Swim Update

The kids are still in swim and progressing great. Here is a video of Addi diving for rings. She has really excelled these last few months, swimming with her arms and using her kickers.

Cabin

We went to the cabin this weekend with Jaime, Dan and Luke. I was sick the entire time, but we still managed to have a good time. He ate a lot, watched movies, the boys played video games and we also managed in naps. It was great. We only left the house to walk down to the park. Dan and Ian had water balloon fights with the kids everyday. They loved it. Here is Addi and Choobie patiently waiting for the balloons to be filled up.
I love this picture of Addi mid-air. She was so excited.

Addi refusing to pose for me.
Bubba is such a trooper. We drag him everywhere and he is happy as a clam.
Addi took this picture of Luke. Good, right? They have so much fun together, luckily for us.
Running from balloons Ian was dropping from the deck.

8 months and Conjunctivitis

The day after we got back from Washington, Von woke up from his nap with his eyes crusted shut. But of course, when I went to get him from his crib, he was smiling and was so happy. I took him to the doctor and it was just a case of conjunctivitis. After a few days of antibiotics, he was back to normal. This picture is so sad, but still so cute.
Here he is at 8 months. I can't believe he is going to be turning one in just a few months. He is still not crawling, but he gets around by rolling. And he can only sit up momentarily. I think it is because he is just so big. When I took him to the doctor for his eye, he was 21 pounds, 6 ounces. He is fat and happy still and I wouldn't have it any other way!

Trip to Washington

We just got back last night from a trip to my hometown, Camano Island, WA. We went back to enjoy all the things that make summer at my parents house great-lots of crab, boating, waterskiing, and Ian's favorite, my ten year high school reunion. Addi was in heaven. Because the sun rises on their side of the island, Addi was always up EARLY. At around 6 am, my dad would take her out in the boat to go check the crab pots and bring in the keepers. We spent a lot of time with my grandparents, Addi especially. She would wander back and forth between my parents and grandparents house all day. My grandparents were amazed by her energy. She goes all day, non-stop. She spent time on the four-wheeler with my grandpa, loved riding in the boat and went fishing for dog fish (aka baby sharks) with my dad with poles that my dad made expecially for her.
Bubba crawling around.
I hadn't skiied since I was pregnant with Addi and I hadn't slalom skiied in almost ten years. I was so scared. Ian said that when I successfully dropped one ski, he could see me from the boat let out a huge sigh. I did it and did not even get my hair wet. However, I was shaking by the time I was done and so sore the next day.
Addi and Papa H checking the crab pots.
Ian and I before the reunion. It was a lot of fun to see everyone, I think Ian even had a good time.
I met Stevi in the second grade when she moved to the island. We were friends all the way through high school. It was fun to see where everyone has ended up and to see who has and hadn't changed a bit.
Going out for our last boat ride.
Ian is a city boy and is always frightened of all of the vehicles and contraptions that my dad and grandpa have around. He turns a little more country every trip up there.
Addi and I.
Addi driving the boat.

My grandma loves Ian.

Summertime...

I am so behind. In the past few weeks, Von turned 7 months old. He is eating solids, can say, "dada," "baba" and "mama." Although, none of which, I don't think discriminately. He is almost crawling. He gets around by scooting and rolling. And he LOVES his sister. He just watches her and laughs all day. He is still sleeping at least 12 hours at night and is taking two, two hour naps during the day. It seems as though he is never awake, but when he is, he is the happiest baby.We have been spending a lot of time in the pool. Both kids are still taking lessons, and we have been swimming at Ian's parent's a lot. Von is able to float on his back at his lessons and Addi is swimming half of the length of the pool. It is so great to see their progress.We did our annual night at the OC fair. The food was great and Addi won herself a fish. After all of us adults tried to get a ball in the jar, on Addi's first try, she made it. The fish lasted less than a week. After "Dorothy" died, Ian was putting Addi to bed and Addi asked, "Daddy, is Dorothy going to be okay?" Ian replied, "Yes, Dorothy is with Jesus." To which Addi asked, "Jesus lives in toilets AND space?" Too funny. We love her. She was so proud.Bubba enjoying his first fair experience.

What the craft?

Has it really been more than two weeks since I last blogged? Summer is here and I love it. My work schedule is back to Tuesdays and Thursdays with my old client that is an absolute crack up. Quote of the day yesterday, "so can only hot chicks boob feed their babies?" I was laughing so hard my face hurt. The weather has been amazing. Hot hot hot. I have been doing "boot camp" three mornings a week at 6 am and I am still walking with Kori and the kids a couple days a week and then running by myself on our off days. You would think with all of the working out I have been doing I would be able to shed the last of my "baby" weight. No such luck yet. Hopefully soon, it would be nice to be able to completely zip up my jeans. We went up to the cabin for the fourth and took Addi on the Alpine slide in Big Bear. This week I have been cleaning out all of my closets to put all of our excess stuff in storage. I turned 28 last week. I am officially old. Von is now seven months, and hopefully this week I will get around to taking some new pictures of him. And my original reason for my entry today is my sister, Katie has a new craft blog. Check it out, it is whatthecraft.blogspot.com. She is way more crafty than me. She is an amazing cook and seamstress. Try her recipes, they will not disappoint. Oh, and the Nordstrom sale starts this week. One of my favorite parts of summer. As a kid, every year my mom would take us their to stock up on new school clothes and when Katie and I still lived at home, we would wake up at five a.m., drive 45 minutes to the Alderwood mall to be there on the first day when it opened at seven. We would spend all of our summer earnings in a day and hide half of the things that we bought in our car so that our parents would not see how much we actually spent. Good times. It is a nostalgic place for us. When I was little, I wanted to be the piano player there. Unknown to Ian (until now) I have already made my first purchase. I pre-sale ordered a pair of Steve Madden boots for Addi. Too cute. I can't wait until they come.

All Aboard!

On Thursday, we were invited by the Olds to go out on their "boat" with them and some of our friends. This "boat," however, was not a boat, but an 82 foot yacht. It was amazing. Unbelievable. The nicest and biggest "boat" in the harbor. It was so nice to have a night away from the kids, and even nicer to be surrounded by good friends and beautiful scenery.
Matt and Kay Jones
Us on the bow. Ian and I always take pictures of ourselves just like this. I kind of pride myself at being so good at always getting the perfect shot. I didn't realize, however, until I uploaded the pictures to my computer that I had that horrible shadow. Good job Alisa.
The captain drove us down to Dana Point, where we had dinner and docked to get hot chocolate and ice cream.
The Morphys.
See, no shadow here. I may have redeemed myself. Thanks to the Olds for an amazing experience. We had an incredible time!