Sunday, August 13, 2017

New York Birthday!!!

Sunday night for my birthday we headed over to the east side of New York where Kevin usually is for work. He showed me his favorite pizza place and we stumbled across this awesome milk and cream shop that crosses cereal with cream and creates a unique ice cream for you. Kevin fell in love with the shake he created.  We walked across the Brooklyn bridge at sunset and it was glorious. Lots of people were there too but it was so pretty with the setting sun. We ended the night getting a delicious Italian dinner and they even put a candle in the creme brulee and sang to me. It was wonderful. 

Monday was a rainy day just as it forecast so we spent our last full day in New York at the Natural Museum of History. It was the most amazing place ever! The place just kept going on and on and on with so many different exhibits. All the dinosaur bones and the huge whale hanging in a two story part of the building was incredible. My favorite part was the special mummy exhibit that they had there. It's incredible to read all the different things they were learning about mummies from MRI scans and x-rays. We also stumbled across the best crepe place to eat at. Kevin said there's one over on the east side but it's closed most the time he tries to go there but this time it was open over where we were. It was delicious.

For dinner we got to go to the gato which is the restaurant owned by Bobby Flay, if you've ever watched him on the Food Network. We were both really excited to try out the restaurant. It was delicious and full of flavor but the portion size was extremely small and the price over the top. We left poor and hungry. Kevin was thrilled that I was up for the walk over to get him another shake from the milk and cream shop. I ended up with some cheesecake that we'd gotten at Magnolias earlier in the day. It wasn't the best but it was fine.

The flight home was not as smooth as going over. Emerson wasn't wanting to nap and was a little more difficult. He wanted to be entertained instead of just self entertaining. After about five and a half hours I handed him over to Kevin and told him it was his turn. Overall he was really good being just six and a half months old. Thankfully our luggage made it safely and are snap and go stroller did too! I still can't believe we didn't get our stroller until the night before we came home from New York. Seriously crazy we never got to use it the entire trip!

Once home we went out to dinner with Grandpa and the kids.  They were so excited to see Emerson, Mom and Dad. Quickly I remembered what it was like to have 5 kids talking at you at the same time wanting your attention. It's a lot to intake! Sure love my kids but it was great to be away for awhile.

This week the boys got haircuts and Rowan won out mom and got a buzz cut. He loves his haircut and matching his brother. Glenn loves to call them twins. It's super cute though I still miss his moppy hair. Rowan also ended up getting sick the morning we got home. Kevin was up with him 4 a.m. through the early morning. Poor boy! He was telling dad and Kaila who got up with him saying that he was full and needed the sink.

Kaila spent a lot of time with her friend Isabelle this week taking turns spending the night at her house or our house. Isabel was sweet and invited all the kids and myself over to swim at her grandpa's pool. It was a lot of fun and Rowan had a blast jumping in with his floaties and swimming around. He's come a long way since swimming class a couple weeks ago not wanting to put his face in the water.

Saturday we went to the Gresham car show and the kids love looking at all the old classic cars. They got their face painted and jumped on the bounce houses in the kids zone. Their favorite was getting to sit inside a race car.









































Saturday, June 11, 2016

Aladdin!!!

Seeing Aladdin performed by East and West Orient Girls.  I took the older two on Friday while Addie was at gymnastics so Nana and Pa took her on Saturday and they all LOVED it.  With all the acrobatics throughout the show Addie LOVED it and was doing tons of cartwheels during intermission in the front Nana told me.



Kaila and Karley after Friday's showing









Friday, June 10, 2016

Poor Poor Molar...Bis Spater

Sadly my back Molar decided to crack and after getting it looked at by a specialist for a root canal he said it probably wouldn't work or would only last a year at most and recommend it get pulled.  It was a really emotional thing for me and I cried a ton of tears over it and even as they pulled it out.  I got a blessing from Dr. Rhodes before he pulled it  on the 7th and that was a huge comfort and it came out easy and healed VERY nicely.  A huge blessing!!!

Wednesday, June 08, 2016

Bruin Preschool Graduate....Miss Adelaide

Addie Graduated from Barlow Preschool. She earned a blue hat which means she's moving on to Kindergarten in the fall!  She's sad to be leaving her friends behind (Willa and Maggie) but super excited to be going to school with Kaila and Glenn.


Addie with the Bruin Bear and Mrs. Bhem


Rowan and Addie loved the cookies and punch after the little ceremony.  We all loved that it was a short production and was perfect for Rowan.  It was really nice that they separated the singing performance from the graduation.

Sunday, June 05, 2016

End of basketball/Football season



Yummy Strawberry Cream Roll to celebrate all the birthdays from December to June.  It was fun gathering all together to celebrate.  Dan and kids were able to make it too over to Greg and Sher's house.



Kaila last game and she made her goal...she scored her FIRST basket in a game.  She was thrilled and jumped for joy!  I'm so glad she made it.  Grandpa was there and captured the pictures of her winning shot.  I was too busy watching to remember to record it.


Glenn's Flag Football Pizza party.  Love that kid.  He sure loves most any sport he plays (t-ball not so much).


Wallstreet Pizza
 celebrating the end of another great season of growth and learning

Addie and Rowan

Glenn Jackson




Water Fight and swim/slip 'n slide BBQ party at our neighbor's house after all the games to end the season.  It was lots of fun!




Gresham Splash Pad Fun

My nails match the grass

Axel and Brody Hoeppner


Miss Ellie, Aunt Sher and Rowan 
Enjoying the Gresham splash pad together


5th Grade Field Trip to Wildwood
with Kaila's Class
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Stopped by on the way home for some yummy Baskin' Robbins

Glenn, Kaila, and Addie




Addie's Preschool Singing Performance 
(Barlow Bruin Buddies)

Addie is the wearing the pink flowered headband :-)




Skate World
Skating at Skate World is always so much fun and Rowan got to try out skates for the first time!!!

Rowan and Kaila.  She was so good and helpful for him.
Rowan, Glenn and Kaila

Swimming 
(with Brooke & Vivian Cross) 
Brooke was in Kindergarten with me back in 1985 and 
then Vivian was in Kaila's Kindergarten class too!

Kaila, Addie, Glenn, Rowan


Silly Addie

Addie fell asleep next to our bed in her own made up bed (laundry basket)