Classic Oregon Coast fog...but still warm!

Nice and cool at the beach

It has reached record highs of 105-107 in the Portland area this week, we are staying cool at the beach..with temps as high as 93...it still feels kind of weird getting a tan at the Oregon Coast, but hey...i wont argue! Jesse had to go into work a couple of days so Amalia and I decided to give ourselves pedicures, and of course as soon as Jess got back from work we were headed right down to the beach to play! Our days consist of playing on the beach, playing on the beach, and playing on the beach...and loving it:)

The Gazelle...

Blue Lake Park

we spent saturday at blue lake park at our Godson, Sam's 1st birthday. bravo to his mom for an incredible party! tennis theme, ode to his father the tennis champ! thanks for a great day! i had to post the pic of amalia, getting longer and longer!

Pics from the beach...

Enjoying our family at the beach...

We are having an incredible time (only been here one day thus far) at the beach! The weather is about 102 in Portland, and about 80 here. We spent the day down at the beach, playing in the sand, making sand castles, chasing waves and taking a long nap:0). Amalia can't get enough of the water and wants to roll in the sand as much as she can. Jesse and I are enjoying our little family tremendously and are so blessed to have such beautiful little girls. Our favorite story...when Amalia told me "good job, you are such a big girl" when I used the restroom...awesome.

Our surprise road trip...hmmmm...

So Jesse is planning a surprise road trip for us in a couple of weeks...he knows what a control freak i am so of course this is just another form of torture. i have NO clue where we are going and am dying! ANY IDEAS? He wont even tell me what direction we are going in...but deep down its pretty exciting..take the poll and help me out :)

south beach widget?

what the heck? So I get this daily email with south beach hints/recipes etc...the diet jesse and I use when we "fall off the wagon" or when i gain 30 pounds during pregnancy...i click on it to get recipes and i find that i now have a south beach widget on my blog! am i computer inept or what? well, its there, so enjoy! there are a TON of great food ideas.

South Beach Diet

Find South Beach Diet Recipes and more at SouthBeachDiet.com

4th of July...and beyond

Nora Kate

Nora now weighs 16 pounds and in the 95th percentile...24in long in the 50th percentile, our sweet little ball of fun!

Fun in the sun today! 94 in oregon!

too cute...fathers day pic

here is a cute little pic of Amalia laying down with Nora. they are pretty cute together. They make eachother laugh and giggle...we are having a blast in the sunshine! Lots of swimming, art and dance parties in the living room (amalia loves Gwen!)

I'm Walking on Sunshine!

When I saw this pic of Amalia from her road trip with Jesse, it made me think of this song...

I'm walkin' on sunshine! Whoah! I'm Walkin' on Sunshine! Whoa! And its time to feel good! CLICK HERE

SISTERS!!

We still can't believe we have two darling little girls, each are so special in their own way...Amalia is full of spirit and so fun to be around little Nora is just as peaceful and sweet as can be. One has big brown eyes and blond hair while the other has big blue eyes and so far...a little red hair. Here is a pic of each of the girls at the same age. In some pictures they look alike and some they are completely different. In person, they are definitely their own individual little girls. Amalia went on her first "road trip" with daddy to Grants Pass for a wedding, stayed in a hotel, ate cake and now wants to get married (oh great!). Nora went on a mini road trip with mommy, opa and grandma to Eugene to see a friend, Scott Pedemonte graduate from college...We are loving everyday and looking forward to an exciting summer!

Jesus, the real estate agent

Last night the four of us were driving home from a friends house after dinner and our conversation turned into "what Jesus is doing". Amalia loves that man more than life itself and continues to tell us that he is going to make cookies with her, play in the tunnel with her, go to daycare with her, etc. I ask Amalia..."where is Jesus", (thinking she is going to say that he is in her heart) Amalia answers, "in heaven, showing property to his clients" HILARIOUS!

its otay mommy, it happens....

So today we experienced our second ever total melt down...let me tell you that i sweat more in carrying my screaming two year old out of a mall and walking a gigantic stroller with a screaming three month old in it than i do when i am training for a half marathon. Today my darling Amalia decided she did NOT want to leave the mall and Nora decided she wanted to eat right then and there. So, here i am marching through the mall with my two children faster than lightning to get to my safe haven...my car. We get to the car, i feed Nora, Amalia is STILL screaming that she wants to pee in the mall potty ONLY, no where else, and as Amalia calms down i speak to her about her behavior and ways to better solve it next time and her response to me is this..."thats otay mommy, it happens..." huh? "what happens AMalia?" "I scream, its otay...it happens" oh brother...

Nora-3 month dr. apt...all clear!

We had Nora's Dr. apt this week, and her first shot:( is always so much fun (not). but she did great and Amalia was an incredible big sister. Nora weighed in a whopping 13 pounds-back to our stopping grounds in the 95th percentile! She is 24 inches long-75th percentile,and her head circ is 16 in-50th percentile...so we have a chunky long sweetheart. she is already drooling a ton, and chewing on her binkie, which i cant believe that means teeth are on their way already! this is going by so fast!!! If you want to see some totally cute pics of the girls, go to my cousin kelsey's blog-they were here the weekend of the 16th of May and have WAY better pics than i do! love to all! here is her website...just scroll down to OREGON TRIP http://thewilberns.blogspot.com/

Nora at ten weeks, chunky monkey...already in 6 month clothes!