Cail part 2

When Drew got to Cali we left for a great trip up to Oregon. Drew has never been there before and I really want him to see my grandparents place before they sold it. We stopped at "Trees of Mystery" on the way. My sister Inna and Alina came with us and I am so grateful... we couldn't have survived the drive with out them there to entertain Ty.

Here we are at Crater Lake.

Here we are at Silver Falls in Salem where we stayed with one of my greatest friends Sylvie-Anne. We had so much fun with them and my sisters LOVED the Russian food store they took us to.




A quick stop at the Portland, OR Temple... so beautiful.
A fun time up at my grandparents ranch just north of Portland. Ty had so much fun playing on the tractor and petting the horses


A beautiful drive down the Oregon Coast and a REALLY fun stop at the sand dunes for a little four wheeling.

After we got home from Oregon my whole family got together for a few days and had a great time.

Tye Dying T-shirts with the family. Thanks to my sister Donna for getting it all together!
This is my parents home and the home I grew up in. Sadly my parents plan on moving out of state next summer up to Oregon and I am so so sad.
My dad took all the grandkids for rides on the "tractor" they LOVED it... could n't get enough.


All the cousins together.
My parents and all their grandchildren.

My dad's parents and their great grandchildren.

Cali part 1

California was so much fun. I was there for two and a half weeks and could have stayed there another two and a half weeks. The trip started out with a trip to San Fransisco with some girl friends to watch "Wicked" ... it was so amazing!! I would go see it again in a heart beat. It was so fun being in San Fran as well and I loved all the shopping!

The first week and a half I was there with Ty only... Drew joined us for the last week. While there Ty and I had so much fun with family and friends... here are a few fun things we did.

Trip to the beach with Inna and Alina.

Trip to the zoo with grandma, papa and cousins Emma and Jake.

Lots of swimming at the cabin in Willow Creek!

Part two will have to be on the next post...

I love you Drew... Happy Father's Day!

So... I just got back this afternoon from two and a half awesome weeks in Cali with my family and hope to post pictures soon of all the fun things we did.

We spent Father's Day with my family and got some cute shots of Drew and Ty in their Father's Day T-shirts. Ty's says "Son of a Super Dad!" on it... so cute.

Drew you are an amazing Father and I love watching you and Ty together. I can't wait to see you in action with two little ones! I love you.

First Camping Trip of the Season

This isn't a very good picture but my camera died right after I took it so I couldn't get a better shot... I promise he is a much better wake boarder than this!

We took our first camping trip of the season and had a great time... We took off in the middle of the week and went up to Yuba Lake with our great friends and usual camping/boating crew... minus Kevin. Although the water was really really cold it was so great to be out on the lake and enjoy the sunshine,

Our Miracle.... # 2

So... I consider the adoption of our little guy Ty the first little miracle in our lives and now I consider the little one growing inside me as our second miracle.

Yes... I'm pregnant!!

Due December 5th

We just went in today for our second check up and everything is going great. I am officially out of the first trimester and excited for the second. I have been so lucky not to be sick at ALL!! Except feeling tired ALL the time and having a few aversions to certain foods... like chicken... and cravings for food with tomato sauce in it... I feel great.

The crazy part is Drew and I were all set to do invetro. We had done all our pretesting and were just waiting for my cycle to start so I could start the meds... you start meds on the 3rd day of your cycle... I never started!! The Dr. called me to see what was going on and I told him I must be really late this month. Finally after almost three weeks late I took a pregnancy test and we are having a baby!!!

We were able to hear the heart beat at our first Dr. visit... which is rare apparently... but I needed to hear it to really believe I was pregnant! I started crying right there in the Dr. office.

We are so excited for this little one to come into our lives and for Ty to have a little brother or sister. I know the Lord's hand was in this one just like he was with the Ty guy.

A Happy 6 Years!

Today Drew and I celebrate our 6 year anniversary. I can't even tell you how the time flies... but then again I'm sure many of you are feeling the same way. I look back at our wedding pictures and think "Man we were so young! ... and skinny... back in the day." We dated for only five months before Drew proposed and were married three months later. Looking back that was such a fast engagement... I guess when you know you know right. Happy Anniversary Drewser! You are the greatest husband a girl could ask for and you always have me laughing. I love you and can't wait for many more anniversaries to come.

Ahhhh.... Summer is here

Finally some sunshine and heat! Call me crazy but I LOVE the summer... the heat... playing in water... There is something about the scent of sunscreen and sweat on the small of my back that makes me completely smile.