[ another sister! ]

I'm happy to announce that I have another sister! And it's not what you think... no my Mom isn't pregnant! :) Brad brought his girlfriend Krystal home to visit and meet the family and he proposed yesterday while they were at Port Townsend! So it's official... Krystal is going to be part of our family! I'm excited to have her as my sister! I got to go help Brad pick out the ring which was so much fun! I love looking at rings! I could look at diamonds and gems all day long! It's absolutely fascinating to me! Anyway, here are some pictures that Lauren took in Port Townsend yesterday and they turned out amazing so I had to share them with everyone! I also took some pictures for them and I'll post them on my other blog so be sure to check them out and tell me what you think! Congrats Brad and Krystal!

[ Bee Movie ]

I forgot to add this yesterday so I thought I would post it really quick. Angie went to see her first movie in the theater yesterday with her friend Avery! As you can tell she had no problem focusing on the movie, it was Bee Movie which she thought was great because she's really into bugs right now! Every month they have a day that they let Moms and their kids come to watch a movie for free! It was fun to do something new and get out of the house too! Thanks to our friends for inviting us!

[ Great Grandma Lamb ]

John's Grandma Lamb came up to visit for a few days and it was so great to be able to spend some time with her! We only get to see her a few times a year so we definitely make the most of it! Right before we left John's parent's house I took some pictures and Angie all of a sudden started petting Grandma Lamb's head! I guess she just wanted to see what her hair felt like! We all had a good laugh because it was so random!

[ Happy Anniversary! ]

I can't believe it's been 4 years now! Wow, time really does fly by! I feel like the luckiest woman in the world to have a wonderful husband, a beautiful daughter and to be living in the beautiful Northwest! I love you Johnny... Happy Anniversary!

[ new blog... creative optimism ]

Alright... I've finally created a blog for my creations and I wanted to let all of you know so you can check it out! As many of you know I love to do anything crafty, everything from scrap booking to photography... creating is definitely my passion! So I hope you enjoy my projects and get some inspiration for your own! Here's the address so you can go check it out www.creativeoptimism.blogspot.com enjoy!

[ ABCs ]

Horray! Angie has finally learned the whole alphabet song without skipping any letters! Although it might sound like she does because she still hasn't quite gotten the whole "L M N O P" part down, but you get the gist of it! A couple of weeks ago she was leaving out the letter "J" for some reason, but not anymore! What's also funny about her version of the song is that when she gets to the "now I know my ABCs next time won't you sing with me" part she starts over! You can hear in the video that she says "now I know my ABCs H I J K..." and continues on from there, so she just keeps on singing it over and over again! It's so funny to listen to her interpretation! I was so excited to post this because it's taken me several times to be able to get the whole thing on camera, she usually clams up when she sees me coming!

[ photos with Nana ]

My sister Lauren took some pictures of Angie with my Mom the other day for her blog that she's starting for her motivational speaking. She has been ask numerous times to speak around the area, but has just recently been asked to speak in Canada and California. So she's decided it's time to start a blog so that she can stay in better contact with people and post inpirational thoughts and quotes on a regular basis without having to email everything. It's not quite finished yet... still a work in progress. She really wanted a picture of her and Angie on there, so hence the reason for the photo shoot. Lauren does such an amazing job with photo shop that her photos are looking more and more professional every day! Check out her and my Mom's blog listed under Family and Friends.

[ picking blueberries ]

I'm a little behind posting this, but it was so much fun that I wanted to anyway! Angie and I went blueberry picking last Friday with quite a few of our good friends. It was so much fun, I've never picked blueberries before, but let me tell you it's so much nicer than picking blackberries! You don't have all the stickers grabbing at you and poking you so that made it much more enjoyable! Although Angie had fun picking too, she didn't quite grasp the fact that the berries needed to be "blue" not green! Oh well, it's a work in progress I guess! Here are a few pictures that I thought I'd share!