up to the 8th grade, so again, we will see how she likes it there. She starts her half days at the end of August.

Bradley is growing way too fast for my liking! He is already 4 months old! He is trying really hard to roll over and is thinking about trying to sit up. He is eating and sleeping well, and his Dr. says he is looking great, but a little too happy! He seems to be growing faster than Emily did and we already had to move him into a larger carseat! He is sleeping longer at night, actually slept last night from about 8:30pm to about 5am this morning! But, he had an eventful weekend, so he must have just been tuckered out!


Emily has a new puppy! We adopted him 3 weeks ago and he 13 weeks old now. He was marked as an Australian Shepard Mix, but he looks a lot like a boxer. He seems like he will be a good dog, boxers are said to be good family breeds.

So, we took both kids and both dogs to visit Nana and Grandpa this weekend, and we all went to Mommy and Me at the Zoo, at Pt. Defiance Zoo in Tacoma. That was a nice day! It was so much fun to watch Emily run through the zoo talking to all the animals! She had a great day, and she was relatively well-behaved. She sure got lots of smiles and giggles from other zoo visitors as we walked by! We timed the visit perfectly as it started to rain right when we were ready to head home. A quick stop at Trader Joe's before heading back to Nana and Grandpa's for the night, and that made for a full day! We all packed up to head back over the mountains Sunday morning. Although, having to stop in Redmond to get our all that stuff that we miss since moving, (such as: Jamba Juice, Malt Balls from Larry's Market, and of course anything and everything from the British Pantry for Iain!) made for a very very long drive!

Today, I am trying to have a restful day at home, but Emily is showing no signs of being worn out from her big weekend... :o) Maybe tomorrow we'll go to the library....

I'll try (as I always say I will) to keep more up to date here for you! Please bear with me!

To all the Mommies out there - Happy Mother's Day - You are the best, and you deserve a day to call your own!

Take Care!

So, it's been a while...

Sorry, I've been bad about posting updates.

Things have been busy in Richland.

Baby Bradley William is only about 60 days away and we've been getting ready for him to join us.

Little Miss Emily Rose is very excited to meet her new little brother. She asks about him all the time and always wants to know where he is and what he's doing!

The mommy doctor says that everything is going well, and I see him again at the end of the month.

My job at the hospital is going well also. I just accepted a full time position, so I'll be working more hours, but that's what I was hoping would happen, so I'm happy.

Iain and I are trying to buy our first home. We are in the offer/counter-offer/counter-counter-offer stage right now, hoping for the best. So cross your fingers for us! This house would be perfect for the growing family. Especially if we can get into it before Bradley arrives!

Emily had a wonderful time with Iain on Halloween (while Mommy was working). I hope you enjoy the picture of her in her costume! 3 cheers for the Red, White and Blue!

And speaking of the Red, White and Blue - It's Veteran's Day! - So here's a quick shout-out to all of those who have, are and will serve to keep our country safe and free. To all of those who are far from home and loved ones, Thank You for all you do, and please come home safe.

Don't forget to check out Dad's blog http://www.echo9er.net/blog/

Over and out... see you next time! :)