THE Christmas Moment

Merry Christmas all!

Dedication

Madilene and the family went to church today for her dedication. It was awesome! As you can see my girls looked beautiful and ready to take on the world. It's been a great December so far.

Cups

Madi loves using her fingers, She loves grasping and pulling at anything (including her sisters hair). Above you see one of her favorite activities, pushing, pulling, pressing and punishing her pink cups. poor cups ;-)

Happy Sunday

It's been an awesome 41st birthday, thank you all for a good one. And of course here are a couple of goofy pics of the girls.

First Day of School

We are ready to go!

Sitting up and some teeth

Things are moving along fast for kid #2, she can sit on her own for short periods now and if you look really close you can see a tooth coming in.

Lighthouse Festival

Kaylene, GanPaul, Grandma and Mommy had quite a day up North at the Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival. According to Mommy she kept going and going until she could go no more - as you can see.

Braids and Babies

Went to the crossroads mall last week and had Kaylene's hair done and wow I was really impressed. We had a ton of fun and the session ended with sparkle hair spray. And no blog post would be complete without a cute Madi shot.

Rafting 2012

Again, another awesome year on the river. For those of you that are interested, the bottom three photos are of Joe and his crew making a very successful (final) run on Oaks Springs. Hope to see you all next year!

Sunday Bath

Happy Sunday and have a wonderfully peaceful week!

3

We have an awesome big sister who turns 3 today. I can remember when there was only 2 people in this house who could share the love and responsibility of a newborn, but I realize we have 3. Happy Birthday my sweet, silly, lighthearted and now BIG girl. We love you sooooooooooooo much!

Half Roll!

With continued progress we will have the "Full Roll" down shortly!

Father's Day 2012

According to Jolene we needed an update and as usual she was right. Thank you all for a great Father's Day!

All Smiles

I really thought Kaylene was the "smiles" champ, I was wrong. Look at this kid. She does all the time and I love it!

Water

I must confess, I had forgotten how much fun water was. This kid played with her water activity station for a good long time this morning. Right through one of Madilene's feeding's, Score! She really is amazing.

Mother's Day 2012

Oh boy! I am surrounded by some pretty lovely women. I am one lucky dog! Happy Mother's day!

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

After 3 months and 55+ hours of listening time I have completed the above book. For anybody that wants a an awesome grasp on 20th century history this is the book to read and devour. For anybody who wants a better grasp on current events, they should read this book. For anybody who wants to better understand the evil of human nature, they should most definitely read this book. Great book and an amazing personal achievement. Thank you Mr Shirer.

I live in the house of awesome

It's been a great spring so far, full of cherry trees blossoming, people finding their fingers and spending time outside with grandparents. Everything is right with the world.

Easter @ 2 1/2

I'll let the video speak for itself.

500

I would have never thought I would make the 500th post, I mean really 500 hundred posts. Starting in 2006 and consistently (and non-consistently) posting about my marriage, work-life, dogs, family, extended family, friends, really almost anything - clear into 2012. Over time this has become our family photo album and I have totally enjoyed sharing all of the ups and downs of life. I want to thank you all for watching, reading and commenting. Its really wild to think, 6 years ago we had no Kaylene or Madilene, we had two dogs and crazy busy careers. And I must say, I like what I have now better than then. Well, I miss the puppies. Anyway, here's looking at 2018 and 500 more posts and beyond!

Massive Victory!

Both girls took a nap at the same time in their own beds. Mom and Dad actually got two hours of free time. Now we need to conquer nighttime.

Holding the Baby

If you are wondering what Kaylene is saying at the end of the video, she is saying, "Big Daddy and Big Mama". Not sure why, she just is.