End of summer 10'

Our end of the summer adventures~
Seattle Zoo, Aquarium, delicious Seattle food, Farmer's Market, Friends!
The 509 County Fair =) Which is ALWAYS interesting!
WSU 1st home game of the year, Sella's, Pullman fun!
Peach Picking

• A couple things I want to mention about the county fair. I AM IN LOVE with Alpaca's and would have them as pets if I ever had land! They are so cute, have hypoallergenic fur, and make the sweetest sounds! Check out the HUGE angora one of the farmer's took out for the kids to pet, it was beautiful, and so soft!


• Pullman was so fun~first home game of the season. Shane & I always enjoy visiting our old stomping ground! It brings back so many great memories. Besides, that's were I fell in love with the man I'm married to =) We ate at one of our favorite pizza places, Sella's. The weather was perfect, and to much surprise, the Cougs won the game!

I'm ready for FaLL~for uggs, cozy oversized sweaters, hot tea, slippers, inside projects, the changing of the leaves, crisp air...

1st day of school(1st grade!)

A few pictures of Liv on her first day of school~the 1st grade! She's been in for a few weeks now, and is still adjusting to being away from her mama, daddy, & little B all day. She keeps saying "I just want to be with my family, I miss my family." It's a BIG transition(for the both of us) for lots of reasons, but she's hanging in there, and we have tons of support, and a rewards chart(thanks auntie D,) that seems to be helping tremendously!

Nolan's 3!

We have been busy!!! So Nolan turned 3 a couple weeks ago. We had a fun party for him at the Jump-N-Party(his request.) We really are so blessed to have friends who are our family that have been a HUGE part of Nolan's(NJP, J, Little Buddy, Bubba, Booder...) life. I love him so much and have cherished the 1 on 1 time I am getting with him while Liv is in school. My little guy. One of our favorite things to do together is story time, whether it be at the library, or at home. I love our time at home cuddling on the couch reading. His little voice is still so cute, and baby like...I just wish he could stay little. His little body is part me, part shane =) He's got my derriere, and the Lofstedt(especially Shane's fathers,) wide WIDE shoulder's, and still has white blond hair, which I also WISH would stay. He is FULL of life and a busy boy! He is such a free spirit, DETERMINED as ever, and one of the sweetest & spicy little menaces I know.
Here is a collaboration of pictures from his 3rd BiRtHdAy PaRtY!

Even tough we're still a few days away, I HAD to...

Post these pictures. They mean so much to me, and remind me of his story, and how he was perfectly weaved in to my life. The first picture is a couple weeks before I had Nolan(those Lovenox injection sites are something =) The rest, well they are seconds after he was born, hours, and a couple days thereafter. There are also a few of my favorites from his 1st, & 2nd bIrThDaY! My little guy, still a baby boy in my eyes, just barely 3! Which reminds me, neither of my children went through the terrible 2's~both hit their naughty stage at 3~good times! More to come after we celebrate his 3rd!!!

I have Colbie Caillat Bubbly on my playlist. Literally EVERY time I hear it, it reminds me of my labor/delivery with Nolan. I made a CD to bring in to the hospital and play while I was in labor(not surprising to those of you who know how much I love music!) Bubbly was playing as NJP was entering this world...So that song is very special to me.