Welcome Evergreen Parent's Group Moms!

So this is to my friends at the Evergreen Parent's Group, I wanted to say, Welcome! I hope you enjoy learning more about me and my family! I am so glad that I started this group and wish that I started going with my first son, Jude 5 1/2 years ago. I really feel that Greyson and I will start some life long friendships! I will have to set up a play date in my neck of the woods this summer so that you can come out to all of the great parks here in the Issaquah Highlands! Enjoy yourselves reading about me and all of my men! Because they all will be men one day... oh yeah, Adam already is! LOL!!!

A brief overview... Adam, my honey, and I met in high school and were engaged soon after graduating. We decided to wait to get married and in the summer of 2000, finally got hitched. Jude, our first son, was born in October of '02, Ethan came along in July of '05, and you know when Grey arrived... December 20th, 2007! I'll leave the rest for you to find out over time! As you know, I'm very open and love to chat. So, Happy Reading!

Hayden's 1st Birthday!

Today we helped to celebrate my nephew Hayden's first birthday. I can't believe he is already one! That just means Grey is five months already since they are exactly seven months apart! His parents, Phil and Jacqui, set up tents outside their home and had a great turnout! It was a beautiful weekend, reaching 90 degrees I think! All of Hayden's Grandmas and Grandpas were able to make it, along with many of his Aunts and Uncles. It was fantastic! Jude and Ethan enjoyed helping Hayden open his presents. Well, Jude helped pass them out and Ethan tried his hardest to open them all! His birthday cake was Jacqui's yummy carrot cake. I think that Hayden stayed all together too clean though, but he sure seemed to like it!

The party ended with an unexpected shower from the sprinkler system! It really got us all moving... FAST! I think it was the quickest clean-up from a party that I've seen! Jude and Ethan had fun running through the sprinklers, getting all wet!

Song Fest

Jude had an end of the year Song Festival at his school last night. It was really cute! All the little girls really dressed up, while the boys were only a little dressed up. One girl even wore her tiara! The kids sang eight songs with one in Spanish and one in Indian, since Jude's teacher is Indian. The whole festival was only about fifteen minutes, but very cute! We brought the boys out for ice cream after at Cold Stone.

Mother's Day!

This Mother's Day was great as usual! It started out with my usual breakfast in bed. But this year instead of the usual fruit, croissant and strawberry milk (my favorite), he and Jude made french toast with strawberries and chocolate milk, YUMMY! All was served on the vintage Dukes of Hazzard TV tray... Bo and Luke Duke served me! Then we went to church and Greyson had a major blow-out while my friend was holding him. Thankfully she has four boys and knows the routine... it didn't faze her. After church we met up with Jacqui, Phil and Hayden and Grandma, Grandpa and Uncle William for an afternoon at a great children's museum near our house. We all had so much fun and the boys can't wait to go back.

On the way home after the museum we were going to go to Burger King to get a quick bite to eat. Adam missed the turn and so I told the boys, "Oops, Daddy missed it, I guess we're going to Mac D's", but he missed that too! Adam hadn't been feeling well all week and was looking weird. He was swerving a little and closing his eyes... while driving. I was getting frantic saying, "ARE YOU GOING TO THROW UP?" He nodded and I started telling him to pull over to Safeway so he could use the bathroom. Well he had another plan. He drove into this business parking lot. I was thinking, "you can't throw up here! What are you going to do, throw up in front of an office?" Then he turned to me and smiled. I still didn't get it, so he said, "Here!" He had a gift certificate in his hands and said, "look!" I looked in front of me to see a massage therapy office! I said, "do I get to go here?" And he said, "for the next hour!" It was fabulous! I got all worked up and she really laid into me, I do love deep tissue!

After that we went to Adam's parents for dinner. I even got to watch some regular TV on the day it aired, instead of on-line the next day! Survivor finale, do I have to say more? All in all it was a really fantastic Mother's Day!

Cowboy Jude!

Jude's school had Li'l Buckaroos come for an afternoon of pony rides and pictures! It was fantastic! Jude's pony's name was Simba. He had a great time and was so excited to go to school that day. The teachers let us know to dress up, if they wanted to, in their own costumes. I'm glad Jude had some western wear. Doesn't he look so cute! His teachers always comment on how photogenic he is. I think his eyes really look green in the bottom picture. His school is almost at an end and I can't believe he will be in Kindergarten in the fall! He has loved the Montessori school he has been going to and I'm sure he will love Grand Ridge just the same.