Fourth of July

Okay it was actually the Fifth, but it was our own fireworks show and we love to see the Sparkles.
Quinn proves to be following in his parents path and jumped right in and wanted to light them off with his uncle and dad. We had quite the display and we quickly went through quite the selection.
I love his enthusiasm for life if not his uncontrollable desire to drive his mother insane.

Moving Day

I'm told I need to update more. Here is what I can get in today as I feel the summer literally fading away and the Fall moving in. Don't get me wrong I LOVE this season, but it unfortunately always starts out with a cold, so as I recoup I am revisiting the warmer days.
The day we moved into the "Big House" (it's okay my mother-in-law calls our old place the "outhouse") was pretty much organized chaos. Luckily, we had good weather and lots of Rahul's friends around to help us get things moved.
Quinn decided he was just going to live on the deck-

Swiftly Flying through Summer

Yeah, Yeah- I know it has been since June. The Project bug hit hard this summer and unfortunately it gives off immunities to the writing bug :)

So it is my goal this week to catch up on all we have done this summer and just so you all know I am very impressed with the many changes you have all had too. Moves, babies, trips, and just plain growth is always inspiring.

Had to catch this one while he was sleeping. He is moving and grooving so quickly anymore I can hardly keep up. Definitely a collector- notice all the animals he insists on having on his bed.

I thought they captured him pretty darn well, considering he had absolutely no nap that day.

Now to the projects:

New rooms- this summer was kicked off by a household switch-up. My In-laws moved up to the back house and we took over the Big house. Ryan is extremely happy to be able to raise his family in the home he grew up in. Quinn has his own room now to keep all his goodies in.

My Space :) This is my new office. I am working very hard to expand and build up my business. It has been a true joy making friends with the other distributors around here.

The office is also our guest room for distant friends and family to come and visit (hint hint)

Ryan says it's definitely ready for when we have a girl- not sure I am willing to give it up.

Lots of painting done. Rahul got on the Wagon too and decided he needed to add some color to his bathroom. Turned out pretty darn good I think.

MMM. I love the way my garden grows. . . so does Quinn, he's constantly sneaking in grab a bite.

New finish on the dining table.

New Floors. Yes, Ryan and I became ambitious while Mike and Geri were on the Anniversary6 trip and completely redid the upstairs floors. Aren't they loverly?

We also repainted and restained all the decks so they would be ready for this fall.

And then we have the real garden-

Blueberry bushes

Grafted cherry tree

And all the rest

We have had quite a harvest already and we can't wait for the next round to start. I have also canned peaches and will probably have to can some of our tomatoes.

To add to the rest of the list we had a HUGE yard sale that cleared out one and a half garages and funded some of the other stuff. And this is just what I did here. LOL

Hard to believe how quickly we are back to school shopping and returning to the routines, but I have to say it has been a pretty successful summer even it wasn't all that relaxing.

Swimming

Quinn had his very first swim lesson yesterday. We are so excited to get him going in the water- especially after last summer's nightmare of the water. Mary (our very bestest neighbor) is a lifeguard at the Oregon City pool and is being very wonderful to help us out with lessons.As soon as we got into the pool area Quinn was ready to jump right on in. Of course then once he got in he realized how cold the water got and spent the first twenty minutes screaming his head off. But then they let mommy get in with him, and soon we were off and laughing. He absolutely LOVED the water balls and actually used them as a security blanket in the beginning. Now that we know we can go to an earlier swim time we think it will also be a lot easier on him. Watch out Michael Phelps!

Books, Books and more Books

Nothing like making his Grandma Joan proud! Quinn Loves to get all of his books into a big pile and then he goes through each one. Sometimes in the mornings instead of dragging out his blanket with him he'll have his hands full of books. I would be totally fine with this if itweren't for the mess of books I am always having to pick up- oh well back to reading.

Party in the Park

Quinn got to go to his cousin Lilly's sixth birthday party, which was a Woodland Wonderland for all the kids. My crazy sister-in-law had over 15 little ones running around, luckily she also recruited alot of help and the Kids all had a blast doing their own thing.
I was able to help out by making the cake, and she did a fantastic job on the Mushroom cupcake lollipops.
Hope this year is a great one for you Fairy Lilly (Yes, she is a real fairy- she'll tell you so!)

Big Boy Bed

We finally have graduated out of the Pack-N-Play and have moved up to an actual twin size bed. Mommy and Quinn are both very excited. Quinn loves to be able to come in and get mommy and daddy up in the AM, and mommy loves tht her mischief maker will actually wait until the morning before getting out of his bed. After a full week we have made it through with only falling off the bed twice! Also, the window had to be blocked with the body pillow, because Quinn was having way too much fun mooning the backyard, and trying to climb out of it.

Soon he will be into his new room too-I'll try to keep you updated :)