I'm Not Dead

Keri's Lake Chelan post (keriandbrian.blogspot.com) reminded me of my lack of blogging for the last several weeks.... My poor lap top charger cord has been on the fritz (I've always wanted to use that phrase, but it seems awkward...right?) for a few weeks, making blogging near impossible. If you have the Blogger App, you know what I mean!

BUT, I just received confirmation that my new charger is in the mail and should be here soon. Yay! My life will return to normal! I'll be able to take pictures and upload them. I'll be able to open my recipe file and make dinners the family actually enjoys. I'll be able to RSVP to Kimmy's shower and make camping reservations. I'll even be able to update silly facebook notifications that have been driving me crazy for weeks!

Anyway, not dead, just letting absence make the heart grow fonder. Um, right. ;-)

Elmo Lives Again

A couple days ago, James found his Elmo and has started treating him like a baby - Reading to Elmo, tucking him into bed, making sure Elmo uses the potty...

And now, James likes to give Elmo shoulder/piggy-back/yoga-back-breaking-position rides. Not quite sure what's going on here! Looks comfortable, right?

Nate's Dr Appointement

At 20 months old, Natester is coming in at -

Weight:  29lbs   (88th %)

Height:  32.5"   (28th %)

Head Cir:  49cm   (82nd %)

Nate got 4 shots at his appointment and handled them like a trooper. He didn't even cry until we switched arms to do the last 2 shots.

James watched this whole thing go down and had two reactions:
1. The Doctor hurt Nate because Nate had to wear band-aids. "The Doctor not nice."
2. "I want shots too!"

When I told James that he would get to come back to Dr. Jacobs for his birthday and get some shots, he was very excited. Now he can't wait for his "airplane birthday" (he just made that up... I guess I have my birthday theme this year!) and shots from Dr. Jacobs.

Nate has a few new words: Grandma, Papa, apple, diaper, snack, dinner, egg, backpack, wash cloth, shoes, poo, off, out, and his favorite: "STINKY"!

He can also sign all of "Jesus Loves Me" which melts my heart every time!

Thankful for a "sturdy" and healthy little man today!

7th Anniversary

John and I celebrated our 7th anniversary this past weekend. It was SO much fun. We dropped the boys off at my parents and headed over the pass with no real plans or schedule. Without the boys, even one night away felt like a long vacation!

After a deliciously overpriced dinner at South in Leavenworth, we drove over Blewett pass into Cle Elum.

We found a great campsite right next to the Cle Elum river. Did I mention we were tent camping? We never get to camp by ourselves so it was an easy, cheap, and fun trip!

One of our first surprises of the night was finding some sort of nudist camp across the river. See that blue tent-thingy in the center of the picture? It was some sort of sauna that they used. Dis-gust-ing. Thankfully they were far enough away and we were gone most of the night so it wasn't a deal breaker. But still, seriously. Who does that?

This was the {nude-less} view from our campsite on the Cle Elum River. It was really a beautiful spot.

After we got camp set up, we headed to The Brick in Roslyn. That was my first time going to the "historic bar" and it was a really fun time!

The next morning, we spent some time driving around the area and dreaming.......

Can't you just picture a cabin right here with that view?  (Minus a few trees)

We've since decided on this piece of property. I'll let you know when we start building the cabin......

..... But back to reality.

It was a very fun weekend and I'm so thankful we had the time away. Seven years seems like it should be a long time, but it has really flown by. I love my man and am so thankful for these years with him!  :)