A Mother's Wish

Some mothers wish for their daughters to do well in school, make good choices in life, marry someone nice...etc, etc. My wish for my daughter is that she will never, ever, ever be able to fit into my shoes. Okay, maybe some of the other things, too, but definitely the shoe thing. Definitely.

Camping With Maggie

We decided to go camping for Mark's birthday this year. We went with our good friends, Tim and Tyffany and their kids, TJ and Avarie. Some other friends came up on Saturday and spent the day with us, but our two families were the only ones brave (or silly) enough to stay the night with our kids.

After spending most of the afternoon screaming, Maggie finally passed out in our tent. The other times she needed to sleep, Mark and I had to lay down with her and pretend to sleep, just to get her to do the same. How exhausting!! There went any hope of staying up with our friends to play games....oh well. Maybe next year, but then again...maybe we'll just get a sitter.

This is a picture of all of us that went to Lake Tipsu (?) just outside of Mt. Rainier. It was a beautiful day for a hike and the older kids got to play in the snow (yes, snow in July!!).

Time Goes So Fast!

Mark and I were just talking about how much Maggie has changed over the last year. It's hard to imagine that the little girl in both of these pictures are one and the same! The top picture was taken a year ago on Mark's birthday, and the bottom was taken just this week. I can't imagine how different she will be next year!

Happy Fourth of July!

Today we went to our friends, Terry and Arlys' house for a July 4th BBQ. We didn't get there until about 3:30 and it still had not hit the high of 100 degrees, yet. It was very warm, but we had a great time.

Maggie loves the water. She reminds me a lot of our nephew, Cameron, when he was this age. Maggie has absolutely NO FEAR when it comes to water.

Spying on Sleeping Beauty

Lately, Mark and I have been spying on Maggie as she falls asleep. We keep her door cracked just a little bit to see how she falls asleep. As you can see from the pictures, there is a lot of "stuff" in her crib. That "stuff" is not there by accident. Maggie has hand-chosen all of the items that get to share her space. As she tries to settle down, she moves each item into a special spot, then nestles down. Not comfy, she starts all over again until each item is perfectly placed. As you can see in the first picture, she sometimes like to sleep with one leg slightly raised.

In the second picture, you can see that she has opted for the all-out sprawl, using Winnie the Pooh as a pillow. Mark and I have tried, on many occasions, to weed out some of the treasures in her crib. Obviously, we lost that battle.

Family Reunion

In June, some of Mark's relatives gathered here in Yakima for a family reunion. Maggie had a good time wandering around, checking out all the people. Mark and I picked up a cool little machine that blows 10,000 bubbles per minute. The little kids enjoyed that a lot! Below is a picture of, well, Maggie's cousin? This is Tracen. Tracen is Mark's cousin's daughter's son. Got it? We'll just say he is Maggie's cousin. He REALLY liked the bubble machine and was sad when we ran out of bubbles.