Summer Break is OVER!

Well this summer was awesome! I must say, we got a lot done and did a lot of fun things. Here's a recap!


Went camping on the Oregon Coast and had a blast! The first day was windy and cold, but the rest of the week was sunny and perfect! No wind at the Pacific Northwest beach is pretty rare, so we got lucky! Our luck ran out when we got a flat tire on the way home on the trailer, but Grandpa got us all fixed up again and we made it home safe!

Went to the race tracks and watched some car races. Parker and Callie LOVED it. We will be going again next summer for sure!

My mom, sister and I did the "Run of Dye" race...it was AWESOME!

We took a family trip to Silverwood!

Soon after Silverwood, I had surgery so that definately slowed me down for a quite a few weeks...It's been about a month now and I'm doing great! Recovery has been awesome, just hard to tell myself "don't lift that!" and "sit down more" It's a pain in the butt more than anything. We've still managed to have some fun though!

We had our own Rocket Launch!

We went to the county fair, which is always a good time.

Cory's baseball team made it to regionals, and was even the number 1 seed going in. I'm so proud of him that he took a team that far on his first year at this level of coaching! Baseball coaching is very time consuming, and a sacrifice for the whole family, but we love cheering on the Bandits and watching Cory do something he loves.

There were many park stops, baseballs hit, basketballs shot, swims in the pools, library visits, and ice cream treats. It was such a great summer! Onto the school year!

Chin Up!

Things have been spiraling a little bit for me lately, so let me catch you up! First off, let me just say, I really believe everything happens for a reason, so really, I'm okay with everything that's gone down...so here we go...

At a doctor appointment, I found out I will be needing a hysterectomy. It was unexpected, and not how I was wanting to spend my summer at all. I had a mini meltdown about it, but I've accepted that it's what is for the best. My family is so awesome and I'm so happy that I have 2 beautiful children.

Soon after that, we got bumped from the house we wanted to buy. Another offer came in, and since our offer was contingent on the sale of our current house, it just didn't work out. I was very sad about losing the house we wanted to buy. Now I know why God didn't want us to get that house- the Monday after we got bumped, I found out I'm getting laid off from my job.

The hospital I work for was forced to downsize and laid off RN's and other senior nursing staff. Some departments were closed altogether. I was upset at first, but again, I know I am being put on a new path. Plus, I get a severance package, and our screen printing business is really taking off. I am going to miss my coworkers though!

Prior to finding all this out, I was going to adopt a new little puppy into our family. After getting laid off, I decided I could not in good conscience spend a bunch of money on a new doggie, so I had to give him up.

Next up, there have been some mini dramas- our basement flooded and had to call a plumber, I ordered blinds and they are the wrong size, our dryer broke, our lawnmower broke, and the list goes on and on...

So to say it's been a hard 4 weeks is an understatement. The only thing keeping me sane is my faith and my family. They keep my mind off all the stress and my family keep me laughing. I'm making an effort to stay focused on all the amazing things in my life and that has made a huge difference. Attitude if everything as cliche as that is. I'm having fun and nothing is keeping me down! I've decided to step back, take the summer "off", recover from surgery, watch baseball, and hang out with my kids. I'm not afraid of the future at all. Life is an adventure and I'm loving it!

Let's Catch Up!

We've been so busy with baseball, tball, trying to sell our house, and work- We've had zero down time. It's been pretty nuts around here, but such is life!

Both kids are just killing it in tball. I'm very proud. Callie is really enjoying the game and listens so well. She's a natural. Parker loves playing catcher and hitting of course! He does not enjoy hitting off the tee and can't wait to move up to coach pitch.




Cory and I have also decided to open our own screenprinting company, . Cory does most of the work right now, but I'm learning. Actually, we are all learning!



We've gone to a WSU game to cheer on Uncle Trek (and of course, Jason Monda!) Parker won "Fan of the Game" because he was cheering so loud. It was pretty cool to see him on the jumbotron!



I'm still trying to squeeze in workouts when possible, but I must say it's been very difficult. I'm running only 1-2 times per week, but I'm trying to be more active with gardening and yard work. Eating right has been hard too. We are running around town so much and getting home so late after games and practices, it's just been easier to hit a drive through. Bad habit, I know! Tball is nearing the end, so I think I will be able to get back on track!

Easter Week

Hope ya had a "Hoppy Easter"! HA HA HA, I'm HILARIOUS!

We kicked off our holiday week with heading to Pullman for WSU vs. Stanford game. We love Uncle Trek and all, but we were super excited to watch Mark Appel pitch. Ummm, he's awesome. Also, there were fireworks after the game..how cool, huh? We didn't win the game, but it was fun to catch a game under the lights.



On Saturday, we headed to a local school for an egg hunt. I thought the egg hunt was at 11- nope, it was at 10. My mama called me just in time for us to jump in the car and make it last minute. Thank goodness I live very close. There was a "golden ticket" inside an egg for each age group and Parker got it! He won this awesome basket filled with art supplies.




We then headed to Grams and Caw's for an egg hunt and BBQ. We were loving the warm weather!



Sunday morning the kids got up early and we looked for Easter baskets and had a big breakfast. Cory FINALLY had a day off, so he spent some much needed Daddy time with the kids while I went for a run. When I got back, we dyed eggs, ate, and hung out. A couple days before Easter, we had planted some jelly beans in the garden. On Easter we went out to find that lollipops grew!!




Later, the kids and I went for a bike ride so Cory could take a nap. We saw a crazy person on a scooter in an Easter bunny costume. It was awesome! He was too speedy for me to get a picture though. Callie was of course scared, so we had to leave right away. Before we did, Parker made us sit in the bleachers and watch him have an imaginary baseball game. We had to cheer "Go Jason Monda!" while he hit a "ham slam" (That's Parker's word for a Grand slam).



When we got back, we had out own little backyard egg hunt.



The day was nearly over and Grandma Lucy stopped by to take the kids to one more egg hunt at Cory's parents home. I cleaned up the day's messes and soon the kids were back home and it was time for bed. What a fun week!