What's with Today, Today?

Colin is 9 months old!

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And he has two teeth, crawls, and pulls himself up. It's been a big month.

Preschool Field Trip: Visiting Spokane Family Farm

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a party for Lia

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Tonight we had a party at our place for our friends' daughter. It was fun to decorate. It was a fun party.

playing. in colts gear.

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Circus tent from Becka. Lots of fun!

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tie dye & jogging stroller

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I love to tie dye. The surprise of opening the shirts when they are done is so great!

My birthday gift: a new-to-me double jogging stroller.

my birthday was last week...

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so we made a cake.

starting to move

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laughing

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Liam fun: Wii with Rose, building, & shoveling

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a little late, but Colin is 8 months old!

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Happy!

Brothers :)

Our friend Lia saying hi to Colin.

Playing with his activity table.

And, he's pretty much crawling now. Never a dull moment!

Christmas

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Colin is 7 months old!

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Fun with Zaya

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painting salt dough ornaments

playing outside

"Can we eat some broccoli?"

making faces & wearing a hat

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Sweet Things Tag Sale

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A friend of mine organized a vintage and handmade goods sale last weekend and UhOhGo had a table.

Here are kids bags made with vintage fabrics.

crayon holders

my table

Colin is 6 months old!

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Gma Jenny & Gdad Russ visit for fall break

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fun with Liam

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all together

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Someday they won't both fit in my lap... but for now we will all sit in one chair.

Liam's photo essay

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The assignment: Take photos of all the things in our yard that you like.

The artist.

Colin is 5 months old!

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Pizza!

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Sometimes, you just need to make some frozen pizza.

Liam's preschool group picks A-A-Apples

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Liam's participating in an all boys preschool co-op group this fall. Here he is with his boys + one little sister.

A wedding at a Christmas tree farm

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Our friend Maggie got married over the weekend on a Christmas tree farm. It was a fun party! Including a photo booth for funny pictures.

This is Liam's I-Just-Ate-Cookies-and-Cake-For-Dinner face.

The boys found "rabbit poop" and were super excited.
Here Liam is showing our friend Casey. "We found poop!!!"

picking fruit

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Colin is 4 months old

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Lately

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watching ducks at the park

a yummy brfst of eggs with zucchini and toast with a friends homemade rhubarb jam

liam decorated fred's birthday cake like the chocolate factory in his curious george book

fabric to make wine totes for uhohgo!

liam's black eye, a "juicy pop," & diamond

happy colin trying out the stroller like a big boy

liam after a little painting

tomatoes from out container garden

Fun with Liam's friend Naomi

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*All photos are by Dana :)

At Mobius story and craft time

playing at Naomi's house

More Indiana Fun!

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Liam with Gma Sue at the park

Liam swimming with his cousins

Colin in his super cute hat

Nephew Jeremy and Fred talking at the playground

My oldest friend, Timi

Family hanging out in my parents yard

Liam and Ava saying, "Cheers!"

Picking blueberries (or Eating blueberries)

In Gdad Russ's truck

Colin Andrew meets Uncle Andy!

Liam about to spit his lemonade on Aunt Amanda
(He was a little naughty that day.)

Colin with Gma Jenny & Gdad Russ at cousin Corri's wedding

Liam loved the wedding cake!

Some Indiana fun

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At the Indianapolis Children's Museum

Natalie, Wesley, Liam

Visiting Dawn in Bloomington

At the Indianapolis Zoo

Gma Sue, Liam, Wesley

Holding hands at the zoo

Tom, Abby, Liam, Wesley

Becka!

Severe Tire Damage

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Dear Internet,

We are currently in Chicago, stranded on the side of the road on the expressway. Tire blowout. But don't worry. We have AAA, and they're on their way. With any luck, it'll be a guy with a Ditka mustache.

PS: Well a guy from the transportation department came an' helped. No Ditka mustache, but we're on our way.

PPS: We ran over an ENORMOUS screw.

See you soon, Grandparents!

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How Colin helps me with my homework

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Soccer & Pie

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Liam is playing soccer again this summer! He's the one in the red shorts, racing with a cone on his head.

Making cone towers

Scoring a goal

Pie from the strawberries we picked! (Thanks to Gma Donna for the recipe!)

Spokane Summer Fun

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L: "What's that in mine pool?!"
M: "Just a bug."
L: "Get it out!"

Inspired by Erica to try growing things, Liam and I planted a container garden.
*Photos didn't load in order. Another garden photo is at the end of this post.

Today we went to Green Bluff and picked strawberries.

Seattle

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Tough guys in their skull shoes

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Happy Father's Day Hike

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More fun with Gma Jenny & Gdad Russ

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Liam's 3rd birthday!

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Erica visits

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more Colin getting born

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Colin gets born!

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Liam was so excited to meet Colin!

Liam's new book from Gma Sue.

Happy Liam

Colin Andrew born 5/12
7 lbs 10 oz

Home again with the boys

Gma Jenny with Liam cuddling Colin

We're so happy that Colin's arrived!

Matching socks & Baby things

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Liam "helping" me match socks

Baby things I've made for Colin (about three weeks left!)

Nursing cover, pacifier clips, shoes, swaddler wrap all on a G-Gma Donna made blanket

More Easter fun

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Liam hunted for Easter eggs at Rob & Pam's house and then colored eggs!
Festive!

Mixing the colors

We helped :)

Colorful eggs

Unrelated to egg coloring: Purple tulips make me happy!

Spring Break with Gma Jenny & Gdad Russ

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a social day

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Yesterday we had a very social day. Lunch and playing with one group of friends and dinner with another. At lunch, Liam loved the cat. (And the cat seemed interested in his cookie.)

Here Liam is saying, "Poke-y ears!"

The drive from our friends' house. Right next to a state park, beautiful!

And a wonderful dinner of homemade pizza.
Liam with his friend Clara.

A big boy bed

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Reading before bed

What Liam's room looks like now. A room for two boys :)
(The photos go around the room from right to left.)

Closeup of the fabulous plaid comforter and amazing pirate sheets!

Tree curtains :)

Truck o' books

Rocking chair with rocket pillow & the crib

Everything from bubble beards to power tools

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Making a bubble beard in the bath

Eating a hot fudge sunday

Watching Word World while I cooked Spicy Tofu with Basil

The ingredients-- I switched out the peppers + sugar for sweet chili sauce and I couldn't find fresh green beans at the store that were worth buying so we had to settle for canned.

Yum! Liam loved it so much that he kept asking for more.

Fred and Liam working on Liam's "big boy bed" in the basement.

Spicy Tofu with Basil

1 Tbs. vegetable oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 small fresh red or green chile peppers, seeded and minced
1 lb. extra-firm tofu, drained and cut into 1-inch cubes
1 Tbs. tamari or soy sauce
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 lb. fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch lengths
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil

Directions

Heat oil in wok or large, deep skillet over high heat. Toss in garlic and chiles, and stir-fry 2 to 3 minute. Add tofu, and stir-fry until tofu is heated through, about 2 minutes.
Add soy sauce and sugar, and mix well. Add beans, and cook just until bright green, 1 to 2 minutes. Add basil, and mix thoroughly. Transfer to warm platter and serve hot.

(from-- http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/8373?section=)

Making pacifier clips

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My first attempts at making pacifier clips :)

The polka dot clip has two different fabrics.
The other one is made with my new favorite fabric: vintage looking trucks!

Doing homework...

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(Or, am I blogging...)

Liam is sitting with me and watching Super Why while I read and take notes on "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria" And Other Conversations About Race (A Psychologist Explains the Development of Racial Identity) by Beverly Daniel Tatum. Homework for my Milestones in Education class.

Snow, again.

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It started snowing while we were eating lunch. Liam saw it and said, "Snow! Play outside!"
So, we did. We searched for footprints...

made happy "it's snowing" faces...

watched Diamond happily chew her bone...

and took a picture together!

painting a bird house

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Liam loves painting and birds. So, why not paint a bird house?

A fun giveaway on my friend's blog!

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*Photos by Samantha (May 2010)

My friend Samantha is super fun and a fabulous photographer. (She took photos of Liam last summer!)

She has a fun giveaway on her blog.

Check it out:

http://www.samanthacabreraphoto.blogspot.com

Baby Shoes

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I'm learning to make baby shoes! And, these are for our new little guy :)

fabulous thrift store find

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a toddler sized desk! and two red chairs!

Liam loves them!

It was a good birthday!

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Cupcakes from my new favorite neighborhood place:
http://www.celebrationssweetboutique.com/

Chocolate, red velvet, cherry, & lemon/blueberry! Yum!

"ham burger"

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After going to the dentist and being all numb, I wanted a milkshake. Liam insisted on a hamburger and not chicken nuggets.

He keeps making and unmaking the burger. Lettuce on. Lettuce off. Tomato on. Tomato off. Just bread. Just the meat.

So, here he is. Happily eating and singing "ham burger... ham burger... yah"

Fun with friends at Mobius Kids

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Earlier this week, Liam and I went to Mobius Kids with our friends Dana and her daughter Naomi. http://www.mobiusspokane.org/home.asp

Liam and Naomi play at the Erosion Table!

More fun with sand, rocks, and water

Liam's other favorite thing was this water table where you can learn about water currents.

When we got home, Dana had inspired me to find a menu online and actually cook a meal. (It's been a while since I've felt up to dealing with food.)

Liam's not so sure about the parsley.

Here's what I made:

Herbed Pasta with Toasted Breadcrumbs
Prep: 5 min, Cook: 15 min.
• 11 ounces linguine or other pasta
• 1 Tbs. plus 2 tsp. olive oil
• 2/3 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 cup dry white wine or vegetable stock
• 1-1/3 cups fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/4 cup plus 3 Tbs. grated Parmesan cheese
Cook pasta in boiling salted water until al dente. Drain and set aside, reserving 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid. Heat 1 Tbs. plus 1 tsp. oil in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add breadcrumbs and sauté 2 minutes stirring constantly until golden. Transfer breadcrumbs to a plate and set aside. Heat remaining oil in same skillet over medium heat and sauté garlic 30 seconds. Add wine and bring to a boil. Simmer 2 minutes. Add pasta, reserved cooking liquid, and remaining ingredients, except breadcrumbs, to wine mixture. Toss until mixture is heated throughout and pasta is coated. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve pasta sprinkled with breadcrumbs.

Danish Carrots
Prep: 5 min, Cook: 10 min.
• 1-1/4 lbs. carrots, peeled and cut into julienne strips
• 2 tsp. unsalted butter
• 2 Tbs. sugar
• 1/4 tsp. salt (optional), or to taste
Place carrots in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover saucepan and steam 3 minutes or until tender. Remove steamer basket from heat. Melt butter in a heavy nonstick skillet over low heat. Add sugar and stir constantly 3-4 minutes or until sugar turns golden. Stir in carrots and cook until glazed. Season with salt to taste.

Garlic Bread

Salad with goddess dressing

It was a success. Tonight, I think I'll make lasagna :)

Christmas!

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making Christmas Eve dinner with Erica, Matt, and Amy

Pomegranate!

Christmas sushi

snowball fight!

Christmas morning cinnamon rolls

opening presents

Argyle!

even for Diamond and Mazzy :)

Mom and Dad arrive!

Breakfast at the Satellite Diner

Liam and "Russ"

Christmas decorations at the Davenport hotel in downtown Spokane

Liam opening presents with Gma Jenny and Gdad Russ

Breakfast treats at the Petite Chat bakery. Yum!

Liam eating bread that he helped Gma Jenny make

shoveling snow with Gdad Russ

getting warm in his new sleeping bag :)

It's been a lovely Christmas!

Little Snowman

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or as Liam says it "tow men"

Christmas Cookies!

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Becka is visiting from Florida! So to be festive, Amy & Matt came over and we made Christmas cookies!

Liam's favorite cookie cutter was the "cookie man!"

Becka, Matt, and Liam cutting out the cookies. (and watching A White Christmas)

Decorating cookies! Sprinkles EVERYWHERE!

Yum!

More snow!

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Shoveling.

Contemplating snow.

The first real snow of the year

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Liam throws a snowball at me!

Liam's new short haircut

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Fall Break!

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Playing with a new racetrack toy with Gdad Russ

Making cookies with Gma Jenny (Liam's saying "Pleeeese" for some chocolate chips.)

At Green Bluff looking for pumpkins

Found one!

A little one :) (Liam would only pick one he could carry)

Pumpkin donuts!

Raking leaves

Spinning, falling down, looking at the clouds.

Covered in leaves!

A rainy day in Spokane

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We don't have too many rainy days in Spokane, but this was one of them.

We played outside anyway :)

And then, did some painting!

It was a good rainy day!!!

Trip to Indiana for AmyRose & Matt's wedding!

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Bubbles!

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Soccer Tots!!!

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Lined up on their soccer spots doing their soccer stance.
(Liam's in blue and his little friend Noah is in red.)

Throwing the ball.

Chasing the hula hoop.

Singing a song & walking with the parachute.

Playing in the park after soccer.

Liam's first camping trip

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The good part:
So happy as we pull away from the house headed for Mt. Spokane.

Diamond was head-out-the-window happy.

The campground was near the top of Mt. Spokane. All pine trees and blue, blue sky.

Perfect rocks for toddler sitting & soccer cones knocked down.

Happy & covered in dirt.

Happy & hiding in the trees.

Hobo dinners!

Smores!!!

Sticky & good!

And then:
Happy turns sad. Lots of crying. Tearing down camp at 1am.

For some reason we didn't take any pictures of that part :)

More from the cross country drive & Celebrating Liam's 2nd birthday!

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The badlands

Wild donkey in Custer State Park

Tunnel on the way to Yellowstone

Buffalo in Yellowstone

Liam realizing he's getting a tricycle for his birthday!

Riding on the porch

Making cupcakes for Liam's party (He actually turned two when we were on the road. So, we celebrated when we got back to Spokane.)

Birthday balloon

Two candles! (Party at the park! My new favorite place for parties!)

Kids + cupcakes = super cute!

Happy birthday, Liam!

Our summer adventures so far!

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Liam feeding chickens with his little friend Clara

Cupcakes for AmyRose's birthday!

Old Faithful at Yellowstone during our drive across the country

Liam and Molly at Teton National Park

Liam at Jenny Lake Lodge

Mount Rushmore (and man with a funny hat)

Liam with Gma Jenny & Gdad Russ and buffalo at Custer State Park

In Nappanee: Liam playing at the playground with his Gma and Great-Gma!

Liam with Gma Jenny and his medal after the Sunburst Family Walk in South Bend, In

Liam with cousin Wesley at Gma Sue & Gpa Al's

Liam with cousin Alicia at a splash pad

Gma Sue, cousin Zach, Aunt Deana, cousin Sam at Johnson family picnic

Liam with Gma Sue

Tulips from the yard

funny pants

2010-04-24T14:51:00.000-07:00

I made these funny pajama pants for Liam this week.
1. I've never made pants before.
2. I didn't have a pattern.
3. I put pockets on the front.

He likes them and they make me laugh. So I guess that makes them a success :)

A weekend with Erica & AmyRose

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on Whidbey Island!
We stayed at this fun little house near a beach.

Amy & Liam at the beach near the house

Drift wood is a great place to sit and think :)

For a while on Saturday the sky was stormy.

Liam playing on the porch

Playing at a different beach (a pet friendly beach with dogs running happily into the water!)

Liam digging in the sand with a shell. It was warm enough to be barefoot!

My new little adventure

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http://uhohgo.blogspot.com

labels, balloons, and the park

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I'm starting to think about selling the things I'm making (under the name UhOhGo!) So, I got labels! Designed by my fabulous brother! Here's one in a bag I made for a friend.

Liam went to a birthday party this afternoon. He loved his yellow balloon!

As if balloons weren't enough, we also went to the park with Amy & Matt.
Liam and Amy feeding the ducks. (everyone kept sharing their bread with us)

Liam and Matt playing on the playground

A lovely day

Spring Break!

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And Gma Jenny & Gdad Russ came to visit!

Hunting Easter Eggs

That we tried to fill with semi-nutritious things and a few pieces of candy that Liam picked out right away!

On Gdad's shoulders

Holding hands

Taking a break while driving across Washington to explore the Bavarian town of Leavenworth

At breakfast out inn keeper stood on the balcony and played the alp horn!

Going on a hike just outside of Leavenworth

Rocket bib

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Yesterday I made this fun rocket bib for Liam!

breakfast & airplanes

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The Skyway Cafe at Felts Field
(look at that sky!)

Airplane stuff everywhere inside. Propellers on the ceiling. Model planes hanging from the ceiling.

We watched the planes take off & land while we ate.

Liam & his breakfast.

Watching the planes. Liam didn't want to leave.

A baby party

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Our friends Liv & Casey are going to have a baby in April. So, we had a party!
(clockwise: Maggie, Molly, Liam, Liv, Casey, Toshi, Katie, Meredith)

Diamond loving Doug (with Casey, Laurie, Vic, and Adam)

more party

a happy Maggie

Amy & Liam

flowers are growing

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a flower from one of the bulbs we planted in the fall!

and more growing

sidewalk chalk fun

After playing in the yard, we went on a walk.
(the sidewalk labeling in front of our house)

Our neighbor, St. Francis

A house we walk by. The red table and chair against the yellow house makes me smile. (and today there was a squirrel on the porch)

projects

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1. learning to love the crock pot

2. learning to turn diapers into much more cute burp cloths
(but, can it really be cute if it has "burp" in it's name? )

3. and maybe the best one--- learning to make a bag out of a t-shirt & duct tape

Gma Jenny visits for the weekend!

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And it was Valentine's Day. We all went out to a fun little restaurant downtown for dessert. Yum!

Liam & his Gma Jenny

playing with new Duplo blocks

and playing outside

showing Gma Jenny his special place for yard treasures

all happy after the dessert :)

a little family photo

Mom helped me finish recovering the kitchen chairs! (a project I started way too long ago)

This morning we took a little walk along the river.

and ate breakfast at the Satellite Diner before it was time for the trip back to the airport.

Liam had so much fun with Gma Jenny that he fell sound alseep on the way home from the airport.

a little eating movie

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a few little sewing projects

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This fun fabric store is in our neighborhood : http://www.thetopstitch.com/

So, how could I not do a few little sewing projects. Like a curtain for the bathroom.

Or this bag.

It's reversible!

a birthday and sunshine

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My birthday was Tuesday! So, I made cupcakes!

All week it's been beautiful in Spokane! Sunny and in the 40s & 50s. So, this afternoon we played outside and soaked in the sunshine.

Christmas in Indiana

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We decorated ginger bread houses.

We ate dinner in an amish-y restaurant in Shipshewana.

We celebrated France/Shaw Christmas at this cabin on a lake.

Liam played with Caleb and Courtney's puppy BoomBoom.

Liam cuddled with Gdad Russ and Gma Jenny.

Amanda and Andy took family photos.

Liam played the piano with Gdad Russ.

The Johnson's went to the Indianapolis Children's Museum.

All the Johnson cousins were together.
*Wesley, Abby, Zach, Liam, Alicia, Jeremiah, baby Sam

Liam played in the sand.

Liam ate noodles with Gma Sue and Gpa Al.

We saw Taylor friends, Dawn and Tom.

Liam snuggled with Uncle Andy.

a little snow movie

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Snow!

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Getting all bundled up!

Snow!

Halloween with Gma Jenny & Gdad Russ!

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Liam playing with Gma Jenny!

And Gdad Russ!

picking out a pumpkin

and eating a pumpkin donut on the way back home

gooey pumpkin hands during the pumpkin carving

and the pumpkin!

Seattle

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Liam and I spent the weekend in Seattle! Including, fun time playing with Erica at the playground :)

Leaves

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Liam helping with the leaves :)

Green Bluff

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Liam with his friends Noah and Malachi (and Seth, in the third photo) at Green Bluff. The boys rode in the wagon while we picked some apples.

My new favorite photo!