The Cottage

Yesterday we spent a wonderful day at the cottage with family. It was about 93degrees and there wasn’t a cloud to be seen in the sky. Morgan was so excited to go up to the cottage for a day, and she really play hard all day long. Olivia slept the best she has the whole trip, so I guess that everyone had a wonderful day. Some highlight of the day were:

Morgan took her very first tube ride, she wanted to be in the tube all by herself. This was a stretch for me, but she did really well and the second time she went out on the lake it was all kids on the back of the boat. Morgan also has a new love boats she road in the boat as much as possible with Uncle Dale it was cute. She also played with her cousins all day she didn’t take a nap( I didn’t even lay her down) it’s a good thing that we put both of the girls in their p.j.'s for the ride home.

Olivia played in the sand for the very first time, yes I know we live in the Pacific Northwest and my child has never been to the beach. She loved the beach and was very determined to taste a little bit of it too.

I was able to relax, this may sound very strange seeing as how I had two very small children at the lake all day but I was very relaxed. I have gotten used to Morgan being around the water, and feel like she know what she is not supposed to do. It was wonderful to be able to sit in the sun and talk with the other mommy’s(Luke’s cousins).

Luke also had a wonderful time, but it a sore(really sore) this morning. He learned to wake board yesterday. I think that he did very well once he let the boat pull him up, he kept trying to do that himself. On the drive home last night he told me that was really fun, but I’m so tired and I can already tell that I am going to hurt in the morning. I’m very proud of him for trying something new.

Well I know that it has been awhile in between post, but I have been feeling really awful and just haven’t wanted to do much blogging. Luke and I are taking off to Detroit tomorrow just the two of us. It should be a fun, he is going to take me to the University of Michigan Campus, and then we are going out to meet up with some of Luke's old college friends. I hope that you are all having a wonderful week, we are missing all of you and are looking forward to seeing everyone in a few weeks.

We are having a BABY

Well I know that this is a surprise to most of you out there. Trust me Luke and I were shocked when we found out. I had an ultra sound a few weeks ago, and everything looked good, my due date is February 24th. We are still having a wonderful time on our trip, but I have been sick and a little tried. We have been sticking closer to his parents house than planed, but that has been just fine with me to have the extra help with the kids while I have been feeling sick. I'm hoping and praying that I get to feeling better by the time we have to drive home. I will keep all of you updated on what is going on with our newest little development.

Welcome Baby Ava Isabella

This week has been very busy and filled with lots of activity. Luke has started a major redecoration project for his parents. About 20 years ago they put a wonderful addition on to their home. As most of us know wallpaper was the in thing to decorate with in the 1980's, but seeing as how it is no longer the era of wallpaper Luke's parents(mom) have decided it is time to take it down. This week he started, he finished today taking the wall paper out of the family room and kitchen, now he has to prep the walls for primer and paint. I'm very thankful that he has this project to keep him busy. I will try and post before, during, and after pictures soon.

Now moving on to more exciting news, on Friday I became and auntie again. Ava Isabella was welcomed into the world at about 7:45am she was 5lbs. 11.5oz and 16 inches long. She is a very tiny, but very cute gift from God! I have posted a picture of Ava with her big brother Adain, Ava also has a big sister who is very excited to welcome her, but I really liked this picture. Hope that you have all had a wonderful week. Keep reading the best is yet to come in the next few weeks as our trip continues.

Lets go Swimming

Morgan's cousin Taya came over to play today the girls had so much fun in the pool!

4th of July

We are having a wonderful time in Michigan, so far. We arrived on July 3rd at about 4:00pm, local time. Yesterday was a wonderful day, spent with family. We started the day off with a parade Morgan had so much fun with her cousins. She also loved all the candy and necklaces that she got at the parade. The rest of the day we enjoyed some much-needed relaxation. Morgan loves the pool. With her life jacket on, she can swim by herself (something she prefers). She has even jumped off the diving board a few time. Olivia also is loving being able to be outside and play in the water. I'm going to try and get some pictures up soon, but we are having some issues with getting the pictures off of our camera. I hope that you all had a wonderful and relaxing 4th of July.

What do you get when you mix......

I'm going to start by saying I'm sorry if any of you readers out there are Rockstar fans. I tried the stuff for the first time today I think that it is one of the worst drinks on the market I don't know why any one would pay for the stuff. I guess that I should back up and tell the story of what happened on day 3 of our cross country trip.
After a wonderful night's rest, we started out and the weather was beautiful. There wasn't that much to look at, as far as scenery goes, but it was shaping up to be a nice drive. About 2 hours into our 9 hour day, Luke looks at me and says he would really like a Rockstar. Morgan then piped up that she would like to use the potty, so, after that comment, we pulled into the nearest gas station. About 10 minutes later, we were all settled. I was just about to back out of our parking space(it was my turn to drive for a bit), when Luke opened his Rockstar. Let me warn you, this is the beginning to the end. He looked at me and asked if I would you like to try some. I had never had Rockstar, but heard good things about it so I gave it a try. What the heck was I thinking? I suddenly had two well-known, yucky flavors in my mouth. What were they, you ask? Cherry Robitusin and Beer. Thats right, folks, mix the two of those together and you get a Rockstar. Well, I'm sure that the ingredients are different, but, I assure you, the taste is exactly the same. As I look over at Luke I'm sure I had a what did you just give me look on my face. He chuckles and asks, "What? You don't like it?" I responded with a quick no and told him what I thought it tasted like. He laughed, and said, "Well, I thinks its good."
Other than our Rockstar story our day went well. We reach Michigan tomorrow and our day should be short! Luke and I are feeling pretty good. I'm mean things are not perfect, but they are far form anything that I feel like I can complain about.

Heyburn ID to Cheyenne WY

Our day has gone well, again, but we are exasted. I think that we will all sleep better as we are in a much nicer hotel with amenities like AC, cribs, and beds that aren’t tacoed. Oh yes the simple plesures of civilazation. This hotel has very nice grounds, that are set up more like a small resort. We were able to walk around, play at the park, go swimming, and now I am able to stay up and blog while the girls work on falling asleep. Tomorrow will be the longest day of our trip, we will be driving almost 700 miles. I don’t know if we are crazy or not. Ask me tomorrow? Well I better get going Olivia is still awake and playing in her bed. I think its time for some Mom intervention.