Labor Day Surprise

Mathew and I were planning a chill ultra low key Labor Day weekend and I was DANG surprised when I got a call from my dad Saturday before labor day saying he and Chris were getting ready to come up here! He made sure he wasn't imposing first and my answer to that was "get up here!!!" So Sunday afternoon my dad and Chris got here! It was so nice to see them, it's been way too long! We enjoyed a nice dinner at The Keg, ate breakfast at a nice little spot by my house and just hung out! Dad and Chris watched Mathew one night so me and Molly could go on a girl date and they also spent the day with Mathew Tuesday when I went back to work!

They taught Mathew thumbs up, which sometimes turns into a gun so we still need to practice a bit!Mathew enjoyed saying "hi" to them every time one of them got into his eyesight at any time of day, he loved blowing bubbles, and calling my dad "Bampa". I know it's hard on my family not to see Mathew a lot but Mathew is incredibly friendly and has an awesome memory. He always remembers everyone! He crawled up and looked at a picture of my dad and said "Bampa" after not seeing him for a few months! I wish they all were closer! We will see everyone this Thanksgiving when Mathew and I fly to Salt Lake! Wish me luck, this flight is going to be interesting! Thanks for coming out Dad and Chris we miss you guys and love you tons xoxo!

Buddies

A couple weeks ago Mathew and I got to hang out with Keagan. Mathew loves babies. He tries to be so helpful! Keagan and Mathew played on the floor for a bit while watching the Backyardagans. I don't know if you have seen this show yet, but it's AWESOME! Mathew has been hooked to this show since he was about 6 months old! I might be a bad mom in some peoples eyes for letting my baby watch TV but honestly this show has saved me from many a break down! Here are some pics I snapped during our fun day.

The Andrus'

My wonderful friend Wendee and her cute little family came to visit us a few weeks ago and it was SO great to see all of them. I can't believe her daughter Jhordan is already 10 years old. I remember her as a little tiny baby like it was yesterday! Wendee and I have been friends since 9Th grade, we've pretty much been inseparable since. Too bad I'm a jerk and moved to Seattle. One day, one day, maybe one day I will move back home OR even better they will come up here!
The one thing I love the most about Wendee is no matter what kind of crazy shenanigans we have going on in our lives we both know no matter what we're there for each other and always will be. I love this girl. I know I've said this before but I really truly have the best friends a girl could ask for! I love that we could go months and months without seeing each other and we pretty much pick up right where we left off! We're both nerds and get hooked on the same TV shows and she's trying to push the Twilight books on me and I'm giving them another shot OKAY Wendee!

Any who, we had a great time while they were here. We ate dinner at the top of the Space Needle. We got there right at sun down and it was absolutely beautiful! I have never been there at night and neither had James so it was amazing!

Mathew just LOVED having Jhordan and Tyler over at our house, every morning we would play on my bed and Mathew just couldn't get enough!
Tyler was Mathew's age when I lived at Wendee's house (which feels like yesterday) and I can't believe he's already five! He started Kindergarten this year, which reminds me I need to see how everything went! Alright, back to their visit....We also went to the Museum of Flight which was ten times cooler than I thought it would be! Click here to check their website. Mathew was super grumpy so James and I had to take turns going through the planes. At some point we totally lost Wendee and her family so for about an hour, maybe more we tried to walk around and find them. They thought we were in the same building we started out in and were wandering around there the whole time OOPS! He he, meanwhile James, Mathew and I had toured the whole rest of the museum and were taking double takes wondering where the heck they were. Ha ha, I can't stop laughing about that!

After the Museum of Flight we went to the Ballard Locks in Ballard. The Ballard Locks is an area where the Puget Sound links to Lake Union and Lake Washington. Boats go through here to go from Lake Union to the Puget Sound and visa versa. Since the water levels are different the boats have to go through the locks to be transported. Click here to learn more. It was a beautiful day and we saw some amazing boats going through, man I wish I could afford a yacht....Some day some day. We also walked down to the fish ladders where we saw HUGE salmon just swimming along, it made me pretty hungry. Here's a pic a nice guy took for us.

We had a great time with the Andrus family and I can't wait to see them all again!!! Jhordan and Tyler were a hoot and we had a blast taking funny pics the whole way home! I miss you guys and love you! Come back ASAP!

Daryl & Lacee Wood

It took me what seems like forever to post this because I was waiting and waiting for pictures! Once the wedding started I forgot to take my own pictures oops! It was such a beautiful wedding. Dan and Amy, James' dad and step mom had it at their home. It was Hawaiian themed and it was noted on the invitation to dress as such. I went to a party store and found Mathew and I a couple Leigh's, it didn't take much and we fit right in!

James was one of the Daryls best, (men) would you call it?!? Anyways, so he was a part of the wedding. It was very sweet and romantic. The weather turned out perfect as well. There was dancing, drinking, swimming, and my god it was fun! It will be a memorable night for us and we can't be happier for Daryl, Lacee and Keagan. We love you guys!

Newest Blue Angels Fan

Say hello to the newest Blue Angels Fan, Mathew! Seafair was this last weekend and James was gearing up all week to take Mathew to see the Blue Angels Airshow. If you've never heard of them and would like to know what I'm talking about click here. James first took me to Seafair when I was about 3 months pregnant and I remember the air show being so loud I was worried my sweet little Mathew was freaked out in the womb. I really thought for a minute I could be doing damage to my little fetus, then I did a quick scan of the people around me and realized I wasn't the only pregnant girl there....I then relaxed and enjoyed the show.

So this time around when James told me he wanted to take Mathew I panicked, Mathew gets scared when the landscapers come Wednesday and mow the lawns! I couldn't bare taking him to the show and watching him freak out....I begged and begged for James not to take him but James had his heart set on it so off they went. I'm a freak so the whole time they were gone I was wondering what could happen to them, what Mathew would be doing and how I wasn't there to comfort him. When they came home I was ready to hear all about it. I was preparing myself for a sad story and it was the exact opposite! Mathew had a blast. James said he sat in his lap and just watched them, he cried at the very end but mostly because he was being a stinker and James wouldn't let him run off. We're so happy Mathew handled the show as well as he did. When I say it's loud, it's LOUD!

Mathew has been spending a lot of time with his dad lately and he loves it! It's really nice for me to have a break to do things I need to do as well.

~Finally~

This month was AWESOME to say the least! I finally had my first friend come out and visit me!!! Sheila and I have known eachother since first grade! We've managed to stay in contact even though we haven't lived in the same state for at least 5 years! The picture above was taken a few years back when I went to visit her in Colorado.

Sheila and I had a BLAST while she was here. James was really sweet and hung out with Mathew pretty much the whole entire time she was here, so we were free to go and do whatever our little hearts desired. I totally felt like I was on vacation myself! The weather was perfect, nothing but sunshine the entire time! At that point it wasn't as hot as it's been lately so I was thrilled about the weather and almost didn't let her leave for fear of it changing....Fast forward to last week where record breaking heat hit Seattle and it was hot! There was little relief from the heat. Any who, back to mini "staycation"....I took Sheila to Pikes Place Market on a Sunday, since it was later in the afternoon we were able to talk to the guys at the fish market! If you ever want to go to Pikes Place and actually walk around, have room to breath and not feel totally claustrophobic I highly recommend going later in the day! We did a lot while she was here and I miss her like crazy! Mathew loved her to pieces as well, he always wanted to be around her and "help" her with whatever she was doing.

Good friends are hard to find, lucky for me I have the bestest friends a girl could ask for!

Busy Week = Long Post

This week was very busy yet full of wonderful moments! First off last Sunday 6/14 Mathew got his first cousin on his dads side, Keegan Lyndon Wood. He is so tiny and sweet. Mathew gave him lots of hugs and kisses and enjoyed seeing all the family as always. We are very exited to watch him grow and I can't wait until he's big enough to play with Mathew. I have a feeling whether he's big enough or not Mathew will include him in playtime.



I also decided to try to give Mathew his first "official" haircut. I thought he looked adorable with his crazy long hair. It always made me smile. I got word that he kind of looked like an old man or Albert Einstein on the really crazy days, and I decided to stop being selfish and give him a haircut. After all, one day he could get pissed at me for letting him walk around looking like that! So what did I do.....I stuck him in his high chair, let him feed himself some apple sauce (which eventually got dumped on his head, by Mathew of course) made a couple cuts and here was the result :(



Now you would think I would have got the hint and stopped there.....Nope I butchered his hair. I couldn't really tell what kind of damage I had done because he's my baby and I think he's cute in the worst of situations...After I looked at my hack job and realized there's no way he can step foot out of our house looking like that, I went to the nearest Great Clips and got him a hair cut by a professional. He was a good sport for the nice lady who cut his hair. She was also very sweet not to judge my horrible attept at a haircut. Here is my new and improved young man. He instantly grew up before my eyes, new attitude and all! Here are a couple before and after pics where you can really see his wild hair.




Then Thursday was James' dad's birthday and we met the whole Wood family down at a restaurant on Tacoma's waterfront to celebrate. We love seeing family as much as we can and it's really hard to do since we live so far away...We always have such a great time. Everyone got to enjoy Mathews new attitude and thank goodness it usually doesn't last long. I always swore when I saw kids being naughty and throwing fits in public that "that would NEVER be my child"...Well that day has come and you know what, it is my child. It's totally my child and I just have to hope to god he gets over whatever he's freaking out about in a quick like matter. He's very sweet and fun and cute when he's in a good mood, so if you're around to see him freak out, I'm sorry and it will pass! Regardless of Mathews meltdowns, we had a wonderful time! The food was great, the company was as good as it gets and the view from where we sat was spectacular.

Saturday we had a birthday party to go to for Hunter, he's the son of Mathews babysitter Natalie. He turned 4! We had a really good time. Mathew was scared to death of the Sponge Bob bouncy house. I tried to get in with him and he almost had a heart attack so we stayed clear. He ran in and out of the house for about 3 hours laughing and playing with everyone and as soon as the meltdowns started we excused ourselves and went home to nap! I forgot to take pictures, even if I did happen to get one it would be one big blur! He didn't stop running for a minute. Needless to say we had a blast. Happy Birthday Hunter!

Last but not least, Happy Fathers Day Dads! We spent Sunday hanging out with James and relaxing at the house. Mathew has a lot of fun playing with his dad! They've been spending a lot of time together lately and Mathew just can't get enough! I wish I could be in Utah to give my dad a huge hug and kiss. I love you dad! You're an amazing dad and I love you! You're a wonderful grandpa too! XOXO.