And he is hooked!

I may be a bad mother for encouraging this, but I believe in doing things as a family and Ryan and I both love the movies and admittedly sometimes they are dark. Quinn has shown he is just like his parents. This week we went to the theatre and saw The Dark Knight and Ironman. He was hooked, no sleeping, no laying him down and he certainly did not want to leave the room; man he was all eyes for the screen, although he did tend to think plot development was boring and could be laughed through. For him it is all about the explosions (Oh man what have I gotten into?!). He was very good and we got a very nice compliment from a lady in the theatre about how good he had been. Now I just have to remember to keep taking nature wallks and watch any fire producing materials around him.

Feed Me Seymore. . .

Food and drinks are the fascination. I know that most say to wait until six months but this kid just wants it now. We are still holding off really introducing anything as a meal to him, but I have to admit we let him sample sometimes. This is the time I was sitting on my mother-in-law's deck trying to enjoy a nice juciy plum when Mr. Quinn decided he need some too. Every time I would bring the plum to my mouth he would turn and suck on my cheek till I gave him some. So now ours is a "Little Shop of Horrors" because soon I will be losing my little baby and getting a little boy.

Berry Picking

I love this time of year. I love berry picking and baking and the jamming. Gathered the troop s and we went picking. Quinn slept pretty much the whole time which was nice because it allowed us to pick for awhile. Rahul brought his friends and Heather had her two girls. It was a ton of fun and the prices were great, plus there were chickens and sheep to entertain the little ones; although Heather lost most of her berries from Haddie feeding the chickens and then Had's decided to take a dirt bath, but that's part of the fun right? Can't wait for more-went today in fact.

One of those Mornings. . .

I had little sleep, hair all over the place, couldn't find any clothes and couldn't stand the idea of putting my hair in a ponytail for another day- what's a girl to do? Chop it I said and Shelly (the hairstylist I saw) said let's try this. So we did. I have never had my hair this short and am still trying to get use to it, but so far I think I like it. My Grams is probably turning in her grave.

Mad Maddie

So I haven't gotten a picture Yet!
But the great news is we got another girl. Friday morning my sister gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Madeline Ruth Householder. I think this is how they are spelling it. She was 7.5 lbs and 19 in. with black hair.
I am so excited for Emily and her family they finally have even stevens 4 girls and 4 boys and after having 2 boys herself has gotten her little girl. I can't wait to see her in the fall.
Unfortunately Ryan has now decided if we have a girl she can't have an "M" name, but I love my little Mean Mena and I am sure I will adore my little Mad Maddie.
Congrats Householder Family!

Tagged

So I got tagged by Mel, and because I miss her so much I thought I would send it on:

A is for age: 25, next month.

B is for burger of choice: Homemade is generally the best for me. Nice and thick with cheese and fresh tomatoes.

C is for the car I drive: 2005 Toyota Matrix.

D is for your dog's name: Ame, it means rain in Japanese- this would normally be very cute for an Oregon dog, but ours hates the rain.

E is for essential item you use every day: Hmm. I think I would have to go with eyewear- can't be without either my contacts or glasses- one day I will have the surgery.

F is for favorite TV show at the moment: At the moment I am addicted to Planet Green, I love their show "Wasted."

G is for favorite game: Right now we are on a role with "Ticket to Ride" the European version is pretty fun, overall though I tend to like Trivia games.

H is for home state: California.


I is for instruments you play: CD player- am I talented or what?!.


J is for favorite juice: I like blends right now I love Old Orchards Pome/Blueberry.


K is for whose bum you'd like to kick: I have to take the fifth- but I agree with Mel on the customer part when I am working.

L is for the last restaurant at which you ate: I believe it was Kell's Irish Pub and Restaurant, one of my favs

M is for your favorite Muppet: Kermit-I like frogs (Me too!); although I think I have to add Animal or the nice creatures from Dark Crystal.


N is for number of piercings: Two in each ear, but one pair are closing.


O is for overnight hospital stays: Just when Quinn was born.


P is for people you were with today: Quinn, and Ryan, but the day isn't over yet so we shall see.


Q is for what you do with your quiet time: Read, waste time on the internet, sleep- Diddo oh and add watch T.V.


R is for biggest regret: Long Story. Overall I like to think of the positive things that come from my mistakes.


S is for status: Married! Coming up on 4 years in October! Right behind ya- Actually in front because my anniversary is before yours.


T is for time you woke up today: I believe it was around 6:30 am, but Quinn slept really late so I just read for quite awhile so I can't be sure although it was before Ryan.


U is for what you consider unique about yourself: I am the Master of certificates, I love to learn, but something always comes up before I make a carreer out of it.

V is for vegetable you love: Butternut Squash.


W is for worst habit: Can't think of any :P

X is for x-rays you've had: Well there are the dental ones and for my knee and then the ones of my fractured toe.


Y is for yummy food you ate today: Cookie, cereal and I am not sure about later.

Z is for zodiac: Leo.
Now I tag Julie, Kaz and Ashlyn.

Our laughing machine

This is my favorite video to date of our son (Ryan)

What I have really been up to

Okay so I haven't been really busy, or trying to recoup yada yada.
The truth is I have started rereading the Harry Potter Books, really just the last three. It started because I saw the movie for the fifth one and knew there was a ton missing so I decided to read it over and see how much. I can't believe how much of the cool and important stuff they left out of the movie. But my one good thing is that it helps me read to Quinn and I have gotten my little brother in law into them too.

Independence Day

These guys kept the show rolling!


Gotta root for the catcher- even though his stats were really bad!


Okay I know it was almost a week ago, but we are still trying to recoup.
We had a great day; enjoying the outdoors. Our 4th started with a late morning in, and a trip to the dog park. Then we watched Independence Day and BarBQed (?) trout and chicken. Then we all piled into the Suburban and traveled down for some good all American Baseball. The Beavers played Tacoma, winning 8-3. After the game they had Fireworks, which my son soundly slept through, and came home.
We did have our own show the night before, which Quinn also slept through.
How blessed I feel to live in such a great country. I am so thankful for the lives of those wonderful people who have contributed to making this Nation great.

How could I forget?

I almost forgot to show the sea lions. One of the best shows we saw at Sea World was the Sea Lions Tonight. THis is where they make fun of all the other shows, but in a fun way. THe opening guy is hysterical, he actually my sister and I crying it was so funny. Definitely a must see.

Avery's BDay

Here is our favorite AZ girl turning one! Her Birthday was actually later, but they were going to Houston to celebrate with all their family and wanted a test run. Ashlyn's mom made her dress which was way cute, she didn't attack the cake like most babies and had a great time with all the other little kids. Ashlyn made the cake and had the great idea of Pin The Candle one the CupCake which I helped with, didn't we do a great job?.

Quick Trip to AZ

On our travels we decided to bop over to Arizona for a quick visit to the Hursts our dear and wonderful neighbors from Utah. We unfortunately arrived to early to stay with them in their new home, but I don't think their beautiful daughter Avery (who just turned one) minded sharing her bedroom with Quinn.Of course he did share his binky with her. She did mind sharing her Mom though. And while there they took us to this great place that has actually been shown by the guy from Food Network, way cool! It is Chinese Mexican Food- wierd I know but actually very tasty.
Thanks for the place to stay, we had a great time! Miss you guys a Ton!

Don't know why this is sideways??

Cirque Del A Mer

One day I will have the body strength to be like them- just you wait :)

Sea Lion's Garden-

So where do you take a kid who hates the water? SeaWorld of course.
We had such a terrific time and got to see a ton of great shows and even got a great two for one deal on Quinn's gift. Joining us were Grandma and Grandpa (great child relievers), Aunt Amy and Uncle Phil with their adorables Jacob and Mena, and Cousin Meagan and Tim with their little Beth.
My favorites: seeing Cirque Del A Mer, Sea Lions Tonight (A Must see if you can) and getting to touch the Bat Rays. I don't know why but they are so neat to pet.
It was also great to get to travel down with my cousin Megan and her daughter Beth (we met up with her husband Tim, who had to go down earlier for some business stuff).
We had a fun visit and it is so great to see all the husbands get along and really enjoy each others company. Glad we chose to go here again.
The Stroller Brigade







Boys always wanna be in the Soak Zone- Although it was a hot day, unfortunately I don't think they ever really got soaked.

All boys except mine who stayed behind the glass to watch the show with his Grandpa.

Petting the Starfish- I love how hands on they let people get.

Family Reunion

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree
(This was our Theme)

Who started it all and who we owe our love to

Siblings gathered- the two youngest are missing but we hope to catch them next time.

These rolls are famous, sorry you can't taste them, but I had to get a picture for the memories.

Next Generation


We all had an excellent time. It was so great to see so much family get together and share. Amy did a great job and seeing the Apple tree with so many names was so awesome. Can't wait till the next one, there is talk of it being in Florida.

Family Breakfast

Sneaking in the drinks

Grand-Aunt Jeanne with our Lil'guy

Grilling away, showing us how it's done!

Girls taking over

Love the ease of it all.
This is the start off of the first Elison (LaMar Family) reunion. It was a fun start seeing my brother-in-law Phil and cousin Sharon working at the grill. It was then a rush off to help decorate and get supplies for the diner.

DutchLand

On the way down I decided we hd to take the coast line following the 101 hwy so that I could visit Solvang. This is a city in Southern California that is made to look like a little Dutch Village. As a child I can remember stopping here and really having a good time, of course I think we always stopped for breakfast and I remember it being a lot cooler in temp. This was our first encounter of the deadly heat of this trip, but we had a great stop and a wonderful lunch so I still think it was worth it.