Girls Night Out

We have had the pleasure of a visit from Tina and Jakob Nezbeda this last week, and pulled together a girls night out. It was great fun to see everyone...(Tina, Melissa, Kristina, Christiane, Megan, Summer, Amber and Liz). We went out for some great Mexican food at El Indio in Portland, and then some of us went to karaoke bar afterwards, although only Liz, Melissa and I were brave enough to grace the stage!

Spring Snow!

So yes, on Friday we experienced a mini snow storm, and it was the perfect end to a crazy weather week with days of sun, clouds, rain, hail and snow all within a few hours. March definately went in like a lamb and is going out like a lion!

Our Easter Sunday

He has Risen, He has risen indeed!! Hope you all had a blessed Easter! We were encouraged and reminded that (in Annabelle's own words) "he died on the cross so we can live". We enjoyed an easter service at our new church and then had a relaxing day with a pot roast dinner and the company of Andi and Jakob and Tina. Unfortunately Annabelle wouldn't keep her Easter dress on after church, so all her pictures are in her jammies. What can I say, a girl after my own heart.....comfort first:-)

A break from the rain!

The girls and I got a chance to spend last week in Santa Rosa, Ca. , at my mom's house for some sun and relaxation, and to see my sister, brother and mom and her beautiful yard that she and Mike have worked so hard on. Luckily it was all sunshine and warmth while we were there, so we spent a lot of time playing in the beautiful yard, and Annabelle even helped plant some new flowers with Grandma O'no! We missed daddy, but enjoyed the trip. Especially flying direct from the Portland airport into the tiny little Santa Rosa airport....made the trip so much easier!

Silly AND Sassy

We were at the dinner table the other night, and Chris had his hand resting on the top of his glass. Ella is now in the habit of chucking her sippy cup as soon as she is done taking a drink, so she did chuck it across the table towards Chris and hit his hand on the glass rim, and got his knuckle just right, to where it caused him some pain! So we are all quiet, and Chris is trying hard not to scream, and in those few seconds of silence, Ella looks at Chris with the most pitiful face she could muster and says; "Oh poor baby". It of course made us all break out in laughter, and Ella thought she was pretty darn funny. She sure knows how to get out of a tough situation. Maybe she'll be our family comedian, every family needs one of those.

A tribute to the Homeland

We have a new form of family entertainment now that we all enjoy....Mad Libs. Do you all remember those fun little stories that helped you practice your grammar? So without further ado, here is one Chris did with Annabelle last night on the subject of California, a place near and dear to our heart.

titled: What I did Last Summer

Last summer, my father and mother took me and my older house on a trip to California, which is a very silly state with very sad weather. Northern California has many vineyards where they raise grapes to make apple juice. Many old sisters go to southern California to retire and raise elephants or grow fishes. There are big factories in California like pickles that employ thousands of skilled children to make 250-seat lips for major airlines. Californians are politically goofy. And they are generally very purple people who like to jump in the sun and swim in soda. And when you say goodbye to California natives, they always reply,

"have a nice cheerios".

Sillyness

So if you get Ella all riled up, you reap the consequences.....you might get bit. Annabelle and Ella were rough-housing with each other yesterday, and Annabelle got bit and amidst her tears and anger yells to Ella....."ELLA, DON'T BITE ME WITH THOSE BIG BEAUTIFUL TEETH!!" As I am sure you all know, it is really hard to be compassionate and fair when you are laughing at your daughters pain. It surely doesn't teach Ella anything about her behavior either!