BethAnne's 7th Birthday Party

 

 

 

 

We had a very fun party for BethAnne yesterday at Chuck E Cheese's. Here are some pictures from it. I can't believe she's getting so grown up, they all are. I hope you are all well. We love you!

Love,
Aubrey

Riding Bikes

The weather was warm today, so we took the girls to the school to ride their bikes. Grace loved her new tricycle we got last November at Harbor Freight in Boise. Thanks Lisa, for telling us where to find it! She's able to ride it really well, which makes everyone happy.

Things here are going pretty well. We had a wonderful time with Mom visiting last weekend. She is such a great help and a great friend! We are looking forward to BethAnne's birthday party on Saturday at Chuck E Cheese. Nana and Papa are coming up from Boise for it so that should be very fun. We hope you are all doing well!
Love,
Aubrey







P.S. Kid Comedy from yesterday-

BethAnne- Was there ever anyone who was hit by lightning and they didn't die?
Me and Mark- Yes.
BethAnne- Did it change them a little bit?

:)

Beautiful in Blue

 

 

 

 

Hi Everyone,

Joy was so cute in her outfit today, I had to take some pictures. Have a good weekend.

Love,
Aubrey

Funny, sweet Grace

 

Above- Grace helped make brownies the other day. She loves to help in the kitchen!

Grace Comedy-

Awhile ago, when it was colder, we were driving home past the park-

Grace- (yelling) "Park! Park! I want to go to the park!"
Me- "We can't go to the park, it's freezing outside and BethAnne is sick."
Grace- "We can leave BethAnne home"
Me- "We can't leave BethAnne home alone"
Grace- "She won't be alone, the baby will be with her."
(apparently, we were going to leave the baby home also).
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Grace- (question) "Babies make bad choices?"
Me- "Babies don't know how to make bad choices"
Grace- (enthusiastically) "I DO!!!"
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This morning I was feeding the baby in the family room and I could hear Grace loudly eating her cereal in the dining room. Here's the conversation that followed-
Me- "Are you being careful not to make a mess with your cereal?"
Grace- "I'm being careful, but my milk isn't. My milk is naughty."
A few minutes later
Grace- "My spoon is naughty too."

Smiley Joy!

 

 

 

 

Mark took some great pictures of Joy this morning, she's such a happy baby.

We are so blessed, but our hearts are heavy right now because my good friend Amy's 11-month-old baby, Carissa, is critically ill with an infection that is damaging her heart. She will probably need a transplant to survive. The situation is very serious. Please keep their family in your prayers.

Love,
Aubrey

Seattle Aquarium and Waterfront

 

 

 

 

Hi Everyone,

Yesterday we had a fun family excursion to the Seattle Aquarium and Waterfront. We live in such a beautiful part of the country. It was a beautiful day with temperatures in the 50's, so it was great to walk around the watrefront. This place really grows on you, like the moss that grows everywhere (even on our cars). If we didn't miss our families so much, we might even want to settle here. Things are going well here except the kids have all had a bad cold/stomach bug thingy, BethAnne's turned into a sinus infection she's being treated for. Joy is the last to have it, and she is being probably the fussiest she's ever been (which is still not that bad). We took her to the doctor to rule out an ear infection and they said she was fine, so hopefully she'll feel better soon. Have a great week!

Love,
Aubrey

Joyful Joy last month

 

 

 

 

Here are a few cute pictures of our sweet Joy taken last month at Mom's.