Baby's got a brand new...

bike!

This girl has daddy wrapped around her little finger. 

Hiking

We've been having some beautiful weather! Today was a perfect day for a hike...

Airplane!

Hoping to see some ducks.

But alas, there was only "wa-wa."

We stopped to play in the creek.

Snack time.

Giant slug. We passed two of them and both times I freaked out. So gross!

Lunch time.

I am a sewing MACHINE! Part 3

I haven't been doing a whole lot of sewing lately, but I did get around to making some pillow case's...

And a tote bag for my Mom. 

Oh, and  I finally finished the curtains for the living room. It's the track system from Ikea. What a pain in the butt. But they look nice. 

Terrible picture.
Marshall installed the curtain rod and put up all the panels.
I just hemmed and put up the cloth curtains. 

I've got a couple more sewing projects to get to, but first things first, and that is to finish the kitchen cabinets. And I'm sooo close to being done! Yay!

Marshall's 28th Birthday

My handsome husband turned 28 on Wednesday. 

This is the 12th birthday of his that we've celebrated together - crazy! The very first birthday present I gave him was two packs of gum - ahahahaha! I think the presents have gotten better since then.  

This year I made him German chocolate cupcakes, tacos and I bought him some peonies (those were really more for me though).

Love you Marsh!

Happy Mother's Day!

I love Mother's Day! I think it should probably happen more than just once a year though...

Today Marshall let me sleep in, got Quinn dressed, changed her poopy diaper, took me to brunch, watched Quinn while I did something I wanted to do, put up the curtain rods in the guest bedroom and our bedroom, put these leafs from Ikea up in Quinn's room, cleaned the kitchen and last but not least emptied Finney's litter box. What a guy, right?! Don't worry - I'll remember this come Father's Day :)

Who knew being a mom was so dang hard? So, thanks Mom for giving birth to me and changing my poopy diapers and taking me to concerts and making my prom dresses. I know I wasn't always the easiest child...If only I knew then what I know now, I would have been a perfect angel! I don't know how you did this four times. I love you!

And thanks to my darling Quinnie. Without her I wouldn't be a mother and thus would not get to experience the joys of Mother's Day...and motherhood :) You're an amazing little lady and I'm so lucky I get to be your mom.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day!

What a Zoo!

Today we went to the zoo with our friends Mari and Logan. We had so much fun and the weather was perfect!  

I'm feeding a Lorikeet. I think this was taken after I got freaked out by one
flying at me and fell on the ground. Super embarrassing...

Quinn really liked them.

Logan: "Help! I've fallen and I can't get up!"

Riding the zoo train.

Our new Nike shoes.

Checking out the tigers.

We shared an elephant ear. We felt we deserved it after we ran to the train.

More please!

A little bit of this and a little bit of that...

We've been up to quite a bit so I thought I'd share it all in one big post!

1. Marshall has finished installing all our new appliances! Well, he didn't install the fridge or the oven, but he did install the range hood, with the help of my dad, and the dishwasher, which he did all by himself. Now everything matches and is beautiful :)

Thanks Marsh - you're the best :) Now get back to work! 

2. Quinn has been up to all sorts of cute lately. 

Here she is putting her pants on.

She was so proud of herself! 

But, as hard as she tried, she just couldn't get them on all the way. So, she gave up and decided to read a book instead.

Cut to the next morning. She really wanted some of my coffee (or ca-ca in Quinnglish). I, being the great mother that I am, gave it to her. I set the mug on her highchair tray and I went back to doing whatever it was I was doing. Then I here "all done" and go to take her out.

Me: "Ummm...Quinn why is your hair all wet? Ooooh no...

Quinn: "Whaa? Caw Caw?

She must have been jacked up on the caffeine because she was so goofy the rest of the morning. 

Here she is posing for a picture.

Here she is as "Quinnie Mitten Hands." 

3. The weather this weekend was beautiful! On Saturday we went to the Ag Fest in Salem. It was ok. The best part was the petting zoo and the field in between the parking lots. 

Q loves to pick the dandelions. She calls them "bubbles."

 After the Ag Fest we found this cute cafe/creperie called French Press. Yum!

So, that's pretty much what's been going on here. I started putting the doors back on the kitchen cabinets. I'll have pictures soon.

Hope everybody had a great weekend!