Monday, May 20, 2013

February 2013

February was a busy month around here as we packed, cleaned, and finally moved on the 27th. Jill was sick for about 2 weeks and she was just miserable, but really soldiered on and helped us. She is an amazing kid!
Birthday Party at Arena Sports...totally scared because of the "big kids" running around.

Steve:  Hey Jill, could you go get my pants for me?

a visit to the Science Center

Dee came with us

visiting Daddy at work, playing hockey

valentines

Happy Valentine's Day!

sweet girl packing

So tired and not feeling well, having a lunch picnic on the floor on our last day of living at the old house

February was a sick month for Jilly

Hulk and Cap agreed to help us move

one last snack at the swing set table

first trail walk at the new house!

Monday, March 25, 2013

January 2013

So...it's been 2 and half months. We've sold our house, bought another one, moved, and now here we are, back in January. Things are amazingly good over here, just busy with life and family and family members' health worries, and Teenie Tennis classes and fun. Thanks for being patient and caring enough to bug me. I needed to do this! So, without further ado, here is January out of order, as always.
such a pretty girl

our little princess

patron of the arts

water gun at the Science Center

petting the python

master builder

carousel rider

with her buddy the Western Pond Turtle

orangutan and monkey girl

loves her new dress

bike ride break

building the doll bunk beds for Glinda & Elphie

Olympia Children"s Museum

energy bar break

dancing with Kinect

firing

first day of the lion cubs on display

checking each other out

while I had dental work under anesthesia, Jill and Daddy got doughnuts for all of us, including Pop, my driver for the day

at the Olympia Children's Museum

we are an awesome crime-fighting team

constructing at the museum

she built a "hidey-space"

Eagle's nest

busted, so she wouldn't look at me

swings!

coldest day ever for a bike ride around the track

The day we sold our house...1/16/13.  Steve thought we should go to the beach to celebrate.  It. Was. Freezing.  While we were still there, we got a call saying the house we had seen and liked earlier in the day had an offer coming in that evening. So, we made an offer too, not wanting to lose it, but figuring we could back out later.  The seller chose the other (identical) offer, but when those people turned out not have money, it fell to us.  Happy buying/selling house day, though we didn't know it at the time!

love this face

tractor delivery service

the Baer team

serious drummer

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

December 2012

Because I have a billion things to do right now (or because I'm lazy) these are out of order, but here they are in all their glory: December 2012!
Ready to send

Goofball cousins

Jill saw The Sound of Music and loved it, so she dressed herself and Steve (she chose his shirt and hat) and they danced together, at her insistence.

She loved her hair this day.

putting on a play with Rachel at Barnes & Noble
Jill said that she was supposed to either bow or curtsy at the end of the performance. She also said she was going to alternate and keep doing them until they had to leave the stage. Let's just say...she was true to her word.
After her dance performance

I'm so glad my retainer was captured forever in this picture.  So. Glad.

Museum monkeys

artists at work

choosing toys for Toys for Tots

Donating...she LOVES doing this!

our gingerbread house

Baby Bear and Papa Bear

finished house

Captivated

snowman pancakes!

playing Barbie pony teacher

bike riders