Since they learned to pull themselves up, this is their new favorite game...I love the giggles! Sorry about the coughing and heavy breathing, I'm fighting a chest cold...
(Sawyer is in the polka dots)
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Friday, May 25, 2012
Hoowwlllll
For his birthday this year, my genius husband asked for an overnight trip to the Great Wolf Lodge for he, I and Cassidy. BEST birthday present ever! We had so much fun and made good use of our time. Cassidy was a little overwhelmed at the beginning, kinda like me, but warmed up quickly and got her "fish" on. We were able to go down on Thursday which was great as there was hardly any one there and we played and played. Friday morning we were back in the pool until our tummies decided to head home around lunch time.
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| Chad and Cass howlin' it up after storytime that night |
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| Cassidy was able to sneak down these waterslides...Cassidy decided the red one was the fastest! |
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| Cassidy's favorite thing turned out to be the wave pool, the bigger the waves the better. She learned to float with her life jacket and loved it! |
wait for it.....
free style in the toddler pool...this move got her kicked out, but not for too long
My brave little fish
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Mother's Week
Instead of Mother's Day, I had a Mother's week this year, starting off with a tea party at Cassidy's pre-school. Cassidy had a great time getting dressed up and we enjoyed a very nice couple of hours with just the two of us playing and sipping tea.
It has been a great week with lots of reminders of how blessed I am by my children and family to be able to celebrate Mother's Day
Mom and Bryce came over Friday night and Saturday morning we did the "Run for your Mum" local 5k with all the girls. It was pretty funny seeing Cass back in a stroller...kinda all arms and legs, but it worked with Uncle Bryce pushing her all the way. Mom did great and we did not come in last!
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| Before |
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| Ready and waiting for the starting horn... |
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| Check out that form! |
After the race we had lots of time to just hang out. Chad and Bryce made us a wonderful halibut dinner Saturday night with yummy sweet potatoes and salad and even cleaned up. It was great! |
| Me and my girls for breakfast |
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| Happy baby in a box...I think it's Sawyer, maybe? |
Sunday the girls were dedicated at our church. It was a nice little ceremony and I was thankful that Bryce and Mom could be there.
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| Sawyer, Cassidy and Rylee in there Sunday dresses...oh yeah, and Mossy |
Bryce headed home Sunday afternoon and Mom stayed to help out while Chad went fishing for the rest of the week. We had great weather to enjoy and lots of fun just hanging out.
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| Grandma's new "hands-free" feeding method. It works pretty good for the first part of the bottle but once those little tummies start getting full, there is a lot of squirming to contain! |
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| Rylee, Sawyer Teething?? Maybe, but still no teeth! |
Sue and Aunt Bette came up from Woodland to give me a play day so Cari and I took our Kayaks out for the first time in 2 years! It was a perfect afternoon on the water and a great time. It was awesome not having to worry about the girls with 3 grandma's on duty!
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| Sue and Rylee, Cassidy and Bette with Sawyer |
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| Grandma snuggles are the best |
This week, Sawyer learned how to pull herself up....and I learned how to drop the crib mattresses!
I could say the girls enjoy playing together but I'm pretty sure all Sawyer wants is her Monkey...and Rylee knows it!
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| Sawyer in white, Rylee in purple TROUBLE? Who us? Oh yeah! |
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Project
I hate to admit it, but my idea of putting the slate walkways in gravel to keep a "natural" look just didn't work. The stones never seemed to sit quite level (sorry again to all friends and family with slightly twisted ankles) and I don't have time to pull all the little cedar trees and weeds that like to grow there. So Chad, Jerry, m friend T, our neighbor Don and I outside and a whole babysitting crew inside (THANK YOU JoAnn, Sharon and Shannon) took our walkways from this.......
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| I kept waiting for the I told ya so's, but the guys graciously just dug up all the gravel |
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| Papa's bonus pay |
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| Our supervisor was never too far away |
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| Don helping T and I with the layout design |
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| The moment of truth is the next day with the power washer. This was our second pour with exposed aggregate and we were still a little nervous |
To this. With the exposed aggregate, it's a great compromise. The look is still natural with no weeds and they look beautiful thanks to all of our helpers!
Sunday, May 6, 2012
8 months
8 months; Smiling, giggling, mobile, cute bundles of trouble!
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| Rylee Sawyer |
Both girls have mastered some new skills this month; Rylee now laughs like a goat while Sawyer can blow raspberries with the best of them. Physically, we have gotten rid of all the 3 month old clothes in their closets (admittedly some just on principal) and they are now solidly in 6 month outfits. Both girls have mastered the army crawl to get where they want to go, which is everywhere and are very curious.
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| Sawyer leading the charge |
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| It begins....Sawyer's favorite place to go is Cassidy's room and I'm pretty sure it won't be "cute" for long |
Rylee is very curious these days on how things work
and is definitely on the move to explore
1st blood...any guesses on who? I'd hide the picture but that doesn't necessarily help! It was Sawyer trying to stand
She is determined to stand...almost got it....
GOT IT!!
Masters of the sippy cup....WSU here we come!
Oh, and their adoration for their big sister Cassidy just keeps growing!
and now they can chase her! Sawyer is on the left
There are lots of giggles in our house, one busy mom and dad, and the good stuff just keeps getting better
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