lake chelan

My friend, Lindsey and I took our babies over to Lake Chelan for the weekend. Mimi came over for a few days too. We weren't expecting sunshine so that was a VERY nice surprise. By some sort of miracle we were able to get both babies on almost the same nap schedule which meant we were able to do lots of fun stuff in between sleeping. You know, during that huge 2 hour period. We took them to the neighborhood pool and Finley wasn't too sure how she felt about the water temperature. The babies also experienced the beach for the first time. Logan pulled at least half the beach on his lap and Finley just motored around the sand as if she was none the wiser to the grainy substance underneath her. However, she perked up when I dipped her toes in the lake...and by "perk up" I mean that she started crying immediately. Maybe the lake will warm up by our next trip over..but thats doubtful. More pics are in the 7 month album!

lake chelan

My friend, Lindsey and I took our babies over to Lake Chelan for the weekend. Mimi came over for a few days too. We weren't expecting sunshine so that was a VERY nice surprise. By some sort of miracle we were able to get both babies on almost the same nap schedule which meant we were able to do lots of fun stuff in between sleeping. You know, during that huge 2 hour period. We took them to the neighborhood pool and Finley wasn't too sure how she felt about the water temperature. The babies also experienced the beach for the first time. Logan pulled at least half the beach on his lap and Finley just motored around the sand as if she was none the wiser to the grainy substance underneath her. However, she perked up when I dipped her toes in the lake...and by "perk up" I mean that she started crying immediately. Maybe the lake will warm up by our next trip over..but thats doubtful. More pics are in the 7 month album!

lake chelan

My friend, Lindsey and I took our babies over to Lake Chelan for the weekend. Mimi came over for a few days too. We weren't expecting sunshine so that was a VERY nice surprise. By some sort of miracle we were able to get both babies on almost the same nap schedule which meant we were able to do lots of fun stuff in between sleeping. You know, during that huge 2 hour period. We took them to the neighborhood pool and Finley wasn't too sure how she felt about the water temperature. The babies also experienced the beach for the first time. Logan pulled at least half the beach on his lap and Finley just motored around the sand as if she was none the wiser to the grainy substance underneath her. However, she perked up when I dipped her toes in the lake...and by "perk up" I mean that she started crying immediately. Maybe the lake will warm up by our next trip over..but thats doubtful. More pics are in the 7 month album!

6 month pictures

As I mentioned earlier, Finley would not crack a smile at her 6 month pictures. That being said, we think they turned out adorable. Thanks so much Judy!
http://www.portraitsbyclassicimages.com/

6 month pictures

As I mentioned earlier, Finley would not crack a smile at her 6 month pictures. That being said, we think they turned out adorable. Thanks so much Judy!
http://www.portraitsbyclassicimages.com/

6 month pictures

As I mentioned earlier, Finley would not crack a smile at her 6 month pictures. That being said, we think they turned out adorable. Thanks so much Judy! http://www.portraitsbyclassicimages.com/

crawling, swinging, and swimming

Quite a bit has happened in the world of Finley over the last week. Friday, she officially became a crawler. It's so precious to watch. But, is she satisfied now that she can motor around the room, you might ask. No. Now she wants to stand all the time. She is so impatient...I wonder where she got that from...
She also went for a ride in a swing for the first time at the park. She had lots of fun, but I think she enjoyed watching other people swing even more. The other exciting event of the weekend was that she went swimming. On Friday she played in a little pool with her buddy Logan. It's a shame she can't wear her swimsuit around all the time because it is the cutest thing EVER! Saturday we took her swimming at the Bellevue Aquatic Center (thats right, we were at in indoor pool on such a gorgeous day). I am VERY bummed because a certain someone (Mimi) forbid me from bringing my camera near the water, so we got a disposable water camera for the memorable occasion. Long story short, the camera was a piece of junk and all the pictures turned out very dark. Oh well. If they had turned out and I was able to post them you would see many pictures of Finley smiling and laughing and having a grand ol' time in the pool. So glad she likes the water, as we will be on vacation this weekend and definitely spending lots of time in the water. Check out the rest of pics in the album...

http://www.youtube.com/v/cstG3w5kSJA

crawling, swinging, and swimming

Quite a bit has happened in the world of Finley over the last week. Friday, she officially became a crawler. It's so precious to watch. But, is she satisfied now that she can motor around the room, you might ask. No. Now she wants to stand all the time. She is so impatient...I wonder where she got that from...
She also went for a ride in a swing for the first time at the park. She had lots of fun, but I think she enjoyed watching other people swing even more. The other exciting event of the weekend was that she went swimming. On Friday she played in a little pool with her buddy Logan. It's a shame she can't wear her swimsuit around all the time because it is the cutest thing EVER! Saturday we took her swimming at the Bellevue Aquatic Center (thats right, we were at in indoor pool on such a gorgeous day). I am VERY bummed because a certain someone (Mimi) forbid me from bringing my camera near the water, so we got a disposable water camera for the memorable occasion. Long story short, the camera was a piece of junk and all the pictures turned out very dark. Oh well. If they had turned out and I was able to post them you would see many pictures of Finley smiling and laughing and having a grand ol' time in the pool. So glad she likes the water, as we will be on vacation this weekend and definitely spending lots of time in the water. Check out the rest of pics in the album...

http://www.youtube.com/v/cstG3w5kSJA

crawling, swinging, and swimming

Quite a bit has happened in the world of Finley over the last week. Friday, she officially became a crawler. It's so precious to watch. But, is she satisfied now that she can motor around the room, you might ask. No. Now she wants to stand all the time. She is so impatient...I wonder where she got that from... She also went for a ride in a swing for the first time at the park. She had lots of fun, but I think she enjoyed watching other people swing even more. The other exciting event of the weekend was that she went swimming. On Friday she played in a little pool with her buddy Logan. It's a shame she can't wear her swimsuit around all the time because it is the cutest thing EVER! Saturday we took her swimming at the Bellevue Aquatic Center (thats right, we were at in indoor pool on such a gorgeous day). I am VERY bummed because a certain someone (Mimi) forbid me from bringing my camera near the water, so we got a disposable water camera for the memorable occasion. Long story short, the camera was a piece of junk and all the pictures turned out very dark. Oh well. If they had turned out and I was able to post them you would see many pictures of Finley smiling and laughing and having a grand ol' time in the pool. So glad she likes the water, as we will be on vacation this weekend and definitely spending lots of time in the water. Check out the rest of pics in the album...

sorta crawling

sorta crawling

sorta crawling

the girl likes to eat

http://www.youtube.com/v/_8F2qKASKGk

the girl likes to eat

http://www.youtube.com/v/_8F2qKASKGk

the girl likes to eat

happy mother's day

Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms and Mom-to-be! I sure had a great weekend celebrating my first mother's day. On Saturday we went out to dinner. Mimi came over with the intent of being on night duty so that Brian and I could sleep downstairs in our guest bedroom and enjoy a night of uninterrupted sleep. Turns out, Finley has a set of pipes and I could still hear her despite being on a different floor and opposite end of the house. It was the thought that counts though...thanks Mimi. Bright and early Sunday morning we had an infant dedication class (which is June 1st at 11 if anyone wants to come). Afterwards we stuck around for church and PTL we had more success in the nursery! Then we were off to celebrate with Brian's family. We had a pizza making competition, boys vs. girls. I'm sad to say that the boy's "woo your woman" pizza won by a landslide. We topped off the night by having sundae's with Mimi and Grandpa. As usual, it was a very busy weekend...but oh so much fun. And as a gift to Mama, Finley decided to sleep through the night without making a single peep-the best gift of all!

Check out more pics in the Mother's Day album..

happy mother's day

Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms and Mom-to-be! I sure had a great weekend celebrating my first mother's day. On Saturday we went out to dinner. Mimi came over with the intent of being on night duty so that Brian and I could sleep downstairs in our guest bedroom and enjoy a night of uninterrupted sleep. Turns out, Finley has a set of pipes and I could still hear her despite being on a different floor and opposite end of the house. It was the thought that counts though...thanks Mimi. Bright and early Sunday morning we had an infant dedication class (which is June 1st at 11 if anyone wants to come). Afterwards we stuck around for church and PTL we had more success in the nursery! Then we were off to celebrate with Brian's family. We had a pizza making competition, boys vs. girls. I'm sad to say that the boy's "woo your woman" pizza won by a landslide. We topped off the night by having sundae's with Mimi and Grandpa. As usual, it was a very busy weekend...but oh so much fun. And as a gift to Mama, Finley decided to sleep through the night without making a single peep-the best gift of all!

Check out more pics in the Mother's Day album..

happy mother's day

Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms and Mom-to-be! I sure had a great weekend celebrating my first mother's day. On Saturday we went out to dinner. Mimi came over with the intent of being on night duty so that Brian and I could sleep downstairs in our guest bedroom and enjoy a night of uninterrupted sleep. Turns out, Finley has a set of pipes and I could still hear her despite being on a different floor and opposite end of the house. It was the thought that counts though...thanks Mimi. Bright and early Sunday morning we had an infant dedication class (which is June 1st at 11 if anyone wants to come). Afterwards we stuck around for church and PTL we had more success in the nursery! Then we were off to celebrate with Brian's family. We had a pizza making competition, boys vs. girls. I'm sad to say that the boy's "woo your woman" pizza won by a landslide. We topped off the night by having sundae's with Mimi and Grandpa. As usual, it was a very busy weekend...but oh so much fun. And as a gift to Mama, Finley decided to sleep through the night without making a single peep-the best gift of all! Check out more pics in the Mother's Day album..