4th of July Sparklers

Poor baby got burned after grabbing the top of an already-burnt sparkler too soon. Lesson learned. 

Felicity Turns the Big 0-2!!!

Today was her actual bday so E,F, & I went for a DQ hot fudge sundae!

Catriana, Jacie, Trevor, E, Isabella, Matt, F, Brecken, & Wm

The Grandmas & The Papas

The little miss picked out her own 'meow' cake. 

Daddy teaching how to blow out a candle. 

Whirl Wind of Recent Events

04/01/2015 - I put in my notice that I am leaving my job & agree to stay on until they hire a new OT (which turned out to be 10 wks later).
05/01/2015 - David has a voicemail from a headhunter to work at Potlatch. He doesn't return call.
05/04/2015 - David, along with 44 other employees, gets severed from his position. Same day David returns the Potlatch phone call and gets a phone interview set up.
05/06/2015 - Potlatch phone interview
05/07/2015 - Christi starts her 2nd vial of allergy shots w/o reaction (yeah!). 15 down, 30 to go until maintenance.
05/08/2015 - Face to face interview
05/13/52015 - David has phone interview in Two Harbors. Potlatch makes offer.
05/14/2015 - David drives to Chanhassen for interview.  Potlatch offers to help move us since David explains our hesitation to relocate.
05/16/2015 - David accept Potlatch offer.
05/20/2015 - David goes to have drug testing, physical, and background check.
05/22/2015 - Went to look at 5 houses.
05/23/2015 - Dave uses tractor to smooth out parents new crushed rock driveway.  Girls & I attended babysitter's grad party - come to find out she's attending college in the same town we are moving to & offered to babysit for us - super yeah! Attended nephew Matthew's first communion party.
05/26/2015 - David and I go to take 2nd look at farm house and make offer.  Got outbid & lost house.
05/29/2015 - Made offer on 50220 House and they accepted offer. 
06/05/2015 - New house's radon level is 16pCi/L. Needs to be 4 or below. Inspection went well.
06/05/2015 - Listed our house.  Did our own radon test and it came back at 1.0pCi/L.
06/12/2015 - My last day of work. Started @ GA 11/13/2006. Had nice lunch with the "old" crew as they were all there filling in for the day (Steve, Penny, Sherry, Laurie, Susie, & newby Tania).
06/18/2015 - Sold our house.  Buyer wants to close on 07/24/2015.
06/22/2015 - House inspection on our current home. Went well. Contingency removed.
06/23/2015 - Radon mitigation system installed on new house.
07/10/2015 - Planning to close on our new house - was supposed to be the 13th, but this gives us 1 more wkend to move.
07/24/2015 - Planning to close on current home.

Whew!! NOW I'm caught up ... I think. :)
Praise God for making this all possible.

Pumpkin Bread

I substituted butter for oil 1:1 and it turned out great. YUM!!!

One of MANY Ice-cream Bucket Uses:

Dora in the House?

I laugh to myself as I hear the kids playing together and Elizabeth tells Felicity, "Gracias Sissy". And the little one replies, "Nada." Supposed to be denada, but it works.
E is also trying to teach F to count to 10 in Spanish, but Felicity is just trying to learn in English.
I think we've been taking in a little too much Dora!!

Felicity Joy nearing 2

My little Joy Joy is a free spirit. She loves her mommy & daddy and adores playing with her big sister "Doc". Her most recent sayings are "day-do mama (thank you mama)" and "I get it daddy". She went from no words to sentences over nigh it seems. She is very adamant about her 'nacks.  The letter 'a' still comes out her nose, but occasionally springs from her lips. 

Morgan (& James') Baby Shower

Baby Brooks #9 is going to be making his debut 8/8/15-tentatively. So we threw a baby shower for Morgan at my home this Sunday. My sisters and I make a great team. Good food & games. That little boy is going to be so loved by these last 4 girl cousins - smothered is probably more like it (Bry knows not to smother anymore! Hehe). 

James and Morgan are selling their home and renovating a new one. Hope they have a place for all the nice stuff they got!