Labor-day Weekend

Naturally, we all love it when Miah gets an extra day to spend with us!! Miah decided to take Adin on his dream day-trip. First we went to check out Daddy's work


Going for a ride on the forklift

Then Miah took Adin for a ride on Phil's motorcycle (his boss)



Adin ALWAYS points out that they wear a helmet on the motorcycle... so he was thrilled to get to put one on

Then Miah took Adin to the truck stop to check out the semi-trucks (sorry I didn't get any pics of that), and then he drove us out to the pier to see the ships!

Adin LOVED the big rope tethering the ship to the shore



Overall, it was just a great day spent together as a family!!

First Family Campout

This weekend we took our family on our first campout to Ensign Ranch! We had a blast! Adin was so excited to sleep in a tent.Adin loved seeing, petting, and feeding the horses Adin even pretended to drive the hay-wagon Miah with the Kids Mommy and Isabella Adin went frolicking in a field of Daisies
... and even brought some back for Mommy :) There is so much to do at Ensign, we canoed (sorry, we didn't get any pics) and Adin played on the swingset... I like this picture - it makes me dizzy! Adin even got to drive around the camp... what a great driver!Adin loved the wide open spacesMostly, it was just wonderful to get away from the crummy Seattle weather, and enjoy some quality time together as a family!!!

Isabella's Blessing

On Sunday, June 6th, Miah was able to bless Isabella in church. Her beautiful dress was made by a friend of Grammy, and the hat/shoes were provided by grandma Suzy.Thank you to everyone who came (and tried to come)
I just couldn't help taking a picture of Adin wearing Isabella's hat and blanket on the way to church.

Back to Blogging... Our new baby girl

Okay, so it has been half a year since I posted anything, and a lot has changed. We now live in University Place, WA. I broke my leg. And we have a beautiful little baby girl, Isabella.
Although everyone knows, I want to record the story of how eventful Isabella's birth was. Isabella was due May 10th, and as my due-date approached, I was getting extremely anxious! I went to church on Mother's Day (the 9th) hoping that it would be my last time going with my preggo belly. As I was walking out of church, talking and laughing with Mom and friends that were around, I barely missed the handicap ramp that I was headed towards, and fell on my leg. I managed to break my right Tibia and Fibula (both bones in the lower leg). They called the ambulance and took me to St Joseph's hospital. They admitted me that evening and at quarter to 3 in the morning, I started labor. By about 6:30, I was 7 cm dilated and so they rushed me up to the labor and delivery floor. I was barely able to get the epidural in time... thankfully. This slowed down labor so that they were able to set my leg in a cast before it was time to push. Isabella Louise was born at 12:11pm, 19"long and weighing 9lbs.
A week and a half later, they admitted me back into the hospital, but this time for surgery. They decided that due to the angle of the break and the faster recovery options, it would be most beneficial to insert a rod down my leg and then to secure it with four screws. It took a few days to recover in the hospital, and then we returned to the Crozier's for it to heal more fully.