SO BUSY!

There are all kinds of things I need to blog about. I have been a busy, busy bee. Our little girly turned 3, and had 2 birthday parties, we went to the Fair, and Whitney is here visiting for a week. We are having so much fun, I have no time to sit down and blog. Just so ya know, I've not forgotten, and will continue blogging soon!

Go Mariners!!

Tay sat on Jake's lap 3/4 of the game so she wouldn't miss any of the action!

Rohne mainly climbed up and down the seats, and wanted to do it himself!

I never thought I would raise my family in the big city. Does it look like we fit in?

We took our kids to their first Mariners game last night. It was high time, since Jake makes them watch the M's on TV every night anyway. Taylee's favorite player is "Ichiro," and she was quite excited to see him in person. The game didn't start until 7:00 pm, and we thought they might tucker out, but they loved every minute. They clapped, cheered, sang "Take me out to the Ballgame," and all that goes along with a major league ball game. We even bought them cotton candy. To our surprise, neither one liked it. Oh well, one less sugary snack to have to worry about for now. We had great tickets given to us by our friends Clark and Lisa, who just moved up here from Arizona. They were right in the action. It was the most fun we have had as a family all summer. If you can't tell from the pictures, all of us were entirely decked out in our Mariners gear. And, the team is actually in the penant race after a seasonable absence from the playoffs. GO TEAM!!!

Oh, the joys of motherhood!!

One of Rohne's favorite activities

If she only acted as sweet as she looks!

Rohne giving blood at the hospital. He loves to watch it drip. This is our favorite lab guy. He does a great job, and always makes us laugh!

I really do love my kids, and I love being a mom. But, it isn't always the easiest job . So, Taylee will be 3 soon, and she's still not potty trained. I have had a hard time getting up the motivation to do it. We worked on it today, and I think I cried like 5 times. Every time she "made a puddle" (or so she calls it) on the floor, I lost it. I know it will take time, and I should stick with it, but it is so much easier to just put a diaper on her. Especially when she is crying for one! I spent all day in the nursery yesterday at church. Rohne screams the minute we step in the room, and won't let me leave. Once again, it would be easier to just go home and give him a nap, but he needs to get used to it someday! And, his white blood count hasn't been that great lately, so I was worried about germs, and nursery kids tend to have germy hands and runny noses. So, I sanitized him every 5 minutes, and took turns carrying him, Taylee, Samantha, and little Natalie (cute little girl who also hates nursery, but her mom teaches primary) around the whole time. Needless to say, I'm a little tired. Rohne has been sleeping through the night about half of the time. He has never done 3 nights in a row, but he will do 2 nights sleeping, with one night getting up. Vast improvement. . . Now, I just need to train myself to sleep through the night. I haven't in so long, I don't know what it feels like!!

Summer Fun

We haven't done much lately. When the weather is nice we spend time outside at the park, (we have 4 or 5 we like to go to) or in the pool and slip and slide. Rohne loves the hose, and would be content watering all day long. But, Grandpa doesn't like us wasting water, so we try to think of other distractions. I am planning Taylee a "Ballerina Birthday" because the date is fast approaching. The parties she has been invited to have been pretty elaborate, so I am keeping it low key. But, it's fun. If anyone has ideas, please let me know!

More Fun in the Sun!

My First Blog!

Hey! This is actually quite exciting, but it is going to take me awhile to get the hang of it. I have been in "mommy mode for 3 years, and I don't use the computer much anymore.

To all non-family who don't know, Jake and I live in Renton, Washington where we have been for about 7 months. Jake is a Financial Advisor working for Edward Jones. (Anyone needing investment advice, please contact us). We have 2 crazy kids, Taylee and Rohne. Tay's turning 3 in a couple weeks, and Rohne will be 2 in November. Being just 14 months apart, they have really kept us on our toes. But, parenthood is the best, and they are wonderful blessings. I stay at home with my kids, and am very grateful to be able to do that. I would like to get certified to teach aerobics, and work part time when life slows down a little.

We moved to Renton to be near Jake's family, and also to be near a specialist and good hospital for Rohne. He was born with immunity problems, and has been in and out of the hospital his whole life. It was definitely an answer to our prayers to move here, because he is getting wonderful care, and his health is much more manageable now. We give him shots 2-3 times a week which boost his white blood cells. We are hoping he will grow out of it, but they aren't sure yet. He is a big, big boy with a lot of energy. You would never know that he has ever been sick. He will soon pass up his sister in height, and has outweighed her most of his life!

Taylee is our little princess. She loves all things girly, and wears a dress 95% of the time. My main complaint with her is that I never can get her to eat anything! So, she is skinny, but healthy.