New friends

Had a playdate today with my new friend Jenn and her two children. Vance gets along with them both so well which is great!!! He refers to her son as "my Jacob" too cute!! Jacob is 4 and Samantha is 2. It was nice to have some adult interaction today. I am looking forward to many more playdates with Jacob and Sam :)

ONE DAY!!!

So excited my mom will be here on Thursday morning :) Vance has been asking for his Oma for the last few days because he knows she is coming. He is excited for her to come in a BIG airplane :) It should be a wonderful Memorial Day weekend :)

Mother's day pictures

Here are a few pictures from Illahee State Park that we took on Mother's day. It was a beautiful day

Playgroup

Today I hosted my first in home playgroup and it was AWESOME!!! I was scared at first thinking no one was going to show up, but then the door bell rang and the moms that were signed up all came. Vance LOVED it!! He was so excited to have friends over and they all played together so well. Plus, I met a new friend. We have a lot in common and it sounds like our husbands do to. We have already talked about getting together for a BBQ. SOOOO EXCITED :)

Look at my lips

This post is slightly delayed as far as when this actually happened, but it is worth the wait. On Mother's day we went to a state park out here called Illahee. Very pretty park right on the water. We had to stop and get gas before we went, and as we were driving there Vance asked for his hat (it was on the floor in front of him). So I reached back there and handed it to him. It is his toy hard hat, and as I handed it to him I heard something rolling around in it but didn't pay any attention figuring it was just another one of his toys. So we proceed to the gas station Ryan gets out to get us some waters and I hear Vance say "Mommy, look at my lips"

So I turn around to look at him and this is what I saw




Apparently, my purse had tipped over and my lipstick was what was inside his hat :)

Little monkey

I have always called Vance my little monkey, and today he definitely proved that he deserves this nickname. He was out back playing while I was starting my homework. I heard him say "hey mommy get your shoes on, come outside" So I got up and put them on and went into the backyard. I didn't see him right away and paniced slightly. My little monkey had somehow climbed the fence and was on the concrete ledge that separates the property next to us and our yard (the neighbors are a higher elevation than we are). That is only the beginning he had walked along this ledge and was on the OTHER side of the fence on the side of our yard!!!!! My heart was in my stomach, thank God I had put my shoes on and went out there!

Weight loss journey

In an attempt to get healthy so I can dance at Vance's wedding one day, I have joined forces with some friends across the country. Here is the ticker to help track my progress. Wish me luck!!!

Created by MyFitnessPal - Free Calorie Counter

Demolition derby

We were lucky enough to go to the demolition derby with Amber and Travis the other night. Vance had a good time and was such a trooper. He didn't even seem to be bothered by how loud the cars were. After we were there for a bit Amber found some earphones at a stand and brought them to us. Here is a picture of Vance towards the end of the night almost asleep on his daddy's arm :)

Dirty little boy

Vance LOVES to play in the dirt!!! He has been enjoying his dirt pile as we call it very much. Here is a picture of him playing in his dirt pile with the bucket and shovel that Oma sent him for Easter :)

The flower garden