Catching Up

I've been neglecting the blogging, so I have a bit of catching up to do.

Here's what we've been up to:


Working on our "skills of an artist"

(reference Homestar Runner for fun)


Construction


Demolition





Summer Reading Program at the Library - hey free coupons and a book are exciting stuff!


Container Gardening (and look at Doug's beautiful grass!)


Father's Day (love you Honey)-in which Sterling opened Daddy's gifts


Snorkeling...in the bathtub...



Tryouts for the Blue Man Group (a little toothpaste goes a long way).

She didn't make it. She was devastated.


Catching up on sleep



And a little Engineering (during bedtime, I might add...)

Mommy is also getting much "greater" with child.

The last doctor's appt, I made the nurse look back at my charts from Evie and Sterling and found (much to my horror, and yet confirmation) that I am heavier this time than with either of them! Granted only 2lbs more than with Sterling, but that is two cans of food! Total weight gain so far: 34lbs! and 7 weeks to go! How does that happen when I am chasing two instead of none and running up and down the stairs all day?

Maybe the cute kids are worth it, but it's hard to keep that persective right now. ;)

Addiction Anyone? We Have the CURE!

My mom is going to kill me for this post, but just for the record, it was Doug's idea...

So my Mom is totally addicted to carbonation! She usually has a pretty good supply of Dr. Pepper in the pantry at home, but is always on the lookout for a good local vending machine to satisfy the cravings on Sunday when she has run out and can't go to the store.

Luckily, we've found the solution!

Stylish, Classy, and Convenient!

Sauvie Island

Doug was helping Mom & Larry pour a foundation on Saturday morning, but the Tonks, Williams, and Rowes were all going for a kid-friendly hike on Sauvie Island. It was only two miles and flat, or else I'm sure I would have opted out being so "large with child" and knowing I would have to carry Evie in the backpack for the majority of the way. However, I have some pretty awesome friends! Between the seven kids all 4 or younger, we had two jogging strollers and three backpack carriers so we just shuffled kids between all of them as they got tired or needed to walk. Ben carried Evie a good way until I could see that she was about to cry because "Uncle Ben is so scary." ;) I only ended up carrying Evie for maybe 15 minutes after that until my good friend Michelle took her for a while, which was super nice of both of them considering Evie is over 32lbs! The rest of the time she spent in a jogging stroller. Sterling had such a great time with Sage and Anna, collecting sticks and finding places to pop out and scare us. We missed Daddy, but were so glad we went anyway!