Happy 3rd Birthday Sweet Girl!

Yesterday was Brindley's 3rd birthday! And as everyone says when it's their child's birthday, where does the time go?

We are sure enjoying our little girl. Her personality has absolutely sprouted this past year! She has a great balance to her which is so neat...I think because she has a brother...she is tough, loves to throw and kick balls, and would do just about anything to be on her brother's soccer team...but at the same time...loves her dresses, dolls, strollers, painting her toes and playing in her kitchen! I think it's so awesome...I see her being that "all around" girl...playing sports and taking dance! No matter what she decides to do, she is one special little girl.

We had a pretty laid back celebration for Miss Brindley. Mommy had to run 8 miles in the morning for training, so Daddy took the kids on a special trip to Top Pot Doughnuts! After that, Brindley and I got our first manicure and pedicure together! It was so much fun and she did awesome! Red Robin was the decision for lunch time, followed by a nice nap! We waited for Gigi to come over for dinner and opened some presents and of course indulged in some cake!

Brindley is having a mini tea party celebration with some friends on Tuesday...so I will post "tea party" pictures later on!!

Thank you for all the birthday wishes!

Happy Birthday Sweet Girl! We love you!

The loot!

Red Robin Lunch!

Pretty painted toe nails!

Yum!!

In Memory of my Grandma

Yesterday, we lost a dear, dear member of our family...my Grandma.

She was absolutely monumental in my life and oh how she'll be missed. I have so many wonderful memories with her and both my grandparents for that matter. I will never forget the summer vacations at their home on Upriver Dr. in Spokane...it was an awesome house to play at...whether it be in the attic playing house, in her bathroom playing "beauty shop", or in the old barn in the back...they are awesome summer memories.

Christmas...those will forever be the best memories I have with my grandparents. I have never in my memory not been in Spokane for Christmas. It was always the same...so traditional and so exciting at the same time, so important to me that I still came to Spokane for Christmas with my own husband and our children every year. I have so many memories to hold and traditions to pass down to my own family.

I was also so blessed that my own children got to know their Great Grandma and boy did they love her! They loved her for all the same reasons I did...she was the best at playing, sneaking yummy treats, rocking in the chair and just making you smile. Colden even has his own name for her..."Great Grandma Ding Ding" because of the Grandfather clock that would "ding" every hour at her house.

And so as Colden would say (as we were talking about Grandma getting ready to go to Heaven), in his own words, "I think Great Grandma probably wore her coat and packed her clothes to go be with God and Jesus in Heaven."

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

Homemade low fat cinnamon rolls!

Sibling love at church!

A bit sad that she couldn't sing with Colden on stage!

There's my jammin' boy!

Egg Hunt & Palm Sunday

We participated in our church's egg hunt and brunch this year! The kids always enjoy "finding" the eggs and getting goodies inside!

Colden is also participating in the Easter choir (have to be 4 years old) and did some singing or I should say waved his palm branches on Sunday! Too cute! We are looking forward to hearing him sing on Easter too!

a special delivery...

Do you get as excited as I do when the UPS driver rings your doorbell?

Well, I had a special delivery today from my sister, Diana! She obviously reads my blog...
I jumped for joy when I realized what it was!! So a HUGE shout-out to my sister, THANK YOU!! I'm so thrilled to try these products!

Diana-a special response to your note: I get my running genes from my siblings for sure! Thank YOU for your inspiration and support! It means a lot! = )

t-ball graduation

This was our last week of soccer/t-ball. We weren't super thrilled with this program this time! = ( The soccer left much to be desired and the t-ball was just slightly better. Of course, Colden enjoys t-ball much more than soccer, but we have to wait till he is 5 years old to get into the Little League T-ball...we are very anxious for that. We will be starting soccer again in mid-April.

You can see that Brindley is anxiously awaiting to turn 3 so that she can also participate in many of these activities! Oh and it was haircut day, hence the red hair! ; )

a ferry boat ride...

It was a gorgeous day in Seattle to say the least! We decided to take the kids on their first ferry boat ride to Bainbridge Island! I'm not sure if I've actually ever been to that particular island, but I fell in love with it! I seriously think I could move there...and if you know me well, you know that I adore where I live...perhaps when the kids are in college...

I took a few pictures of the beginning of our adventure, but apparently I completely forgot about my camera after that! So here is a glimpse of our glorious day...

Loading the ferry

A beautiful, simple church