A Day At Home

7-13-10 All these photos were taken by my 11 yr. old Melina!!! At 5:30 am!!!

Here are a few pictures to enjoy...Melina was up at 5:30 am and taking photos of the sunrise! I think she has the photo bug!

Also, Olline is enjoying a day with her friend. We picked her friend, Adisyn up this morning, so she could have a play day! I think they are having a blast!
Melina is also playing with her friend Amanda in the neighborhood! It is so strange to have your kids become independent and out discovering themselves!

Jade is home also, fixing up all things around the house! I am grateful to him.

Oh, also the weather is so cool! It is only about 65 degrees! WOW. Yesterday we had a huge wind storm and it blew dust everywhere! So it is nice to have a breezy/cool day! Suppose to warm up again, I believe starting tomorrow!

Have a blessed day. Remember who you are...and why we are here in the first place! PTL!

More Photos...Fun Stuff!

7-10-10 Chowder is too hot!

7-10-10 Melina, today, made her own earrings!!!

7-9-10 Yesterday evening, the girls splashing in the Small pool!

7-9-10 Girls peeking at me!

7-9-10 Can you see the shadow girls?

7-9-10 One, two, three...Jump!

Today has been muggy! The weather is hot! Almost 90 and we have thick clouds coming over! WARM!

The girls have been crafty. Making necklaces and earrings! So fun. I love when they tap into their crafty side.

Fourth of July Photos

Sweet Birthday Meme

Okay...check out this HUGE piece of mud pie! It was huge and we all ate it! We didn't have just one, we had two! They were for Meme and Papa for their birthdays! Yummy!

Enjoying my time with my family!

Two love birds!

Awesome Melina on the boat!

Storms a brewin'

7-4-10 Can you see the Storm coming off to the left?

Melina ready for the adventure

Birthday Dad and Di

Olline ready for the boat ride

Here is the 4th of July Family

I am finally getting some photos done so I can share them with all of you! We had a great time with my parents. It was their birthdays!!! Yes, they were both born the the Fourth of JULY! Isn't that wonderful? It is always a treat to have them here for the fourth. We feel like we are getting a huge gift, by having them here! Thank you mom and dad for coming. We appreciate you so much!

We had an adventure this fourth. The weather just wasn't right...it was on the edge of stormy. We ended up going on the boat after a great huge dinner at the Hydra! It was close...but we got to see God's real fireworks (lightening)-on the boat. Scary, and so we flew back to the dock to get home just in time for the huge rains to come pouring down. It was a great evening though. We enjoyed every moment of it! Papa and Jade even did a few fireworks in the RAIN! It was super funny!

Love you all and GOD BLESS!

I wanted to share a few photos today that we took on June 27th and 28th. I just love them and I love my family! Our Lord is so good to us and I thank Him every day for my special family!

Peony

Japanese Lilly!

Busy week coming!

July 4th, 2009 - Last years photo of the Birthday couple! Thought you might like enjoy these great pictures. I can't wait! I am a little worried about the weather though! Look how beautiful it was here!

July 4, 2009 Olline loving the fast boat!

July 4, 2009 Like our matching Shirts?

7-4-09 Olline just before the firework show!

7-4-09 Melina is ready for the fireworks! Bring it on!!!

Just wanted to say that this weekend is a busy one. So excited to have my parents coming! They will be here on the 3rd!!! Then we will celebrate their birthdays on the 4th! Yeah! They were here the last two years and every year has been perfect. I am praying hard that this year will be great as well. So far I hear the weather is suppose to be yucky...I know God will be with us and no matter what we will have FUN!

HAPPY 4th EVERYONE!

A little bit of two days ago, yesterday and today!

6-26-10 Here are Little Man Oscar, his sister Briar and our Olline playing in the sprinkler yesterday at our friends house. We enjoy being together. Sarah is the mom and she is my good friend. She and her husband Michael have these two super sweet kids!

6-26-10 Here is the man, Oscar!

6-26-10 I love this photo of Olline. I am not sure if she is excited, cold, or just being silly! But this is a great photo!

6-26-10 It was a little windy and cold for the sprinkler, but they had fun for about 10 minutes and then wrapped up in their towels!

6-26-10 Briar and Olline after the sprinkler time!

6-26-10 This is how Oscar likes to show off! He has moves! What a sweetie!

STOPPPPPP.............

FORGOT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE WHOLE BIRTHDAY....

6-25-10 Melina made up a cute tune for a birthday song for ME!!! She is awesome! She even sang it! Good job babe...you gave me tears of joy!

6-25-10 Is this what a 34 year old looks like! Oh, check out the awesome necklace my sweet mother-in-law made for me. I LOVE IT! It also gave me tears of joy! THANK YOU SO MUCH JONI!!!!!
I also got a lot of "Twilight" goodies! Thanks. I also got $$$ for my camera savings fund. Oooo and Jade got me tickets for Brandi Carlile for the Sandpoint Festival! YEAH! Olline got me chocolates and a beach towel...Melina picked me out a camera magazine, wallet, shirt, bathing suit and a book light! WOW! I am spoiled. Thank you to all for your great gifts. I sure appreciate all of you! Most of all I cherish your love for me. The Lord is so good to us and I am very grateful!
THANK YOU...XOXOXOXOXOXOXO!

6-26-10 Olline is sure glad for good friends!

6-26-10 It's COLD!!!!!!


Today, I have been cleaning. Girls are enjoying the sunny day and relaxing. I also baked a loaf of dill bread! It is YUMMY! I love dill. My friend Sarah made this dill dip and it is so light and refreshing...so I got inspired to make a dill loaf! YUM!

A few things to share...

Today we got crazy and I cut the girls hair! Olline needed it. Her hair was super long and super tangled! So we did a simple trim and BANGS! She wanted her bangs back and I think she just looks super cute! She is so proud of her hair cut.

Melina is even prouder! She wanted layers and I had never ever tried that! I didn't know what I was doing and it scared me a little. But I went for it and thought that if I messed up we could always shave her head bald! What do you think?

So isn't she just so grown up? I think she is gorgeous and I think it made her happy!

Okay...you are thinking "what in the world is Kiwi doing"! Well I will tell you...if you move on to the next photos you will see delicious blueberry muffins! Well, I think that Kiwi snacked on one without my permission! (no, not really, but isn't her tongue funny?)

Yes, Blueberry Muffins make me so happy!!!!!

Here they are! I made them on Tuesday, but thought that I could inspire someone out there to go and make a good batch of muffins! It's a good thing to make with your kids too! Then when they know the recipe super good...they can make them for you! Ya!

Hope you all had a perfect day! It is suppose to storm and rain tomorrow, so we have been enjoying the sunny evening! Oh, and Jade washed and windexed all the windows of the house, inside and out! WOW!!!!! Thank you Jade (what a man!).

God Bless!