Ball Obsessed!

That's what our dog is. We can not have any balls in the house because our Boston (Moe) will demolish them in seconds. We just got the kids a small pool and Moe spotted the ball in the pool. He was trying for about 10 minutes to get it so we busted out the camera. Now pool ball is no more lol!

VBS!!

We had Vacation Bible School last week. It was a lot of fun! My mom and I taught a story again this year. We teach each each age and grade with two groups a day. It is a lot of work but the kids love it. Our story was about a shipwreck where God saved all aboard but the ship was lost in a storm. This was really fun to create in our room.

Jade and her friend Millie singing at the parent program.

Our ship

Jade in her class.

Jewelry Giveaway!

I love jewelry! Especially hand made silver jewelry. I really enjoy making it myself and almost majored in it in collage. So go check out Laurie over at Pho for five for a fun giveaway.

Amazing!

My friend Shel had a baby girl yesterday afternoon. I am very thankful that I was able to see baby Liana enter the world. I had never seen a baby born and most likely will not experience it myself so it was a real gift to witness. (But also looked VERY painful!)

Btw who looks this good an hour after birthing a baby with no drugs! Mama was a trooper!

Zoo, Picnic and Beauty Parlor.

Can I say I LOVE me some Spring. After months and months of cold and snow I feel like I go a little nutty when the sun comes out and the trees get their leaves. We took Liam to the zoo for the first time on Saturday and he had a blast. He was pointing and dada'in at all the animals (I think this is his happy sound, lol). Jade had fun showing baby bro the ropes since she has been to this zoo many times. Liam LOVES to be licked by animals. He likes to lean down to our Boston and have him lick his face. He thinks it is hilarious (which it is, yet slightly gross).
So he had fun feeding the goats and having them lick his hands (don't worry hands only no lips).
We also went to a picnic over at our friends on Monday. They had some others over from our church and it was really fun! They live on an acre so the kids have lots of room to play. Then we had a bon fire and they torched this old rotten picnic table. Good times!


At picnic: Who gave my kid this bottle? Uncle Cory?!


Um, Cory the table you are on is on fire, lol.

Uh oh I think our dog is going to be jealous.

Lets see how many kids we can cram in this baby.

Jade wanted to make daddy "handsome" Looking good honey!

Zoo:

Look at that joy!

Wig Busting, Day In Asia, and Choo Choo Trains

We have these gorgeous lilacs in our front yard so I wanted to get some pics in before the blooms left.


Where did my baby go?

Here comes Th*mas!

Jade with Uncle Cory

Day in Asia with Grandpa

I trimmed up Liam's hair a few weeks back but it just wasn't how I wanted it so I took both kids in to get a wig busting (as we like to call it around here). The place is especially for children's cuts and it was really cute inside. Jade didn't mind but Liam (as I'm sure many just one year olds would be) didn't love his so much. Liam looks so much older now but it is really cute and I love to faux hawk it.

My mom's Asian Awareness Club had another "Day in Asia" at her school. So, traditionally, we went up to visit and eat. It is always fun to see what the students come up with. Liam and Jade had fun and many of the students were goo-goo-gagaing over them. Jade is old enough now that she kinda knows what is going on. She said, of one of the students, "She is from China, like me."

Today we went to see Th*mas The Train. We went with my brother, his new girlfriend, her sister-in-law and her kids. It was beautiful out. Sunny and high 70s.

Has it already been 6 months!!!

Wow, I am a bad blogger! I just have had a lot of things come up lately. Plus the weather has been warmer so I just want to be outside a lot. I also have been on a reading binge. It all started with the Twil*ght Saga. Those books are all consuming. I just couldn't put them down. Then after that I wanted to read her other novel The H*ost. I really enjoy her books!

We got 3 new lenses for the camera so I hope to learn how to use them better. I did work for a photographer for 3 years when I was younger so you would think I would know more than I do. I should have used that opportunity to learn from her more.

Little man has been home now 6 months!!! Man does time fly!! I look at Jade and can't believe she is almost 4. Where did my baby go!! Liam is walking all over the place and getting into everything. I am very thankful that he is such a good sleeper and I think this is because he is so busy during his awake hours. He is also very verbal and loves to gibber jabber all day long. he can say a few words (mama, dada, baby, and a lot of boo boo, dee do, na, nahs all day long) He can also sign for more. He picked this up quickly when communicating that he wanted more food. He LOVES to eat, and solids now, no more puree for him. He only has 5 teeth but eats like he has a mouth full. I try to cut it really small because he shovels a handful in at a time.

Above are some pictures from the park a few days ago with one of my new lenses. It was cloudy so I hope to go back and get some neat ones using sun rays.