Change is in the Air

(The sunset on our last night in Hawaii.)

I guess change is inevitable and here is ours.



Marley is getting so big and she thinks she is as big as her brother. She is growing up. She is pretty close to being potty trained, she only wears a pull-up night. I've been so impressed by how quickly she caught on to the whole concept and I love that after I tell her I'm proud of her for going that she says "I'm so proud too." So there she is on Garrick's first day of school thinking she is 4 too.



Garrick has always been big but now he is definitely getting older and too smart. I don't think he knew what to think of his first day but he gave me a cute thumbs up. He had a great time, his favorite was the crafts. I didn't cry and neither did he, until he thought I hadn't come to pick him up. I'm proud of what a great boy he is, and I'm looking forward to see him learn.



And last, if you haven't seen me, #3 is on his way. I'm due at the end of December. Pregnancy is really easy for me so things are pretty good. Garrick wants to name him Garrick and so Marley wants another Marley. Crazy as it may be here we go. The only down side is a Christmas baby, which is not really what we were planning, but it will be an exciting holiday.

It is a good thing that I like change because here it is.

Life

So as life gets busier and busier and I blog less and less, I thought I'd take a moment while I still have one before school starts back up and life becomes, well, more busy.

Garrick: a quandry.
He is hilarious and frustrating. While I sit here watching them play in the pool, and he tries to make the boat his Dad made him float, he is asking Jesus to make his boat float, since neither Carl or I can. This is hilarious, what is frustrating is the hours he spends talking about the boat he wants to make and how I need to make it for him. (We are talking about a full size paddle boat that I can whip out of thin air, after we've made a trip to Home Depot of course.) He is also all of the sudden interested in all sorts of animals; what they eat and how to catch them. On the way home from Carl's parents when we thought he would be passed out he was asking us what every animal he could think of ate and then he asked us about chipmunks. He said he wanted to catch a chipmunk and we explained that it would bite him because it would think he was trying to hurt him because wild animals don't know we are nice, to which he replied; "I kiss wild animals."

Needless to say he is constantly keeping us on our toes and surprising us with how much he remembers and how bright he is.



Marley: a busy-body.

I spent 30 of Garrick's 40 minute swimming lessons consoling her because she didn't get to get in the pool. She is into whatever Garrick is into and talks a mile a minute. She doesn't let you ignore her and will say your name until you reply. She knows exactly what she wants and is trying to get it at all costs. She eats all my ripe tomatoes and some green ones. She is getting to be such a big girl. Her favorite things to say are "Right now." and "I need a snack." (Which she says the minute you get her out of bed.) I love that she'll play in her crib and give me a couple of minutes to wake up before she wants out, which is why we haven't given her a toddler bed yet.

The super belated 2.

Well the girl turned two a few weeks ago, which was really fun. The kids played in the pool in the morning which, tuckered little Mar right out, and she fell asleep during lunch. While they were in the pool I got her #2 shirt painted. (I love this new birthday tradition, the kids seem to like it too.)

We didn't have a big party but we had my parents over for dinner and presents. Marley only had eyes for grandpa, which Grandpa loves. She changed her outfit about 4 times (everytime she opened a new dress she wanted it on). She got a little pink kitchen and Garrick gave her a Tinker Bell doll.
We love our baby girl (which is what she says she still is). She is sassy and keeps up with Garrick even though he is twice her size, and after careful observation we've figured out that she does most of the teasing. She is as shy in public as Garrick is friendly and can't get enough of her mimis (blankets) and her thumb. She is so much fun. We love you baby girl.

9

Carl and I celebrated our 9th anniversary earlier this week. We had a low key day, Carl went to work and the kids and I hung out with aunt Chann, then we went to see the A-Team (which was a lot better movie than I thought it was going to be) and ate at Iggy's. We did a super low key anniversary because we are going to Hawaii at the end of July, yeah! We are having a great run we have a great home, great jobs, and two amazing kids, what more could you ask for. Carl is such a great dad and husband and I married my best friend, which makes life that much easier. I love you babe!

The Coast

We're at the Oregon Coast with the Gatherum's again this year. After a switch of houses, from a hole with a gas leak and potato bugs crawling everywhere to a $2.2 million gorgeous home, and a bunch of rain we are having a great time. This is one of our favorite places to visit.

Here are the kids at the Fish Hatchery in the Columbia River Gorge. Garrick ran away from the sturgeon, he said, referring to the fish, "He could eat me whole."

Marley thought she was so big hiking up Latourell Falls, she wouldn't let me hold her hands and kept putting them behind her back so I couldn't grab them. It was hilarious.

Marley loves the sand and didn't want much to do with the water.

Garrick loved running from the waves he was so funny and kept getting more and more brave, those waves are stronger than they look.