Where Did Your Ring Go?

This weekend we went to the river a few times with Adam's brother Jay and his family. On Friday, the first day we went Adam and Jay were up stream floating down with the river. It's not very fast where we were at, but apparently enough to loose a wedding ring. After floating down Adam swam over to me to tell me the bad news.....his ring had slipped off and he had lost it. How sad....2 weeks before our 4 year wedding anniversary he looses his ring. I was sad for the sentimental aspect of the ring but the funny thing is we only paid $25 dollars for it on Ebay. (it's a titanium ring) That night when we came home Adam looked on Ebay at the same company and others, and we found the same exact ring, brand new for less. The moral of this story is don't go floating down a river wearing your wedding ring, and if you do, don't spent more than $25 dollars on it!!!!

Whipped Cream

This is what happens when you let Elley on the counter with a bowl full of whipped cream. Don't get me wrong, I would do the same thing, only it's cuter when an 18 month old does it!! I want to know who put her up on the counter? It wasn't me, like I've said in other posts.......I just take the pictures!

The Flood

The day before yesterday we had this huge rain storm come through town. It was actually pretty cool. We saw the news earlier that morning saying that a storm was coming but we didn't know it was going to rain this much. It started to get really dark from all the clouds, the wind was picking up, the thunder was loud and the lighting was right behind. Then it started dumping!

After I took this picture, Adam decided to move his car to the driveway

This all happened in a matter of 15 minutes. Now we know what it's like to have lake side property.

A Visit from Family

Last weekend Adam's brother from Washington and his family stopped by for a visit. They were coming back from a long road trip and we were one of their last stops. We are sure glad that they stopped to visit because we miss them so much. We really didn't do much besides games, shopping and just hanging out. Elley loves having company over, especially young company so she has a buddy to play with. This is a picture of Elley and her cousin Emily playing a game called Doodle Dice. Thanks guys for a great visit....let's do it again soon!!!!

A Few Hair Styles

Here are a few shots of Elley's stylish hair. She doesn't have much which still drives me crazy. With both these hair styles Adam was the hair dresser....I would never subject my daughter to that. All I do is take the picture and post them on my blog.

She was actually running
around the house with this headband on her head....Adam just had to adjust it a little. Too bad she wasn't born in the 80's.....she would have fit in perfect!

Just me and Mom

Kerilynn (my sister) has been here a few times this summer, which has been a lot of fun. Thank goodness her husband has the job he has so she can fly for free. I like it when she comes into town so we can do fun sister things, except the fabric store......I don't like that so much.....just kidding! It's not the first place I want to go but it's not that bad!!
A few of the days she was here we got together with Jordan, our sister in law, and went swimming. Thanks Jordan for letting us hang out with you! Hopefully she can make another trip here this summer.

4th of July

I realize this is a little late but just wanted to post a few pictures of the 4th of July. We have had visitors coming and going for the past month (which we love) so I guess I have an excuse as to why I haven't been on here in awhile.

The 4th of July weekend was a fun one with lots of family activities. Jay and Leah were blessing their new baby Sophia which meant lots of family in town. A lot of Leah's family came and Adam's parents stayed with us. Adam got off work early on the 4th so we headed out to Jay and Leah's for a BBQ and then headed out to a firework show. The show started a little after 10pm and we got there at 8pm (apparently to get good seats) so Elley was not a happy camper. I do not recommend trying to entertain an 18 month old in a stadium seating situation during bedtime, but after the show started it was worth the wait. The fireworks were great and Elley had a good time.

I know, Elley is not looking...but she rarely is.

Leah's mom got all the grandkids sno cones to help with the wait

Elley and her cousin Mason watching the fireworks

Two CUTE Girls

This is my sister in law Jordan and her daughter Macey. Our families went to a parade a few weekends ago and I took this picture while we were waiting for the parade to start. I think it's a cute, cute picture of both of them so thought I would post it.

Playing at the River

A few weekends ago Adam, Elley, Uncle Andrew and I went down to the river near our house. Although we have had some really hot weather the river was still really cold. Adam and Andrew were the brave ones who actually got in the water. Elley and I were the smart ones and just watched from the beach.

Caught Red Handed

The other night Adam and I played a game and left some candy we were eating on the table. The next day, Elley was playing (so I thought) very quietly and Adam and I went to check on her. No wonder she was being so quite.....she had found the candy and was working on polishing off the bag. I guess now if there's candy missing because of me and my sweet tooth I can blame it on Elley.

All Strapped In

Elley has learned a new "trick". Up until a few months ago she didn't know how to crawl out of her high chair but one day I had walked out of the room for a minute and when I came back in she was standing up proud as every for her new accomplishment. So, now we have to strap her in. Although she is smiling in this picture she is not very happy that she has to be strapped in but at least she can't crawl out now and get hurt!!!

From Leah

My sister in law Leah sent this to me in an email so instead of responding back and emailing it to others I thought I would post it on my blog. It's kind of like the blogging tag games. So, just for fun here you go....a friendly little survey!

1. Do you like blue cheese? No

2. Have you ever smoked? No

3. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? If I am having a pop I add cherry but I also like the lemonberry slushy

4. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? Not usually

5. What do you think of hot dogs? Sometimes I really like them and sometimes they're okay. If I have a hot dog I have to have everything on them, like.....tomatoes, pickles, cheese, mayo, ketchup.

6. Favorite Christmas movie? A Christmas Story

7. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Milk

8. Can you do push ups? Yes I can

9. Do you know the secret to a happy life? Adam and Elley (cheesy I know)

10. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? Probably my wedding ring or a necklace that was made for me when my mom died of her thumb print

11. Favorite hobby? I really like to play games....especially with my family

13. Do you have A.D.D.? No

14. What's one trait you do not like about yourself? I wish I could be more patient when it comes to learning new things.

15. Middle name? LeAnn

16. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment? Leah sent this to me , we are going to see them this weekend and I have to clean the house before my in laws get here

17. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink? Milk, water and sometimes pop

18. Current worry? No worries

19. Current hate right now? I hate that I have to clean my house

20. Favorite place to be? Home with my family

21.How did you bring in the New Year? At home

22. Where would you like to go? England would be fun but I miss Washington and all our friends and family....so maybe a trip up there.

23. Name four people who will complete this: I said I wasn't going to tag anyone but if I did I bet Erin, Becca, Kaitlyn and well.....I can't think of anyone else would do it.

24. Do you own slippers? Yes and I love wearing them.

25. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? Never tried it.

26. Can you whistle? Yes

27. Favorite color? Purple

28. Would you be a pirate? Probably not

29. What songs do you sing in the shower in the morning? I don't sing in the shower

30. Favorite girl's name? I like lots of girls names

31. Favorite boy's name? And boy names are hard

32. What's in your pocket right now? I don't have any pockets

33. Last thing that made you laugh? Yesterday we went to a water slide park and going down the water slides made me laugh and watch Elley play in the water made me laugh

34. Best bed sheets as a child? Plain old white ones I guess

35. Worst injury you've ever had? I was swimming once and took a dive in a semi- shallow place. I hit my head and ended up going to the hospital where they stitched me up with about 15 stitches.

36. Do you love where you live? I don't mind our house but a little homesick for Washington so I guess I could say I don't really love the state.

38. Who is your loudest friend? My friend Becca...but not in a bad way, if you get us laughing we can get pretty loud

39. How many dogs do you have? 2...Tucker and Tank who are standing outside my bedroom door barking right now.

40. Does someone have a crush on you? I think Adam might.

41. what is your favorite television show?The Office

42 What is your favorite book(s) I don't really have a favorite book

43. What is your favorite candy? A Look bar....I almost bought one last night while at the store and I'm kicking myself right now because I really want one.

44. Favorite Sports TEAM! don't have one!!!

45. What song do you want played at your funeral? I Believe in Christ

46. What were you doing at 12 a.m.? Sleeping

47. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? I'm hungry what am I going to eat.