Jeff, Rebekah, Chloe, and Wyatt

Here is a little of what we've been up to...

2011-07-16T10:50:00.000-07:00

Chloe got herself and Wyatt all dressed up and came out to show me. He was a doll dressed up in that long, floofy, sparkly skirt, and he seemed to know it as he sashayed up and down the deck!

At the pool at the campground where we stayed for the 4th.

Ready, set, go!

Wyatt mostly enjoyed following Emmett around telling him,"na,no" and trying to take everything away from him (he finally found someone he can pull rank on!)

DeAnne brought some really cute 4th of July cookies for the kids to decorate!

Hope you don't mind Deanna that I'm posting this, but it is sooo cute of Emmett!

Wyatt took his first tube ride with daddy.

Fancy sand castle!

The gang, ready to roll! Wyatt 2, Cody 7, Emmett 1, Ashlyn 9, Eli 3, Caleb 5, Chloe 5

Go Shane!

The mama's: DeAnne, Deanna, and me.

Here we are on a rainy, but warm summer day (as opposed to the rainy and cold summer day we are having today :( Books on CD, healthy cheetos, and hot chocolate on the porch!

Chloe is very interested lately in writing and drawing!

Auntie Deanna, Eli, and Emmett came to visit us!

Here is Wyatt and Eli going for a drive.

Snuggles and comics on Sunday afternoon.

Emmett put a half a banana in his mouth and then barely had room to chew!

Chloe got Eli all dressed up... I'm not sure, but this may have been Eli's first time to wear black patent leather mary jane's! :) We laughed and laughed!

Daddy bought Chloe a real guitar!

Chloe and Wyatt decided it was time to wash their car!

Our friends that moved away came back to visit! Chloe, Ava, and Wyatt with the beloved chickens. (I highly recommend chickens as an easy care, low maintenance, pet that has brought hours of enjoyment for the children and fresh eggs as a bonus!)

My little sis got married!

Matthew and Melissa (what a beautiful wedding for a beautiful couple!)

Emmett was very handsome!

Eli, Chloe, and Brenna having a little pre-wedding chat.

Mom pinning on Dad's flower before the wedding.

Grandma and Chloe waiting for us to get our hair done.

The night before the wedding, Matt and Melissa gave the kids gifts for being in the wedding. Chloe was mighty pleased with hers!

Wyatt and Emmett having breakfast.

Cookin'

Food coloring in water painted on paper towels.

2011-04-28T21:34:00.000-07:00

One girl band
Bob the Builder (it's all about trucks when it comes to Wyatt!) He talks about trucks all day long and prefers books about trucks!

Daddy and Chloe making music together in the evening.

Very sweet of Chloe and her Great Grandma.

Chloe and her cousin Brenna who is only 6 months older.

Chloe was very excited when she opened this gift from Uncle Dan and Auntie Jeanne (it was something she had mentioned several times to Auntie Jeanne that she really wanted).

Wyatt doing one of his all time favorite things!

I made my little man a special little hot chocolate and he really enjoyed it!

Chloe and some of her guests at her 5th Birthday party.

Hard to believe she's already 5!

Cute Chloeism

2011-04-13T22:31:00.000-07:00

Wyatt is sick with a stuffed up and yet very runny nose and cough, so I have been putting vicks vapor rub on his chest. Chloe has not seen me do this, so she keeps saying to me,"Wyatt has a minty cough!"

Hawaii 2011

2011-04-05T21:23:00.001-07:00

This was right before we flew to Kauai.

This was right before we had to wake the kids up to go to the airport to fly home.

Wyatt chillin in the shade of our patio.

Chloe and a random friend she made.

Breakfast at Joe's on the green.

These are not so good of Jeff.... but very cute of Chloe, so I posted them!!

Buddy-boy and me at Keoki's

Yummm... Shave ice with icecream on the bottom!

Very cute one of Wyatt!

Mr. Sandman

Little toes in the sand

Chloe catches a wave! There were also a lot of turtles swimming just a little ways out at this beach, so Chloe and Jeff went out there and swam with them!!

Let's go boogie boarding Daddy!

Wyatt didn't like going out much farther than this, but he did enjoy playing in the sand!

The view from our back door.

Sunday AM

I LOVE KAUAI!

This parrot said Aloha!

The maintenance fees are worth it once you get there!!

A morning stroll.

Love this picture! Sweet, sweet memories of a wonderful trip and of times spent in that beautiful place with others who are dear to us, in days gone by.

2011-02-16T21:01:00.000-08:00

Grandpa reads a tractor book to two of his grandsons. Chloe and Wyatt had fun at the mall play area with cousin Eli!

An outdoor tea party with friend Morgan.

2011-01-06T15:23:00.000-08:00

Just a check-up!

Future girlfriend?

Working on uncle Shane... a couple minutes later she picked up Eli's toy shotgun and said to Shane, "there is just one thing left to do." We've all had a few laughs over that one!!

"It's great to be a big sister" (a Dora song Chloe often sings) The other day she told me that when she grows up she wants to marry Wyatt... I had some explaining to do, but the thought was very sweet!

The cousins did the Puyallup fair!

and the Point Defiance Zoo

Chloe gets a great reaction when showing Wyatt her owie!

The second cousins at Lake Roosevelt!

Boat Camping!

2011-01-06T14:59:00.000-08:00

2010-10-22T22:50:00.000-07:00

Wyatt LOVES anything motorized (on a daily basis he gets very excited about cars, trucks, tractors, and airplanes) even if all he's looking at is a picture in a book! He loudly exclaims "OOOOh Tuuuu" (Oh, Truck!) See the little car still clutched in his hand while he's napping?!
Pure heaven! (I love this picture!)

This little monster truck was given to us by some friends whose girls had outgrown it.... it has provided HOURS of fun for our kids!!

A party for two (Chloe got it all set up)

Silly girl!

Cooking up some fun in the AM.

Chloe is all about cooking and baking lately ever since she saw a couple Rachael Ray DVDS! It cracks me up to listen to her, cause she talks about everything she's doing while she's cooking and uses all the same wording as Rachael!!

2010-10-06T22:10:00.000-07:00

Chloe and her friend Morgan playing dress-up
Buddy boy

This summer was the summer of the frog, as our little man-made pond was suddenly full of frogs and toads after 9 years without! Frog catching became a daily ritual for our little princess (who literally kissed a frog just about every day) and any other little people who came around.

Ok, these pics are obviously quite old as here Chloe is planting seeds for the garden that is now tilled under for the winter (except for the carrots who are still going strong!)

Future fireman

Check out the size of this toad!!

Today Chloe told me, "We should name Libby midnight star cause that would be a much better name for a black lab than Libby!" Little miss imagination!! This really gave me a chuckle as I looked at faithful old seven year old Libby, now going grey at the muzzle and wondered what she would think if I suddenly started calling out to her "Midnight Star come!"Also today, I noticed that Wyatt thinks that blowing and smelling are the same thing!! We took a walk through the woods and he kept stopping and blowing on leaves with his nose against the leaf! So Cute! He also says,"SSSSSS" when he thinks his food is hot! He is 18 months old now!

2010-09-13T21:24:00.000-07:00

Much imagining going on in this picture!! I'll share this because I know some of you will think it's funny... yesterday we had our first date since Wyatt was born (he's 17 months). It was soooo romantic- we went to lunch at Costco then shopped at costco, went thru starbucks drive thru, went to gospel mtg., loaded windows at the ministorage, and picked up our children on the way home. Actually it was fun! We had originally planned to meet up with the kids at gospel mtg. where they would be with the grandfolks, but Larry's stepdad fell so he had to head over to Seattle and Sherry felt she should stay home rather than make the big trip alone with the kids and being left with the big old gas hog truck and much rebuckling of carseats... Thus our date =)

2010-09-10T22:03:00.000-07:00

Getting ready for Sunday morning on Saturday night.
That's a big one!!

Great catch Aaron!!

My cute little guy!

Goodbye Sarah, Ezra, and Audrey- we are going to miss you!

2010-08-10T20:59:00.000-07:00

Enjoying baby Owen (I know these pics are getting old, but I wanted to post them anyway)

Taking brother for a ride. Helping Mommy with the gardening (it's funny to remember when she was 1-2 and ripping out the flowers as I planted them, but now at 4 1/2 she tries to do everything she see's me do and is actually pretty good at doing most things. She can zip the back of her own dress!! Which is pretty impressive to watch!)

Some serious art going on here!!

Wish this wasn't blurry! Wyatt tries to do anything he see's sister do, so he is doing many things quite a bit earlier than I expected! Like climbing up on the couch with a coloring book and crayon and coloring! Other news is he is officially walking all the time now and practically running! No crawling at all as of this last week. He loves to wave Bye Bye and peek around corners and give a really toothy funny grin with scrunched eyes (very funny!) He walks around the house holding his play phone on the back of his head and pointing and jabbering away!

Wyatt and his friend Daniel and their big sisters in the background.

Chloe's preschool class field trip to Grandma and Grandpa's farm. Chloe and her Grandma Horsey.

Feeding the llama.

Meeting new cousin Emmett for the first time! What a cutie! (We had fun with him and his big brother and mom and dad this weekend too!)

OOOOHHHH!

Wyatt wasn't sure what to think about mama holding Emmett (these two are almost exactly one year apart)

2010-06-25T22:18:00.000-07:00

One Sunday my mother-in-law brought us this beautiful bouquet she had just picked out of her yard!
Silly girl goofing around and wanting me to take a picture of her!

The cute little brother.

The princess is sleeping...

Naptime with Daddy.

Wyatt learns to self feed

2010-06-25T21:49:00.000-07:00

Learning to self feed has been a blast!! But I am very independant about this particular thing and DO NOT want to be fed by others! Mommy has actually been quite surprised lately at how much food I can get in my mouth!

A tea party with friends Laura, Karina, and Lauren (who Mommy used to babysit 5 years ago when she was 4).

Sunday AM playtime

Just a little of what the little country bumpkins have been up to...

2010-06-16T15:23:00.000-07:00

We helped Daddy thaw out a beaver (he does taxidermy as a side job).
Check out the teeth on this beaver!!

It was a very interesting job!

Wyatt had quite a lot to say about it!!

Yayyy! Some sunshine! We love to play in our sand box!

One morning Chloe made this blueberry smoothie out of her kids cookbook.

We love to do art!

Some of Chloe's first drawings of faces!

All muddy, so mommy put me straight into the bath, then stripped off my clothes!

Chloe swimming in the rain!

2010-06-02T22:18:00.000-07:00

Wyatt loves his tractor from Grandpa and Grandma moo cow! He has started taking a few cautious steps, mostly just between two people is all he will try- such a careful little fellow!!
Couldn't resist remembering what Chloe looked like at the age Wyatt is now!

2010-05-19T07:07:00.000-07:00

Even when it's 50 degrees out, it doesn't bother them!

Ocean Shores

2010-05-19T06:22:00.000-07:00

We took a little trip to Ocean shores where Jeff had a firefighter training seminar.
While Jeff was in class, the kids and I hung out at the hotel- first in the tub and later at the pool. (our kids would spend all day in the water!)

On the road again! Lucky for us, our kids are great little travelers!

Happy carseat baby!

Just a couple things...

2010-05-12T13:38:00.000-07:00

I came upstairs to find Chloe in the midst of some heavy duty make believe doctoring, fully outfitted in the nurses uniform my mom made for me when I was her age! (Thought you would like to see this one Mom!) See the patient laying on the chair?
This was a cute springtime centerpiece idea I saw in a magazine- fill a small vase with water and flowers, place inside a big vase and fill the space between with candy. The birds sitting on the Robin's egg candies in the bowl was Chloe's idea to go along with my centerpiece (she likes to decorate too!)

Wyatt's First Birthday!

2010-05-12T13:05:00.000-07:00

Waving goodbye to Daddy in the morning
Sister helped buddy boy eat his birthday cake because....

he wouldn't touch it!

Grandma Horsey made Wyatt a very cute fire truck birthday cake!

Doing one of Wyatt's favorite activities at his party!

And another Wyatt favorite- "patty cake" with Grandma

opening presents (this camera is driving me nuts because it blurs sooo many photos!)

2010-05-04T15:12:00.000-07:00

Chloe lovin on baby Owen!

Chloe posed with my beautiful hydrangea bush that my husband gave me for my birthday, then I left it outside that night and it froze =(

Watching Daddy cut down trees and move dirt with the machine- Wyatt was absolutely entranced for quite awhile! He's a boy, that's for sure!!

Playing playdough with Maddy

2010-04-18T21:14:00.000-07:00

Just need to put the right spelling of our new nephews name (cause I was way off). Emmett Andrew is the correct spelling. Very cute name and what a cutie! You can see pics on their blog.

Welcome...

2010-04-17T12:46:00.000-07:00

Emmit Andrew (I'm not sure this is the right sp?) 8# 2oz WOW! We can't wait to meet our new little nephew! Congrats Eli- you are going to have sooo much fun with your little brother!

Congratulations...

2010-04-16T07:45:00.000-07:00

Shane and Deanna on your new baby boy born this AM at 3 something!! We're waiting to hear his name and weight... He was born in just 45 minutes! Good thing they went to the hospital when they did!! Way to go Deanna!! Great Job!

Chloe was very brave to get her tonsils and adenoids out!

2010-04-15T13:05:00.000-07:00

Talking on the phone 1 day post-op(while eating pieces of popsicle) to great grandma to tell her Thankyou for the gifts she sent!
Just coming out of surgery with her blankie in a bag (cause it got thrown-up on) and baby woofers(as she calls her stuffed dog) with his own surgery hat on! Waking up from the anesthetic was the most difficult time of the whole thing.

Feeling a little better out at the car and with her little brother again.

It's fun to have a fireman Daddy!

2010-04-15T12:27:00.000-07:00

Chloe's pre-school class went on a field trip to our fire station and the fire chief (aka Daddy) did a demo of the gear, truck, and hoses he and the crew use.
Trying out the fire hose with her friends.

Helping Daddy

In the fire truck!

Always check your credit card bill...

2010-04-15T10:30:00.000-07:00

Luckily I glanced over ours and saw a charge that I didn't recognize and after some checking found that someone poached our credit card # off the internet and had used it for a couple of charges!

Deanna...

2010-04-09T20:56:00.000-07:00

Here is a little something to make you feel better about your current size Deanna!

2010-04-05T14:45:00.000-07:00

Since I never got around to posting these pics, I will do it now! =) Chloe had horse cupcakes for her pre-school birthday party...
Her teacher made her this crown.

Blowing out her candle!

Chloe dances while Daddy (aka the cowboy) plays and sings for her class party.

This was when Wyatt started climbing the stairs!

Chloe and I thought Wyatt looked soooo cute in this party hat!

Chloe pretends to have a funeral after we were at my Grandpa's funeral

Wyatt loves to play the xylophone!

Chloe asked me to take this picture

My first big haircut!

2010-03-11T12:33:00.000-08:00

Mommy has given me little trims before, but this time she sheared off all my hair! Then she was sad when she looked in the sink at all my beautiful curls! Also, I just cut my seventh tooth!

Rain and Hail

2010-03-11T12:10:00.000-08:00

So I am remembering the weather we WERE having...

2010-03-04T17:08:00.000-08:00

Great Grandpa and Grandma with all their little great grandkids (except this one^!)

aaaahhh...

2010-03-04T17:03:00.000-08:00

A friend traded me her double for my single jogger and I am LOVING it!! It just made my daily life 10x easier!! I can REALLY work it now even on our bumpy, nasty road!

Spring has sprung a month early this year!!

2010-03-04T16:53:00.000-08:00

February 2010
March 2009

October- December... in reverse

2010-01-19T14:30:00.000-08:00

My first teeth!!
Like father,

like son... cooking dinner

We decorated gingerbread houses with the pre-school

admiring the finished product

These are for you Sarah and Ezra!! =)

The whole gang!

Chloe loves her books on tape!

Fun in the tub!

One of Chloe's "set ups" she spends a lot of time moving around the little people and animals and narrating the scenarios of what they are doing. I wonder if she is going to write books someday?

A morning ball game!

We went to Natalie and Eliseo's wedding reception.

The family

Rowan and Chloe had a lot of fun at the wedding reception! They are only three months apart in age.

Our brown-eyed boy!

While Daddy was gone hunting, we visited my Grandpa and Grandma...

we visited my uncle Mark and auntie Karol's and their home daycare. Here is Wyatt with some little guys his age. The one little boy ironically is the son of a guy I went to school with!

Wagon ride with uncle Mark!

Chloe decorates her whipped cream letter C with sprinkles and then eats it!

Happy boy!

Wyatt fell asleep on the wagon ride Daddy took them on.

Jeff and his cousin Collin serenaded us at the cider pressing party at Jeff's parents'.

Wyatt and his Grandma.

Wagon ride at the party! Melissa, Chloe, Ashlyn, and Riley.

A tea party with 2nd cousins Melissa and Riley. Jeff's cousin Collin and his wife Becki and their two kids came to stay for the Halloween weekend!

Halloween: Wyatt was an indian (leftover costume from Chloe's babyhood)

and Chloe was Little Red Riding Hood (only she doesn't have her dress on underneath in this picture!) I am pleased to say that I actually sewed the riding hood! My first sewing project in quite some time!

2010-01-04T16:52:00.000-08:00

I love the view across my kitchen counter!

These are old, but too cute not to post and I'm so behind anyway... we went to the pumpkin patch with the preschool at Halloween time.

Some other pictures from this Fall...

2009-12-13T20:49:00.000-08:00

Chloe and I at Shi Shi beach
Wyatt, Brenda, and Chloe

Brenda and Chloe, Lisa and Wyatt (Lisa front packed Wyatt all the way in and all the way out!) It is a VERY muddy trail with a fairly treacherous decent to the beach! It was worth it once we got there especially with the sun out on the beautiful beach!

Decorating Daddy is always a fun pass time!

Wyatt is very entertained when Chloe feeds him!

Playing with his toes!

Chloe once again saddles up the old steed!

A tea party with Makenna- we are so enjoying having her and her family here! (they moved here from AK)

Our little construction worker!

Thanksgiving 09

2009-12-13T20:05:00.000-08:00

Wyatt drove on the ferry...

while Chloe hung on for dear life! (Just kidding!)

Grandma and Grandpa enjoying their great grandkids!

I love smooching those chubby little cheeks!

Wyatt is beginning to do the inch-worm to get where he wants to go.

SOOo happy to be standing and hanging on with Grandpa's help!

I can do it by myself for a little bit too!

Jeanne, Jeanne's mom Barb, and Chloe preparing the feast- we had so much fun that night and so many laughs (as was always the case when Barb was around! =) especially when Jeff got to teasing her! She also had a special way of communicating with Chloe which always brought a smile to my face. This Thanksgiving will always be a precious memory as shockingly, one week later Barb passed away suddenly and unexpectedly due to complications from a heart attack. Our thoughts are with Jeanne in the great loss of her mom.

Chloe and her aunty Jeanne.

It was a lovely, scrumptious, and relaxing Thanksgiving at Dan and Jeanne's house.

Fall

2009-12-03T22:41:00.000-08:00

Chloe came and told me she had gotten Wyatt all ready for his birthday, when I went to look at him, there he sat with a bow in his hair looking just as cute as can be and looking quite pleased about it too!
Chloe got herself all gussied up in her high heels, swimsuit, pearls, and sweater and was "vacuuming" with this popper toy.... I honestly do not know where she got this idea!!

Wyatt jumped himself to sleep!

Chloe was a big helper marking the packages of meat.

Cutting, wrapping and marking the Elk that Jeff shot.

Loves the johnny jump up!

Helping sister in the kitchen

The best laundry!

Wyatt is really smiley much of the time, but he can also stare you down and be serious as a little judge!

September and October

2009-11-29T14:43:00.000-08:00

Jeff's cousin Steve and wife Crystal and their little guy Bruce with Chloe and Wyatt.

Some of the kids enjoyed playing meeting (church), so cute!

The Birthday boys with their Girls

Jeanne holding Michael and Michael (aka Dad or Grandpa) holding Wyatt! =)

Lisa can still hold Ashlyn!

One of the kids tables at the family reunion that Randy and Amy hosted, Thank you!

All the cousins (until spring!)
L-R Chloe and Wyatt, Brenna and Michael, Eli, and Isabella

Fun with grandma

kisses for mommy

lovin aunty Jeanne

lovin on mommy

kisses in Costco

Hunting with Daddy wears a girl out!!

6 months old!

Fun in the pool

A successful hunt in Montana!

2009-11-29T14:22:00.000-08:00

Jeff with his buck

Shane and his buck

Emitt, Scott, and Shane with Scott's buck

Playing catch up!

2009-10-21T09:29:00.000-07:00

These pics are a couple months old, but thought I would post them anyway. Current happenings are that Wyatt cut his first tooth yesterday!
Lunch with friends from left Sue (my midwife that delivered Chloe and Wyatt), Sarah, Karina, and Liz with Wyatt as our centerpiece!

Rich and Marilyn enjoy Wyatt.

Maddy and Chloe at the hot springs.

Kari, Wyatt and I =), and Sara

Chloe, Lauren, and Chloe's grandma

Lauren and Wyatt

Shane, Deanna, and Eli came out for Deanna's 10 yr class reunion. Eli had fun playing in Chloe's castle with her!

Chloe peeks out of her castle.

Meanwhile, Wyatt fell asleep in the swing.

Eli and Chloe swimming.

Auntie Deanna, Wyatt, and Chloe.

Eli likes to hammer and do other work around the place! =)

Snuggles with Uncle Shane.

Bathtime for the little cousins

Cousins Cole and Chloe down by grandma and grandpa's creek on a warm summer afternoon.

Chloe and I tubin!

Wyatt's first time in exersaucer- not too sure about it!

"Oh yeah, this is fun!"

Wyatt's 6 month photo shoot!

2009-10-12T14:22:00.000-07:00

If you would like to view Wyatt Grant's 6 month photo shoot, just go to smilesbywire.com then type in my (Rebekah) first and last name and then the access code LTPP0513115029JCP They turned out really cute!

A fun and busy summer!

2009-09-20T14:20:00.000-07:00

These pics are mostly from July and Aug. but I will attempt to get up to date soon! We sure enjoyed our boat this summer!

Wyatt likes to eat his life jacket!

Our Cute little nephew Michael and his mommy Mandy .

A picnic at the park with Mandy and her mom Mary, me and my mom, our baby boys, and the three girls Brenna, Chloe, and Isabella!

It was fun to finally get the baby boys together and take some pictures!! Only two months apart in age!

Wyatt and Michael
baby cousins

This picture makes me laugh because it looks like they are having their first wrestling match....

and like Wyatt is pulling Michael's hair!

Brother and sister. The other day Chloe was sitting at the counter having a snack and I was holding Wyatt on the other side of the counter and they were looking across the counter laughing and giggling at each other for the longest time- sharing some sibling joke I guess!

It was great to have Jan and Aaron and kids and Randy and Amy and kids come for some fishing and fun! Here is Tionna, Chloe, and Kaylee at the beach on one of the most warm and beautiful evenings I have ever seen at LaPush! It was also Quileute days, so there was a fireworks show at sunset.

Jan and Aaron

Trevon, Chloe, Tessa, and Tyler

Amy and Randy

Enjoying Salt creek. The water stuck in those little inlets off the ocean was so warm!

Lauren, Karina, Chloe, and Arthur checking out the crabs they caught.

This shallow water was as warm as a bathtub- Wyatt loved it!

Yet another day at the beach, only this time cold and blustery, but that makes no difference to Chloe!

Mama and Wyatt

Like I said- makes no difference to Chloe!!

Happy Boy!

I love these baby days- little baby feet, the smell of baby lotion and diaper cream, The giggles and coos, all the smiles in the morning, his soft, dark, warm little head nestled in my shoulder before I lay him down at night-but they are flying by...

Ever since aunt Debbie and Dennis got married Chloe has been periodically pretending to get married- this is one of her "wedding outfits" (notice the pink scarf for her veil) she gets herself all duded up like this (she does not need or want our help anymore for any part of dressing! In fact she changes her outfit SEVERAL times a day! =/ ) Anyway, she was marrying her teddy bear on this day- notice it also has a dress on! Many times she has said to Jeff at dinner time- "Daddy, after dinner will you marry me?" Well, who can resist that?!

Too cute for words!!

4th of July campout

2009-08-09T15:33:00.000-07:00

Eli enjoyed baby Wyatt!

playin in the shade

It was HOT and it felt great to be in the water!

wE ENJOYED TYING OUR BOATS TOGETHER AND SWIMMING AROUND OUT ON THE RIVER

Can very tall Theron fit in Ashlyn's little tent?

Yes! He can!!

Gregg and Mindy and co. came for the day!

DeAnne and Ashlyn and Deanna and Eli just chillin in the tubes!

Shane the comedian! He dove into this ring (just in case your wondering how he got into it!)

Eli and Theron looking quite serious, but really not serious at all!

Chloe all worn out, fell asleep on Daddy.

Cody and Ashlyn play with Wyatt

Chloe and Wyatt- it was too hot for clothes!

Wyatt loves camping!

snuggles with auntie Deanna and Eli

Auntie Deanna is sooo funny!

All the little campers except Eli and Wyatt

Cody was pretending to be Chloe's dog!

Eli enjoyed the camping gear!!

Just a few pictures...

2009-08-09T15:00:00.000-07:00

Chloe often pretends to be "Little Red Riding Hood" here she is with her (pink) riding hood, her basket of fruit and cakes and flowers for grandma. She says goodbye to me, goes out the back door and walks around and knocks on the front door where I am supposed to open the door and be grandma. I've asked if she would like me to answer the door as the wolf, but she never wants to do that part of the story!
Our current favorite centerpiece !

One of Wyatt's first times to sit in his bumbo!

Playing together

A very patient Libby!

more June pics...

2009-07-07T20:05:00.000-07:00

I Love this picture.
So sweet when Chloe reads to Wyatt...

and he loves it.

Little Wyatt

Little tootsies

Little hands

Night, night Daddy

Chloe soaks the seeds in preparation for planting the garden.

June...

2009-06-24T19:57:00.000-07:00

These boots are made for walkin'...
All dressed up to go outside

Chloe shows off her new coon skin hat from Daddy.

She likes to pretend she is Billy Coleman from "Where the red fern grows"

Wyatt is getting quite active on his tummy- he can scooch clear off his blanket and roll over onto his back!

Chloe shared her blanket with Wyatt and then read him a book.

Good morning snuggles!

All dressed up on Sunday

On the left is Chloe's drawing of a boat with a guy in it.

A few pictures from the last couple weeks...

2009-06-18T21:46:00.000-07:00

Jeff's side of the family
Wyatt napping in the boat

mmmm fresh corn on the cob from eastern WA!

Fishin with Daddy

Playing in the pool even though it wasn't very warm out!

Wyatt loves to look at Chloe!

Me and my twin sister! (Chloe laid her doll up on the bed next to Wyatt and I couldn't resist snapping a picture!)

Wyatt gets a little snooze in

Chloe fixes herself a snack on the boat

A cute little fellow we have at our house!

And another little fellow that came to our house! (He liked apple tree leaves until I let the dog out!)

Chloe was very proud that she wrote her name (except for the e), if you can tell what it is, it's in the lower right hand corner- it says "H C O l" (the c is backwards) still, we were very surprised when she told us she had written her name and we looked and saw the letters she had made!

"It's sooo hard to lift this big head!"

"But it's all worth it when I get to look at some colorful toys!"

Chloe likes to get everything all lined up!

Random pictures in May...

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We are so happy for the return of the sunny and warmer weather- not hot (hence the snow suit) but warmer! Chloe loved chasing this sea gull up and down the beach!

Chloe and her Great Grandma on Daddy's side.

Wyatt meets his Great Grandma on Daddy's side for the first time!

Wyatt "sleeps like a baby!"

Chloe,Daddy, and Mommy made cupcakes for her preschool class. She wanted to make them look just like the ones on her apron with a cherry on top!

Happy Mother's Day!

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It's wonderful to be a Mother!
One of my mother's day gifts- to capture on camera Wyatt's smile for the first time!

I'm still getting used to saying, " This is my son and I!"

Aunt Debbie and Dennis got married on May 9!!

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The Happy couple!

Sue once again did an awesome job on the cake and Deanna on the flowers!
Chloe handing out bubbles.

Isabella, Chloe, and Brenna all had matching outfits and little baskets with bubbles to pass out. It was sooo cute to see the three little cousins in their matching dresses!

The bubble girls pose with the bride!

Uncle Ron gave D&D this darling tractor for their wedding gift!

oops, I think I already posted this one!

This little cutie enjoyed holding Wyatt!

Chloe enjoyed holding Michael! She likes to multi-task, where has she seen that?!

Preschool time at home!

Our little Picassa! Her drawings are beginning to take on more shape and she just started to name her drawings- for instance the other day she said she drew a boat and Jeff looked and low and behold it did look like a boat!! Then she said "but it doesn't have a guy in it" so then she added a little guy into the boat! Too bad most of her drawings are on the chalk board so I don't get to save them =(

Chloe put this toy up to Wyatt's hand and he wrapped his fingers around it and held it for awhile which made Chloe very happy! Today I heard her tell Wyatt, "your my favorite baby in the whole world!"

It's so nice in the evenings when Daddy is home! Chloe is telling Daddy a very long and detailed story while wearing a shirt that says "chatter box"!

A bunch of pictures!

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Chloe thought Wyatt might like to hold her doll and I guess he did!
Tiny Toes

Wyatt is 7 weeks old and 11 1/2 pounds now!

Our friends Liz, Lauren, and Karina (and Chris) finally got to meet Wyatt!

Chloe had a friend over to play the other day, so she never got her nap and this is what I found after her friend went home at 5.

Chloe fixed us a nice lunch out on the deck the other day! Here is something cute she recently said, "Kisses and coo, crunches and hugs, for baby and you."

Wyatt likes to be on his tummy- helps with the tummy ache he sometimes has!

He likes to nap in his swing.

Jeff's cousins Steven and Crystal came to visit...

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so we got to meet their baby Bruce, and they got to meet Wyatt!
" When Daddy gives me a bath, he says that I don't like that baby bathtub Mommy uses as well as being able to float in lots of water and bubbles in the laundry sink!" =)

This picture cracks me up because he really was enjoying himself, it just looks like he's scared!

Just a few before and after pictures...

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Before
and after

Before

and after

After... obviously, and so worth it!

Why am I blogging right now?

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Because both my kids are sleeping!

A few weekends ago we went up north for Aunt Debbie's wedding shower...

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Chloe reading to Eli Sunday AM
Snuggles and a book with Auntie Jeanne

A rousing game of settlers of Katan

Eli Finally has some boy cousins (on this side of the family)!

This picture is self explanatory!

Aunt Debbie's wedding shower somehow turned into a baby shower =0 (Thanks Jeanne!) Fun, Fun, new baby things!!

Wyatt meets Uncle Ryan and Chloe is in heaven with three babies in the house!

The soon-to-be newlyweds! (They are now!)

Chloe checks out Wyatt and Braden!

Wyatt meets Auntie Jeanne!

Deanna looking cute!

Chloe and Eli coloring together.

Wyatt meets Uncle Shane!

Wyatt is 5 weeks old and 10 pounds today!!

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Time is flying by... I can't believe he's already 5 weeks old! Chloe likes to share her pink blankie with him! =) I love his little tuft of hair!!

Doing the Hula!!

Big sister brings him a stuffed animal. I always lay him on this water proof mat on our bed because he is a major spitter upper (just like Chloe was!)

I found Chloe had picked this as a good place to work on her lacing project (or what she calls "sewing") it does come with a little plastic needle, which she thinks is very cool!

Wyatt smiles and coos at us all the time now, although I haven't been able to capture it on camera.

Wyatt's neck is getting so strong!

Sometimes he reminds me of a little frog!

Ok, someone is happy to be a big sister!

I LOVE this one! They already seem to have formed a bond, he always looks toward her when she talks and looks and listens very intently when she sits beside him and reads him books!

Chloe enjoying Grandpa and Grandma "Horseys" new puppys!

I Love this one too!

Saturday night after we got the house ready for our Sunday AM meeting (church) Chloe decided to do some play meeting, but it really irritated her when I took a picture, after all who would whip out their camera and take a picture during meeting?!! But I thought it was so cute how she brought her baby wrapped up in a blanket and her purse and last but not least- a balloon! =)

Precious Moments... I want to hold these in my memory forever.

A teeny tiny little hand hangs on to my finger.

Nothing says SPRING like flowers and newborn babies!

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My mom came out and made an easter egg hunt for Chloe in our yard. She love, love, loved it, and so they did it many times!
Wyatt after falling asleep in the sling

Finding an egg on top of the target practicing deer!

Our Babies....

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Here is Wyatt peeking over my Mom's shoulder....
and here is Chloe peeking over my Mom's shoulder (I think she is a little older than him).

Grandpa & Grandma, Aunt Debbie, and my Dad came to meet Wyatt for the first time...

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Showing baby brother to her Grandpa

Chloe helps my mom make lunch while wearing her new apron that her Great Grandma made for her- it is so cute!

Chloe with her presents from her Great Grandparents- a bag with her name on it, handmade apron and little matching potholders, and magnetic dolls! Thank you!

Great Grandpa with his newest Great grandson!

My Dad meets his newest Grandson!

Aunt Debbie, Grandma, and my Mom

Four Generations

A little of this and that...

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Precious and new teeny, tiny feet.
This is just me being a proud mommy when I came along and found that Chloe had color coded alot of these beads as she was stringing them.

Jeff really gets into his sausage making!

I forgot to rotate again! =( Anyway, this was Wyatt's first Sunday!

Proud Grandparents!

Tired Daddy and baby!

Most of the Sanderson's came to meet Wyatt...

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Our 3rd day as a family of four! Thank you Sanderson's for coming and for the presents and all the yummy food!
DeAnne getting her baby fix! =)

Leah seems pretty excited that Wyatt finally decided to arrive!

Lichen, Leah, Auntie Karol, Caleb, Chloe, and Sarah and Jason trying to decide if they want a third!

Chloe, Tristan, Tianna , and Wyatt

Chloe and Tristan discuss the ins and outs of having baby brother's!

Caleb looks nicely at the camera while Chloe is too busy with her new sticker/coloring book (Thank you whoever brought that!)

More pictures of Wyatt!

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Our little taco!
Inspecting the umbilical cord

Snuggles before bed

Our friends Danny, Jolene, Samantha, and Nicole brought pizza out the night after Wyatt was born. Thanks!

Proud big sister shows off her new brother!

All snuggled up

Making a new normal...

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I am going to post some pics soon! Wyatt is growing fast! The most commonly heard phrase around our house in the last 12 days has been, "can I hold my baby brother?" I had forgotten how time flies while I gaze at my precious newborn! (and how much time it takes to nurse, change diapers, and do all the laundry this little one makes!) We're loving him!

We named him...

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Wyatt Grant!

It's A Boy!

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Our son was born this Morning at 3:05 am!
He weighed 8lbs. 12oz. 21" long (and we haven't named him yet)

My mom was able to be there for the birth!

He's a little sweety!

Big sister!

Jeff's mom brought Chloe and came to meet her newest grandson shortly after his arrival!

Tired Daddy and son

The pool that my wonderful husband so kindly got for me- it was a life saver since the labor and delivery was very fast and hard. We ended up with a somewhat unplanned water birth which was just fine!

Cousins Cole and Trey came to admire the new little one.

My wonderful midwife Sue!

All ready to go home this evening!

No Baby Yet...

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Chloe had fun dyeing easter eggs with Grandma while we try to be patient for baby to decide to arrive.
Beautiful roses from my husband for my big 3-0 B-Day!

40 weeks

Chloe enjoys a snack in her fort.

Baby...

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Sorry, I had to see if anyone was fooled =) This is Chloe!
In labor three years ago.

A few days before Chloe's birth.

The Million dollar question...

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Will the baby be a boy or a girl?
Pink or Blue?

We are ready and waiting...

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The cute cradle I am borrowing from Deanna's sister Sara and my cool new baby sling that I'm excited about!
I treated myself to a new rocking chair for baby #2 =)

This is one of Chloe's recent favorite pastimes- getting her gloves on and sitting in her doll stroller on the front porch eating "Maddy's popsicles" (because they are the kind that Sara's little Maddy brought over one time last fall).

Little Mommy

Hunting with Dad...

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With the nice weather we've had lately, Chloe and her Daddy have taken a few hunting trips on the quad. Chloe is loving these adventures and having a chance to hike around out in the woods. She has many questions and is anxious to learn as much as she can about wildlife. This has her Dad pretty happy! He's getting her all ready for the day when she is old enough to do some "real" hunting! Meanwhile, I get a chance to relax a little with my large belly and do some nesting! =)
Riverside

Checkin out the beaver dam they found.

A tired little hunter.

The little hunter

March pics (so far)...

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Catching up on the news
Leah, Mia, and Meredith came to visit last weekend! Thanks for coming! It was a good time! Chloe says, "Thank you for reading and playing with me!"

Our little artist

Chloe and her Daddy went shopping at Costco... =)

Chloe asked me to take this picture and I thought it turned out pretty cute!

Playing with cousins Brenna and Bella at Baby Michael and Aunty Mandy's baby shower.

Later, they had so much fun running around outside together pretending to be little red riding hood! These girls have great imaginations!

Some more Feb. pics...

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We had a four generation tea party! Chloe's Great Grandma, Chloe, Chloe's Grandma, and Chloe's mom (taking the picture)
After bath "bednight snack" (as Chloe calls it)

Peek-a-boo!

Chloe and a friend at their pre-school Valentine party.

38 weeks pregnant!

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Fun with Friends...

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Makin' Brownies! Chloe loves to cook!!
Chloe's friend Nicole got to come stay the night! They actually went to sleep with no problem and slept in Chloe's room all night!! (I used to take care of Nicole and her sister before Chloe was born.) They were ready for a tea party as soon as they got up!

Then they played house.

Another friend, (who I also took care of before Chloe was born) Lauren came to visit. We all went out to ice cream- it was a fun day!

Sweet words from a child...

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This evening on our walk as dusk began to fall, Chloe looked up and saw the moon. She said, "Mommy, I want to hold the moon. Will you get it down for me, please?" I said that I couldn't reach that high. She said, "but Daddy can with his big ladder!"

Dog pics...

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Chloe often feels that Libby is lonely and wants a baby, so she brings her this black Lab stuffed animal a lot...
the other night I walked by and Libby had put her legs around "her puppy" and appeared to be snuggling it!

Chloe plays dress-up...

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Aunty Deanna gave us this Halloween costume for our baby, but while we wait for our baby to get here, Chloe is enjoying using it for her dolls! It reminded her about her Halloween costume, so we got that out and she wore it around for awhile!
This one cracks me up- a fansy scarf, a golden sceptor, and a smoky the bear hat!

She has been loving the Dora umbrella we got at Walmart!

A typical evening around our house...

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Reading the newspaper...
to baby.

Singing along with Daddy while he plays the guitar.

I heard this quote the other day...

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A lot of money will buy you a fancy dog, but only love will make it wag it's tail.

34 weeks (a couple weeks ago)

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Here is my 34 week photo! That same day I also measured 34 at the doctor- so it seems we are right on target for the March 18 due date!

Meeting Baby Michael!

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Sweet Little Michael
Michael rests on top of his little cousin. I have a picture of Brenna sleeping on top of Chloe (in my belly) just like this!

Brenna and Chloe- sooo happy to be together again!

The little girl cousins enjoyed pretending to go to bed together in Brenna's cute little bed!

Chloe has been sure she is having a sister and didn't like us talking about the possibility of our baby being a brother... but after meeting baby Michael, a brother is seeming like a pretty good option! We'll see!

All of the cousins on my side of the family (for a few more weeks anyway!)

Grandma gets some snuggle time with little Michael.

Uncle Ryan gives horse rides, but only his little girls were brave enough to take the wild steed for a spin!

The little girls are all really into playing doctor because of the doctor visits with their pregnant mommy's and all... luckily Auntie Deanna was willing to be the patient (you are brave Deanna!)- Eli quickly learned how to do some doctoring! =) My midwife (who also delivered Chloe) is wonderful with kids and always pulls up a chair for Chloe to stand on so she can hold the doppler and put the wand on my belly (Chloe always finds the heartbeat very quickly!) When Sue is done listening, she always lets Chloe wipe the gel off my belly- this is all quite a serious job to Chloe! She always says "ope! the baby hiccuped!" when the baby kicks the doppler! =)

A Day at Grandma and Grandpa Horsey's House...

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Chloe has been really into "The Jungle Book" lately- much of her pretend play revolves around this story and she can pretty much recite the whole book! So seeing Trey climbing around in the moss covered trees down by the creek at Grandpa and Grandma's fit right into her make believe world. The rest of the day she referred to Trey as Mowgli and talked about him climbing in the giant banyan tree!
Of course Chloe also wanted to climb around in the tree, but Mommy just wasn't up to the task (baby in belly and all), so luckily Grandma was happy to help!

The beautiful, peaceful creek

Chloe is still happy to "fish" with a stick

Riding sweet Truffles

Truffles comes to see what Trey and Chloe are doing in the wagon.

Watching Grandma work with Truffles in the round pen.

Shane, Deanna, and Eli came out for the weekend...

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Once again, I posted all these pics in reverse order, so this is actually the end of the day, but what a cool picture of Shane and Eli at the beach!
Drawing in the sand with Aunty Deanna

and Uncle Shane.

Eli loves to ride on/drive anything he can! He even found this beach log and jumped on to take her for a spin- it even had this (kind of) steering wheel! He was very pleased with his find!

Our Family (except you can't see the one in the oven who is getting VERY big! Only six weeks to go! )

Shane, Deanna, and Eli. (This Family picture turned out very good, I thought!)

There was a lot of foam on the beach this day, which was a lot of fun!

Deanna and Eli

Deanna, Eli, and Chloe- a beautiful afternoon at the beach!

Before we headed to the beach, the mommies and kidlets had a nice nap- here we are just waking up!

Random January pics...

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Uncle Shane takes Chloe and Eli for a bike ride
I guess maybe I've dressed Chloe in pink too much, look at the outfit she has picked out for herself!

Venturing outside with the new bike for the first time! But we found that it was very difficult and frustrating to ride it on the gravel, so we went to the school the next weekend with Nicole and her mom to ride on the pavement! Thanks for inviting us Jolene!

Reading a book to the dolls in the dollhouse (this is such a cute and creative age!)

This was Chloe's first time to play pretend meeting (church). She got it all set up and organized all on her own! She is singing out of her bible! =)

While Daddy did his work for the fire department, Chloe did her "work"

Snuggles with Grandpa Horsey while he reads a book.

New Year's Weekend...

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We met up with Shane, Deanna, and Eli in the Seattle (South Center) area for the weekend. Here we are out to a yummy dinner at the Claim Jumper.
Snuggles with Uncle Shane back at the hotel after going for a swim.

Deanna, Chloe, and I took a break from shopping and went out to lunch one day at the Rainforest Cafe in the mall. Chloe remembered it from last time we were there and kept mentioning that she would like to see the alligator (it's hard to see him rising up out of the "fog" to the right of us).

Chloe really loved the elephants too!

and driving the school bus in the mall !

A tired Daddy and Darlin out to dinner at Olive Garden after a long day of driving to Seattle (yes, we ate like kings all weekend!)