Janet & Grandma Fox Visit

Aunt Janet came in from Virginia and we had a family dinner with Cindy & Jim, Tyler, Brittani, & Ella, Grandma & Grandpa, Grandma Fox, and us! It was fun to get the kids together for the first time. We also took Janet to Jack in the Box, as she doesn't have those back East. Check out more pictures here.

Peaches & Nodding

Kamryn was having some trouble with constipation these past few days, but thankfully is all better now. We had tried some food last week and were inadvertently giving her the B.R.A.T diet, which is to stop diarrhea. So the doctor told us to try giving her sugar water and that seemed to work. We also were told to give her some fruit, so today she ate almost a whole jar of peaches! She really liked them! She goes for her 6-month check-up on Thursday. Can you believe that she is already 6 months old??!! Where has the time gone?

Kam's newest development has been nodding yes when you talk with her! It is soooo cute!!

Ocean Fun

We spent this past weekend at the ocean in Long Beach. We went with Grandma & Grandpa and had a great time! It was fun taking Logan and Kamryn to the beach for the first time. Logan had a lot of fun jumping waves and building sand castles. Though once he realized how much fun destroying the sand castles, the building slowed considerably!

We also spent some time in the swimming pool - something that was also new to Logan. He was pretty fearless. Two times he jumped in! Mommy (the former life guard and swimming instructor) helped him learn how to kick and blow bubbles. The blowing bubbles was going really well until Logan blew in instead of out! That was the end of that game!

And of course, we went to the famous bakery a number of times. We couldn't get a birthday cake for Mommy - but there were plenty of snacks! She had a great birthday spent at the beach with the family. We also learned a new card game from Grandma called Hand & Foot. It turned out to be a blast, though trying to get to 10,000 points turned out to be impossible! That game's outcome is still TBD.

We can't wait until the next time we get to go on vacation! I will have photos posted here once I get them uploaded.

Off to the Ocean

We are almost ready to leave for the ocean! We are heading to Long Beach for the weekend with Grandma & Grandpa and are really excited! Logan can't wait to find sea shells. He has never been to the actual ocean before, so it should be really fun! It's also Lori's 30th birthday on Saturday, so we have some special treats for her! :-)

Sweet Potatoes

Yesterday Kamryn got to try "real" food! We tried Sweet Potatoes first, and she LOVED them!! She ate half of the jar yesterday and finished off the jar today. It's so fun to see her taking this next step!

Funny, Funny, Funny!

This is the SNL sketch about Palin and Hillary. Fun for both sides of the aisle! :-)

First Week

Today is Wednesday, and so it's the 3rd day of our new arrangement: I have Kamryn home with me all week, and I have Logan with me 2 days per week. The change in cost for day care is staggering: $187 per WEEK! That is a HUGE savings for our budget and it is also a great time for daddy and Kamryn to bond. Logan goes to day care 3 days per week so that Daddy can still get some things done around the house! :-)

Kamryn had a diaper-area rash since Friday that turned out to be a yeast infection. The doctor gave us an antibiotic ointment and it has cleared up a ton. It was the first time that I have ever taken both Logan and Kamryn to the doctor by myself...and it went great! Logan loved to "drive" the elevator!

Today we are going to the Puyallup Fair thanks to our friends who gave us free tickets! We hope to have lots of pictures to share, so we'll post them when we get home! Have a great day...I know we will!

Farewell Potluck

Sunday night was a very special night for Lori and me as the church held a potluck in our honor. It was really good food (as usual!), and there was an open mic time for people to share memories and thoughts about our time here at Valley View. A lot of the teens shared and it was very special to hear the nice things that they said about our family. They also put together a slide show with some of the pictures they gathered. We certainly are going to miss our friends at Valley View, but we know that this is the time for this change.

I'd Like to Raise the Roof

Howdy! Sorry this hasn't been updated this past week. It has been a busy week for us. It was my last Sunday at Valley View and I was preaching, so that took a lot of time. Then there was the time it took to get everybody up to speed on my current projects so that they don't fall through the cracks.

Friday and Saturday I spent some time helping mom and dad remove their roof. They saved a bunch of money, but it was really hard work! There were parts with 4 layers! I felt muscles that I didn't even know I had!