Sunday, June 3, 2012

Take Your Baby to Date Night!

We have found a great gift in our good friends the Dwyers... a child care exchange!  Norah gets to play with her best friend, Mia, and the parents take turns going out into the world without a toddler!  It's such a blessing!  We've gone out to dinner, rented a hot tub, but our best date so far was hiking up Spencer's Butte and sharing a bottle of bubbly at the top!  It's such a treat to still find a little escape, no matter how small!


The Sisters!  We get to go there in a couple weeks with Greg's family!

Fine champagna!

Bishop plays a pretty good third fiddle!

Self taken! (much to Greg's relief... I didn't have to ask anyone to take it for us ;)

Love me my boy!

Baby talk!

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Auntie B!

Auntie Becky came to visit and meet baby Charlie this June.  It was so wonderful to have her here.  We didn't do anything super spectacular, but it was amazing to have my dear friend make my day to day a little easier and a lot more special!  Auntie B you can come anytime!!!  

Pals already!

The rare napping Norah!

Prince Charles and his princess entourage! 

Sweet snuggler

Norah and Mia having a special dinner at their 'tiny table'

Baby bright eyes!

Beautiful bounty from the strawberry patch!

Looking for sweet peas... oh wait!... I have a big one in my arms!!

Norah's painting face!

Learning from the master!

Backyard bliss!

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Give a Smile

Charlie has been blessing us with with all kinds of smiles lately!  I can't get enough!  He loves the funny noises his big sister makes and a new face will always bring a little smile!  He's growing up so fast!  And he is turning out to be quite the charmer!


Sly smile

I Love You!  Charlie's first sign!!

Morning smiles!

Norah loves her little brother!

My sweeties!

Happy boy!

Nap Time.  Norah tucked her giraffes in for a nap with baby Charlie.  So sweet.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Mother's Day

I was given a wonderful Mother's Day!  Breakfast in bed, a sunny day at the disc golf park, an ankle dip in Doreena Lake and pizza on the patio.  My true gifts are the amazing family I get to enjoy every day!  Thank you for making me feel special and loved... everyday!

Charlie started smiling just in time for Mother's Day...

Best.  Gift.  Ever.

My Circus McGurkus

Laundry art

Grabbing shelter in the ivy fairy house at Cottage Grove disc golf course!

Mad hops!

Touching the sky with Uncle Eric!

The sun can really take it out of a little girl!

Baby bright eyes

Fairy princess in her ivy house

Ice cream cones require a full body bib!

Enjoying our eighty degree spring day at Doreena Lake

Nudey pitudy!!

Perfect. Day.

My sweet guy!

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Roughing It!

With the unseasonably warm weather and the added difficulty of leaving the house... it didn't take long for cabin fever to set in.  So once we were confident in our abilities we headed to Whistler's Bend to spend a night on the Umpqua River... in a yurt!  Yurts are positively the best way to camp without many of the hassles and discomforts of really camping!  So we packed up some bedding, some food, the camera, the dog, the kid and the baby and headed south!  Norah is a big fan of camping, be it in a yurt or in a tent!  She loved sleeping in the top bunk!  There is, conveniently, a rather amazing disc golf course at the park as well as a playground and gorgeous riverfront!  We topped it all off with a trip to the Wildlife Safari, where Norah got to commune with her wild cousins!  It was a great trip and we pulled if off with style and finesse... if I do say so myself!

One cool dude!

Norah slept in the 'tower' and loved it!

Our humble abode for the night!  (Eric met us out for a round of disc golf and helped us settle in!)

Who has bright eyes and loves camping?  This guy!

Rocking it out in the Ergo!

Norah and her self sized bag of Pirate's Booty!  A dream come true for this little girl!

Paradise!

Mac n Cheese... any camper's staple!

Vegetarian survival skills 101.

Bear suit!

Family of Four!  Love love love!

Look out world... it's Norah at the wheel?!

Ostrich's get road rage too!

Buff!





Close enough to spit!

Norah's sweet ride... see the flamingos under the tree?!

Norah charmed the birds from down under!

Monkey see

 Charlie sporting his wild animal wear

Driven.

My girl.

Love this course!

Can you find the monkey in the tree?

I think we'll keep this one!

Nothin but chain... as far as you know!

Hole in one?  

Ray of light.