old timey

Have you ever seen an old newspaper front page vs a newer one? The biggest and most obvious difference are the pictures, the old ones have hardly any if at all. I'm talking oooooold. That's what this post is going to be like. I've been really lame lately about even remembering where my camera is at and I don't have any good excuses, save for yesterday when northwest Washington saw the hottest day ever recorded!

So here's a quick recap of the last few weeks. After my parents and siblings left we just chilled for a while remembering how it felt to have Logan go to work and leave only two of us and a dog. It was quiet :) Around about the 10th I re-tried on my dress for the ball Logan and I are going to Friday (Jul 31st) and it was too small!!! Well I sort of freaked out, drove to Portland the next day, and bought a dress at the mall near my parents' house. It's beautiful, long, green, and beaded with iridescent beads. I love it but it's proving to be quite a challenge for me to try and coordinate accessories for. More about that later. I drove back from Portland the same day I went down returning with a ball gown and my sister Courtney.

Courtney came up to watch Rowan for me while I "counselor-ed" at my church's four day youth day camp. Camp was a lot of fun and tiring. Of course I forgot my camera there :P I did get a picture of my team which I may scan later... we'll see. Rowan did great with his auntie "Coco" while was gone during the day. They played, went shopping, watched his favorite shows, and read books. I'm so grateful for her help :) she's fantastic!

This week we've been trying to find jewelry, shoes, and a bag to go with my dress and I realized I should've started shopping much earlier. I know it will all work out but I'm frustrated with my lack of knowledge and experience when it comes to dressing up. I did find good shoes yesterday which I think has raised moral. Today I will search for just the right necklace and bag. I'm crossing my fingers...

Oh this week also we've been experiencing a heat wave. I was the hottest day on record all over the NW yesterday with temperatures around 104 (F) here and 106 in Portland. I think we survived the day pretty well but last night was crazy. It was so hot (still over 90 at almost 11PM) Rowan could not fall asleep so after getting up many times to try and comfort him, trying to get him to sleep with Logan and me, getting kicked, and trying to sleep on Rowan's floor I finally remembered that we have a travel crib. Logan got it set up on my side of the bed and with the addition of another fan to our room we all slept comfortably... until about 4:30 when I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep. It's finally cooled down so I'm hoping writing all this will help me rest a bit before Ro gets up. I don't really know when that will be because he was up so many times in the night.

This weekend is the ball, my brother Rylan's birthday, and we'll be taking Courtney home. Perhaps I'll get back to taking pictures and sharing our lives with everyone visually... perhaps not but I'm sure once we get to Portland mom will be snapping away, she's just great like that :D

I hope you enjoyed this "old timey" post, until next time... same bat-time.... same bat-channel.

Summer fun!

My parents a 3/7 of my siblings got to come up for almost a whole week! It was great :D

Good weather and good times! I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves :)