Newport with Grandma and Grandpa

Grandma Troy and Grandpa John invited us to come down to Newport with them. They stay in a little house right on the cliff!! This is our second time joining them here. The first time was when Mary was only about 3/4 months old! It is so awesome here you can see tons of ocean from the living room and the kids have such a great time hiking down to the beach and playing for hours!

Mayfield Lake with the Woodlands

We had such a great time at Mayfield Lake with the Woodlands!! We got there about 2pm and had fun watching the kids play and tube. Ryan and Darrell had fun taking the kids out in the boat while Rene and I held down the shore line! Rene's parents were there along with her Sister Cheree and family, and her neice Tiffany and her daughter. We had a great time!! Here are Ryan, Eliza and Lindsay enjoying a speedy ride on the boat! Eliza had to try the tube with Lindsay, I have to say see takes after her mom and dad she loved it!! Just wait til she's older and can really be wipped around! :) And then there is little Mary Scarlete who spent most of her time on land. She didn't get to go in the boat this time but had fun splashing in the water and eating cupcakes! ;)

Well I was tagged!

I didn't really even know what this was but I am assuming I am to answer all these questions and tag some more bloggers
4 Jobs I've had:
1. Sweeping pine needles and picking moss off my friend Michelle's parents roof
2. Sales Clerk and Fabric cutter at "Best Fabrics" in the Vancouver Mall (it is no longer there)
3. Dental Assistant/Sterilizer
4. Dental Hygienist -currently

4 Places I've lived:
1. Los Angeles
2. Battle Ground
3. Yacolt
4. Vancouver

4 favourite TV shows:
1. Grey's Anatomy love it can't wait til it is on again
2. How I Met Your Mother. This is hilarious!
3. Hannah Montana okay I know this is a kid show but hey I like it!
4. Rachel Ray's 30 minute meals- I love to cook fast and it is so yummy!!

4 favourite foods:
1. Pizza most any will do but I have favorites depending on my mood ( Smokey's is a good one)
2. Pasta with virtually any sauce
3. Red swedish fish love love them
4. ice cream everynight!

4 Websites I frequent:
1. shannonsewell.com
2. Gap.com
3. Blogging friends
4. Ebay.com

4 Places I'd rather be right now:
1. On Vacation-oh wait I am on vacation!
2. Playing on the Computer- Oh look I am doing that too! ;)
3. Hawaii going here next month!!
4. Scuba diving anywhere warm! (doing this next month too)

4 Movies:
Okay this is a hard one because I only like to watch movies once and I have a horrible memory of movie names
1. Sweet Home Alabama- I have actually watched this several times!
2. Grease- An all time favorite!
3. Pride and Prejudice- I am sticking this one in because I have actually watched and enjoyed this movie a few times!
4. My new favorite is Hairspray totally hilarious!!!

4 bloggers I tag next: This is also a hard one I'm not sure who will do it! or who hasn't been tagged!
1. Korie
2. Shannon
3. emily
4. jill

Eliza's 7

My Eliza Mae is 7 today! I can't believe it seems like yesterday when we were trying to decided if it was time to become parents. I didn't feel old enough and I still don't! Well, I wanted to make a list of special Eliza Mae things so here goes!

1. Eliza loves Hannah Montana or Miley Cyrus. She know almost every word to every song and can belt them out with great talent and acapella and stay on tune. Now if you know Ryan and I you know this a great feat we do not have singing voices.

2 . Eliza is very particular about what she wears. She likes what she like and usually won't budge.

3. Eliza is very sweet to everyone.

4. Eliza is excellent at talking with adults.

5. She loves rules and wants to make sure everyone is following them!

6. Eliza loves to cuddle. Which brings us to the next one...

7. Eliza comes into or starts off in our bed at least 3 times a week usually more.

8. Eliza was a preemie only 4lbs 15oz at birth

9. Eliza loves cantaloupe but insists on everyone in our family calling it cannacope.

10. Eliza HATES oranges but can't eat enough canned Mandarin oranges. She also hates peaches and any fruit that has that texture

11. Eliza also LOVES strawberries, broccoli, and canned green beans

12. She will help you do anything if she doesn't think it is work.

13. Eliza is independent(when she gets enough sleep) she wants to bath, dress and do her hair

and Mary's with no help. But is completely opposite when she is tired.

14. Loves to say It's not fair about anything she is disappointed about

15. Can bring on the fireworks(tears) at the drop of a hat.

16. Is very dramatic about everything important to her. Happy or Sad!

17. Loves summer days

18. She wishes she lived it Hawaii-although she has never been there:)

19. Is a mother hen to her sister. She constantly thinks she knows better what to do with Mary than her parents!

20. Likes to wake Mary in the morning because it is one of the only times Mary will let Eliza hold her for more than 10 seconds. The other times Eliza tries to steal a hug or kiss Mary freaks out and if Mary does give Eliza the time of day Eliza hold on for dear life and then Mary freaks out anyway. Eliza hasn't learned the hug and release method yet! It would come in really handy for the toddlers in her life.

21. Eliza would eat crepes or roll ups as she calls them everyday of the week if I would make them for her.

22. Eliza loves to ride her bike but really wants a skateboard. (like lily on Hannah Montana)

23. Eliza loves to ride in a tube behind a boat or tube down a hill in the snow!

24. Eliza is excited for a strict male teacher in second grade so all the rule breakers will get in trouble.

25. Eliza was very upset that I didn't get a speeding ticket when I got pulled over for speeding because I was breaking the law!

26. Eliza is very blond literally and figuratively;)

27. Eliza gets distracted very easily, she wants to do so many things in life and she acts like there isn't enough time to do them. So, when she is doing something she is told to do or otherwise and on the way sees something else she is often found off task, at home. She is pretty good about this at school. hmm bad parenting! ;) ha no way! genetic maybe!

28. Eliza is a planner. Example: Eliza planned her birthday party this year around a porch swing. When we were thinking of getting this swing we were sitting on it at Home Depot with my mom, Mary and Eliza Eliza said that 'we just had to get it because then she could have her birthday party in our backyard and she could sit on the bench and open her presents. (We had been planning Big Al's Bowling) It would be so cool to have all her friends there.' She went on and on about how great the swing could be at her party it was a dream come true!

29. Eliza loves Disney Channel she would watch TV all day!

30. Eliza likes to read to Mary. She likes even more for mom to read to her and has really enjoyed Junie B Jones books and The Superfudge books this summer.

31. Eliza loves thrill rides. 6 Flags, Disneyland you name the ride and Eliza will try it. Her favorites are the ones that take you up and then drop you to the ground.

32. Eliza loves to swim

33. Eliza wants a ramp for her bike so she can do jumps.

34. Eliza loves to swing.

35. Eliza is a collector. She loves to have collections of random items. I gave her a desk drawer in her room to use as her collection box and she has to have all her collection in this box. That way when the collecting part gets out of control she knows when to downsize. A great idea from my friend Glee.

Eliza on her 6th Birthday

Eliza on her 5th Birthday!We LOVE YOU Eliza!

2 black eyes update

Well, this is what I look like today 10 day post injury. I don't really feel any different from the day after the pain is still just constant but definitely workable. It feels like a sinus infection with the pressure. The black eyes and swelling have gone down a ton and more quickly than I could have hoped. When I put lotion or makeup on my nose crinkling and cracking noises. It is kind of creepy. It really grosses people out! I keep forgetting not to scratch or rub it and then I am not gentle enough and I bring tears to my eyes. I never realized how much I touch my face until this happened.

I went back to work this week and ended each day with a major headache even with Alieve or Advil. So fun for me! But on a good note I get to have surgery in three months too! yeah! No, I am not really that bummed about it and I still love soccer:)! It is just part of the game. It is unfortunate though.

2 BLACK EYES

Yep, look at those eyes! On Monday during my soccer game a player from the other team and I were both going for a header and she got me instead! (I got the ball! At least I think I did ;) That is very important of course!!) My nose bled HEAVILY for a couple of hours, 3 huge wads of towels, a couple shirts and lots of tp, puddles on the floor and bench and it was still dripping down my elbows onto my legs, it was even in my bangs this was all before I got to the hospital. YIKES! Lisa from my soccer team took me to the emergency room and I got right in! I guess you have to be bleeding profusely to be seen quickly;) I got hit about 7:20pm and my nose finally stopped bleeding around 12:15am. I broke my nose in a "C" shape around my left eye and the Dr. thinks that there may be bone poking through the skin inside my nose. It is too swollen now for an ENT to check so they will be checking early Friday morning. I will probably find out then if I need surgery. The nurse said if it was bone I would most likely need surgery. Hopefully not, but we will see! Thanks, to all for the calls and support! I appreciate it! The picture at the top is today the one below is from yesterday. It is slowly getting more red right now!