Just because I think she is cute!!!

You've come a long way baby!!!

As we get closer to completion of our remodel it is hard to believe how far this place has come. We are 99.9% done. The before and after pictures don't even give enough of a contrast. Here is a preview... I will take more picture really soon and post them. We are so thankful for all of the many hours some of our friends have given to us to help us finish this up.

It happened again....

I went another month with 0 posts. Not that I have a huge following but, I try to keep friends and family up to date on pictures at the very least.
September in review...
Ethan turned 3
Lucas started Kindergarten
Started fall ladies Bible study (we are studying Esther and Ruth... I am loving it)
Started home fellowship group
Micah turned 5
The boys had a small birthday party
Lucas turned 6

I am planning our ladies retreat for church so hopefully after that then life will settle down a little bit and get back to normal.
So please make do with these pictures.

A crazy couple of weeks

We have had a few crazy weeks. We have been to the doctor/hospital about 9 times (it will be about 15 time over the course of 4 weeks). We went to Lakeside Bible camp. And we worked on the house.
The reason for all of the doctors visits started wit a visit to the doctor because Ethan had been having diarea for 3-4 months (poor little guy). For which he had some tests done and was refered to a specialist at Swedish in Seattle. Where we found out that his blood work showe 98% that he had Celiac Disease (can not eat any gluten because it causes damage to his body... a life long thing). So, after hearing from the specialist on Wednesday he went in on Friday for surgery to take 6 biopsys to confirm celiac disease. We were blessed that my parents were able to fly up to watch the big boys while we were at the hospital with him. Today on Ethan's 3rd birthday the doctor called to confirm that yes indeed it was Celiac disease.
The other reason for the doctors/hospital visits was Lucas injured (cut open his arm) on a water slide while we were at Lakeside Bible camp. The hospital on Whidbey Island was an experience in and of it's self never to be repeated. After having the stitches removed at our doctor's office 3 days later the cut opened up again so yet another visit to the doctor.
We went to Lakeside Bible camp's family week because Sean was teaching. He taught 10 times. The kids had a blast! I would reccomend it to any family with kids. There is lots for the kids to do and very low stress. While Sean was teaching they had VBS for the kids. They had lots of fun in the lake.
We also went to Deception Pass this past weekend. The weather was great.
On the home improvement front... we had our patio pours, removed a stump, and finished painting the outside... only a few more things... hopefully we can list it soon... as the Lord wills... He knows what is best.
Here are few pictures from the last couple of weeks.
The Patio...



The Stump removal (Gil & Sean taking it out)...

Brave Little Ethan...




Lakeside Bible Camp...








Deception Pass...






Just because I think she is cute...

Blueberry Picking

Last Wednesday Micah and I when blueberry picking. We had a great time. It was fun to spend time with just Micah. He is a fun kid. We talked the whole time. He was great a picking the berries. We picked 29 pounds in about an hours. The berries were especially large because we have had such a warm/sunny spring and summer. There were also lots of berries on the bushes because of the heat wave the previous week (not many people came out to pick berries in the heat).

Mukilteo Beach

We went to Mukilteo beach last Tuesday for a church beach service. We hadn't been to the beach in a few years. They have added a great park and covered area. So we decided this last Sunday to take the kids back again. These are pictures from both of these times.

My Least favorite Job

So potty training is my least favorite part of being a mom. Well it has begun now with Ethan. I wish it was only a one day thing...at least it doesn't last forever.

Forest Park

On Wednesday we met some friends from church at Forest park. Time flies when you are there because there is so much to do. The kids had fun playing on the playground, in the water park, and at the petting "zoo" just a few animals. And the best part is that it is all free.