one of the truest, sweetest people I know---my ex-husband's wife jodi. I gave a baby shower for her this past sunday--amidst the move and everything--I know I know--what was I thinking? just that I wanted to be there for her.... she is due September 14th with a little girl--Seneca. Nathan (my ex) reversed his vasectomy almost 21 mos ago to conceive this little blessing. I am truly happy for her. Doesn't she look great?

gemma and her step-sister kaydrie--they are 8 days apart and always posing for the camera

I got a job---unfortunately it is so much sooner then I wanted to start back to work. My goal was to ride out my unemployment until late fall. I didn't know how much I enjoy my time at home with the kids until I know I will be missing that time. It really makes me sad--I will be working fulltime (40 hours a week)--and I haven't done that in over 10 years. It is a financial necessity for us as dan's income hasn't and won't be what is has been in the past years...
I am really torn--my kids are soo important to me. Obviously I have no choice--I just hope this has a positive outcome for our family in every aspect of our lives.

we have river access walking distance from our house--it really isn't a place you can swim but it is so beautiful--I see myself coming here in the future in the early evening and watching the fish jump out of the water.

Grandma had Sadie and Laken for the weekend while Dan and i were in Washougal, Wa for motorcross races. sadie got a haircut like her cousin Keira--it is really cute and so much easier to take care of.

menace

our kitten has definitely adapted to her new environment and is queen of the castle.--she has the loudest rumbly purr I have ever heard in a kitten--she loves to sleep with me at night.

sadie loves her sponge bob fishing pole and she and laken will spend hours casting plankton out into the grass and reeling him back in.--the kitten loves this game also

I decided to apply for a couple jobs early this week--just to put my feelers out--I got two calls on tuesday to set up interviews.--One is working in a pulmonary department at one of the bigger clinics in bend. the other was actually an medical assistant job working with orthopedic and neurological patients--neither is what I am really looking for but how do you turn down a really good job if you are offered one?
I also visited my old place of employment--central oregon pediatrics and they might have an opening in a few weeks.--pediatrics is truly one of my passions
luckily I am not in a position right now where I need a job--that time will come in a few months and I definitely want to be picky and choose something that works for me and my family......

on a side note--I have the worst blister from wearing ridiculous shoes to a job interview---the stupid things I do!!!!!

we moved

we are here in bend--after months of thinking about it, dreaming about it--we finally did it. No words can express how it feels to finally be here. It all happened so fast. Our house rented on sunday night--we came to bend and looked for houses to rent on tuesday and moved out on friday. On a side note I feel a little down and I am not sure why--I have everything I need and want--I guess the mind is a crazy thing. I am going to post a few pictures of the house we are renting--it is blissfully amazing:)

Laken got his first bee sting a couple of days ago--you know when you hear your child crying and it is 10 octaves higher and louder then usual--you know something is really wrong--so it stung his thumb and laken has no pain tolerance--he basically cried until his lips started swelling from not breathing well and then he passed out on dan--I was able to get this photo