Looks Like I Need a New Camera

Sorry for my lack of posts this month. I'm having a hard time finding a moment to get on the computer these days...it's only going to get worse with summer fast approaching. Still, 3 measly posts for the month is just not acceptable! I wish I had some fabulous pictures or a wonderful story to tell, but the month is just jumbled in my head. I find myself asking..."what on earth did we do this month?" Well, we did a lot....but I don't have much to show for it.

The weather this month has been quite confusing. Typical for spring, I suppose...but there were a couple of days near the beginning of the month that were just plain crazy. Freezing temperatures and massive amounts of hail...


At the end of March, Stephanie and Wesley welcomed Brielle Grace(I think that's how you spell it) to the world...3 weeks early! We ran into them at Elise's coffee shop one day, and Tayanah got to show off "her baby."

I had the pleasure of traveling to good ol' GFU to see Henry compete in the Mr. Bruin competition on the 16th. No, he didn't win, but it was a great night of hilarity and fun!

Adam has been spending much of his spare time down in the shop working on his Montero. In fact, he's playing with Bondo and sanding equipment as I type. He hopes to have it all painted by the time we go camping Memorial weekend. I hope he gets it done soon because Adam driving the F250 to work every day is costing us! He's got most of the interior all painted and put back together, and he's been switching parts from rig to rig. I'm looking forward to seeing it done. I think it'll look nice. Anyway, the kids spend a lot of time hanging out in the shop with their daddy. Fortunately, Adam doesn't seem to mind TOO much. They've got a large TV down there where they watch movies. They've been finding all kinds of things to do down there, including setting up Adam's old tent, and creating "shop creatures" with the glue gun. The kids picked out the materials and Adam put them together. They're pretty creative, if you ask me =)

Last weekend Elise, Adam, and I went to the annual "Crab, Seafood, and Wine Festival" at the fairgrounds. I hadn't been since high school...back when it was more fun for kids. I couldn't believe the amount of people that were there! We parked in Astoria and took the shuttle there because there wasn't enough parking at the fairgrounds. We met up with Chris and Tonya and shoved our way through the crowds. It was fun running into old friends.

Now, if you haven't noticed, nearly every one of these pictures is just plain awful. Even the ones from previous posts are cloudy, fuzzy, blurry, etc. My camera has been experiencing a variety of malfunctions recently and I can't even get it to take a picture half the time. It is my dream to one day purchase a fancy camera and learn how to take fabulous pictures...but budget and time are a couple of serious obstacles I have to overcome first. Until then, I'm going to be shopping for another pocket-sized automatic flasheroo type....preferably one that takes regular batteries. Suggestions???

Making Valentines and Valentine Dance

In an effort to be crafty with the kids, I decided we would make Valentine cards. It took most of the morning to prep them (cut out hearts, and print out photos), but it was worth it. They decided to make Valentines for the people they were going to see on the eve of the Valentine dance (the 12th). Soren was going over to Grandma and Grandpa's because I had a Mary Kay party to attend, and Synnove was, of course, going to the dance. So, she made Valentines for Adam, Uncle Don, and Heidi. I made sure to print out pictures of them with all the people they were making the cards for. It was a bit of a mess that took several hours, but it was worth it.

Ever since Synnove had the slightest inclination that Valentine's Day was coming up, she couldn't stop talking about it. As soon as Christmas was over, she knew. Although, I had to down-play it a bit because I knew that Adam had a business trip right around Valentine's Day, and I didn't know for sure if he was going to be able to take her. Plus, Heidi wasn't going to be able to go because of a dance competition. Anyway, Adam found the information and saw that it was going to be on Saturday the 13th. Even though he was going to be leaving on the red-eye THAT night, he still wanted to take her. So, I signed them up.

A couple of weeks later, I finally got the flyer in the mail. I was surprised to be getting it so late, seeing as this is a very popular dance, and usually fills up by January. I didn't even bother to read the flyer, and set it aside. The next day, I got a call from Alice asking what session we had signed up for. I was like..."the gal only gave me one time." Then, I looked at the flyer. They were planning 2 sessions for Friday night! Gee...thanks for telling me! Anyway, because it was on Friday, Don and Heidi were going to be able to go! So, we signed up for the earlier session together.

I picked up Synnove's corsage on Friday while she was in preschool. Adam wasn't going to be able to make it to pick her up in time for the dance, so Don and Heidi planned to pick her up and meet Adam there later. At the last minute, Adam was able to race home to pick her up! It was so cute. She didn't know about the corsage. Just before they were to leave Synnove pipes up and says "wait...I need my little flower wrist thingy!" We fibbed her a bit to make her think that we didn't get one. Then, Adam pulled it out to surprise her. She was very excited, and off they went! Of course, Synnove had her Valentines to give to Daddy, Uncle Don, and Fi Fi.

At the Pig 'n Pancake...just like last year.