baby cousins

Saturday was insanely busy as usual...but I love it. I had class from 8:30-12:30, immediately afterwards we headed out to Estacada for a BBQ and birthday celebration for my cousin's 3 year old daughter. After that we hopped on over to our church for Sally and Bryan's wedding, which was beautiful. My cousin also has an 8 month old daughter named Ayla (2 months younger than Selah). However, Ayla is about 5 pounds bigger than Selah is. Above are pictures of the two of them playing at the picnic. They shared a toy, spray bottle (it was HOT!), and a small tub of water, which Selah kept dumping the water out of. Her newest fascination is filling buckets up and then dumping things out.
Below is a picture of the two of them back at Christmas (Selah 4 months and Ayla 2 months). It is so fun having babies in the family. Dan's cousin is due the end of October, so Selah will have a little boy cousin to play with on that side.

You gotta love the girl

Taking every single toy out of her toy box

Enjoying her cob, without the corn. It was hot this day, so Selah got to be in her diaper.

Pulling herself up onto the coffee table.

Our wonderful 3rd and 4th grade Explorers that we teach Wednesday nights in the Caravan program. I've been with these kids since they were 1st graders, and they mean the world to me. I so enjoy my time with them, watching them grow personally and in their knowledge of Christ. I like the Caravan program because it allows us to teach these kids that Jesus is real in every aspect of their lives, whether they are hiking, cooking, doing crafts, or helping someone out. I thought I should introduce them to everyone, because they are so important to me. I will miss them when they move on to the Adventurers (5th and 6th grade class). The children's department at our church does so many wonderful things, and we are incredibly blessed to be a part of it all. This picture was taken when we went on our hike last Saturday to Balch Creek Canyon in Forest Park. We all had a great time and came home with only one injury. Thankfully just a little skinned shin from playing in the creek.

Happy Father's Day!

I Love you dada! Happy 1st Father's Day!

Wishing my wonderful husband a Happy Father's Day, and to all the father's in our life. All of you are irreplaceable and so vital to the lives and well being of your children (young and old). Thank you for your hard work in providing for your families. Enjoy this day in honor of you!
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By the way, Dan made it home safely from his trip. Although, he did catch a cold while he was over there in cheeseland, he enjoyed his trip. We are so glad to have him home.
Another update on Tot (Selah-that's one of many nicknames we have for her) for you. Selah can sit up from a lying down position all by herself. She is so quick at it now. It is exciting to see her learn a new skill. She mastered it about a week ago, but it still amazes me when I see her do it. So, now her favorite thing to do is sit up in her crib and play. This has prompted us to remove her mobile and lower her crib mattress, because she is pulling herself up. Well, we are on our way to church. Happy Sunday everyone!

Leaving on a jet plane...

So Dan is leaving for Madison, WI tomorrow. I am nervous and not looking forward to him being gone. Not only because I will miss him, but also because we looked on the weather forecast and saw that there are severe weather warnings in that exact area. A tornado was spotted and baseball size hail were coming down. A big fault of mine is that I get very worried when Dan goes out of town, and it will only happen more often when he is an engineer. So I am working on this fault so that I won't be a basket case every time he leaves.
The point of this post is to request prayer for him while he is away. He will be in Wisconsin from June 8-13. Thanks everyone!

mini update

It's been a while since I've posted, and this isn't going to be much of an update. Life has just been extraordinarily busy! Thanks to some wonderful friends, I was able to let go of one responsibility. Thanks again for understanding. I do miss little C, though!
All in all we are hanging in there and surviving not on our own accord, but by God alone.
Here is an update on the babe...Selah is getting her fifth tooth in, upper right side. She has been doing so well with getting her teeth in, and they're coming in fast. It's a good thing I think, just get it over with soon. Also, BIG NEWS...she is crawling! Well, it's more of an army crawl, but I've decided that this is a type of crawl so we're saying that yes she is crawling. She is fast too! A week ago I could put her on a blanket on the floor and leave her for a bit, come back and she'd maybe moved a few feet. Now I come back and she's clear across the room. Geesh! Now is when motherhood gets tricky! Before I was able to take care of one of my needs for a bit while she played, like going to the bathroom or getting food. However, I have a feeling constant supervision is going to be the name of the game. Long gone are the blob days, mobility has officially arrived. Lets see, other exciting news...oh she can clap, begin to distinguish between who mama and dada are specifically. I'll post some pictures at a later date. Thanks to Dan's dad we got a new camera. It is an SLR Canon Rebel. Nice camera and easy to operate.
All right folks, have a great week !

Beach Trip

Yesterday (Monday) Dan took the day off of work and the three of us went to Cannon Beach for the day. The day was perfect! The sun shined, with a few clouds, and the wind was nothing but a calm breeze. This unfortunately made it difficult for Dan to fly the kite he bought. Anyways, we started our beach trip by having lunch at this great pizza place we like, called Pizza a Feta. MMMM...DELICIOUS!!! Then we walked through town and made our way to the beach, which is where we spent a majority of our day. Selah felt the sand for the first time, and was excited over the waves crashing onto the shore. We parked ourselves down by Haystack rock and Selah played in the sand. Despite her diaper and long pants over that, Selah still managed to get sand under her diaper. Her cheeks also got a bit rosy from the sun, the one place we didn't get sunscreen. Dan, on the other hand, slathered the sun screen on from head to toe and still got burned pretty bad. Poor guy! It was a great trip, and a much needed get away for the three of us.

Heat Wave!

Ignore the position of the pictures. I tried to fix them, but with no success.








It is absolutely gorgeous weather outside, and I am loving it! I love hot weather. I think I would do well in a climate that is hot more than just three months out of the year. But I like Oregon because we do have various climates in our little state, and the weather varies throughout the year. So when we are getting tired of the rain, we get hot, sunny days. And then when we are tired of the heat, the rain starts a pouring, and pouring, and pouring. Any-who, Selah and I were outside a bit playing with her new blocks that Grandma Patty got her. She wore some shorts, a tank top, a sun hat, and I slathered the sunscreen on her. She looks adorable! Also, we have exciting news. No I'm not pregnant, as my mom would ask me if I was every time I say we have news. But Selah has learned how to wave. So cute! She mostly waves to the dogs and her toys. So that is the news for now. Have a great day everybody!