Friday Already???

Seriously? It's Friday?

The weeks have been flying by.

We go to the house (no we're not moved in yet :( ) every evening and all day Saturday and Sunday. I can't wait to move in and just be there.. not have to commute home. :)

But seriously... I'm SO sorry I haven't updated!

Wellll....Today was a very warm day. Poor Fin was so tired and hot this evening, she was done by the time we got to the house.

She's just too sweet, here's a little video of Fin and her sippy cup to make you smile.

Be prepared.. it's adorable.

A few nice things...

We had another late game last night.

One at 6 and one at 8:40. Awesome.

Finlee's so cute :)

Meet Joyanne, Fin's BFF, she's 20 days younger than Fin.

She enjoyed wearing one of Finlee's hats.

Meet James, Joyanne's twin brother.

He's a mama's boy, sure to be Fin's first broken heart. :)

Fin stole these keys from James. Girl Power.

Fin and Joyanne are SO sweet together.

(Fin's on the right, Joyanne's on the left)

They're so sweet.

One of Neil's double plays (yes multiple).

(he's the small one in the middle with his arm extended)

It was a long night.

I'd write more but Finlee's getting into the Carmex. YUM

Catch ya later.

Our Fathers Day

Today was a looooong but very fun day.

It started with a trip to Alsea Falls where we pitched a picnic!

Fin loves crackers.

...and her daddy

She also loves water

She's getting SO big

THEN we went to our house to get a bit of work done before the weekend ended..

We managed to make it look like a real construction zone.

If you look closely you can see the hardwood we found, the linoleum we ripped up, the cement blocks we ripped up under the wood burning stove (to the left) we uninstalled, and down the the lower left hand corner is the old furnace that was attached to the wall that my father and Neil ripped off of the panelling we found instead of drywall (it had been textured and painted to look like drywall)--- you still with me?

This room I like to call the den. Here's the DISGUSTING carpet and carpet pad and linoleum we ripped up.

Here's our mess.

The men tearing down the panelling and the furnace.

Niiiiice.

And here's my favorite part of the day: Under the linoleum in the "den" (aka the original bedroom) we found some old Oregonians, their dates were March 16 and 17th and the 27th of February 1940. I am a HUGE history nerd, and if I could get a degree and get paid to travel around and look at old things I would, but I don't think you can get paid for that, so I figure I'll go with my fallback career as a Pediatrican.

Seriously Amazing.

I can't wait to see what other treasures our 118 year old house will bring us. We had so much fun today, we just wish Neil's PopPop were here to lend us his expertise.

PopPop, we miss you and wish you were here!

Happy Fathers Day!!

To the Person We Love the Most

To the most amazing Husband and Father, our Papa Bear:

Happy Father's Day!!

We could never thank you enough for everthing you do for us.

We love you, love you

Rudolph the Red Nosed Lion

Fin has a new toy

To be continued...

Old, and I do mean OLD man softball..

So last night was Neil's 4th old man softball game of the season. And trust me, I do not in anyway use the term "old man" lightly. The plain and simple truth is that the the average age of the infield is somewhere around 67... the outfield? 45 (and only because Neil brings it down by 10 years).

Welllll... last night Finlee and I decided to brave the cold and rain (40 degrees AND rain in June? who knew) and attend the LATE night game. The game? 8:40 Fin's bedtime? 8:00. We already had that going against us.. Anyhoo, we braved the elements and pitched our little pink chair alongside the field.

It started out fine, around the 4th inning we were tied 8-8.... then the 5th inning happened. I don't want to say it was a waste of time... that would disrespect the 400 pound man who broke his ankle sliding into third, I think he forgot he-

A. Is no longer in college and

B. Since graduating college he has managed to gain 250 lbs....

I just wouldn't say it was our best use of time.

We lost... something like 19-8. Ouch.

I'll look on the bright side.. there's always next week.

Lets just hope the old men make it to next week.. we're already down a pitcher (RIP Darrell)

Sunday, Sunday.

Hey Ya'll

So this past weekend was exhausting and passed by all to quickly. I really don't remember what we did Saturday- that's how exhausting it was. But I DO remember yesterday..vaguely. It involved A LOT of gardening... on the part of Neil, my mom, my dad and Neil's mama-- and little participation on my end. Finlee decided she was going to have an "only mommy is allowed to hold me" day and scream when it didn't go her way. Oh and did I mention she decided not to take a nap at all? Yep my little girl- who on a daily basis is the princess of schedule keeping-- Down for her usual first nap as I type-- did not take her usual 10 am 2 hour nap, nor did she take her 2:30 afternoon 1-2 hour nap. Nope no nap at all. So as you can imagine the evening was filled with exhaustion and ice cream-- it was hot out yesterday (for Oregon) YUM!

Here are a few of Fin's glazed over looks from last night:

*oh and on a side note: Fin has a mullet

Don't worry.. we'll nip it in the bud before it gets out of control.

Well.. I will try to remember what we did on Saturday and get back to you.

Happy Monday.

Cancer Hurts, Reflections

I know so many of you have been praying and thinking of my family for the last few months and I cannot begin to tell you how strong those prayers have been felt.

If I could thank and hug each one of you a million times over I would.

Here are some pictures of my mom, Fin, and the newest member of our family Cindy.

Fin and Gram

Loves
Aunt Cindy

I'm sure most of you don't know who Cindy is, but if you ever meet her you will certainly make a friend. She has been a light and support for my mom throughout this entire process. I am certain God carefully placed her in our life- and we are forever grateful.

My mom and Cindy were diagnosed within days of one another, their chemo schedules were identical, and they were instant sisters.

Cindy if you ever read this no matter where you go I will forever think of you and pray for you. We have our friends and we have our family, and you, Chris, and your boys will always be my family. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being there for my mom the way I could not.

Thank you

KDboo, my sister, my best friend you know how it feels. You were there for those moments I can't describe but you understood-- I sound stupid just trying to put it in writing. You don't know what you mean to me, I wish I could pick up and move to where you are. Soon we will have houses next door to each other and we can raise our little ones together! You are the most amazing mother I know, and I love you, Theona, Jecoa, and Abe more than I can describe in one blog paragraph.

To my Bear, the love of my life, and the father of my precious, beautiful Finlee- you are my everything. I have never loved you more than I do in this moment. You know me like no one does, you are a constant in my life. My sweetheart. You were there to catch me those days and nights I couldn't stand, those nights that I cried all night you held me lovingly. Those days I could only scream you knew it wasn't at you. You've loved me through everything.

Bear, The words 'I love you' don't do my heart justice.

This has most certainly been the most frightening thing I have ever faced, but I have no doubt GOD IS GOOD. He has carried me through those times I literally had nothing to say to him, those moments I was SO angry and could only scream at Him. I know He can take it, He was always there to break my fall.

I could, and still can feel His hands on my heart, surrounding me.

Thank you for your prayers, your kind words, your love.

---Kim

The Joy of Parenting

As Fin gets bigger she is quickly realizing how to take advantage of her new found freedoms-- crawling, standing, shreiking...

to name a few.

And tonight...

Nudity.

Oh how we love her.

"For I know the plans I have for You"

As the anniversary of my high school graduation approaches I find it enjoyable to look back on all the "plans" I had in life and laugh (I'm sure at that point God was already giggling as I let him know where I was headed in life). If I remember correctly this the (close to) exact sentence given on my future plans:

"Kim will be attending Northern Arizona University where she will major in Law and Society. Following college she will attend Law School and then go on to become a Supreme Court Justice."

->>Fast forward 4 years and where are we at??

I have attended Oregon State University were I majored in Political Science (close?) and have one year left to completing my degree-- I have now transferred to Penn State University World Campus (Online) with an intended major in Psychology.

<<- Lets backtrack to the "plan" I had made on child rearing- I was to marry my high school sweetheart (CHECK) and have children only after establishing (whatever that means) my prestigious career in law (riiight)..

->> Back to Today

SURPRISE!!!!

Do I dare tell the current plans I have for my future?

I think I've learned my lesson.

Praise the Lord for everything he has planned for us! (Even if we don't see it coming!)

I am so grateful for everything He has blessed me with.

And Amazing Husband.

A Gorgeous Child.

And the most loving family in the World!

Who could ask (or plan) for anything more??

Jeremiah 29:11-14

"For I know the plans I have for you" declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart. I will be found by you"

It was HOT

Just remember while looking at these pictures- it was 115 degrees out.

We spent most of our time with my sister (also known as my best friend) and my 11 month old nephew Jecoa, and 2.5 year old neice Theona.

The pool was the place to be.

Here are a few of my personal favorites.

Besties.

She LOOOOVES to swim.. (of course)

Fin and Theona- THE cutest girls ever.

Stay tuned...