Our Family 2019

Our Family 2019
Halsy, Brooke, Cameron, Katey Jane, Landon, and Claire

Monday, August 20, 2018

Claire is 18 months old!!



We went to the doctor today and Claire has grown two inches and gained 2 lbs - its no wonder she has been sleeping and eating like a teenage boy lately! She is in the 100th percentile for her head, 97th for her height, and 60th for her weight. She dazzled all the nurses and Dr. Sniffen with her big blue eyes and babbling. She

Claire is the word queen and she loves her some shoes!! She is blurting new words almost every day! She is 18 months old now and we are still obsessed. She is a super sleeper; wakes up at 9:30 and takes a 3 hour nap.

She can now say:

Mama, Mom, Dad, KJ, Landon, Cam, GG, Gramps, Nana, more, another one, yes, no, nonie, barbie,
dog, stuck, paci/binky, elmo, Pooh (whinnie the pooh is her favorite movie), uh oh, owie, bum bum, pee pee, more, up, shoes, thank you, and more come out every day.

She knows her body parts and points to everyone around the room when asked. She loves to read and play with her big brothers and sister. She will always join in singing twinkle twinkle little star and she will always listen to us singing. She is getting good at following directions when we need something or want her to listen. She loves to be outside and go for walks. She is a good little eater too and we all love to watch her do just about anything. She is still allergic to milk, eggs, PB, strawberries, and sunflower seeds, but we have an appointment to get her tested again because I think she is starting to outgrow a couple of them. *fingers crossed*

8/24/18 Post Edit: She has added bite, puppy dog, and mine to the list of words.

August 10 - Aug 20, 2018 Journal

We found a house to rent!! I started looking when the prices came back into our range and houses started popping up on Zillow again. It is a crazy market - there were 6 people looking at the house and two people turned in applications before I got to the office 3 hours after the showing!! Luckily I knew the receptionist and she shoved my app to the top of the pile.
  We were supposed to move in on the 10th, but when I picked up the keys and looked at the house the friday before.....the entire house smelled like dogs. When they cleaned the carpets it released the smell and it was BAD. Also the cleaning lady didn't do a very good job - she left dust everywhere and things looked/felt gross. I called the property manager and let them know - they talked with the owners and decided that they would replace the carpets for us. The only bad part is that we had to back up our move date 1 week and keep living out of suitcases/sleeping with our beds on the floor another week.
  We survived though and we are all moved in. Its a crazy mess during unpacking but it is getting better each day. Halsy got what Finn had at the family vacation and has been out of commission going on day 4. Poor guy - I couldn't even be mad at him when he couldn't help with moving because I knew he felt so rotten.

I'll post pictures soon.




Aug 1 thru Aug 10, 2018 Journal

We have had a great August! We started the month with a trip to Sunriver with my family. We all stayed together in a big house and did day trip activities. We ate yummy food, played lots of games, and watched some good movies. The kids lived in the hot tub and on their bikes.


 We visited the lava fields, the volcano, and the lava caves!! It was an awesome day!


 We celebrated Jesop's (4) Birthday while we were there! 



 On the last day we stopped at Hobby Lobby and then ate lunch at Round Table. We all got so stuffed the the kids fell asleep almost instantly!

The last two days we floated the little deschutes. We have no pictures because none of us wanted our phones to float the river too...well sink in the river. We rented tubes the first day and it ended up a disaster. Jerry and I were stuck in double tubes without a double and we had to paddle most of the time! Th second day we did better. We got a raft for the kiddos, cooler, and extra adults and everyone else was on kayaks and paddle boards. We had so much fun!! It was super hot and the river felt glorious.

It was a great week - only a few minor fights or head butts. Just a couple slivers, bike pedals and poor Finny B got sick.