Happy Birthday Jared!

Today my sweetheart turns 33. For a few months I can officially say he is older than me :). So what can I say about my hon. HE IS AWESOME! I love hangin out with him. He is definitely my best friend. No one makes me laugh harder (till there is tears and I have to cross the legs) or smile more. I love how when the kids or I try something new, he is as excited as we are when we accomplish what were doing. (example:Spending all day going down the mountain with me while I was learning to snowboard. I kept telling him he didn't have to ruin his day hanging out with me, to go have some fun. He just said he loves watching me do good and hanging out with me. The whole time encouraging me and picking me up every time I fell on my face or giving me mouth to mouth when I thought I was dying from belly flop---okay we just were smooching)He is very devoted to us. He doesn't go out much with his buddies-hardly ever. Not because he doesn't have the chances, he just enjoys hanging out with his family and spending time watching the kids do what they love. He takes good care of us, in every way. We love you so much Jared. I hope you have a wonderful birthday, even though we're spending all day watching Berek's games. I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU!!!

2008 Pictures

We took the kids down to the Columbia River to take some pictures of them. I didn't think I could handle another visit to Sears or JCPenny, waiting an hour till they finally get me back for pictures. By then the kids are grouchy, hungry, and the pictures don't quite turn out. They had fun playing around and we were only taking pics for about 30 min. which left plenty of time for play.

Tayler's "CRAZY" picture

Skiping rocks

Lovin' the swing

A Day on the Water

WOW!!!!! Two blog posts in a week, what is with this?!?! Well, I finally remembered the camera out on the boat. We've only been out a few times this year. It has either been cold, raining, windy, so finally we had an all around beautiful day. The water was still only about 60* but ya gotta do what ya gotta do, and we love the water. I loved all the pictures so I decided to share all of them. The kids absolutely love being out on the water. It has been the best thing we have ever bought. Our family spends our best times out there and we love every moment of it. They each got a turn to drive the boat-even Berek's friend. There was lots of tubing and some wakeboarding. Bailey was a lot of help keeping things under control, as you can see. She is really good at that. We went out from 12 :00 to 7:00pm. By the end of the day we were all pretty drained. We did get some good sun and good sleep that night.

Summer has Begun

Yesterday Jared had his first "EARLY" day of the summer. Once a week, during the summer, he goes in an hour early, doesn't take a lunch hour, and gets off around 2:00. We love it 'cause it gives us a chance to have a little fun with him during the week. We decided to meet up with some friends and let the kids run through the water at a park nearby. I love these water fixtures (I guess that is what ya call 'em). I had never seen anything like this until we moved here and it is great on the hot summer days. It was great fun and I finally have some pictures. And to my friend and family who tagged me--I still promise to get it done, someday :).

My Little Man

Since I've been a total slacker, justifiably, on the blog lately, I thought I would let you all see a proud and stressful moment of a mother. This amazing boy has wanted to pitch for the last 2 years of baseball. Last year was going to be his lucky year but the week before his debut, he broke his collar bone. It broke his heart, mine, Jared's , and the emergency room doc.

So on with the story, this year was his year. He's had his good games and bad ones, luckily only a few bad. He talks and talks after those games asking us "DID YOU SEE..." "DO YOU THINK....." He is a fun kid. I have enjoyed watching him this year. So to the proud and stressful moments, I love seeing him pitch, I love see him smile. I hate the butterflies I get in my stomach and my weak knees watching him, realizing that the pitcher can make or break the game. He has always done well and now at the end of a great season I want to tell him "I'M PROUD OF YOU BEAR!!! YOU'RE THE MAN!!"