Energy

Oh how I wish I had his energy.  I wish I could bottle it up...for me.  We went to the park this morning.  I still can't believe how wild this little man can be - you'd think I'd be used to it by now.  I've been dragging myself around.  There are moments when I think drinking coffee wouldn't be so bad (you know, just for the caffiene aspect of it) and those moments have been coming much more frequently lately. 

 big yawn.

Things have been busy and are going to get even busier the next month or so.  I don't know how often I'll get to blog but I'll try to update here and there.   If you really want to know what I'm up to then just check out my photo blog cause photos are just about my life right now.  However, after November I'm taking nice LONG break.  Can't wait.

Our Family Pics

Check our family pics here by my friend Mindy Hiatt.

Thank you Mindy!  We love them.

Armoires

I seriously love armoires.  Always have, always will. 

Just take a look and you will too...

This past weekend we gladly welcomed an armoire into our home.  We had been looking for one for a little while but they are sooooooo gosh darn expensive and hard to find.  We finally found one on craigslist that was in superb condition and for a GREAT price.  It isn't necessarily the finish I wanted, but I still couldn't pass it up.  Maybe after years of wear and tear will restain it or paint it, but for know it's beautiful the way it is. 

So we went from this...                 ...to this.  Much better, huh?

It fills our living room much better than our old little stand.  Our old one looks so pathetic in the above picture.  We just love this armoire.  Leon can't reach up and turn the TV on when we don't want it on (he loves watching TV and pushing all the buttons).  It's also nice because when the doors are shut, the TV is out of sight and therefore out of mind.  I LOVE it.  Now I just need to finish up decorating the rest of the living room.  It really needs some color and needs to be lightened up.  I kinda want to paint again  (maybe a lighter neutral color that doesn't match our sofa so much) but I don't dare tell Kyle that ;)  We'll see how things look after I get some new pillows made and some more frames on the wall.

Two Peas in a Pod

I think Leon's best friend is his cousin, Harrison.  They're so cute together and Leon has so much fun with him.  They love to chase each other around.  Leon is full of laughter and smiles when Harrison is around.  It's music to my ears.  Today I'm watching Harrison while his momma goes on a field trip with his older sister.  He's so easy.  Right now, Leon is taking a nap and Harrison is watching a movie.  Every now and then, Harrison comes in to tell me something or ask a question.  He's such a sweet heart. 

Leon is so crazy.

I love Harrison's big smiles.

Isn't he a cutie?

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Anniversary, birthday, and yummy food

This past weekend Kyle and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary and Kyle's 28th birthday.  It was seriously a great weekend for the two of us.  We spent a lot of time together with it being just us and it was really good (even though we did miss Leon very much). 

On Friday night we went to a local Thai restaurant and ate some delicious Thai cuisine.  We got spring rolls to share.  I got the red curry which was sooooo yummy and Kyle got an old favorite - Thai Basil Stir fry.

 My yummy curry.

I love him.  He's my best friend on the whole earth.

After a very satisfying dinner, we took a little walk on the pedestrian bridge to work off some of that food.

Then we went and had ice cream at the best hand dipped ice cream shop - The Silver Dipper.  This is me enjoying my all time favorite ice cream. 

 On Saturday we celebrated Kyle's birthday by spending some more time on our own, going to the movies, and out for a late lunch. 
Kyle is looking all studly in this pic.

For a while we thought we were going to be the only ones there, but we were soon disappointed.  Oh well.

We ate at Kyle's favorite restaurant - South Street Smokehouse.  It has the best BBQ in town.  This was my yummy sandwich.

 Kyle got the ribs which also very, very yummy.



We definitely had a great time.  I think we gained about 5lbs each but it was well worth it.  I love you Kyle.

(all pics taken with my crappy little point and shoot camera)

An Afternoon at the Battlefield

Yesterday I took Leon to one of my favorite places, the battlefield in Battle Ground.  I let him roam and be curious and adventurous while I watched and took pictures.  It was a wonderful afternoon.

Throwing things into the creek and watching them float away.

Taking a little walk.

Finding a way down to the creek to play in it.  It was only 75/80degrees out but he was very insistent.  Don't worry - I only let him play in it for 10 minutes and I had warm, dry clothes in the car.

Cold and wet - heading back up to the car.  He didn't want to come.  He was having way too much fun in that creek.