Presley's Turns One!

Yep...BIG GIRL now.  She is definitely one of the kids.  She is everything I wanted and having these three perfect babies proves that dreams do come true.  I imagined the three of them and now they are here.  So meant to be.  Thank you God.  Thank you Leif. …


Skyler's Tooth

Poor little Skyler (or, as her dentist likes to say, "lucky Skyler!") had an extra tooth growing in with her two front adult teeth!  We discovered it about a year ago when the dentist took full xrays of her teeth.  Unbelievable!  Poor, brave Skyler went in last week to get it pulled…


Mariners Game

This was a definite highlight of the Summer.  We had been trying to plan a family Mariners night all summer and it finally worked out.  We went in with low expectations, thinking the kids would probably last until the 6th inning if we were lucky.  But not these kids!  They…


Soccer Camp

Liam has been to lacrosse camp and football camp this year so now it was Skyler's chance to shine!  Leif brought her home new shoes, shorts, shin guards and a head band after his morning work out and she was psyched. Both kids did half day Sounders camp all week and even got to meet Clint…


Sharing the island with our best friends

Since we made the commitment to buy my mom's house at Herron Island, it has completely reinvigorated us to experience Herron Island.  We took our best friends out last weekend - the Ingersolls and the Burrows.  What a fabulous time we had!


Lacrosse Camp

Somebody pump the breaks!  Since when did this little guy grow up?? It was the longest camp of the summer - an all day camp - and it was HOT!  He seemed to enjoy it and certainly wanted all the equipment.  I think he liked wearing the pads the most!


Wedding Fun

The five of us and grandma got to go to our old nanny's wedding in Seattle this past weekend and we sure had a great time. Lisa was a wonderful blessing in the kids' life for a short time and Skyler especially had a great time watching a "real wedding!"  Skyler and Leif danced the night away.…


Sun kissed...or should I say sun smacked!

To Erica's defense...Skyler (the 5 yr old) TOLD HER that she had already put sunscreen on herself!  If it wasn't for the article that came out recently saying that the sun is not as bad as we once thought it was, I would lose sleep over this one.  (ok..who are we kidding...I lost sleep…


Chani's Wedding

We flew down on Thursday night - first time on a plane with all three kids.  They did awesome.  I absolutely LOVE traveling with our family...feels like a crazy adventure every time and I never know who is going to throw up on who (though given the history, chances are…