RIP "Lola Baby"

So sad to say that Jakobs hampster died of old age on June 25th. He had her for 2.5 years. She died right in his hands..it was a very tramatic day. He loved her so much, and knew dwarf hampsters only lived for a year and a half to two years, so she really stuck it out for him. Lola enjoyed the mazes out of books Jakob made for her on his bedroom floor, and she loved strawberries and carrots. She is buried in our backyard with a stone Jakob wrote on.

My Sweet Seattle Trip!-PART 1

On June 25th I got to fly to Spokane to meet my mom who was working up there to drive back home with her. We took the scenic route home, and had so much fun. It was the best trip ever, and I would recommend it to anyone wanting a vacation! I have not been on a plane since I was a kid, so I was a little nervous, but so excited! My flight left Phoenix and stopped in Las Vegas, then stopped in Boise, and then finally got to Spokane. This is going to be a long post, but I was demanded to have full documentation of my trip! (Mostly because there were certain vampires and werewolves involved..lol)
Here is my plane..

So I warned you I havent been on a plane since I was little, so I was snapping pictures left and right. This was my view in the air over Boise..


My mom picked me up at the airport and we drove about 2 miles north to where she was staying and working near Chewelah, Washington. She was staying at a little cabin on Waitts Lake. It was beautiful, this was the view from the back patio of the cabin..


We went fishing first thing..I caught 4 fish, but let them go. I didnt want to touch them, so gross! One swallowed the hook, and well, I wasnt about to dig it out of its throat, so I made my moms friend do it. Lets just say, he was a goner!


On the way over to Seattle, there were spectacular views!



We made it to Seattle, it was just how I imagined it. A lot of neat stuff to see.

My mom took me to The Crab Pot to eat some tastey crab legs!


After that, we went over to the Public Market. That was the coolest place ever! There were vendors selling seafood, flowers..pretty much everything..and for very cheap.

The view was awesome above the Market..you can see Mount Ranier above the staduim.

After the Market we caught the ferry for a ride across to the Olympic Peninsula.


My mom and I stood out on the front of the ferry. It was a nice clear day out, no rain in sight. I got a couple pictures of the Seattle skyine and other views on the way over.

I will post the rest another day..coming up..Forks! And my trip down the oregon coast!

Isaak Turns 10!

On July 28th Isaak Ray turned the big 1-0! It was also his first day back to school. He has never gotten to celebrate his birthday at school, because it seemed that his birthday fell over the summer break every year. So we made it special and brought him balloons, and cookies to hand out to his class. After school he did get to pick a movie too, and he chose Sourcerers Apprentice. He got to go with just Dave and I, on the way home he told me it was his best birthday ever.

Isaaks favorites..he loves to read! He has his nose in a book whenever he can, and reads at a high school level. He loves Harry Potter, and anything along those lines..He loves going to school, I hardly have to wake him up because he is already up and ready when my alarm goes off. He is playing football this year too, and is one of the best players on the team, he gives 100% all the time. Isaak loves to dance. I joke with him that he always has a song in his heart!

Colin Turns 6!

Colin turned 6 on July 23rd! He wanted Chocolate Chip Pancakes for breakfast, I've never made them before, and they were actually really good. We made cupcakes and decorated them for later that day. Colin chose Pizza for dinner, and then after he got to chose a movie..he wanted to go see Toy Story 3.

This year Colin is repeating Kindergarten. His birthday made him right at the cut off last year, so he was young, and had a tough time. I decided that maybe it was best for him to do it again this year. He seems to like it better, and is soaking things in better, but still over all.. Colin is not a fan of school. Oh boy!

Colins favorite are..Cars, (still as always!) Candy, Anything technological like cell phones, computers etc. He enjoys P.E at school, talking (its like he has a word quota everyday!) and playing with all of his toys.

Back to "Normal"!

I promise one of these days I will catch up on my blogging! One of the most exciting things that has happened to us recently is..After being unemployed for 13 months..Dave got his job back! We are so thankful. That was tough! He is back working for the same company he was at before. Currently he is building the spring training field for the Diamondbacks and Rockies off of the 101 and Pima.

Very exciting. Next he is going to Palm Springs to build something..we dont know yet! Lol. All I know is..it is so nice to be back to "normal"!

Backyard Camping!

The boys put this little camping adventure together, and had a lot of good times. Didnt have to go far..just right in our back yard!

Christmas Cheer

We all had a wonderful Christmas 2009! I've been terrible at updating our blog lately so bear with me while I get caught up!

First we had the Miller Family Christmas party, where we ate delicious home made soup, the kids put together a very creative nativity, and Santa came to visit all the kids!




Jakob with Santa




Isaak Ray with Santa.

**My camera lost battery power soon after, and I didnt get any pictures of Santa with Colin and Natalie. :(

So Christmas Eve we had the Pittam Family Christmas at my dads house..tons of relatives, tons of pictures I have yet to even go through, but I will add a few here.










Our house Christmas Day: