Just a few things about me~

So, I was tagged a while back and I'm supposed to come up with 7 interesting things about myself...


1. I like to organize my kids clothes in rainbow order in their closets. "Like to" might be the key words right there, because they never stay that way for too long.

2. I had kidney cancer when I was pregnant with Marlee. The doctors found it because I had a kidney stone, so they did an ultrasound, and then 12 days after she was born, they chopped out my kidney, along with the cancer. I have had no problems since, and I'm coming up on 5 years. Usually this is something that old men have...and I'm not old...or a man. Hmmm.

3. I love fall best of all the seasons.

4. I detest talking on the phone, except to Rob, my mom, and my brothers. So don't call me. :)

5. I'm not a typical female in that I'm a dreadful multi-tasker. :(

6. I know nothing about history. I really wish I would have listened better in school. I'm one of those people you would laugh at on a game show because your first grader knows more than I do.

7. I have the smartest husband ever. Seriously. And he's also pretty nice, and grows a mighty fine beard. I know every man is jealous. :)

in case you were wondering...

~i am so excited to be having another girl, and i've already been shopping too much, even though i have an attic full of girl clothes from marlee

~i'm craving a la rockita veggie burrito, with green salsa and lime

~lately i've been loving fish tacos, and everyone i tell this to thinks i'm disgusting :)

~i like to blame everything on being pregnant...forgetfulness, moodiness, unmotivation, and anything else that's convenient at the time

~i still throw up almost every time i eat fruit, and it really sucks because fruit is one thing that always sounds so good :(

~i hate the fact that everyone warns you about the "terrible twos" and then fails to mention that (at least in the case of my kids) it gets progressively worse with "throwing a fit threes", and "fighting fours"

~mostly im just really sick of marlee arguing with everything i say no matter what it is

~i made blackberry pie and blackberry cobbler yesterday, because they are robs favorite

Funny faces, bay front, and the beach. That's all.

So I said "make funny faces" and they did. They are such good listeners! I especially love owens folded over ear in the first one. :)

Just watching a little olympics with dad. Pretty serious stuff.
But not so serious that you can't stop and smile for a picture...
...as long as you get right back to it!
A little Newport Old Bay Front. Had to stop and look at some seals. (Sorry...no picture)

A little foggy, but not so bad we couldn't all play on the beach!


Oops, a couple more from the bay front.

Marlee helped Nammer pick out this rock.
Awww!

A crack only a mother could...um...love.
They really do love each other! :)

Yep, I was there too.
Soooo fun to run away from the ocean!!!!
Also fun: throwing rocks into the ocean.
I just wanted to see if I could try out one of those neat "jumping on the beach" pictures. I was pretty excited to get the "tongue hanging out of mouth while jumping on the beach" shot! Bonus!!!

We had such a fun day, and all after checking the weather online and expecting it to be pouring and thunder storming all day. What do they know anyway? :)

A little of this and that...

We had a little family reunion at my parents house and here are a few good looking people who came...Chris and Staci, and little Tatum who is growing up so fast! Don't get to see them enough, but it's always nice when we do! Love you guys!
Brian and Heather were there! We talked about what a horrible blogger I am, so here I am trying to be better! Thanks for the motivation :), and it was extra nice to see you!
Joe and Jennifer and their son Andrew...he's such a cutie! Andrew and Owen had fun playing in the water table even though it wasn't sunny at all.
Jon and Dewey, I don't think Jon knew I was taking their picture :)
Owen tried out his cousins scooter, which he calls a "tooter".

We went to the Scandinavian Festival, which I had forgotten was mostly an eating festival, with a little dancing and music thrown in! Perfect for us! :) Marlee kept seeing people with food and asking where they got it. We also were fortunate enough to find these fun picture opportunities, and you'll notice mine mysteriously is not on here.
Owen could barely reach...
...and I think Rob was having the most fun! :)
My favorite one...if you know Rob you might enjoy it too! I laughed so hard! What a tiny little man he is! :)

Then for some swimming time in our new pool. It's nothing huge, but the kids love it!
Marlee has been taking swimming lessons, so she likes to practice floating and "gliding".

Just a big smile.

Trying to float on the dolphin.

We've been busy this summer! Dewey turned 1, and of course that was an opportunity to try and get pictures of the 4 grandkids all together...which turned out like this! :)



Then we tried again at mom's house later, and they cooperated a lot better. They held still for a long time actually, and we're still working on the smiling. :)



In other news, Owen broke his leg, and is in a cast. He is being great about it, and seems to get around pretty well, although I'll be very happy when he can WALK again, since I'm not very used to carrying him.


My Aunt Jill and Uncle Greg came from Virginia with their kids and a couple of their kids friends, and we've been having so much fun hanging out with all of them. I'll put more pictures of them later.

Owen's not the baby anymore...

Yep, we're having another baby. The due date is December 29, and Marlee and Owen are pretty excited. We are too, although I've been extra sick this time around, and I don't feel excited yet. I'm just waiting to be able to eat again, because I love food, and it makes me sad that nothing sounds good. Hmmm, maybe I won't gain as much weight this time around! :)

The story of my camera...

Last week I realized I couldn't find my camera and started looking everywhere I could think of. The last time I lost it it was under a bunch of clothes in the laundry basket, so I made sure to check there, but I couldn't find it anywhere!

I gave up for a while, and then I really needed it for something so I started my search again. I had called mom at least twice to have her look for it at her house, and so I tried again. Finally it dawned on me that I had left it outside at her house, (no wonder she couldn't find it) and it had been sitting in the grass for almost a week. Not in sunny beautiful weather, no, but in snow, hail, rain, and wind!

The chances for survival didn't seem good. The first thing I did was google "camera left in snow and rain" and I came up with several good ideas. Some people had even dropped their fancy cameras into lakes, so I guess I'm not the only one who mistreats my camera! :)

Anyway, after three days sitting by the wood stove at my parents house, my camera is as good as new. Or at least it still works, which I wasn't expecting at all. Rob is happy because we don't "have" to buy a new camera, and I'm happy that I won't be missing all the great opportunities to snap my kids, or whatever else catches my fancy. Win-win.