Why am I so busy?

I feel like I am so busy all the time. I remember right after Landon was born for several months I felt like I was floating on a cloud. Everything in life made me happy. I had no stress and any stress I did have didnt seem to matter because there was so much happiness to overtake it. And, as I am more in love with Landon (and Kirk) today than ever before, I feel the stress of life filling me more than the joy. I wish I could take a short break from it all and get resfreshed.

My little man will turn ONE this Thursday. I. CAN. NOT. BELIEVE. IT! So crazy how fast a year went by. He is so much fun though. Chatting, toddling (still not full on walking but doing really good at the 15 or so step incraments). He has such a little personality that shines through everyday, and yet some little things he has done since birth still shine though. Like how he points his little finger at my nose, eyes, and lips while I feed him his bottle. He is his mama's boy. He gets very irritated when you get in his space...his strong arm pushes you away with a very irritated look on his face. (See Kirk, its nothing personal...it is natural for us!) My prayer this week is that I can get back to a place of pure joy and let all the stresses of life melt away. Time goes by too fast to be anything but happy.

So here's to happiness and to my little man... *cheers!*

Rollin in the Crummy!

Hola! So on Saturday KC and Lisa and me and Kirk were hanging out and wanted to go to the Woodburn outlet mall. But, since both of our cars only hold 5, and we had 6, we were going to have to take seperate car. (gas prices, I dont think so!) Luckily my husband had parked in our driveway a brand new spankin clean....crummy. Not yet touched by dirty loggers. So, you guessed it, we all piled into the crummy and bumped it to Wooburn. Didnt even have tinted windows to disguise us. We were full on exposed. Petifile? Ya. It was awesome.

4th of July

We had a great 4th this year. Better than last years, that's for sure. But I guess when you arent pushing your due date, fat, swollen, and cranky....anything is better!

We went out to Kirk's grandparents to celebrate that 4th and a little double birthday party for Finn and Landon. Jesse and Marisa were still here with the kids, Kirk's parents and grandparents, my parents and grandma, and Lando's (that is what his cousins call him) godparents (and our best buddies) the Kauers were out there. The sun didnt decide to show its pretty face but we still had a fun time in the 90 degree pool! Kirk I didnt manage to stay up for any fireworks...but oh well! We heard them all night long. God Bless America!!!

Our trip to Seattle

Landon, Betsy (Mom in law) and I trucked up to Seattle to spend a few days with my sister in law and her family. That Friday was Finny (our nephew)'s 1st birthday. We got to hang out and celebrate little Finn and it was very special. Than on Saturday we took the kids over to their church where Marisa, along with the other woman of Woman of Purpose (a charity organziation that raises money to help stop child trafficking through out the world) had put on an even called Pictures for a Purpose. Four professional photographers graciously gave their time for a day and took pictures of kids and babies for a very reasonable price. We got a little sneak peak but the pics arent up yet. It was all around a fun trip!