Manzanita Beach

Last week we went to Manzanita Beach, the cutest little beach town ever.  If I could buy a beach house, this is where it would be.  Manzanita is touted with having more sun and nice weather than any other beach town because it's a little alcove that is blocked from the normal beach clouds and wind.  

It was windy but warm and the kids had fun.    We stopped at the shops for taffy, visited with my Aunt Carol who had some quilts on display in the library and had some yummy sandwiches.  On the way out we got the biggest scoops of Tillamook ice cream ever!

Addi did her own hair with her Olympic clips

 Will's teeth are falling out like crazy.

 Nana was a life saver and played with the kiddos while Kenedi and I snoozed in the beach grass.  

Looking back....Antiquing

The American Pickers Gang

Some time last year we discovered American Pickers on TLC and Will and Rob fell in love.  What an adventure picking through other people's junk!  Rob likes the stories behind other people's stuff and Will likes the thrill of the hunt.

Last year, I think for Father's Day, we went antiquing in Aurora.  It was Will's idea and boy did we have fun.  These pictures have been sitting in my inbox since that day and I finally got them pulled into iPhoto.  Will looks SO young! and Addi!!!  Those boots in June?!  

Welcome to Aurora Friends!

at lunch together!

Curious about what was going on around here around this time last year, I poked around iPhoto and this is what I found...

Kenedi was growing big in my tummy.  I think that this was the first time Will felt her kick.  This picture just brings back so many memories!  Will doesn't wear pajamas like those anymore-the tight ones that stick to kids bodies snuggly.  Those stop at Size 7 and he's wearing a size 8/9 right now.  I love those pajamas.  They make little kid butts look so cute.  and sometimes their bellies hang out just a little after the pj's have come out of the dryer.  And his hair!!! so long!  

And having a baby grow in your belly is just such a weird experience.  I'm 99% certain that such event will never occur again for me so pictures like this are that more special.  

Will was also wearing tutu's and I have no idea why.....

And Addi was standing in refrigerators looking cute.  

Today

We have a fish that is dying in our fish tank.  One minute I check on him and his little gills are moving and then the next he is floating upside down along the top.  I'm trying to convince Rob that he wants us to just end it but then I feel like that talked you was on 20/20 years ago for assisted suicide.  The fish has sores on his body that are oozing.  It's gross.  And I only write about it so that we can remember the gianormous catfish that lived FOREVER!

Addi is doing a weird dance thing with here feet.  She does weird things like that every once in awhile. I can't really explain it other than to say she turns her feet in and taps.  She doesn't ever know she is doing it.

Kenedi is the worst sleeper in our family to date and I just cross my fingers every night for 4 hours.  Just 4 hours.  She is however the cutest one in our family as of late.  Repeating sounds and making us all giggle.  She loves to eat dirt, scratch your face with her nails that grow over night and spit out her bottle.  But somehow, with at least 4 hours sleep, it's still cute.  

Will slept in until 10 am this morning.  he went to bed at 9pm last night so it wasn't like he went to bed late.  He's gearing up for the teenage years.