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Good Times in the Northwest
So here we are in Portland, Oregon. I have to say that I have a renewed love for Portland. I have always had a weirdness of a feeling while visiting Oregon because of my yuck high school years, but I feel like I have grown up a bit and am pretty much over it. I have really enjoyed Portland for the amazing city it is. Here are some of the pictures that we have taken while here to give you a little sample of what we are experiencing! I love this picture! This is at my grandparents home in Cottage Grove, Oregon. I love their yellow house and have such great memories with them! My grandpa (seen through the door) is now 89 years old!!! He is still a lively man and I love him so much! Love those eyes. In this picture you can see Maisie’s first little sharp…
Read MoreFinally Pictures of Virginia!
We had so much fun in Virginia! I love Justin’s family! They have totally invited me in as one of their own and I am so thankful for them! One of the first mornings in Virginia we all went over to Aunt Jan’s (far right) for breakfast. It was so much fun sitting on the outdoor patio and just chatting it up! This is Tracy and Justin. Tracy is the female version of Justin and they are bestest of cousins! They seriously look so much alike it is ridiculous! Just a cute little picture of our nugget! Paige is so beautiful! She is Justin’s cousin and her and Brock are seriously the cutest couple ever (see picture of him below!) Maisie + Brock = LOVE. Maisie seriously was in love with Brock (he is Paige’s boyfriend). She would squeal and crinkle her face into a little weird smile whenever she…
Read MoreFun times in Colorado!
We are having a really great time in Colorado with family! It is amazingly beautiful here! Enjoy the pix! Sisters! Maisie and Aunt Amy! Ethan and Avery…his hair has lots of static from the trampoline! We went to a little petting zoo thing up at Copper Mountain. Maisie loves animals. She loves to touch them and then put her hands in her mouth. I don’t like that. Oh Jason…I love my brother in law. He is the best. (boop) Ethan is adventurous! He is such a little polite guy now! So grown up. Such a typical me look. Oh! I am wearing my new wrap that I love! Maisie loves it too! Maisie tasted lemon. She didn’t love it. Amy likes to torture Maisie, just like she used to torture me. Yes, she is the cutest. mmmmmm hmmmmm Maisie loves Avery’s curls…as do I! Drama like her mama. Oh yeah. …
Read MoreSee ya later Paris!
That’s right. I am not saying goodbye yet because we are coming back in January and besides, this is a place I know we will visit again and again (at least if we are living in Europe somewhere)! We had a really great last day here spending time with friends! We did stop by the Eiffel tower for a bit, as well as hand over the keys to our apartment. Here are some pictures from our last day living in Paris. Don’t miss the video at the end! I like to take pictures of myself! This is on a street close to where we live(d). Just a little picture of Maisie saying her goodbyes to her first home. Finally a family picture in front of the Eiffel tower! A fun shot! Another family picture… minus Justin, plus Jeff. For some reason Jeff and I like to take family pictures together. …
Read MoreNew Maisie pix and videos too!
I finally downloaded some pictures to Justin’s computer (mine is still crashed!), so I thought I better show off how freakin’ cute my little nugget is! This was on our way from Vienna, Austria to Sopron, Hungary! Maisie and I tortured Jeff the whole time. It was a blast. Maisie got her cuddle on with Paula! We love the Farmers (that is their last name)! They live in Portugal and they are caaarrrraaazzzy! Maisie ate a cookie. Bad, bad mom (and dad). She may just be a drummer like her uncle Nate! Packing is fun! At least for Maisie. I know that Maisie is not smiling in a single one of these pictures, but she prefers to do the serious look while posing for the camera. To prove that she really is a happy baby here is a video we took today! By the way, she totally learned to stand…
Read MoreNose picking family
You know you all do it. The French do it in public. Americans do it in private. My family does it for fun in public and for real in private. My little sister sent me this picture of all of us a few years back. I love my family and can’t wait to see them in just a week! It is sad to leave Paris, but I am totally looking forward to our time catching up with family and friends! YAY! So the picture! Oh how things have changed! Blond hair and tan? Who do I think I am? From left to right: me, my nephew Ethan, my older sister Amy, and my little sister Kylie.
Read MoreThe Itsy Bitsy Spider
Today my mom sang to Maisie over the computer. I have said it before and I will say it again…I love technology. Maisie was seriously just staring at her throughout the whole song of Itsy Bitsy Spider and Where is Thumpkin. It was awesome. Awesome to hear my mom singing to a computer. Awesome that Maisie was actually entertained by this. I come from a strange singing family and now I am bringing up Maisie to be a part of that. It is great that even though my mom lives so far away she can sing to her granddaughter, give her own daughter advice on how to feed Maisie and then even watch (eating bananas all by herself…not breastfeeding…I wouldn’t go that far people). I love the video cam. It is my bff.
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