Thankful Thursday

Thanks be to God for.....

1. A clean house
2. A patient husband
3. A daughter who is 95% potty trained
4. New friends
5. Free tickets to the baseball game

My the Lord Bless you this week.

Celebrating Rosie's 3rd Birthday in Portland

While in Portland in early July, we celebrated Rosie's 3rd birthday.  I can't believe my baby is already 3 years old.  We had a BYOPL (Bring Your Own Picnic Lunch) in the Park.  It was a beautiful day out, the playground was a great place for the kids to play and us adults got to hang out by the picnic benches, watching our kids, of course.  It was so great to see friends we haven't seen since we moved out east.  Rose had a BLAST hanging out with her friends too.  She missed them so much.  Here are some pictures of our afternoon at the park.

Rosie the birthday princess

Rose and Hannah hanging on the bar

Kevin trying out the crown

Rose and her big brother Ryan

Maddie Spencer and Laura Selle

Kayla Selle and Uncle Dave

The Nasland Family visiting with Grandma Donna.  The Naslands are the wonderful family who watched Rose 2 days a week when we lived in Portland.   The were like Rosie's second family.

Kristi and Daisy Woika

Can't forget about Baby Carter Woika, who's not a baby anymore.  He is growing up so fast.

Rosie and Jessica

Aunt Sharon modeling the princess crown

Tracey and Chris Spencer

Ahh, don't they look cute

Rosie and Christopher

He is such a gentleman

Rosie in her Cinderella Outfit.  Thank you Aunt Sharon, Uncle Dave, Laura and Kayla

Time for cupcakes.  :o)

Coeur d'Alene Visit

In early July, Rose and I took a trip to visit Grandma Ellie and Papa Ron in beautiful Coeur d'Alene, ID.  We had spent a week in Portland and Andy had to fly back to Wisconsin to get back to work.  Rose and I played for one more week.  Here's some pictures of what we did.

Coeur d'Alene Resort on Lake Coeur d'Alene

Best of Friends and Cousins - Rosie and Choele in front of the Coeur d'Alene Library

Played at Fort Sherman Playground

Had a visit with Great Grandma and Grandpa Fischer

Grandma Ellie and her girls

Took the Mudgy and Millie walking tour.  Followed the book to all the statues of Mudgy and Millie

Mudgy the Moose, Rosie and Choele

Downtown Coeur d'Alene

Hanging out with the cousins

Darian, Choele, and Anthony

We had a great time in Coeur d'Alene.  With Andy could have been there with us and the weather would have been a little nicer.  Hopefully next time we visit.

Marigolds growing

Here is our little garden and Rosie's marigolds that she planted on Mother's Day.  They survived while we were out west - yeah!  

My tomato plant has been going crazy this past week.  I have more tomatoes than I know what to do with. But I'm not complaining.  Makes me think I'd like to plant a garden next year, but have to figure out how to keep the deer from eating it all up.   I guess I have a year to figure that one out. 

Rose watering her marigolds

Our "garden"

Tap Dancing and Ballet Dancing Class

Rose started a summer dance class last week. Its a 45 min. class of ballet and tap. Last week she was a little shy, she didn't do the tap dancing but I was able to talk her into participating in the ballet portion of the class. (McDonald's Happy Meal seemed to do the trick).

This week Rose was excited to go to class and I was able to video a portion of the tap class and ballet class. Unfortunately I can't upload it to blogger b/c its too big and I can't shorten the video, you would miss too much.  So here are some pictures.  Hopefully I can post the video to facebook for all my friends out there.

Tap dancing, jumping and clapping

Ballet dancing

Thankful Thursday

I know its not Thursday that I am posting this, I was driving back from Coeur d'Alene, ID on Thursday.  Now I'm back in Wisconsin, at my computer, so am posting my thanks a few days late.

Thanks be to God for....

1. Visiting with family in CDA, ID
2. Good trip back west
3. New appreciation for my little city in Wisconsin
4. Sunshine and Hope

Thankful Thursday

Thanks be to God for......

1. Trip to Portland to see Family & Friends
   
2. God reveiling himself to us
   
3. New friendsips being formed in our little city

And we, who with unveilded faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is in the Spirit. - 2 Corinthians 3:18