Friday, October 29, 2010
Tatum's Fourth Birthday
Tatum turned four this past month. I can't believe it. She's still just a baby, yet she's so grown up. We love her so much and are delighted that she's ours.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Boise Fisher Family Reunion 2010
Sorry, no pictures this time :( I failed miserably in that regard. And Will's been really into shooting his film camera these days, so you'll just have to wait till the film gets developed. A little good old fashion patience is good for you.
We had a wonderfully busy and incredibly fun weekend in Boise. One weekend every other summer, Will's family meets in Boise where his Grandma Ruth lives. 6 years ago I attended the Fisher reunion after dating Will for just TWO MONTHS! That was crazy...and overwhelming! But since then I've been pregnant during every reunion, EXCEPT THIS ONE (don't even think about it!). It was really nice to just thoroughly enjoy a few days together with Will and the girls. It was way too short and we really miss Will while he's been at work since. Tonight, the girls and I leave for NJ which we are SO excited for, but we'll be sad to leave daddy behind for 2 weeks:(
The girls did pretty well on the 8 hours drive to Boise. Oh wait, did I say 8 hours?? I meant 11 hours! I'll explain...we made it out around 10am and hit traffic an hour into it. After about an hour crawl we felt hopeful when the pace picked up. I don't know when, probably around the time we settled into things and in the middle of no where, our rear left tire decided it didn't want to come with us and blew up. Yes, it BLEW UP! Will skillfully brought the van to a stop on a gravel hillside, but because of the hill, and gravel, we couldn't get the van jacked up to change the tire. After a quick call to Les Schwab and a 5 MINUTE wait (yes, just 5 minutes!) we were on our way to buy 2 new tires and some dinner. 3 hours after the tire blew, we were on our way, again. I didn't realize how lucky we really were. Tire blow outs at 75 mph can lead to serious accidents, serious injuries, serious deaths. We lost our rear tire, which isn't as dangerous. We're so lucky to have a daddy that knows exactly what to do. And what a blessing it was that a Les Schwab guy was just minutes away.
(Side Note) We got a 'new' van and the gas gauge is a little silly. Last week I ran out of gas....in our driveway! In our driveway! When does that EVER happen??
So we made it to Boise and got a good night sleep. Tatum LOVES the idea of hotels and our hotel had a pool! We had so much fun swimming every chance we got. The reunion was a blast. Will's grandma has 4 boys, those boys have lots of kids, who have lots of kids. We spent our days at the rivers in Boise; swimming, boating, playing. The weather was hot, but beautiful. Marley learned that she LOVES the beach! Tatum learned that she LOVES her cousins and she and Great-Grandma Ruth are kindred spirits. Will learned that wakeboarding at almost 30 years old leads to very sore muscles. I learned lots about the Fisher family through chats with Grandma Ruth. And Saturday night we learned that we needed a new alternator in the van!! Oh man! Will and his dad woke up at 6am Sunday morning to install a new one before we left for home. We got home safe, sound, exhausted, and broke Sunday night. But we had such a fun weekend together. We love our family and we love eachother.
NOW, I need to put this down and start packing for NJ. Seriously, I gotta go!
We had a wonderfully busy and incredibly fun weekend in Boise. One weekend every other summer, Will's family meets in Boise where his Grandma Ruth lives. 6 years ago I attended the Fisher reunion after dating Will for just TWO MONTHS! That was crazy...and overwhelming! But since then I've been pregnant during every reunion, EXCEPT THIS ONE (don't even think about it!). It was really nice to just thoroughly enjoy a few days together with Will and the girls. It was way too short and we really miss Will while he's been at work since. Tonight, the girls and I leave for NJ which we are SO excited for, but we'll be sad to leave daddy behind for 2 weeks:(
The girls did pretty well on the 8 hours drive to Boise. Oh wait, did I say 8 hours?? I meant 11 hours! I'll explain...we made it out around 10am and hit traffic an hour into it. After about an hour crawl we felt hopeful when the pace picked up. I don't know when, probably around the time we settled into things and in the middle of no where, our rear left tire decided it didn't want to come with us and blew up. Yes, it BLEW UP! Will skillfully brought the van to a stop on a gravel hillside, but because of the hill, and gravel, we couldn't get the van jacked up to change the tire. After a quick call to Les Schwab and a 5 MINUTE wait (yes, just 5 minutes!) we were on our way to buy 2 new tires and some dinner. 3 hours after the tire blew, we were on our way, again. I didn't realize how lucky we really were. Tire blow outs at 75 mph can lead to serious accidents, serious injuries, serious deaths. We lost our rear tire, which isn't as dangerous. We're so lucky to have a daddy that knows exactly what to do. And what a blessing it was that a Les Schwab guy was just minutes away.
(Side Note) We got a 'new' van and the gas gauge is a little silly. Last week I ran out of gas....in our driveway! In our driveway! When does that EVER happen??
So we made it to Boise and got a good night sleep. Tatum LOVES the idea of hotels and our hotel had a pool! We had so much fun swimming every chance we got. The reunion was a blast. Will's grandma has 4 boys, those boys have lots of kids, who have lots of kids. We spent our days at the rivers in Boise; swimming, boating, playing. The weather was hot, but beautiful. Marley learned that she LOVES the beach! Tatum learned that she LOVES her cousins and she and Great-Grandma Ruth are kindred spirits. Will learned that wakeboarding at almost 30 years old leads to very sore muscles. I learned lots about the Fisher family through chats with Grandma Ruth. And Saturday night we learned that we needed a new alternator in the van!! Oh man! Will and his dad woke up at 6am Sunday morning to install a new one before we left for home. We got home safe, sound, exhausted, and broke Sunday night. But we had such a fun weekend together. We love our family and we love eachother.
NOW, I need to put this down and start packing for NJ. Seriously, I gotta go!
Monday, July 26, 2010
The Weekend
Tatum has been showing me that she has the same intense creativity I did when I was her age. Lately, I've heard her say things like, "Im going to make something out of this!" or "This will make a good robot costume!". Here's a picture of her robot she whipped up in a matter of seconds. I seriously almost dropped dead in awe of her cutting skills. Where did this child come from?!
We attended the wedding of one of Will's friends on Saturday. It was Tatum & Marley's first wedding and you can tell that B. loves wedding cake just as much as her daddy! And of course, Tatum couldn't get enough of the dance floor. I'll work on getting some video of her latest moves.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Look Mom!
"I guess Marley B. learned how to write in Chinese to say I love you because she wrote it on her face! It's on her cheek mom," Tatum the proud big sister.
That's what happens when Tatum gives Marley a highlighter.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
May is 2 days away!
Tatum and I planted some flower boxes this afternoon. I have dreams of planting a beautiful garden full of butterflies and enough vegetables to freeze, can, and eat all winter, but let's be serious here...these flowers are as close as I'm going to get for a while. Atleast they're pretty.
2 hours later this is what we get...
Okay so it's not snow, but it sure seems like it. The weather turned on us and we had a huge hale storm that turned our spring day into "Do you know what this means?! It's Christmas!", which was the first thing Tatum said when she saw it.
Oh well. Here's a pic of the girls. Tatum sat Marley next to her, covered her with a blanket, and preceded to read her a story. Pretty cute.
2 hours later this is what we get...
Okay so it's not snow, but it sure seems like it. The weather turned on us and we had a huge hale storm that turned our spring day into "Do you know what this means?! It's Christmas!", which was the first thing Tatum said when she saw it.Oh well. Here's a pic of the girls. Tatum sat Marley next to her, covered her with a blanket, and preceded to read her a story. Pretty cute.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
New resolution...
I've decided to work on my patience. So from now until I forget to do it, I will be doing things EXTRA slow. This way when Tatum takes a day and a half to get her jump swing into her car seat JUST RIGHT, I'll be okay with it. Conflict averted! So I predict it will take me twice as long to do anything and everything, but that's ok. I have nothing else to do!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Geese
Today I watched a pair of geese stop traffic on highway 224. Only in Oregon! PS. I never knew geese walked so slow (or is it slowly, whatever).
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Tatum has become such a beautiful big girl. I am so proud of her. She is getting smarter and smarter by the minute. She can even write her own name, to the astonishment of her primary teachers. She loves her swim classes and just began taking tap dance too. She's great at everything she does and can't help but be the teacher's pet...hmmm, who'd she get that from?
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