Orcas Island in the COLD

Thomas and I(and the baby) got to get away this last weekend. Our wonderful friends, the Simmons have a time share and we all decided it was a nice time to have a little break. We ended up going to Orcas Island in the San Jauns. It was so very beautiful albeit so very cold. We saw deer, bald eagles, beautiful views, and the stars at night. But best of all I got to spend time with my sweet, wonderful husband. I am so blessed to have so many beautiful people in my life. My mom came down to Tacoma and stayed with Marley, Townsend, Aislyn, and Jairus. They love her so much, she is such a fun grandma.

A TRIP TO THE WATERFRONT

The other day I was feeling extra adventurous and decided to take the kids for a walk/bikeride/heely time at the waterfront. I always forget that it is WAY colder there than just outside my front door. So I ended up ditching the walk part and let the kids play while I snuggled on a log with the baby.

It's funny whenever I take all the kids out at one time I get the most awe struck stares. And then of course "Boy, you have your hands full, don't you?" I forget that five children is a lot.

I do have my hands full. But most of the time it's pretty fun. Entertaining at the very least.

Two Cute Boys

Jairus has struggled a bit since we brought Ephraim home. He has been known to say "Put baby down! Hold me!" So I especially love this picture. They were both so happy and cute snuggling next to each other after bath time. I just love my two little guys.

Missing Aislyn

I was hard at work cleaning the kitchen when I realized it was quiet. It hit me that I hadn't heard Aislyn in awhile. I started to panic...it's never good when Aislyn is quiet(I don't know if any of you remember her experiments with poop painting). I made a mad dash all around the house and couldn't find her anywhere. Of course then I really started to panic. Finally I found her peacefully sleeping in her closet. Also she has requested that we no longer call her "Princess Mermaid" but rather "Little Angel".

Christmas Time Family Picture

Today we had one of our best friends, Trissa White come over and take our annual Christmas picture(thank you Trissa!) I would also like to thank my sweet husband Thomas who does not particularly enjoy getting his picture taken and Townsend who changed his shirt for me, much to his chagrin. I think at least a couple of them turned out alright.

Our first post!

I have been wanting to start a blog for quite some time. I am however not so computer savvy and the task seemed a bit daunting. So here it goes.

I just found this picture of Townsend and Ephraim. I think it's so sweet, so I thought I'd share. Ephraim came to us on October 1 this year. He's a wonderful baby and loves to smile at everyone. Townsie is an excellent big brother and is alway concerned about his well-being. Sometimes a little too much. For instance I might say something like"Townsend, have you finished your math?" To which he will reply,"But mom I'm holding the baby." He's really learned to work the system.