wow--time has flown since I last blogged--and I am not sure where it went. Life in bend is better then I ever could imagined--school conferences, soccer games, homework, art shows--I feel so blessed to be back here---just mundane everyday life is a million times better.

working full time is hard--enough said

we went to a pumpkin patch last weekend that was excellent fun for the kids--hayrides, pony rides, carnival games, and yummy food. there is nothing quite like warm caramel corn fresh out of the popper:0

sadies birthday cake

ahh some quiet time

we have had a rough go of it this week--Laken has been sick with a cough/fever for the majority of the week a "viral illness" as the pediatrician told us on wednesday. dan has stayed home with him until this morning --he needed to work a little bit this week and we thought he was on the mend. this morning he was warm again and I could tell he didn't fell like himself but I had no place to take him and as my job is brand new I can't really call in. poor guy--I bribed him to go to school by telling him he could play with legos--which there is a big lego table. I felt horrible because I know I should be home with my baby when he is not feeling well. I was able to take off at lunch and pick him up ( he did great). now--he is working on a three hour nap and I can rediscover the computer. dan and I have gotten no sleep this week as laken has been up and down at night. there are no groceries, the house is a disaster,--I don't think I brushed my hair today. I can't wait until Laken feels better and things are back to normal ( for a minute).

Sadie Gray Hollingsworth is 5 today---9/9/09
she was born at 7:50 am via planned c-section. I remember walking into the hospital for my appointment to have a baby:) the morning sprinklers were going off and it wasn't quite light. Sadie was 7 lbs 10 0z and 20 inches long and had a ton of brown hair. from the minute she came out she had daddy wrapped around her little finger and still does!!!
Happy Birthday Sadie--my little puppy wannabe

My dear friend robin and her little girl simone came to visit me this past weekend --they were staying in sunriver with friends. Laken and Simone did well for their first playdate. Simone loves her babies and laken is all boy but they managed to mesh pretty well. Simone is so cute!!

My mom came to visit and help me out with babysitting this past week. dan was doing his training in wisconsin) I think she played candyland with laken more in one week then she has in her entire life:) what a huge help she was--THANKS MOM!!
whenever I get to spend time with my mom and sister it makes me appreciate how valuable family is--we are hoping to go spend a week in Iowa this fall if everything falls into place--the whole family traveling together via airplace will be a new experience--laken has only flown once as a baby--and sadie only a few times but not in a very long time. gem and brecken are seasoned travelers--I think gemma flew 4-5 times just in her first year.

dan and I managed to semi butcher little mans hair--he thinks we are killing him when we give him a haircut--and always freaks out. he has the coolest hair tho---reddish blonde with really cool highlights--

dan always says if he would have had laken's hair he would have been somebody--:)