Patients please

Ha ha...when we were living in Albuquerque roadwork was being done (roadwork is ALWAYS being done in NM) and it said that on one of their signs-flashing over and over again 'thanks for your patients'. 

Anywhoo, we are in the wet state of WA-it has already rained twice. Yesterday it started after we finished for the night, today it started this morning. Luckily it has stopped and we have been able to get the entire truck emptied which leaves me rooms looking like this:

Check ya on the flip side

Time to pack up the computer. The carpet cleaners are coming this afternoon so we have to get everything off the floor. Next time you hear from me it will be as a Washingtonian...

This is a standard {s} face, she likes to do this while sucking air forcefully up her nose. I think she liked her birthday cake...thanks Jessica for hosting the 'party' and thanks Erica for making the cake and taking the pic!

UPDATE: I just saw the post my sister in law did for {s} for her birthday. Check it...

Wheeee

Happy 1st Birthday Sarah!!

Floor level

is what we are on. the only things left in the house are electronics and trash-besides ourselves, oh yeah and the washer and dryer which we will load tomorrow once all the laundry is done-so everything is on the floor. it is very echoy now.

almost done!! woo hoo—until we get there and have to take it all off the truck again :(

Home at last, home at last

thank God Almighty we are home at last...

I guess I can go ahead and update this thingy. We are back in Oregon...rolled into town today. Tomorrow the moving truck thingamabob gets dropped off and we will be loading up all our shiot through the weekend. Then we will hang in an empty house until we leave on Wednesday. 

And, in case you are wondering what your 2 yo son will do in an empty bedroom when he is supposed to be sleeping but instead finds your makeup...

"FREEEEDOMMM"

We are family

We spent today at the youth ranch (GGYR) and the kids had a ball riding. It has been a long time since {l} and {r} have ridden and today was {j}'s first time...he basically refused to get off. Maybe if I run out of ideas sometime I will share some riding pics but today, against my better judgement, I will share a family picture—yes, it includes me.

Here we have (kinda l to r/front to back) bil Chendo, sil Michelle, Grant held by sil Erin, mil Juju, {r}, Claire, Brooke in front of bil Max, Garrett, {l}, {j}, me holding {s}, Tug

In case you are wondering: Juju is the mom of Tug. Tug is the husband of me. Erin is the younger sister of Tug and Chendo (alright, I will let you know his real name is Christian) is the husband of Erin—ahem, they have no kids aren't getting any younger. Michelle is the older sister of Tug. Tug is the husband of me, oh wait...Michelle is married to Max and they are the parents of half of these here kiddies. 

Turns out the weather decided to cooperate and camping night went off without a hitch. We had those smores I previously mentioned then headed to the tent for story time.

There were scary stories...

And not so scary stories...

but most of all there was fun...

The kids then went to 'bed' while we headed inside for another rip roaring round of Settlers (sorry Max, Michelle was the big winner; and sorry neighbors for the screaming kids until around 11PM). 

Even though it started to rain, the kids slept tight in the tent....

All except for this lil straggler who found her way into a real bed. 

Camping night

Last year when we rolled into Albuquerque for a visit, Michelle had all sorts of 'nights' lined up for us. There was birthday night where we sang to everyone since we hadn't seen them in a year, there was Christmas, Valentine's, and I think maybe Cinco de Mayo—or it might have actually been Cinco de Mayo, I can't recall. Anyhow, this year she has (thankfully) not relived the tradition—it was a lot of fun but way too much work on her part. However, we are having a camping night, or at least we are going to try. The tent is set up but a storm seems to be making its way to us...we did, however, get smores in!And here is a picture just to prove these two turd buckets can indeed get along.