Sleeping Children and The First Day of School

I don't know what it is, but Damon and I both love taking pictures of the children while they are asleep. We have a whole folder of them. But in other news: Brooklyn started another year of preschool, see top picture. And we had a big weekend around here: Devin potty trained . . . himself, and Brooklyn is riding her bike with out training wheels. I know, I know, exciting stuff!

Snoqualmie Falls

We went to Snoqualmie Falls today. I've been meaning to go since we moved here, and hadn't made it yet. Turns out it is only a twenty minute drive, hee hee. It is beautiful, breathtaking, wonderful. The kids were champs, and hiked the half mile down to the bottom and half mile back to the top without complaining. O.K., we brided them with an ice cream cone on the way up if they wouldn't whine. Hey, I'm not above it!

My trip to Utah for Tamara's wedding BBQ

The Backyard

Devin

Alicia

Deborah and Baby Alec

Family Pictures

Brooklyn in a pretty pink dress

The Whole Crowd

The Romans are Coming!

I made Roman Shades for Devin's room. I'm so proud of myself. It is the easiest shade you can make. Hee hee. but I don't consider myself a sewer. The gene stopped with me. All my older sisters own sowing machines, but up until recently, me nor my two younger sisters did. Deborah, my oldest sister, gave me her old sewing machine when she upgraded. Thanks Deb! And I put it to use. We needed a black out curtain for Devin's room as we thought it would help him sleep better. He was getting up WAY too early in the morning. But black out shades are expensive, so I made one, at half the price! Woo Hoo! And Devin has been sleeping better (later) ever since.

The Garden

I know I've blogged about this before, but I just couldn't help this one:

BEFORE

AFTER

I'm really excited, 'cause I wasn't sure anything would grow!

Beautiful blueberries

Do you know what grows beautifully in the Northwest? Berries, of all kinds. Today I picked blueberries. I got 4 1/2 lbs in an hour for $1.50 a lb. Mmm, think of all the things I can make, pancakes and muffins, oh my!

Puzzles

The kids love to do puzzles lately

And Devin falls asleep in the afternoons sometimes (with his face in the couch).