uhm...hi:)

Family photo shoot in March...finally getting around to posting!

Parker 6 1/2 months here!

Love this pic of her sweet little face:)

Tulip Festival last weekeend

Parker will be riding this next year!

Cute Kev-o:)

Playing with her toys in the "big girl" chair

First big girl bath!

First run in Canby!

Matt Eastman and Kevin at our going way Party in March in Wenatchee

The Dempsey's and I

Heart you Jamie!

Kristin Michaela and I...so sad to leave this wonderful place.

The moving van all packed up:(

Parker getting ready for her Baptism, cross from godmom Kim Wexler!

Baptism!

Dad, Aunt Leslie (Sister Leslie), me, Parker, Kevin and Great Grandpa Lloyd

Her lovely dress in her room, which I miss so much

Yes. We are still here and no life has not slowed down completely. BUT, I did want to share some recent pics to get my mind off other things.

I have missed blogging incredibly, but have gotten so behind that I didn't know where to begin. So as my good friend Jamie in Wenatchee told me, just move forward and post pics. All I can say is that praise God, my mother made a complete recovery from a diagnosis of a less than 2 percent chance of surviving. House....well...6 days before we moved and were to close, the "peeps" pulled out. I'd love to call them other names, but I will be nice.

And now Canby, Kevin officially started today in his own dental practice. It really is quite a milestone for our family and we have worked so hard to get to this day. We are all settled in and really like it here and being 25 min from Portland.

All I can say is, I LOVE you all for being there these past couple of months. In fact, no words will ever be enough to thank everyone.

Life....the past two weeks

Mom Rushed to the hospital.

House sold.

Moving within the month.

Buying a dental practice.

Parker sick:(

So exhausted we all feel like we could fall sleep in the bath tub....

(deep breath)

To be honest, the past two weeks have been some of the hardest in my life. My parents came for a short visit to help with selling our house. While here we had to rush my mom to the hospital where she was given less than a 2% chance of survival and diagnosed with streptichauchal pneumonia that spread to her blood and started to shut down her organs.. She has beaten all odds and is still here and has made, what the doctor's call..."a miraculous recovery." I have never been so scared. I cannot describe the outpouring of love and support we have had. Dinners, flowers, and cards have been sent and I cannot thank everyone enough. It was been so hard to see my Mom go through this. If you know my Mom though, you know that if anyone could survive this, it would be her. I am so thankful to have my Mom back and a second chance at life for her. She has a long road to recovery, so please keep praying for her....

Within those two weeks, we have sold our house and have to be out within the month, find a place in Canby to live (where we are moving), Parker got sick, dog is sick, buying a dental practice, and figuring out the details of how we are going to move everything....

Again, thank you to all my friends and family for their love and support.

Parker's pic says it all...we are wiped out....

REALITY.......

no more pics mom.....

YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN LOVE WHEN

YOU CAN'T FALL ASLEEP, BECAUSE REALITY

IS FINALLY BETTER THAN

YOUR DREAMS........

DR. SEUSS

Blue eyes, smiling at me......

My blue-eyed girl:)

BIG NEWS

We will be moving from here...

BACK to here in April!

For those of you who do not already know...we are moving! Long story short. We have spent three wonderful years, in what we believe to be the Northwest's best kept secret...Wenatchee WA . It is a bitterwsweet move as we really envisioned ourselves living here long term, but alas this was not meant to be. Kevin has found an amazing opportunity to buy his own dental practice 20 miles south of Portland in a town called Canby that we could not pass up. I have no words to express my sadness of leaving, but truly believe everything happens for a reason. I am also very excited to be going back to a place we love so much. If we were to move back anywhere...it would be to Portland. SO, let the adventure begin. Our house goes on the market tomorrow. Know anyone who is moving to the area?

No goodbyes Wenatchee (seriously crying right now), just see you later......

&

Hello Canby:)

LOTS of pics!!! Happy New Year:)

4 months!!!

sweet little perfection in my eyes:)

Look how long she is getting!

New Years Eve with Rothie and Wexler

Auntie Leesher aka Marge

The gang New Years Day hanging out watching football (Kyle, Wexler, Kev, Parker, Jamie and Coffey)

cuteness Rothie and Mike

Auntie Jamie and Parker having belly time

Wexler, Parker and I

Auntie Jamie and Parker hanging out

sweetness, Wexler and Kyle

Bumpo eating time!

Getting ready for her first rice cereal meal

Opening presents can be SO tiring

My little twinkle star

Loving the wrapping paper!

Kristin and Matt Eastman over for some babysitting. Shortly after this pic...baby meltdown. Poor Eastman's! Please come back to babysit again!

Baby Ben and Parker Playdate!

I wish I could write more, but I just do not have the time right now. My parents are here visiting from the east coast too! LOTS going on and we will have some big news to post at the end of the week. For now, here are pics from her playdate with Ben, babysitting with the Eastman's, Xmas, her first solids eating day, New years and her four month pics. Life is great, and Parker is just amazing:) Talking jibber jabber, rolling over, eating solids...and SO interactive. Our sleep schedule is down and Kevin and I couldn't be happier about. Can't wait to share our news:)

Until now....here are some pics and a video of us and the girls New Years Day in Seattle at Rothie's.