Big Rob and the Three Girls

2012-02-04T22:34:00.000-08:00

New Year Changes
We're finally settling into life, with me back to work and the girls in full time daycare. It's been a tough transition, after a wonderful 4 months at home together. I'm so thankful that we were able to have such a long time together! Thank you for your prayers. Although it's not an ideal situation, we're finally finding some normalcy in our schedule. Mya is starting to write her letters, has new friends and has finally begun to feel more comfortable at her "new school." Kylie needed only a couple of days to adjust, she's such an easy-going baby, she's doing great- eating and sleeping like a champ! She's been sleeping thru the night since 2 days prior to Christmas, a Mommy's dream!

Two days after Kylie's 5 month birthday, we decided to start her on solid foods. We were both dragging our feet a bit, we don't want this one to grow up as quickly, as if we have the choice! Needless to say, there was no hesitation to eating, she loves food! Squash rocked! Mya jumped at the chance to help feed her, it's all so fun. Crazy how fast it's all going- contrary to my wish to keep our last baby a baby.

We also finally invested in our first flat screen TV this week. Just in time for the superbowl, Rob is pretty stoaked to have the addition to our home. This has been something he's dreamed of purchasing for a long time! My dreams will be answered in a few months, as we've just ordered new furniture for our living room- I can't wait! Since we've had our existing couches for 12 years, it's time for an update. Needless to say, it's been harder to wait than I expected! We're getting ready for the changes, and will be doing some painting and a few other adjustments to make our "loft" space a useable space, since it's been pretty dysfunctional. Othewise, our time seems to be spent attending baby showers and kids birthday parties. Mya was recently invited to a dance class birthday party. She had a great time- see the picture below.

2012-01-22T22:23:00.000-08:00

Snow Fun
What a week we had! You wouldn't know it from looking outside today, but we had about 10" of snow last week. Luckily I was able to work from home for most of the week, and Rob was able to get back and fourth from his job. The best part was that we got a lot of play time in! These pictures were from before the big dump, we sure had fun sledding down our hillside. That's likely the only time we've enjoyed the big slope! We did a few baking and craft projects inside during the other times, we really enjoyed time at home together. Bring on the snow days! Luckily we didn't lose power, I have a lot of friends/co-workers on the south end not as lucky.

Baking Snowman cupcakes together!

Chunky little thighs!!!

Having 2 girls is pretty fun, and the best is when they giggle with one another. Here is a little example of some of the fun times we get with these sweet little ones. We are truly blessed!

2012-01-06T21:15:00.000-08:00

A very tough week...

This week was a very big week for our family. After an amazing 4 month maternity leave, I had to go back to work, and the girls went to a new daycare. I love my job, but nothing sucks more than putting your kids into full-time care. The place we've chosen has actually been great, but it's going to take awhile to get adjusted. Kylie had a rough first couple of days, but she's adjusting and eating/sleeping fine again at school. Mya has really struggled, and I have a feeling it's going to be a long road ahead of us, before she's comfortable. She hasn't been eating her lunch, has had several potty accidents, and today topped it off for Rob, she threw a HUGE tantrum when he was dropping her off. Last night she screamed uncontrollably for about an hour prior to bed, due to major exhaustion and not wanting to brush teeth/put jammies on/go to bed. Needless to say, this is major motivation to get our mortgage paid off early so we can be more flexible on being home with our kids. I can't say it's been easy on me either... I've been getting up at 5:00-5:30 every day to get bottles and my 38 mile commute out of the way early. We get home, make dinner, play for an hour, then it's time to get the girls to bed. After that, it's time to do laundry (after 4 accidents on Tuesday, we've had to do it a lot more frequently), and clean/re-do bottles. In the midst I'm trying to continue to breast feed... pumping and jockying all of the milk is a whole lot of work! The good news in all is that I really love my job, and I've gone back to a temporary coverage for another co-worker on maternity leave. It's back in the footwear area, so I'm pretty comfortable with everything, and I'm totally busy out of the gate... so I'm certainly not watching the clock.

Tonight we had a wonderful little 3 year old dancing around the living room again, and didn't cry before bed, knowing that we have two days at home together. Please pray for us on Monday morning! We'll all get thru it, but man it's tough to live through. That's for sure.

2012-01-01T21:28:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year!

We had a great time ringing in the new year with some wonderful friends, fondue, and some loud blowers! Our family had a great year in 2011, and we're looking forward to enjoying time as a family of four in 2012.

The girls cooking the fondue

2012-01-01T19:05:00.000-08:00

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

We had a wonderful December, I can't believe it's already over. We got to do all the Christmas traditions, including cutting down our tree, decorating our house, sitting (not so willingly) on Santa's lap, making cookies for many of our neighbors, attending Mya's first performance of the Nutcracker, her first dance recital and amaing time spent with both of our families. I'm not sure that we could have packed anything more into the month. We had a wonderful time together, and were thrilled to have our little Kylie part of it this time! We enjoyed the celebration of Jesus' birth, and Mya's favorite decorations were the Nativity scenes. We enjoyed time together during the day- just the girls. A treasured Christmas season for me, for sure! We are so incredibly blessed, and I'm so humbled by the many gifts God's given our family this wonderful year.

Mya's First Dance Recital, she's in the middle

Mya's after recital welcoming crew

Santa brought Mya 14 barbie sized princesses and their princes. A little over the top yes, but she loves them!

Sawyer Family Christmas Celebration

Tiegs Family Christmas Celebration

2011-11-27T15:52:00.001-08:00

Holiday Treats

We surprised Mya and got tickets to the 5th Avenue's production of Cinderella the musical. We had a date with her, it was funny to be just the 3 of us again! She really enjoyed it, her eyes were glued to the stage the whole time! She loved the singing and dancing- a no fail combination for her. The best part of the Rogers and Hammerstein version of the "wicked" step sisters are very funny, so she wasn't nervous at all (which I was a little concerned about). For those of you going- (Christi I know you are...), be sure to get there early enough to get a cushion for your little one's seat and here is a link to a youtube production they have the exact same costumes and set if you want a little preview!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpeLwDRjBg4&list=FLPQ0alrvXJ_dCz-0iPp-tKg&index=1&feature=plpp_video

We also kicked off our Christmas season by making a gingerbread house (Grandma & Grandpa were here to help take photos), always a fun little project for our family!

Mya and Daddy in front of the 5th

Mya and Mommy waiting for the show to start

Our complete gingerbread house

2011-11-25T10:40:00.001-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a nice day yesterday, hosting our Thanksgiving celebration. Kylie's first Thanksgiving was great, she had both sets of grandparents here to play with. Mya was a brave girl and tried Turkey for the first time, she actually liked it! Previously she wouldn't eat any kind of white meat. We're making headway in that department! Thank you to the family who joined us!

2011-11-25T09:19:00.001-08:00

A Major Undertaking...

Since we've been blessed with our little Kylie, big sister has had a major regression the potty training department. It's 100% a balance of power issue, and we've done everything to learn how to deal with it. FINALLY, after months of knock down drag-outs and LOTS of laundry and likely my worst moments to date as a parent... Mya has found a solution. We have had a "No Peeing In Her Undies" chart on the fridge for about a month, but we finally made it work. For 7 days, she had to stay dry, and the reward would be a Lemon Meringue doll (from Strawberry Shortcake). Originally, it was 7 consecutive days, but it was not very attainable. After a few days of not staying dry, she said, "I don't want a sticker." At the end of my rope, and as a last resort, early last week I asked her, "how are we going to make this work?" She said that she wanted me to set the alarm on my phone as a potty reminder (which we've tried 2-3 times before). I was willing to give it a try, as her idea this time. Needless to say, we've had a fairly successful week going to the potty every hour. Tuesday night, we got to go to Target to pick out her Lemon Meringue doll... she chose the mini dolls and got four of them. I think I was more proud of it than she was! We've all worked hard on this project!

2011-11-19T22:42:00.001-08:00

First Snow
Mya was delighted to wake up to the snow that actually stuck from last night! Our morning was filled with the healthy laughter and fun of snow play... as much as we could with the almost 1" that was left on the ground. Snow=bliss in the eyes of a child. In her bedtime prayer, Mya asked for more snow tomorrow. This may be her first lesson in learning about God's time! Here is a little sample of our time!

2011-11-12T12:34:00.001-08:00

Bath #2

This little guy got more princess time in than his Daddy would be comfortable with...

2011-11-10T19:35:00.001-08:00

Cousins Rock!

We've had a great time with cousins visiting us! If you ever need birth control, invite four kids age 3 and under to hang out with two adults (for a majority of the day)! On the verge of chaos..we had a so much fun visiting the beach(a perfect November day I may add...), the park and just playing at our house. The best adjective for the situation is BUSY! Try packing up to go somewhere in a single vehicle- that's a job! Needless to say, Mya and Trent have a wonderful time together, we're hoping Miles and Kylie connect in the same way when they get older. They have a sweet little relationship, laughing and playing together. For now, Suz and I have been damage control and just try to minimize the crying when possible.

2011-11-03T22:05:00.000-07:00

Girls
Since Kylie was born about the same time of year as Mya, we're able to use all of the same clothes so far. Needless to say, I decided to do a photo of Kylie in the same outfit as Mya at 2 months old. I'm sure this won't be the last time I try it! Putting them side by side makes them look a lot different!

Mya

Kylie

2011-11-03T21:58:00.000-07:00

Wonderful News!

We've had a 6 month siesta from visiting the cardiologist, and we just went for a routine appointment this week. We are thrilled to report that Mya doesn't have to return for another year!!! PRAISE GOD! This will be the longest time away from Children's Hospital since she was born. Her heart is functioning normally- no issues at this time! Our little angel is doing great. God is good.

2011-10-31T08:40:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween from Snow White and Dopey!

2011-10-30T16:51:00.000-07:00

Oktoberfest- Tiegs Style

We celebrated Rob's birthday last night German style! We had pretzels, brats, beer, oompah music and friends- all dressed up! It was a lot of fun for all. I've been working on the details for the past month, I love planning this kind of stuff! The best part is that everyone showed up in costume. I'm pretty sure we'll have to do that party again, it was too much fun to do. I ended up making the girls costumes, they were so cute in them! We decided that the party should be re-located to Leavenworth next year.

2011-10-27T15:45:00.000-07:00

2 Months Old
Our sweet little Kylie is 2 Months old, and a chunky little monkey at that! Today she weighed in at 13lbs 8 oz... the 97th percentile! She's at the 75th percentile in height... shorter and heavier than Mya at the same age. Bring it on! This peanut is sleeping really well, I got 5 hours last nigh. Nobody is starving at our house! Kylie is smiling a lot more now. It's amazing how rewarding a beautiful little smile can be! Here are a few of here latest photos!

Thanks to Peggy for the cute outfit!

Sweet smiles and coos

2011-10-27T15:31:00.000-07:00

Pumpkin Carvin'
We had a great time carving pumpkins with Bryan, Andrea and the boys. It was funny to hear the comments of these "city" kids cleaning them out! As a farm kid, I'm pretty sure that I wasn't grossed out by pumpkin innards, we've gotta get Mya into the mud more often! She did a good job at pulling the gunk out, but was happy to wash her hands!

2011-10-25T14:51:00.000-07:00

I could get used to this staying home stuff!

We got the cool opportunity to visit the Lynnwood fire station. Our Mom's group from church coordinated it, and it was really fun to get to check out the big red engine up close! Many thanks to the two firemen who took the time to give us a tour!

2011-10-25T14:41:00.000-07:00

Visiting the Pumpkin Patch
We did this a couple of weeks ago... I'm just a bit backlogged on my posts! The day turned out beautiful for us, everyone else in the area decided to visit the patch as well! In the 3 years we've gone to this farm, its never been so crazy packed! We decided they must have paid into some marketing and created a cool corn maze this time around.Despite the business, we had a great time with Aunt Michelle &Uncle Steve.

2011-10-14T14:23:00.000-07:00

Product Reviews

I've been meaning to do a post for a long time of several products I've been really happy with. I've become a big fan of product reviews online, mostly thru Amazon & recipes. I've been pretty happy with everything I've purchased with the positive reviews. They were all referred to me by someone else, they've made my life a bit easier!

1. The first one saved our whole family a lot of sleep. Mya was waking up before 6:00am for a long time, and it was tough on all of us. So, thanks to Lisa Lindley's blog (who battled the same issue), we purchased the "Good Nite Light." This little miracle worker shines blue when it's time to go to bed and yellow when it's time to get up. The best part is that you can set the time. The only draw back is that it can't be re-set for nap time. There is only one sun and one moon. However, it's been wonderful, and Mya still likes to show us that her sun is yellow in the morning. She hasn't gotten out of bed until it comes on.

2. My inlaws, Steve & Michelle told me about this lovely tub cleaner. I HATE cleaning the bathtub. I'll do the toilets any day, but the tub is always the one that you can scrub for 10 minutes and still see grime later that you missed. This scrubbing bubbles automatic sprayer is wonderful! Spray it on your tub, by simply holding down a little button, let it sit for 15 minutes, and then use a wash cloth to wipe it clean. LOVE IT! It's pretty potent, but it does the job really quickly.

3. Next to the bottle in the picture is "Zip It" referred to me by a couple of co-workers. This little gem is mabye $3 at Home Depot, but rocks when used to clean hair out of your drain! We haven't had to purchase drain-o in about a year thanks to this little tool. It's made of plastic and has several teeth down the side of it, that are pretty sharp. You just shove it down your drain, and it catches all the gunk and hair and pulls it out really easily. It says to use it once, but I've kept mine, and just clean it off... works great!

4. The last product, the diaper champ, was given to me by our friend, Jackie. Her family has outgrown diapers, and since we were headed back to that land, she passed it to me. We previously had the diaper genie, which filled up twice as quickly, and the refill bags you had to buy for that thing were close to $8 each. So lame to spend a lot on garbage bags. The champ is certainly better in my opinion, you can use whatever bag you want, and it doesn't stink (an obvious plus). You can also throw a diaper away with one hand. Bye bye genie!!!

2011-10-14T14:01:00.000-07:00

A ladybug update...they're here!

2011-10-14T13:51:00.000-07:00

Girl Time

Our sweet girls

Although it's not super productive, we are having a lot of fun together everyday at home. Mya has been a good helper with the baby, and Kylie is growing a lot. She's getting rolls in her thighs and a double chin, I'll pass off the weight anytime! It's amazing how much time I end up spending feeding Kylie, preparing meals and getting dishes/laundry going. I have a lot less time to play with Mya than I originally expected. I'm sure it'll get easier as Kylie starts to feed a bit quicker, and less frequently. But in the mean time, we're enjoying reading library books, Mya dances during feeding time and doing a project together when we can fit it in.

Mya giving Kylie a binki, such a good helper!

Kylie getting stronger...

2011-10-14T13:36:00.000-07:00

That time of year...
I'm loving being home this time of year. I love fall. This week we got to do a play date with friends to decorate pumpkin cookies. Nothing like doing it on Monday morning at 10:00am!!! Mya and I made the cookies, and decided to make some more to take to Daddy's office. So, we've had a lot of fun baking the past few days. They weren't the most beautiful, but we had a great time together! The trick is keeping everything out of her mouth!

Loving my time with our girls!!!

Decorating cookies at a friend's house

Baking cookies, in a dancing dress of course!

Mya adding her special touch (notice the green mound of sprinkles...)

2011-10-05T14:20:00.000-07:00

I love dance!

Mya loves going to her dance class. For one class every other month, they open the curtains to the dance studio so parents can watch. Needless to say, we were there with our camera! She's doing a great job, they do tap, ballet, tumbling, and baton. It was great to watch and see what she's been talking about for the past few weeks. Her teacher is wonderful, Ms. Missy, I'm very impressed with how she keeps a group of 3 year old chatty girls on task. Mya has a recital in December, I'm excited to see what they come up with for that event!

My favorite picture- doing a plea

Tap!

Getting closer to a bridge pose

Waiting her turn for the tumbling mat

Mya with Ms. Missy

2011-10-03T15:40:00.000-07:00

Sweet Moments

Her favorite mirror

Sweet Sisters

Rapunzel

I'm really enjoying the time I have with our girls, we've had so much fun already, but time is going too fast! They are both little sweet peas, although we've had plenty of 3 year old discipline moments... the majority has been wonderful. Its so fun to begin to laugh with your child!

2011-10-03T15:21:00.000-07:00

Happy 7th Anniversary to my Wonderful Husband!

We got to enjoy our 3rd date in 3 years Saturday night, out to dinner and the show of Jerry Seinfeld. The guy is so funny. His opener was okay, but after Jerry came out, the show was on. He is so good at making fun of real-life stuff, and social norms. We had a great time. It felt pretty funny to be out on our own- I felt like a grown up! Rob said he felt young again! We celebrated a month late, since I was in the hospital on our actual anniversary. Better late than never, right? Many thanks to Aunt Michelle & Uncle Steve for watching the girls for us!

2011-09-27T21:03:00.000-07:00

Deception Pass

One of our favorite places to go is Deception Pass and so we took a little road trip up last weekend. The biggest reason is that Mya hasn't ever been on a ferry, but we see them regularly on our trips to the beach. She asks about them a lot, so we decided to make a day adventure of the boat trip. We had a great day together! Always fun to be outside!

2011-09-27T20:50:00.000-07:00

I Love Bugs!

Mya got a very cool gift for her birthday that we've finally taken the time to do! Many thanks to Aunt Ang & family for "Lady Bug Land." I finally got around to ordering the bugs, and they showed up today. Tonight we put them in their new home to watch them change from the larva to pupa to adult stages. Miss Mya was very excited for the process! We'll update you when more "action" happens!

2011-09-18T21:21:00.000-07:00

One of these things is not like the other...

Our little Kylie is such a sweet baby. She is a super sleeper and eater... couldn't ask for much more from a 3 week old little peanut! A lot of people are asking us who she looks most like... you tell us your votes!

Kylie 3 Weeks Old

Baby Rob

Baby Julie

2011-09-14T20:15:00.000-07:00

September Already?
We had a great time visiting the beach and playing in the sand over our Labor Day weekend. It's been so much fun to have our family time together!

Mya got to go to her first dance class yesterday, I'm not sure if I was more excited for her to go than she was, but it was a total hit! She really liked her teacher, Ms Missy- and is ready to go back next week! She's so grown up!

Ready for dance class... tap and ballet shoes in the backpack!

Lining up for dance class!

2011-09-08T21:05:00.000-07:00

Harvest on the PalouseSince Mya has been alive, she's never been able to make it to Grandma & Grandpa's house for harvest. The first year, she was just born, 2nd year had open heart surgeries, last year timing wouldn't allow for a trip across the state. But this year, the late harvest worked perfectly for us! Harvest was one of my favorite times growing up, being able to play in (and eat) the wheat and to ride in the combine and trucks with my parents. Needless to say, I've been wanting Mya to get the chance to enjoy the season as well! Luckily our maternity leave has allowed us time for a family road trip, and today was packed full of farm time for our little squirt. Grandpa was very accommodating- keeping a partial truck of wheat to play in, and some combine and truck riding time. She's passed out now, had a ball playing with cousins, and enjoying the heat of the last few days of summer! This is Kylie's first road trip as well, she's been meeting new family members and friends, along with a newborn photo shoot- more to come! :)

2011-08-30T17:56:00.000-07:00

Meeting Friends and Family

It's been 4 days since our little one arrived, and we've enjoyed our time with her so much! She's been able to meet a lot of our family and friends, we are very thankful for all the people in our lives. Here are a few more pictures, I finally have been able to get more time to update the blog. Kylie was breech, and so we ended up having to do a c-section birth, a very different experience from my delivery of Mya!

Our family of four. Rob with his girls!

2011-08-26T20:05:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Family, Kylie!

We have been blessed by the arrival of our sweet little Kylie Genevieve. She was born at 1:03pm today, at a whopping 9lbs 3oz and is 21" long. It looks like she has brown hair, we'll see if it turns red on us! It took a bit of warming up, but big sister certainly approves. We're very thankful that she's totally healthy- no heart murmur for her! Thank you all for your prayers and well wishes for our little one!

2011-08-22T08:55:00.000-07:00

Seattle Run for Children's

This weekend Rob and Mya participated in the Seattle Run for Children's. Rob ran the 10K and Mya particpated in the Kids Dash. I'm looking forward to participating again soon! We had a great time, and a couple of other friends join our team, "Mya and the Heartbeats." Many thanks to Russ Fine and Liz Wilson for joining us in the event. We have a fund-raising page, and it's not too late to contribute! The money goes to uncompensated care at Children's Hosptial- so no child will ever go untreated. Such an amazing place! I can't say enough for our experience at Children's... as they saved our little Mya twice. Click on the link below-we'd love your help!

http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/myaheartbeats/myatheheartbeats

2011-08-16T20:12:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to Our Big 3 Year Old!

Our little sweetie had a big week, enjoying a lot of fun with friends and family! Thanks to all of you who helped make her Birthday special!

2011-07-30T21:14:00.000-07:00

Summer, is that you?

Today Mya go to run in the sprinkler for the first time, she had a ball! It was pretty fun to watch her, experiencing complete joy!

2011-07-29T20:33:00.000-07:00

Gardening...

This is the first year we tried growing broccoli, carrots and peas. The carrots didn't work out, but boy did the broccoli work for us! I didn't realize how massive the plant would be, we tend to choose the biggest plants for our small little garden! We harvested it today, check it out! Pretty fun to be able to enjoy our own little crop!

2011-07-23T16:31:00.000-07:00

It's finally warmish!!!

Today we spent our morning playing at the beach. We found a new beach/park area, and had a great time together. Today is the nicest day we've had in awhile, who knew summer would last only a few days this year! A good summer to be pregnant!

2011-06-28T20:52:00.000-07:00

2011-06-28T20:39:00.000-07:00

Rock & Roll 1/2 Marathon

Last weekend Rob and our friend, Bryan, ran the Rock & Roll 1/2 marathon. Rob ended up coming in 1000/19000! He did great, improving his last year time by 6ish minutes. Bryan did really well too, despite a timing chip that didn't work. Mya & I went to cheer them both on. We had a great time, Mya was a great little spectator and cheerleader. She wanted to run too!

2011-06-28T19:27:00.000-07:00

Mya's Famous!

Mya's very talented Aunt Ang was recently published in "Creating Keepsakes" scrapbook magazine. The layout that was highlighted was one she did of Mya! So, check out the May/June issue page 65! She's super crafty, this is actually the 2nd publication she's been in- the last one highlighted Mya as well! We're pretty lucky to have the test subject in our home! Here is her blog... she's always up to some great photography or creative scrapping!

http://mom-e-memoirs.blogspot.com/

2011-06-02T22:33:00.000-07:00

A day at the beach

My sister and her family came to visit us for the Memorial Day weekend. Mya LOVES her cousins, and got a little taste of having a baby in the house! We had a great time together, and totally lucked out on amazing weather the day we visited the beach.

Mya helping feed her newest little cousin. She is going to be such a good big sister!

2011-05-15T21:47:00.000-07:00

Palouse River Duathlon

My little brother told me less than 6 months ago that he wanted to coordinate a duathlon. I seriously thought he was nuts, and he wouldn't be able to pull it off in such a short time, but much to my dismay- he did it, with flying colors! From race numbers to street closures to a spaghetti lunch after the race- all bases were well covered, and will likely be the first of many in the future! Many kudos to a well coordinated event little brother!!! The race was a 2 mile run, 10 mile bike, then another 2 mile run. Rob participated, and did a fantastic job! He came in 10th overall- his first multi sport race! My sister, Angela also signed up with a team mate. She did the running legs, and her team-mate did the bike. They both did great, and seemed to have a good time as well! Mya & I had fun sticking to the start/finish line and cheering on participants. It was an added bonus for all of her cousins to be there as well... she always has a blast playing with them!

Mark giving pre-race directions

Pre-race photo with Daddy

The kids race- they had a blast! The did it about 4 times, it was so fun! Rob's best cheerleader! The Start Line The Finish!Great job Ang!

2011-05-07T21:11:00.000-07:00

Family R&R

We just returned from a wonderful 8 day vacation to Cancun. We had a great time of laying low, playing on the beach and in the pools.

A bummer view that we had for lunch...

Some of the wild life we saw. We also got to see a crocodile, turtles, lots of birds and...

LEMURS!!! I like to move it, move it!

Mya's version of Prince William & Kate- the day of their wedding.

2011-04-24T20:01:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter!

We've enjoyed the Easter season with egg decorating, egg hunting and planting our garden, and reading the Easter Story each night before putting Mya to bed. I've always loved holidays, but being able to enjoy it 2 year old is even more fun. Her favorite part of the story is when Jesus is riding into Bethlehem on his donkey. We sing, "Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest," each time, as the crowd welcomes him by waving palm branches and celebrating. She also knows why we have the first Easter. She comments each time on how the cross was really heavy for Jesus to carry, and how the angels were at the tomb to tell the women that he wasn't there. She gets really excited at that part. The Easter Bunny did come last night (and brought her a boat load of stuff I might add), but she wasn't nearly as excited for that as she was for going to church and singing "hosanna" today. Thank you Jesus for giving your life, so that we could have our amazing life. We are so blessed to be able to cherish these wonderful moments with our little one.

2011-04-17T21:59:00.001-07:00

Happy Palm Sunday!

We had a great time today with the Cox family. It was a big day of an egg hunt and coloring eggs together, was fun for all!

2011-04-08T21:28:00.000-07:00

Updates...

Thank you for your prayers. Great news! Baby's heart is seemingly healthy at this time. We're still waiting on Mya's Echo, but we are thankful to know that #2 is doing well so far! IT'S A GIRL! Mya is looking forward to being a big sister, she's been proud to tell people that there is a baby in Mommy's tummy and that it's a girl. She's pretty cute about it! Rob is doing better after the car wreck, his car was totaled and we were able to get a new one at a great price. We are very thankful for our financial planning/savings program... we were able to buy a new car with cash, the first time we've ever done that! Our emergency fund made the situation much less of an emergency. I recommend it to everyone! We've been working hard getting our house ready for #2 to arrive. We've transitioned Mya into a new room, she's been a little trooper helping in painting and was excited to move into her big twin sized bed from her little toddler bed. It's not totally ready yet, I'll be sure to post an update when we finish it up!

2011-03-31T06:34:00.000-07:00

Rain, Rain Go Away!

Our little girl is growing so fast, she's becoming really smart & working on her persuasive speaking skills in the mean time! Her latest is to try to delay bedtime as long as possible, with a drink of water, another song etc. The other night she was sitting on the side of her bed and she said, "Mama, my tummy hurts." I asked, "How does it hurt?" Mya replied, "The baby is kicking me. I need chocolate milk to make it feel better." Such a little squirt! We would love some prayers for our little family... I've got 3 requests! 1. Rob got rear-ended on Monday, he was almost at a complete stop when a gal hit him going about 45mph. He's seemingly fine (been to the dr already), but I'd like prayer for his body to be healed from the situation and to not have long term damage. I'd like prayer for our car hunt! 2. We have an upcoming fetal echocardiogram for our baby. We don't have reason to believe that this baby will have a heart condition as well, but we're checking to be sure. 3. Mya's first cardiology visit in 8 months is in a couple of weeks. I'd love to not have to go back again for 1 year! Please pray for her little heart to have continued it's "normal" functioning.

Thank you!

2011-03-13T15:31:00.000-07:00

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2011-02-21T20:29:00.000-08:00

Meeting Miles

We had a great time this weekend meeting Mya's newest cousin, Miles. He is very sweet, and tolerated his first grandchild picture! He is a darling little addition to our family! Mya had a blast with her cousins, it is always fun to observe them all together!

All the grandkids... 7 and counting!

2011-02-17T21:14:00.000-08:00

Sweet Toddler Moments Our little toddler is growing up so fast. She is also such fun to be with right now. Communicating very well with a few favorite sayings: I do it myself. This for you mommy! Mac-a-da-cheese (aka Macaroni & Cheese) Oh Man! We've had fun lately, as doing girl stuff- playing with dolls, dancing, painting fingernails and toes, and other craft stuff. I'm not sure if Mya is having more fun than Mommy at times! Sponge animal capsules - you put them in warm water and in a few minutes little sponges in the different shapes appear. This was a huge hit!

2011-02-13T20:54:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day!

2011-02-05T20:49:00.000-08:00

We're Expecting!

So, if you've not already heard, we are expecting #2 in late August. We're very excited to have another little one in our family, and are praying for a healthy baby. Mya keeps asking me about the baby in my tummy (she has a baby in her tummy at times too), it's very fun to have her as a part of the experience this time. She joined us at the ultra sound, I'm pretty sure she understands having a baby in Mommy's tummy... just not to clear on having a sibling around as part of the equation. Lots of changes around the corner for all of us!

2010-12-30T21:55:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2010-12-30T21:00:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted an update in awhile... My new computer (we've owned for 5 months) has been unuseable, the hard drive is shot ALREADY! Needless to say, we're looking to pay $700-$2700 (nice range, hua?) for the data to be recovered. This is the last resort option, we've already taken it to a local recovery spot, it's now on the way to California to be taken apart physically. Luckily they'll tell us how much it'll cost prior to doing anything. We're praying for the low end of the spectrum, and that they can get the past 5 months off of it!!! Reminder... BACK YOUR PHOTOS UP! This has been a painful month to be without a computer, and a tough lesson has been learned. However, in the mean time, we've had a wonderful Christmas season. I don't have all of my pictures from December, but we do have everything from our family celebrations. We celebrated the weekend prior to Christmas with the Tiegs side of the family. Mya always has a great time being the complete center of attention to 6 adults!For Christmas, we flew to Idaho this time to spend the weekend with my family. The group photo is getting pretty loaded with people, but is also very challenging to make sure all of the little ones will sit still!

Rob with our two oldest nieces- they're growing up so fast!Cousins...

"Papa, watch me!"

Our new little nephew hasn't joined us yet, we're waiting for him anxiously! Good luck Suz! I pray you can relax the next few days!

2010-12-12T14:55:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas Friends!

Somebody liked the frosting so much it was hanging out of her mouth for the picture!

2010-11-28T22:47:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas!

2010-11-27T22:46:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope you had a wonderful time with your families, we are very thankful for our many blessings this year!

2010-11-22T22:08:00.000-08:00

Snow Day!

Today I got to come home early due to crazy winter weather- bring on the snow! I love being trapped at home (for a day or two!) We got some fun play time in!

2010-11-21T20:22:00.001-08:00

The Festival of Trees

We had a wonderful afternoon. We went to the Fairmont Olympic Hotel to enjoy the Festival of Trees. Each year, the Forrest L. Flashman Guild for Children's Hospital coordinate this fundraising event, hosting 20 decorated Christmas trees to be sold, along with the lighting of the main hall tree, cookies, and Santa photos. Each tree sells for $2,500-$4,000. All the trees have a featured patient from Children's Hospital, and this year Mya was honored as one of them! What a wonderful time to share how thankful we are for the many blessings & miracles we received from her heart surgery experience. She had a great time, being a special guest at the event, she was given a ribbon necklace with a silver bell on it along with a sprinkled cookie- the mix for a perfect day! Grandpa & Grandma Tiegs helped enjoy the time together. We haven't forgotten Thanksgiving, but it was a wonderful kick-off to our Christmas Season! Please visit the website at: http://www.seattlefestivaloftrees.com/

Here is the write-up that is online and posted next to her tree, #6!

A picture of Mya's tree!

Our special miracle girl!

2010-11-13T22:07:00.000-08:00

Yo Gabba Gabba!

We just spent the evening seeing Mya's favorite show live, Yo Gabba Gabba. This is a newly acquired interest, we bought her a DVD for our plane trip to Puerto Vallarta... and boy was it a good purchase! At this point, it's taken priority over watching "Mya shows" of herself. I think she got her dancing & singing quota in for the day! We got to "shake our sillies out" and had a "party in my tummy!" This was our first kids show as parents that we've attended... and a very different experience! Kids were everywhere, decked out in costumes, specific headbands and hats, or carrying their favorite (& very loved) stuffed character. It was amazing to see the parents who wore the stuff too! The funny part was how while waiting in line to go to the bathroom, I realized that there were multiple people in every stall! A new experience for sure, I'm certain it won't be the last.

Wearing our DJ Lance glasses that were handed out at the door

2010-11-13T13:08:00.000-08:00

Autumn Leaves

We had a great morning playing in the leaves at the park. They're still fun even though they aren't dry!

2010-11-08T21:27:00.000-08:00

Time with family...We had a nice weekend with my brother and his family. Sweet little Hatley is a darling little one, she's very fun to play with, cooing and squealing at six months old. Mya sure likes her cousin too! It was good to see you guys, thanks for coming over!

2010-11-07T21:27:00.001-08:00

Check out #6 on this website... click here!

2010-11-07T19:52:00.000-08:00

Halloween

I'm not sure who had more fun on Halloween- Mya or her parents. We had a great evening. Kayla's family, Mya's BFF from daycare, invited us to their house for dinner and trick or treating. The girls had so much fun! After we went to the first house, Mya quickly figured out the treat part of the evening. She was so excited, when Rob asked her if she wanted to go to more houses, she jumped up and down yelling, "yeah, more!" Our little monkey was out like a light after all of her trick or treating fun!

2010-11-04T16:40:00.000-07:00

Puerto Vallarta Vacation

We just returned from a wonderful vacation to Puerto Vallarta. It was definately different travelling with a toddler, but we had a great time hanging out and enjoying the sunshine (90 degrees every day) and the beach. We stayed at an all inclusive resort- it was way too easy to get used to, with drinks at the pool and the beach whenever we wanted them! At one time Mya told me that "My drink coming" although she didn't understand that you have to order them first! She was a super little traveller, we went into PV one day and to another neighboring village another time. We got her a little Mexican doll, which she introduced to her existing favorite dolly with hugs and kisses. Pretty darn cute. Another highlight for Mya was DANCING! She loves it! There was a kids show every night at the resort that invited all the kids on stage to sing and dance with the hospitality team. She took to that pretty quickly, and she commonly asked, "Mommy, watch me dance?" "Daddy, watch me dance?" We had a great time!

2010-10-17T12:05:00.000-07:00

A Wonderful Fall

We are incredibly thankful to have such a healthy beautiful girl this fall! Mya this year, is a healthy little normal toddler, what a wonderful change from the last! We often reflect on the difficulties we had last year including that nasty feeding tube that was her lifeline for several months. Praise God for the blessings he's given!

2010-10-14T21:55:00.000-07:00

A Time with Friends

We had a great time catching up with my former van poolie/pregnancy sharing/coworker Christi and her daughter, Emily. Although it was a grey day, we enjoyed time at the park in the drizzle all the same. Emily is a sweet little 2 year old, a few months older than Mya. Christi is a great Mom, and is always a pleasure to be around. I sure miss having her on the van ride to work! We enjoyed time at the park and then a trip to Starbucks for a treat. I think this is my first "play date" one we'll definitely have to schedule again!

2010-10-10T22:01:00.000-07:00

Time with cousins on the farm... Mya now has 5 cousins, and one more is on the way. They are so sweet together, she loves them all, and they have a great time together. Needless to say, the growing number of grandkids seems to elevate the chaos and volume level of every family gathering, but we sure have a wonderful time! We had a short visit, but we were happy to spend the time with our oldest niece, Sadie who turned 10 on 10/10/10! What a fun day it was for her, she's so grown up!

2010-10-08T09:13:00.001-07:00

DANCING!One of Mya's latest favorite activities is dancing. This requires any combination of wearing a princess dress, earrings, a head piece and some dance shoes. Luckily, that's her dress code... ours is a little more lax. It's amazing how much one little girl can get several adults to do! She won't leave you out either, all people in the room are fair game for a dancing partner. "Common!" "Dance Me?" The best part is that everyone who dances with her has a great time too.

2010-09-23T07:11:00.001-07:00

Mya's favorite, corn on the cob!

2010-09-19T14:52:00.000-07:00

Big Girl Bed

We've been thinking of getting Mya out of her crib for a little while, she's getting so big! A few of her friends have made the transition, so we've been looking into it ourselves. We went to look at a few beds, and found the best deal, we had to get it! Thanks to an incorrect sign and an additional 20% off, we only paid $32 for her brand new bed, it's so cool! Another landmark that comes with the bed is that she doens't get her pacifier anymore. It took about 3 days to get her to sleep through the night, but she's doing great. Not to mention, she loves being on her pricess bed!

Daddy made blackberry smoothies- Mya had a great smoothie-stash!

2010-09-08T21:20:00.000-07:00

Labor Day Fun

We had a great Labor Day weekend, we were invited to spend it at Priest Lake with my sister's family & friends. There were about 20 people staying at the lake, it was a really fun group to get to know! Mya had a blast with her cousin (as usual), they are very sweet together. She calls him "Tent" while he calls her "My My." I love this age! We enjoyed hiking, boating and kayking plus the relaxing time being totally disconnected. The weather was great, a perfect ending to our summer!

2010-08-29T16:20:00.000-07:00

Some of Mya's Latest...

We attended a wedding reception this weekend, where Mya enjoyed dancing with her new friend, Macy. Nice job to Annalisa and the band, Mya approved!

Really- the number 4 isn't a four letter word... it just sounds like it!

Movie & popcorn night, Mya's favorite!

Licking the spoon, nummy!

2010-08-23T20:44:00.000-07:00

Run for Children's Seattle

One year ago, our little Mya was in Children's Hospital, and we were unsure of her actual recovery after 2 cardiac arrests and 2 open heart surgeries. Praise God, we have a very healthy girl today, a true little miracle. During this critical time, we were blessed with amazing care at Children's Hospital, which also helped us through the most difficult time I've lived through. How do you say "thank you" for literally help saving your child's life... twice? We decided that the least we can do would be to give back. Last weekend we participated in the Run for Children's, to help raise money for uncompensated care at the Seattle location. We had a great time! Our team, Mya and the Heartbeats, had 20 people walking and running for our cause. On top of that, we had some amazing financial support, and our team came in 6th out of 65 teams in our financial contributions. Thank you to all of you who helped our team! We were thrilled to be able to give such a wonderful amount!

My sister, Angela & her kids drove across the state to participate in our event. She did a great job and finished really strong for a first time runner! Great job Ang!

2010-08-15T22:36:00.000-07:00

The sweetest little smile...

2010-08-14T20:28:00.000-07:00

Family Visits

The past few weeks have been filled with fun and visits from family members. We enjoyed time at the park and the beach- we have even more fun to come next week!

Thanks Aunt Brit & Uncle Mark for the cool piggy bank birthday gift!

Aunt Brittany, Hatley & Uncle Mark enjoying a first ride in the swing!

Mya had fun picking up shells with Grandma & Grandpa. Who knew we'd be wearing long sleeves in early august!

2010-08-10T22:22:00.000-07:00

Another Answered Prayer

Today was a cardiology check up. This is the first one we've had in 4 months, our longest time away from Children's Hospital since Mya was born. We had some apprehensions about returning this time... as they are questioning another heart catheterization test to see the true blood flow through her little coronary artery. While this is an out patient procedure, it doesn't come without risk and fearful thoughts for us. They would have to put Mya under, and put a tube down her throat. Not my favorite thing to do, since last time they tried that she went into cardiac arrest. However, with all odds on our side and after lots of prayers, we went in today and have WONDERFUL NEWS!!! She did such a great job with her echocardiogram (ultra sound of her heart), that they could see a good amount of movement, and don't think that the heart cath test will be necessary! Praise God!!! I am so thankful, we don't have to return for 6 more months. HOORAY! While my heart was rejoicing as we drove out of the parking lot, I couldn't help thinking of all the families who are sitting in that hospital today, wondering if their child is ever going to leave. We've been there. It is a chilling feeling, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. The simple act of my daughter walking out of the hospital today chatting and singing is an amazing miracle and we're thankful for every single day we get to spend together! God is good.

This is Mya having her blood pressure done today by our favorite nurse, Jenny. While we'll miss seeing her, it's great to not have to go back for awhile!!!

2010-08-10T21:29:00.000-07:00

Happy #2 Mya!

Mya has had a action packed 2 weeks of family and friends visiting and celebrating her 2nd birthday, and more importantly- her one year anniversary from heart surgery. We had a big celebration with many friends and family, it was wonderful! It was a Zoo party... lots of wild things around, for sure!

We decided to open gifts with just our family on her official birthday. Mommy took the day off, and we spent the morning at the zoo, having a wonderful time just the two girls. Funny how at two... gifts are already boring!

Post party clean up with her new jewlery and tutu- thanks everyone! She loves all of her gifts!

2010-07-20T20:47:00.000-07:00

Working on identifying letters in the tub...

(sorry, this didn't load right previously!!!)

2010-07-13T21:21:00.000-07:00

Help Our Family Give Back! To register for the race or get more information, got to: http://www.runforchildrens.org/Home.html To donate to Children's, visit our fundraising page go to: http://www.firstgiving.com/julietiegs

2010-07-05T21:28:00.001-07:00

We are Family!

We just returned from a great 4th of July weekend on the east side of the state. We were able to spend the weekend with my whole family, the first time we've all been together in possibly 1.5-2 years. So, to commemorate the event, we invested in some flag tees for everyone...super cheesy, but it totally worked for my family. It was fun to hang out together at Suz and Jake's wonderful home. Times included a baby shower for our new little niece (not to mention meeting her for the first time!), hang out family time, a "mean" game of wiffle ball, and some great fireworks to top off the event. We had a pooped out little toddler at the end of each day, but she had a wonderful time with hanging out and playing with all of her cousins.

Our super pitcher

Mya and Grandpa time

Allison, Sadie & Mya with the newly created flag cake

Our little Patriotic Girl

Mya holding her newest little cousin, Hatley

Brittany's Baby Shower

2010-06-28T22:12:00.000-07:00

2010-06-26T20:36:00.000-07:00

Rock-N-Roll 1/2 Marathon

Today was our race. After 5ish months of training, we were both able to accomplish personal goals in our 2nd 1/2 marathon event. We woke up at 4:00am to meet up with 17,600 other people to run 13.1 miles. The other 4,100 crazies doubled that distance and finished the full marathon. We were able to enjoy the time with several other close friends- they all did great! We started off in Tukwila where I thought we'd be stuck dodging thousands of people, but they did a great job organizing the start line and we didn't have much of a problem being held up by others. We ran along Lake Washington Blvd... several houses are for sale- I'd recommend the location if anyone can afford it! There were local bands about every 2 miles throughout and lots of cheerleading teams and other family/friends cheering their loved ones on. It was very encouraging! We finished at Qwest Stadium in Seattle and were welcomed by thousands of people cheering all the finishers. Several of our friends were there to greet us as well, it sure was a great moment to cross that finish line- a personal accomplishment that I'd recommend to anyone! If I can do it, you can too!

Our running friends; Rob Bourriague, Julie, Bryan Cox and Rob

After the race, we all joined our families for breakfast/brunch it was wonderful to reconnect with our little sweetie. Two of my co-workers also completed the race, we have been training together on our lunch hours. Great job Russ & Shelly!

2010-06-13T21:37:00.000-07:00

A few more "firsts"...

Mya has had several dry days in the past week. We are in full swing potty training and she's doing great! We had a few accidents, and is still afraid of sitting on a public toilet, but she's well on her way to be potty trained during the day by her 2nd birthday. I think it's harder on us to remember to put her on the potty! She's been pretty excited to wear big girl underpants, for the first time. Last weekend Mya got her first hair cut... she's such a big girl! I forgot to bring the camera, so I ended up with a few shots from my phone. She did a great job. She looks so grown up with a little trim! Thanks to Jessica for reminding me to keep a few of her first trimmed locks! Mya has been our personal trainer lately. Today I ran to her daycare to pick her up. On the way home she said, Go, Mommy, Go! We are set for our 1/2 Marathon in a week and a half. I've enjoyed the training, but it'll be nice to have a bit more time back on our weekends!

2010-06-04T21:46:00.000-07:00

More fun with Trent

2010-05-31T22:37:00.000-07:00

Family Time

We have had a great 3 day weekend hosting the Hollings at our house. Mya had a great time playing with Trent, here is a taste of the fun they had! We enjoyed one day at the zoo, the kids sure had a great time.

2010-05-16T21:13:00.000-07:00

running and running and running...

Today Rob & I ran the Beat the Bridge 8K race in Seattle, and we were both pleasantly surprised with our final results! Good news for all the training we've been doing! Now we just have to run 2.5 times the distance... 1/2 Marathon, here we come! We are loving the amazing weather we've had. Yesterday we decided to hit the beach to enjoy the sunshine while we still have it. Mya had a wonderful time, between the boats, planes, shells and birds/ducks, I think we found toddler heaven! Once we got home, she took a 3.5 hour (usually 2) nap after all of the fun!

I had a nice Mother's Day weekend, we went to a local nursery and got lots of plants and worked on our yard for the day. I got a sweet little card and rose from Mya... including her hand print! Nothing could have been sweeter!

2010-05-04T22:02:00.000-07:00

Cardiology Update

Friday was our first visit to the Cardiologist in 3 months. We were pleasantly surprised with wonderful news of Mya's improved heart function. For the first time in her life, her heart is operating at the low end of "normal!" We are so thankful for the news, we were thinking that she'd have to be put on a blood pressure medication if there weren't any positive changes. After a routine echocardigram last week, they've decided that no additional meds are needed! It's now been 8 months since her surgeries, and has been granted a 4 month break from Children's Hospital, the longest time away since her birth. We are so incredibly thankful for her positive improvement. God is good! We have really enjoyed the change of seasons, with all the fresh fruit! Between strawberries, blueberries and watermelon, Mya is a real fruit lover! She's also talking up a storm, with very sweet little pronunciations of the words she knows. We are challenged daily with the "new" words, it's a job to uncover what she's saying. Once we figure it out, she gets really excited, "Yeah!" It's fun to be the translator of this amazing little mind... she continues to surprise us with how much she understands. Such a little sweetie. She also prays with us, one of my favorites! The focused time is limited, but the attempt is definitely there!

Mya enjoyed a recent visit with Grandpa and Grandma Tiegs

2010-04-13T21:45:00.000-07:00

An Amazing Week AwayWe have had such a great vacation week, just returned from staying in Chelan, wonderful time together! Part of the week was spent with some wonderful friends and fabulous weather topped it off as the perfect time away. Mya's new favorite things are ducks, squirrels and birds (other than singing). She gets SO excited to see them all! During our kayak adventure, 2 ducks (we named Bo and Luke Duck) really liked hanging around us, they stayed really close and kept her very interested. She sure enjoyed a great show! Between time on the playground, in the pool and in a kayak on the quiet lake we had a great time together.

2010-04-01T20:04:00.000-07:00

Blueberries! YUM!

2010-03-28T14:57:00.000-07:00

Making cookies...with lots of help.

"Num, num!"

2010-03-23T18:31:00.001-07:00

LOVING THE SUNSHINE!!!

We have been enjoying sunshine this beautiful spring. Last weekend we commemorated the first day of spring by having lunch outside. We fired up the grill, pulled out the patio furniture and umbrella, it was such a lovely day! Mya didn't want to go back inside.

SPIRIT WEEK

This week at daycare is spirit week. We can't let this fun pass us by! So, we've been ready with the daily outfit, you'll have to check back again later this week for the other things Mya has in store.

Monday: Hippie Day

Tuesday: Hawaiian Day I couldn't believe she still had her outfit on when I picked her up, I think she enjoyed the attention her little coconut bra brought! We had not idea that this little costume would be something that could be used again, but proved to be a fun little investment from our trip to Hawaii a year ago! Wednesday: Pajama Day (Daddy forgot to take a picture and the jammies suffered a casualty on the playground, so they came home in the laundry bag... you'll have to visualize this one) Thursday: Silly Sock Day

2010-03-18T20:27:00.000-07:00

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

We had a nice St. Patty's day celebration- early. We all participated in the St. Patrick's Day Dash on Sunday. Rob did a great job at running while pushing Mya in the stroller... up hill 1/2 the distance! Little Miss has become a camera ham, learning to pose with a smile. She's pretty sweet!I may be the first parent in history to not be ready for potty training. I'm actually not too anxious to be done with diapers... I'm not ready for my baby to be so big! Mya is sitting on the potty at school now, so we are following suit occasionally at home. It's more of a novelty at this point- she isn't exactly connecting the feeling of going potty with sitting there... but she has successfully done it a couple times at school. I think it may have been luck, but ready or not, I've gotta accept that she's growing up to be a big girl! On March 5th we celebrated the wonderful day of being DEBT FREE for the first time since we've been married!!! In 2.5 years, we eliminated $48,500 in debt. Crazy, right? The fact that we had so much debt is ridiculous, but after a lot of tears, disappointments and a whole lot of discipline- it's finally gone! We still have our wonderful mortgage... but the only bills we have beyond that are utilities. Amen to that!!! To celebrate, we enjoyed dinner at home (a meal out wasn't in the budget :)) and Mya even joined in with "cheers!" to toast the big accomplishment.

2010-03-04T21:26:00.000-08:00

2010-02-28T13:31:00.000-08:00

Happy Sunday

Today our lunch conversation went a bit like this: Julie: "Mya, say okay Mom." Mya: "No Mom." It may be the first time I hear "no Mom," but I'm pretty sure it won't be the last. Rob was hiding his laughter the whole time! I'm sure he'll get his little nugget of defiance soon enough. Such a stinker! But a sweet little one at that. She's giving friends a family kisses and hugs lately, it's a good thing she's so cute to cover some of the spice!

2010-02-26T19:36:00.000-08:00

Mya has started to notice letters in signs and other things, and when she sees them, she points and starts to sing her rendition of the alphabet song. She' pretty good at identifying a few specific letters, usually "y." She only did part of it here, but you get the idea! I also got a second take of Heads & Shoulders, Knees & Toes, it's just so darn cute! I got more help than I realized... it took me about 15 more minutes than normal to vacuume the living room. Such a helper!

Can't ever be too comfortable, right???

2010-02-25T20:15:00.000-08:00

Our Sweet little Mya has learned Head & Shoulders, Knees & Toes at daycare, she's pretty good! Sorry about the lousy camera shots... I was too interested in what she was doing!

2010-02-22T22:07:00.000-08:00

A Wonderful Weekend

We had a great weekend- sunshine and family time! Since it was so beautiful, we decided to go to the zoo... Mya ha a blast! She was so sweet looking at all of the animals, we all had a great time watching her!

2010-02-16T19:25:00.000-08:00

Fun with an 18 month old... The past four days have been wonderful. Thanks to President's day and a vacation day, Mya & I have been able to hang out a lot together just at home. Unfortunately Rob has had to work both days, but I needed some re-group time. We've been taking Mya swimming once a week (she's been really afraid of water), and she's gotten much more comfortable in the pool, we'll have to post pictures of her swimming in one of our next posts. We went for a run yesterday and visited some friends as well. It's been great to catch up on life! Rob & I have decided to train for another half marathon. We've been doing well to get started, and are planning to run the St. Patrick's Day dash in March. The Rock-N-Roll 1/2 marathon that we're going to run is in June and then in August we're planning to do the Run For Children's. We'll be raising money for that one, and Mya will be joining us in the stroller. We'll be donating our funds to the Seattle Children's heart center. We just had Mya's 18 month pictures taken by our friend, Brea go to http://www.cyephotography.com/blog to check them out. She's a great photographer, I'd definitely recommend her if you're in need!

We made pancakes together for dinner one night.

Our little sweet pea is a master at using utensils, her favorite breakfast now is cheerio's with milk. Such a big girl!

Since blogger is having issues with videos, I've posted the next few to youtube, hopefully that'll fix the problem.