Trying to Finish Well!

Yeah what great News Tessa & Randall! I'm very excited as you take the unexpected step and having baby number three. It's a wild ride at times wrangling them at given times but your Mom enough to take it in stride and get some time for yourself at least weekly. And have a date night with just your hubby at least every other month. Make sure to have time for yourselves nightly when the kids are tucked in bed, before falling of to sleep. Find humor in otherwise stressful situations and remember as Shane reminds me "my primary job is to keep the kids alive, everything else can be done later". Sound advice somedays! The same advice to you Alicia.! Or any mom out there with kids! :-) I'm no where near perfect, but my kids are mostly happy, healthy, adjusted kids. This works for me & Shane. Blue or Pink I can't quite decide! They probably taste the same anyways Laughing with Aunt Neva , at Uncle Kurt Getting excited about going down to my Mom & Dad'...

This Easter we did several things, on the Sat. before we went to some friends from Church to do their annual Easter Egg Hunt they put on for different families. Kelli & Daniel are yet not feeling great so Shane got Kelli to help find her eggs and I got Daniel. David Lewis graciously took Dakota around and helped find her eggs. He was so good at this they were one of the first to find all their eggs. Thanks so much Caceres Family and the Lewis Family. And to all who made last Saturday possible. It is a blessing. David Lewis helping Dakota find her eggs. On Sunday after a late night Saturday doing homework with Shane. We had a late morning and went to the last service at church. Then loaded up and went to West Seattle to my sister Dawna's & her husband Kurts house. Neva & Jason came down and our Cousin Steve (honorary uncle) was also able to join us. We had a lovely meal, got pictures of the kiddies in there Easter best and played the Wii. It was a lot of fun to spend th...

Been reading up on the various happenings of others blogs. Kind of makes me feel like I should update mine. No honestly no pressure. 1st day since Sat. that I haven't had sick kiddies and not being able to anything other than snuggle. Not complaining. Kelli finally felt good enough to go to school today, Daniel is still not par, he has a heat rash from his fevers Monday-Tuesday. Dakota is getting more toothers so she isn't the happiest. I'm suffering from all the pollen & mold boy what a combination, want my windows open to get fresh air but then I stuff up and my eyes start watering. UGH can't win for loosing. Oh well!! Thanks for the updates Fred & Marie we send our prayers along with others from the Encouragers class down here, and Lizzie hope you get feeling better know that your tonsils are removed. Enjoy the ice cream sweetie, and the farm toys we sent you. Thanks for all the good girl time this weekend Cassandra, Kat, Kathy, Denise, Ginni, Darla, Erica, M...

So hehehee! To stir the perverbial pot about the Packers & Bears I will throw in my two cents. The Mariners! Oh wait that's Baseball, but it is baseball season. Waiting on bated breath for my first Mariners game of the Season. Shane & I's relationship is closely tied to the Mariners Orginazation. Our Engagement was started at a Mariners Game I know I kept the ticket somewhere. I drove down to Seattle, then we drove to the "Shane Company" to look at the diamonds and ring, get my finger sized, then back to Seattle for my first Professional Baseball Game. The year I saw Shane 10 days in 4 months, he watched all 116 games. We even went to a Playoff Game at the Stadium it was awesome. There have been some good players throughout the years. Even remember going to the Fan Fare when Ichiro first Signed with the Mariners. We even toured the Stadium with Shane cousin Cheryl. We've taken Fred & Marie, our kids Kelli & Daniel, Dakota inside my tummy and not ...

Well today I turn/turned 30, wow! I'm sure like my folks think it is hard to believe. My life sure has changed even this past 10 years. I was in Columbus, Ohio when I turned 20 with my Ag Club from College, 21 celebrated in Moscow Idaho, 22 Shane told me he thought an engagement ring might be too much, but he saw us married within the year, shocked my socks off. 23 was married for 3 months living in Everett, Wa; 24 living in Kent, Wa talking about one more good fire season before starting family, 25 moved to Lake Stevens, Kelli was born later in July, 26 celebrated with both my sisters & all our husbands, 27 pregnant with Daniel, 28 became pregnant with Dakota, 29 Dakota was 1 1/2 months, and 30 have three wonderful kids, a wonderful family filled with Nieces & Nephews, Parents & In-laws who are more than willing to help watch the kids for us, Wonderful Church family who have showered us in prayers these past few years, and friendships that are such a blessing to us. Sh...

As you could tell in the previous post that Dakota loves hugging and cuddling with Sherman. She also loves cuddling and snuggling with her soft puppy that she got for Christmas. We are all hanging in there while Shane is away. Thank you for all the prayers you all have sent our way. The kids are behaving quite nicely and I haven't felt like blowing up or loosing my patience. SO thankyou on all our behalfs. God Bless, Happy Birthday to all myFamily & Friends with March Birthdays!!