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

Just curious...

Hello Friends and Family! I hope you are enjoying this gorgeous sunny day! We've been playing outside and doing yard work!

So...yesterday...I cleaned my entire house top to bottom. I have always used the same cleaning products...usually...comet, tilex, clorox, windex etc...However as I was cleaning the kids' bathroom (specifically their bathtub) with comet...I thought about all the chemicals that I use to clean surfaces that touch their sensitive little bodies! And while, I definitely want to be a germ buster (we've had our fair share of illness this year), it occurred to me that some of these products may be worse for them than the germs I think I'm killing!

SO...with all that said, I'm curious...what do you use to clean your house? And what do you use when someone gets the flu...do you use the harsh chemicals to kill the bad germs? Is it only on that occasion that you use those cleaners? Do share...I clean a lot...and I'm wondering what I should use!!