Hanging with Gramps

On most mornings, Nicky likes to follow G around asking him a million questions and eating G's breakfast after I've offered a million times to make him whatever he wants for breakfast. I suppose it's just better when it's someone elses :). The two of them usually end up in G's room reading their Bibles together. What better way to spend the morning together?

The Kids' Rooms

I have finally taken pictures of the kids' rooms. It's taken me over 3 months to do it but I finally did it today. Nicky loves his big boy room with the camping theme - complete with glow in the dark stars on the ceiling & a giant bear to share his bed. I even made a bear wall hanging to match (with a lot of help from Ron, of course). Here are a few pics...

As for Catelyn's room, it has been a work in progress. My Mom came in January to make the crib skirt & curtains which turned out beautifully to match the bumper & blanket. The painting is of course one of Ron's (and one of my favorites), called Under His Wings. It looks great on her wall and is a constant reminder that God will always take care of her. Here you go...

Unfortunately in order for me to get these pics, the kids had to be no where in site :). So I rallied them up earlier today and finally got a picture of them together smiling. I had no idea it was so hard to get 2 kids together in a picture smiling! Today must be my lucky day...

Buddies

Here's a picture of Nicky and his buddy, Ella-Kate at his birthday party last Friday. A few weeks ago, Laura (Ella-Kate's Mom) and I got the kids together after a long time of not seeing each other. The kids played together so well and this picture is so cute of the two of them. After the playdate, I said to Nicky, "Ella-Kate's pretty nice, huh?" and his response was "Ella-Kate's pretty!" He keeps asking me when we'll see Ella-Kate again and as soon as I get over this stinkin' cold, I'm sure we will soon :).

Blueberry Picking

One of our favorite things to do this summer has been blueberry picking. We go every week and Nicky has a blast. Grant and I have a great time too and we get to do something that shows immediate reward for our work. Nicky runs around the bushes and is always on the lookout for the "honkers" (the enormous blueberries that are usually hidden in the middle of the bushes) and he is sure to be the one gobbling them up as soon as one is found. We go to the Temecula Berry Co. and always come home with between 6 & 10 pints of blueberries - sure to be gone before the next trip to go picking. We've made blueberry crisp, blueberry muffins and a summer berry pie that were all delicious although Nicky prefers to eat them fresh out of the carton. If you live nearby, you should try it. You are sure to have a great time and some yummy berries to snack on later.

Aunt Michelle Loves Me

I had to share this picture of Catelyn. My long time best friend, Michelle, made this for her and it is so cute. We call her Aunt Michelle as she is such a dear friend to both Grant & I and Nicky loves her too. Catelyn hasn't gotten to meet her yet, but I hope she does soon. Here you go...

Nannie & Pa Come to Visit

Nannie & Pa (my parents) came to visit over the weekend especially for Nicky's birthday. It was so good to see them and while we didn't "do" a lot, we had a lot of good quality time with them and we got to celebrate Fathers Day with my Dad (which I haven't gotten to do in 4 years). On their way out the door to head back to OK, Nicky must have asked them half a dozen times if he could go with them. Hopefully we'll make it out that way soon...

Happy Birthday Nicky!

Nicky turned 3 last Thursday, June 18th. Nannie & Pa came to visit from Oklahoma for his b-day and he had a great time with them! We celebrated with pizza & ice cream sundaes. Nicky chose vanilla ice cream and topped it with chocolate syrup, chocolate sprinkles, Reeses Pieces, & whipped cream. He got lots of gifts but his favorite was the guitar Nannie & Pa got him.

The celebration continued Friday night with Nicky's b-day party at Chick-fil-a (his favorite place to eat). His friends, Ellie, Jacob, Alexander & Ella-Kate, were all there to celebrate. Nicky got some amazing gifts and had a great time with all his friends!

Happy Birthday Nicky!

A long overdue update...

Okay, so this is my first entry since last year. Sad, I know but life has been busy. So let me catch you up. In January, my mom came to visit to help me get ready for the baby. Due to a rather large flood from the shower upstairs, we made a detour to Disneyland and had a great time.

On March 26th at 9:14am, we welcomed Catelyn Alexandra to our family. I did another home delivery and it went great. Here are a few pics...

Catelyn is such a great baby. Very gentle and sweet. Nicky does so well with her and as you can see from the above picture, he's always willing to share his cars with her. I have to admit, it's difficult to get the two kids in a picture together so here are a couple of pics of them recently.

We have been so busy this summer, I will do my best to keep you all updated more often. With Nicky's birthday only 2 days away. I'm sure more pictures will follow :).