check out this project

very inspirational project on craftynest today

go here to check it out

i'm definitely going to try this

nervous

picture from a few moves ago

i get a little anxiety sometimes

like when big things are happening

or big decisions need to be made

and we're moving for the 4th time within an 8 month period

in two days

i'm not really ready

and i'm kind of dreading it

i try to just think of the positives

dishwasher-round door knobs so i can childproof-no stairs

-built in airconditioning-

2 bathrooms-3 bedrooms

it'll be great right?

but i still don't want to physically do it

and

it's finals week

so michael's a little stressed

ok, truthfully he's not really

but i am for him

and once this week is over we start a 3 week break

before michael starts school again

3 weeks is not very long

and we talked about going to italy

but it's pretty spendy

and then we talked about going to new york

but still kind of spendy

and we know we can use the money elsewhere

so now we're thinking of hanging out in seattle/portland/oregon coast

without the kids

which sounds nice

but i know this break is going to be over before we know it

and i'm just not sure what we should do

i guess i should go pack

helper hazel

hazel is becoming quite the helper

i'm amazed that at 14 months

she notices when i'm behind on laundry

and even offers to help

yesterday she unloaded the entire load of clean clothes from the dryer

what a doll

she makes laundry look so fun

emergency

well we made it 3 years before noah ever needed to go to the ER

he went yesterday for his first time

he had a fever all day and vomited

his fever was still up to 103 degrees by the time we got there

they tested his urine

and a swab from his throat

and he's fine that way

so it's just a summer virus

that he'll be over soon

farmer's market

we finally went to the moscow farmers market today

we went hungry

so for breakfast we had strawberry lemonade

a dozen fresh mini donuts

some fresh mexican food

we also purchased some huge blueberries and corn

and now it's time for some tetris attack until we go to a bbq tonight

woo hoo

what's cookin'?

last week we went to the wsu 80th annual rummage sale

and lucked out on this sweet wood kitchen

for $8.00

the kids love it

but...i'm not sure they understand the concept yet

my kids are so lucky

tonight for the first time

i caught a bit of the TLC show toddlers and tiaras

i could not believe it

it gave me such an awful feeling

i felt like i was watching child abuse

one mom was putting her 2 week old in a pageant

and saying she can't wait to see his "stage presence"

another mom made her feverish daughter do a photo shoot

and another mom was prepping her twin girls for a pageant

and she has an obvious favorite

she was so mean to the nonfavorite twin

poor children

their moms are completely living through them

and trust me, the moms are not in their prime

vomit

4 year olds need dress up time

not spray tans and fake fingernails

it was awful!

noah and hazel, you're welcome

the most important meal of the day

today i got woken up by hazie way too early

and all she wanted to do was play

then when we actually got up all she wanted to do was fuss

so she went down for a nap

we got michael off to school

and noah and i read a book

and took the garbage out

now noah's watching sesame street

and i'm eating breakfast

at 10am

it could be worse

some days i forget breakfast

today i put it off because i knew we didn't have 1%

so i had to water down the kid's whole milk

it tasted fine

before i ate it i felt like taking a picture

because i love our bowls

and the kashi and strawberries looked so pretty

sunnyside park

everyone talks about sunnyside park

but we hadn't been

until today

we finally found it

and...it is pretty sweet

check out this slide

plus there are 2 ponds

and lots of play equipment

this is noah on one of those merrygoround play things

he joined in with a bunch of kids from a daycamp or something

he even went to line up with them when it was time for them to go

i finally managed to get a picture of miss hazel's two teeth

and in an attempt to get another one

i got a picture of her beautiful eyes

go ahead and click on the picture

her eyes are brown on the inside with a blue rim around them on the outside

isn't that awesome?

but you can only see them outside in good lighting

i'm so happy to have a picture now

here's me after i recovered from going down the slide

it was kind of a painful experience

very bumpy

i don't think i'll do it again

hazel and michael relaxing in the shade

pretty fun park

i'm sure we'll frequent it

we bought a new....

couch

it's a sectional actually

we got it off craigslist

we'll still hang on to the couch we just reuholstered

but we wanted something more comfortable

and that could more people

i'd show you a picture of it here

but it's not here

it's at our friends house until after we move in a few weeks

can't wait!

a lazy day at the pool

yesterday we had so much fun at the pool with our friends

we stayed for nearly 4 hours

i just wish i hadn't thought "i never get burnt"

and skipped the sunscreen

because, today, my shoulders are telling me otherwise

i love you blogger

tdear blogger,

thank you for doing such an awesome job at keeping me connected with people i love

i love that i can record our happy moments

and even the unhappy ones

i love the people i have "met" through blogging

i love that people i don't realize are reading, are

i love that people read this

i love them

they're very special

i love reading everyone elses blogs

thank you for the comment option

it's my favorite

and oh how exciting when it's from someone new

love you,

rachael

shhhhh don't tell michael

how much fun we have while he's at school

or how many otter pops we eat...

the moment we've all been waiting for

here's the couch

it's completely done

except the coushion covers still need zippers on the back

and we didn't use the highest quality fabric

so this is kind of a trial run

but when this wears we'll just replace it

with a higher quality fabric

since now we know what we're doing

yay for projects

and a repurposed couch

our once turquoise 1960's couch now has a modern look

to go with it's retro shape

i love it

music in the park

last night we met some friends

for music in the park

noah enjoyed swinging with his friends

and he liked swinging with hazel

but he loved swinging by himself

michael secured him in this handicap swing and let him fly

it was a really fun evening with friends

and otterpops

and music

what could be better?

here's a bonus video of the sweetest moment

through the eyes of a child

photographer

taken while sitting on our desk

gotta love those handlebars

from a lower angle

i really like this close up of the books

(michael don't forget to return your library book)

noah your photography is the bomb

ps..i think you're cute

couch update

it's done

except for the coushions

pictures tomorrow

we're going for it

we're doin' it

we're re-upholstering our couch

not because we think it'll turn out so fabulously

but we don't feel like we have many options

we are still buying a new couch for our living room

but this will go in our room, we think

here it is all taken apart

pretty, huh?

the cool part was finding what was inside

turns out this couch was made in 1963 in portland

and then shipped to a furniture store in bellingham

we also found some garbage and a couple of other little things

we thought these 5 cent Christmas stamps were pretty neat

we're probably half way done re-upholstering but i'll show you that later

bangs

my sisters are so pretty

picture from noah's first birthday party

even with gross hillbilly teeth in

boys will be boys

noah set this up

and michael photographed

what could be more fun?

today

we drove 30 minutes to Lewiston and Clarkston

(i wonder if lewis and clark had anything to do with the neighboring cities...)

we didn't have much of a plan for when we got there but

we knew there was a costco

and a wholesale beauty supply

which is more than we can say for pullman

so we headed that direction

expecting a little of this and a little of that

what we didn't anticipate was finding a storage unit garage sale

where we found this little beauty for $25

i loooooove it

and michael's working on recovering the seat right now

after our little treasure hunt

some samples from costco

and some new hair supplies

we headed home

and stopped in a little town called uniontown

where we went to all 4 antique shops

don't i have the best family?

and the coolest bakery

we shared some super yummy treats

i made michael let me take a picture of him licking his fingers

he had a sticky cinnimon roll

here's noah with his very large chocolate cookie

hazel at my feet

not minding all the other people there doting on her

this is me and hazel with my delicious chocolate petifore

doesn't that look good?

the bakery was right accross the street from this building

it is the fire station/town hall/library

isn't it adorable?

then...

as if we hadn't had enough fun today

we stopped at "the big red barn"

for a lavender festival

a hay ride

vintage goodies

(i bought a new canister set and a skirt)

a pond full of fish

and live music

it has been a wonderful day

i love my little family

and tonight we're having dinner with friends

it can't get much better than this

hilarious

hazel has recently become quite the fit thrower

full blown

throw herself on the floor

drag her head

kick and scream

crying

so tonight i came downstairs

had no idea why she was throwing a fit

and tried to comfort her

but she wouldn't have it

so while i sat and watched her

i decided i should record it

plus i don't think my sisters can really picture her doing this

enjoy

noah and hazel

sitting together

at their little table

for the first time

{darling}

we're moving

again

i know it seems like we do this all the time

we're moving at the end of the month

it'll be our 4th move in like 8 months

so fun, right?

well no

but we're going to pay less money for a lot more space

and another bedroom

which will be bliss

since noah and hazel keep each other awake all the time

so another bedroom is what i'm looking forward to

and a dishwasher

and redecorating (i'm an addict)

wish us luck

park

today i took the kids to the park

and met our friends there

here's noah and hazel swinging

noah and his friend mason

this is what hazel prefered at the park

noah's sandal

and this is what noah prefered

the drinking fountain

either way it was still nice to be out

then we came home and i put hazel down for a nap

noah was watching cartoons while i cleaned up

but when i was done..

i found him asleep again

i'm starting to think he does still need an afternoon nap

whether he likes it or not

so cute while he's asleep