Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Earthquake


I thought I would write a quick little post for those of you family members who will hear on the news that So. California had a big earthquake. It definitely shook me up, being here with both girls and Natalie back in her bedroom. It's over so quick though and then you realize that it's not TOO big and going to hurt us. Natalie woke up though and started screaming. I just realized why when I was changing her diaper and saw this shelf on the ground. Crazy. Of course we did not put a shelf like that near her bed but it shows that this one really moved us.
So you all know - We are okay!!

Thursday, July 24, 2008

SEA WORLD!

We did it! I was having some reservations (as I always do) about staying overnight with the girls in a hotel. I was up for Sea World but not so sure how the rest would go. We had such a fun weekend though and the hotel worked out just perfectly! I'm really glad that Ryan didn't bend to my hesitation and we went for it. (Maybe I shouldn't write that - he's going to hold me to it with every other reservation and some are actually valid.)
Sea World was great for so many reasons and I'm just too tired to name them. Here are some pics.
This seemed like a good idea but I was lifting up Noelle with my knee and trying to stick Natalie's head out at the same time :)
Noelle loves the tide pools, so this was perfect. She loved the aquariums because she could run around from window to window. She sure likes her freedom.
Here's an action shot on the way to the Shamu "Believe" show. Pretty amazing show.
I love this picture! Everyone in the crowd is supposed to do the sign for jump (or something, now I forget) and they chanted "Shamu, Shamu". Here's Noelle and Ryan joining in. This was our last activity of the day and you can see the tiredness in Noelle's eyes.
I was holding way too many things in my hands and we were surrounded by people leaving the Shamu show, but Ryan wanted to get this background. This was the best I could do.

Friday, July 18, 2008

Natalie or Noelle?

Can you tell?

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Natalie 2mos

For those of you who haven't met Natalie yet, I thought I'd put this little video up. Here's our little cutie.

Meet the Baby Part 3





On Friday July 11th we got together with some family in Lake Elsinore for a meet the baby party. It was so great to introduce Natalie to everyone. I come from a long line of baby lovers :)!

Saturday, July 05, 2008

The GAG Aunties


AJ Turner, Cameron Pray, Luke VanGinkel, & Hayden Ganyo





For those of you who are unfamiliar, GAG is the nickname given to our group of friends who met for bible study throughout college. I'm not sure how we got the name but it stands for "Girls Accountability Group". We've had a GAG weekend for 9 years now and this year we combined it with a "Meet the Baby Shower" for Natalie.

These girls bless my life in countless ways. Although we are spread all throughout California we find ways to stay connected. Everyone was able to come down to meet Natalie this June, which meant so much to us. The girls encouraged me and loved on Natalie and I.

Thank you sweet friends. I could have never imagined all those years ago when we first started meeting together that God would use you all in such powerful ways in my life.