The Sternwheeler

I recently quit my job and took an apartment manger position so that I can be a stay at home mom. My company took all of their employees on the Portland Rose Sternwheeler. It was such a perfect day for the boat ride. The weather was gorgeous! It was so relaxing and it was fun to have my brother in law Casey and his wife Roy'l with us. Roy'l works for the same company which is a fun perk! Cavan's parents took the kids so that we could really enjoy our ride! Thank you Mike and Cathy!!!! Here are some pictures from our fun day.

A toddler song

We do not have a working radio in my car so KaeLynn and I sing a lot to each other. Yesterday in the car she was singing her version of "Happy Birthday to you". I should also say that Uncle Casey seems to be KaeLynn's favorite uncle. I don't why she has attached herself to him, but she can't get enough of him!

Happy day choo choo

Happy day choo choo

Happy day Casey

Happy day Casey

So adorable! Just thought I would share this sweet moment!

Going to the Zoo

"Going to the Zoo" Is what KaeLynn would say as she clapped her hands with excitement. She has gotten really good at learning her animals and their sounds, so it was so exciting to see the animals in person. The Seals and the Polar bears would a little to big and scared her. She did really well with all the other animals.

Her facial expressions were great as she discovered more and more animals.

We checked out the new African exhibit and all the kids were climbing to the top of this large rock. Kaelynn observed this and was very eager to go up top too.

Then we had to go to the petting zoo. She loved them and just kept saying "soft" has she pet them.

At the end of the day the kids were just to tired to hang on. Gordon fell asleep sitting up.

Poor little Eddy passed out right in the middle of song. Roy'l and I kept singing active playing songs to keep the kids awake so they would take a good nap at home. One minute Eddy was singing along and then the next he was out!

Javen was getting very angry with us. He wanted to sleep real bad. Roy'l calls this his angry face.

It was a good visit. Thanks Nana and Papa for the taking all of us!

Memorial Weekend 2010

Memorial weekend we spent it at the lake house at Lake Merwin. It was nice to finally get to camp with tents and a campfire! It rained but not the whole time. We camp with Cavan's family and we had our good friends the Frey's come! It was fun!

When it did rain it was nice that the kids could be inside the trailer to watch a movie. KaeLynn LOVES being with her cousins and she even had her good buddy Ava with her. After we went home she could not stop asking for her cousins, aunties, uncles, and nana and papa. It was cute.

We also had a cover with a propane fire pit so we could still stay dry and warm. I am a much happier camper when I am dry and warm!

KaeLynn enjoyed helping papa cooked his dinner.

This little miss did such a good job camping. This is her cute cheetos face. She got to eat more junk food that weekend then she ever has before. She loved it!

Nap update

KaeLynn has finally started to take better naps. Around 13 months old we had a hard transition from two naps to one. She went from taking two 2 hour naps to one 45 min nap. It was awful. For months I was dealing with a cranky kid because she wasn't getting enough sleep. I was trying everything, reading everything and nothing seem to help. Then one day she slowly started to sleep 1 hr a day.Then 1 1/2 naps. It just kept getting better and better. Then out of no where 3 hrs!!! This is where this photo came. Right when I took the picture the flash woke her up. She now has even taken a 4 hour nap! I can't believe it. She is much happier when she gets enough sleep. Don't get me wrong she still has her days where she is sleeps just an hour, but it is still better then it was.