BEAT the HEAT...we've been busy:)

loving the swing

Being with my daddy

Beautiful Eastern Oregon sunsets....

eating yummy food

Loving on my granparents and doggie

Story time with Grandpa

Firsts with Grandma, climbing stairs...looking at flowers and playing in the sprinklers!

Two weeks ago Kevin and I decided to head to Pendleton to beat the heat of Portland. Well, two weeks later Parker and I are now home. Long story short we decided to stay in Pendleton while Kev went back to work. At the end of the week he then came back and picked me up from Pendleton and then off to Wenatchee we went. I really don't think we have spent more than a couple of weekends at home this entire summer. But, that is the way we kind of like it:) Thank you to Kevin's family for all the fun adventure's:) Here's a little of what we did...... Wenatchee post to come soon:) PS....not sure why my layout is sooo messed up, sorry!

Showering Rothie

The beautiful mamma to be! Doesn't she look awesome?

The party committee and Rothie!

Rothie in her wheelchair and all her gifts.

To think there are 3 babies in this pic!

Setting up..

I love me some party favors!

JOAT's yummy key lime pie cupcakes...delicious.

Food!!

Cute friend pic:)

The girls! Btw...so funny how Michelle looks like an amazon woman on the end with all of us shorties!

This past Sunday my friend Courtney and I had the honor and pleasure of showering our dear, dear friend, Kim, or affectionately known by her friends as...Rothie.

This was no ordinary shower, in fact it was an EXTRAordinary shower held at Swedish Hospital in Seattle! You see our little friend was placed on bedrest and admitted to the hospital with her twinsie girls 2 weeks ago. While we were sad for a second about moving the shower, we knew we would make the most of it for her. I think we pulled it off:)

Rest assured Rothie, even though you are in the hospital, you have the greatest gift of all (two in fact!) that are all well....worth...the...wait. We all love you so much and cannot wait to kiss Emma and Avery's cheeks.

Off to pack, for ANOTHER weekend away. Hello Pendleton and SUN and most of all air conditioning. Leaving town as our 2 year old home in Canby has no air and it is supposed to be a roaster of a weekend here in Portland. Have a good weekend everyone!

A new addition to the Johnson Family!!!

Ha!!! Had you going didn't I??? No no, not Kevin and I, but Kevin's brother Brian and his wife Bobbi Jo welcomed their baby boy Owen Taft Johnson Friday July 30th.

He is as precious as he looks! Congrats you guys and I am so excited to be the best Auntie D he will ever have;)

Wenatchee...home away from home

My favorite pic of Kristin, the beautiful Mamma to be

Yummy food:)

The look of a very tired girl with NO nap. She was a dream during the shower.

She was gifted with so many beautiful girl clothes!

My sweet friend Cathy holding my little observer

Future boyfriend, she LOVES boys. My dear friends son Mason. He is the perfect son!

This is my "dear" friend Rita (Mason's mamma). Parker loves her animals!

At one of my home away from home's, bestie Jamie's house. Her son, another future boyfriend and "Wenatchee grandma," Jamie's Mom.

Part of the crew, Michaela, Kristin and I:)

Me and my pumpkin at the end of the shower. What a FUN weekend!

Yes, I am finally getting around to posting about our wonderful trip back to Wenatchee. Gosh do I miss this town. It really is a special place to us where me met amazing friends for life. We arrived safe and sound after a 6 hour drive with our little pumpkin and her new carseat. We only stopped once! She slept on and off the ENTIRE time. She LOVES her new carseat and thank goodness we installed it the night before. She is so easy and so fun to take everywhere. This has solidified many more long trips for us in the near future.

The weekend was filled with showering my very good friend Kristin Eastman and her daughter to be Ellison aka Ellie (love the name!) bbq's, and seeing missed friends. Have I ever mentioned that I LOVE throwing parties/baby showers/anything having to do with entertaining?? I had so much fun planning her shower with her family.

I love all our Wenatchee peeps so much, and some way, somehow, someday...I have a feeling the chapter is not closed on this town for us. Happy Baby Kristin, and I look forward to all the adventures we have planned ahead for our daughters! Spain...2013, girls trip right?

See you all in two weeks when we return!!!

xxoo

Can it be......

Can it be that your beautiful sweet face can already tell us so much?

And that you already have a favorite blankie?

Can it be you are SO curious about life.....

and always the observer?

Can it be that you may already show signs of being a supreme athlete (your Auntie Jibb will be so proud)

And lastly, can it be, that you are almost a year old????

Baby, this pic says it all...you are just the coolest little girl in the whole wide world Parker Lilly. We love you soooooooo much.

If all children are like this, more are in the future for us;)