birthday idea for jack...

i found this taped to our bathroom mirror.

just in case, you were stumped on what to get Jackson for his birthday, he spelled it out for you.

there, now you know. :)

leftover pie?????

just for the record..this has NEVER, in the history of the world, since pie making has begun, has THIS ever happened.

i. dumped. a. piece. of. pie.

you MUST know that this is NO ordinary pie. it's Carmel Apple Dutch pie from the Lynden Dutch Bakery. it's a bit of heaven on earth. if you have never tried this pie, get your bootie down there and treat yourself.

you deserve it.

anywho....a few weeks ago, we had bible study here. if you know me, you know that i don't 'do' pies. i don't bake them. i don't particularly love them. i eat them only on very special occasions OR if i happen to have bought a LDB Carmel dutch apple pie. THEN i eat pie. a. lot of pie. since my hub and the wubbens hub LOVE this, i bought one.

AND i didn't have to worry about screwing up desert.

now here's the part that is worth blogging about.

this piece sat there so long, after the fact that i ended up dumping it.

it's a crime.

i should be jailed for it.

but...would YOU eat pie, no matter how heavenly it is, with flies mating on it?

i think not.

but don't think for one minute, it didn't cross my mind.

cuz it did.

awwww....

i gave the boys a challenge.

come up with the MOST creative Lego creation.

this beauty, made with love and MUCH creativity, by my 8 year, won, hands down!

i love you too bud.

weekend away....

doesn't he look like an angel? :)

we admit it.

we are blessed!

i don't say that flippantly but in all honesty. every time we head out for a weekend alone, we are so thankful for people that have come beside us and taken our boys so that we can go away and reconnect. thanks to T&L and my MIL, Milly for caring for our babes last weekend.

Friday morning, after dropping the boys at school, we made our way to Seattle. did a little (a whole lot) of shopping, checked into our hotel, had a nice dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. (picture above)

since our credit card allows us to save up points over the year, we were able to stay at our MOST favorite hotel. The Westin in Bellvue. (right across the street from one of the BEST shopping malls in the state!) lucky for us, the hotel was feeling generous and upgraded us to a fancy, corner room that we would NEVER be able to afford. corner room with windows on two side. one side facing downtown Bellvue, the other direction a gorgeous view of Mt. Rainer. we felt spoiled.

Saturday morning we slept in! then off to the North Bend outlets for more shopping. the hub was on a mission for new jeans. 4 pairs later.....! :) it was fun to watch him actually HIM spending some cash instead of yours truly. i always tell him that the act of him, reaching back, pulling out his wallet is one of the sexiest things he does. :)

every year, the company buys season tickets for the Huskies. last weekend was our turn to go. we could NOT have picked a better game to go to. double overtime! i was on the edge of my seat and i don't even like football. (gasp!) regardless, it was a awesome time, in spite of the bite-butt cold temperatures!

home very late Saturday night/early Sunday morning.

thanks babe for a wonderful, relaxing time away!

prayers for jensen...

Our little town has sure had it's share of sadness. Obviously, like any other town in America. Since i live here, I'm struck by how many young lives are being affected by cancer. One case that is close to our hearts is a little guy named Jensen Anderson. The boys have been praying, very faithfully for him over the past year or so. It has been a joy to watch their hearts as they 'give' him over to The One who has the power to heal him. Jensen is, at the moment, just coming off a very strong dose of radiation in Houston, Texas.

Being on the sidelines, watching this family has not only been heartbreaking but it's also been inspiring. The Anderson family has shown an amazing amount of faith. They trust, with all their being that God is still in control! That inspires me!

One of the things that makes me LOVE this little town we live in is that people support hurting family's in such amazing ways. One of the fundraisers was a Papa Murphy's pizza day. For every pizza sold, PM donated a large percentage to the Anderson Family in order to help offset their medical expenses. I thought this was an especially great fundraiser because I didn't have to cook dinner!

God bless you sweet Jensen. We'll continue to pray!

the boys signing the 'praying for you' poster at Papa Murphy's.

blogging ideas?

can someone tell me HOW to make this MASSIVE picture at the top of my blog, smaller?

AND....

i'm still waiting for someone to walk me thru changing my font to something MORE sassy?

anyone?

anyone?

silly bandz maddness....

`Annual Silly Bandz sales have exploded from $10,000 two years ago to the upwards of 'north of $100 million' reports USA Today`.

sadly enough, this boy crazy mama has added a few bucks to Robert, the founders, pocketbook.

good news is that according to the 'toy people' this IS just a fad. um. duh. thanks for pointing that out to me. i was wondering.

side note: who's backing me when i say that my camera sucks? i'm just saying.....