A Very Merry Christmas!!!!

Alarms go off at 6:30am.....Santa has arrived and delivered goodies for everyone....What a treat that was!
We dove right in, opening presents, laughing, sipping on coffee and making a mess!!! Cinnamon rolls went in the oven and we were done by 8:30!!!
Rush rush rush to get everyone dressed, showered, fed, gathered and out the door to catch the Ferry!!!
Off to the Family party!


The destruction!!!


Caymus checking out some of his new Lego's. He loaded up!!!

A little Christmas snuggle from my girl!!!

Caymus and cousin Luke at the family xmas, those boys had a killer time together!!!

I got my baby fix!!! Awww how sweet the little ones are!

Aunt Lynne sporting her new handmade apron! So glad she liked it!!

Miss Kestyn rocking her new hand knitted hat!!! She has a little different style....really she wouldn't let anyone help her put it on.....

My GIRL!!!! With jingle bells in her hair! My Christmas cutie!

Merry Christmas to all!!!!

The rest of our trip was spent playing with all our new goodies, eating, drinking, tubing, walking.....
We did go out to dinner with the Coking.com team our last night in town, had a lovely time seeing every one and eating some really good food and sipping some really good wine!!!

A very merry Christmas.....eve

When the kids and I arrived at the Lummi House this is what found.....My parents were off having cocktails with the neighbors and so my mom had hooked us up....the note says:
Welcome & Merry Christmas!
Lucy & Caymus - There is a choice of soda in frig.
To All - Hot tub towels are laid out in bathroom. Tub is hot and ready for your enjoyment.
Marlea - Wine is obvious, right?!

Man I love my mama!!!!

The kids and I trekked up to my mom and dads on the 22nd and came back on the 28th. What a nice, relaxing, bonding time. We walked the beach, baked cookies, played Lego's, played games, watched movies, sat in the hot tub, sewed, drank some wine, opened gifts and ate a ton!


Grandma Barb and Lucy baking up a storm!!!



Back at it again.....blond drinking white and redhead drinking red! Cheers!

My daddy and I walking the beach!


Awwwww tub time!!!! There is not much better than warming up in a hot tub on a cold winter night sipping on a glass of red with those you love more than anything in the world!!!


Enjoyed our traditional Christmas Eve Fondue!


A little last minuet gift wrapping.....Mom had so many gifts to wrap apparently that she made herself a wrapping station! Very handy!

Surprise!!! Who doesn't love Honey Bunches of Oats!!! With Almonds!!!

Ha, jokes on me! It was flashlights not cereal!

The Mama, happy.

The babies........very happy!


So as you can see we were busy before Christmas! We had a very nice relaxing Christmas eve and we were all in bed by 11pm!!!!

Over the river......

.....and through the woods, to grandmothers house we go!

1 tank of gas = $61.00
lunch for 3 people = $25.00
Driving time on I-5 (with 2 kids and a dog) = 6.5 hours
Lummi island ferry fair = $11.00

Spending a week on an island celebrating Christmas with my parents = Priceless!!!!

Tornado hits Aumsville!!!

At 11:40am today a tornado hits the little town of Aumsville. No warning. Damage as close as 4 blocks from our house. We had no damage and are all ok.
The majority of the damage took place on and around main-street.

A visit from the parents!

I just cant keep those folks away these days! Its always nice to have the parents come to town!!! This was a short weekend visit but we did pack as much in as we could!
Unfortunately all 3 of us have been coming down with a cold, so we were not quite as active as we coulda been....
The kids decorating the tree....this was from a few days ago, but I still had to post it, partially because of how cute they are, but also to show the affection they are giving!!!


Moose building Lego's.

Even Grandma gets down there and plays with Lego's! Such a trooper!


My dad. Big Bear. He is a keeper!!!


Bob came out and kicked the parents butts in Cribbage......or did they let him win.....doubtful they are pretty competitive when it comes to Cribbage!!!

We got the outside of the house decorated!!! Some people have one xmas tree....some have 4.....


And in true Oregon fashion it poured down rain while we did our decorating!!! But like true Oregonians and Washingtonians we sucked it up and didn't let the rain stop us!!!

So now they are off, on their way home they are stopping off at Crystal Mountain to visit Reid. Then home to finish the xmas prep.....and we will be heading that way in a week!

My Girl

This girl brings me an abundant amount of joy. She is growing up to be an awesome young lady. She has a sense of humor that even a lot of adults don't have. Very funny and light hearted. She does great in school and is well liked by all.
It amazes me how your love can grow on a daily basis for your own child. You think when they are born that it's not possible to love them any more than you do at that moment, I was wrong!
Watching her grow, succeed, fail, learn, make her own choices. I am humbled daily.
Lucy Norma I love you girl!!!

To busy to blog.....lame excuse!

No joke, we have been busy and November just flew bye!!!!
A few highlights....went to a few duck games, mom came down for a visit and we got lots and lots of work done around here, Wrestling is in full swing with 2 nights a week of practices and tournaments on Saturdays, Thanksgiving, kids went to New York City with Marshall and his parents, Lucy turned 8.........

My back deck is taking shape! Got some of my yard art hung, strung lights all around, made some cool wine lights (more to come), added a few tables. Its looking great and now I cant wait for nice weather so we can entertain out there!


My neighbor saw mom and I out in my front yard digging in the dirt and said he could not stand back and watch us work that hard.....next thing I know he has a rototiller and did the entire front for us! Now to get cracking, I mean planting!!!!



You know how some people look like their dogs? Well Mom and I look like our wine.....she is blond and drinks white, I am a red head and drink red.......We had a great visit. So nice to have her around!!!


Caymus won first finally!!! That was his goal for this wrestling season! He took a lot of seconds last year and really wanted a first!!! He rocked and accomplished his goal at his second tournament!


My baby turned 8. Hard to believe. Really, I can still remember what it felt like to have her growing inside of me. She has grown to be an amazing girl. I am so proud of her and love her more every day.



Got our tree up! It looks great and smells even better!



My little Roaches!

Yep I am a good sport!!! Got to be Clifford at the Schools spirit assembly!!!!