.happy halloween.

grandma sue came to visit (brian's mom). yesterday we carved pumpkins and today we went to the mall and later trick or treating. brody was a cow, a pumpkin, then a cow again...no pics of the pumpkin..oops. he has had a rough day, i think he is teething again so not too many smiles. sorry!

.5 Months.

Brody and Harrison

5 MONTHS!!!

27 inches

16 lbs

.hot diggity.

provided i pass the drug test i have a new job! praise the Lord! and thanks for your prayers. not sure a start date as i have to pass the drug test. maybe next week? i am going to be selling advertising for kgw.com. i am super excited and i think this is an excellent fit for me!

.not so much.

no so nice and not so easy. no pictures please. i have an appointment with my hair stylist tomorrow. friends...true friends..never let me do this again. even at the breath of me suggesting i may go at it again. STOP ME. stop me then!

.vote.

Jen brought Brody a Cow costume over last night.

Let's vote.

Cow or Pumpkin this Friday???

.hAppY VaLLey hArVeST FeST.

.dEaR KyLiE.

what have i been up too? glad you asked. since mom isn't leaving to go to work everyday i have been lovin' my time with her. i have become quite the napper taking two 2hr naps and a short cat nap in the evening and then sleeping through the night, i guess that's a big deal? i started teething but stopped. that was no fun. i love harrison my bear, sammie my real dog and any toy that fits in my mouth. i have started reaching and taking toys from my mom when she gives them too me. i can sit on my own but not long enough for even a picture to be snapped. i think that is our next goal. i started to roll a lot in my sleep and didn't like being on my tummy but have transitioned well and am now a tummy sleeper. mom says that's ok because i can roll back over if need be. size 6mons clothes are almost too small but the 9mons are too big..i'm right in between. so my winter wardrobe is a little big but mom says i will grow into it. i love to talk to anyone and be held so that i can stand up.
this typing thing is getting easier but i better run before my mom finds out that i can use the computer or else she will make me start looking for jobs for her while she naps!! ha ha! thanks for asking what i've been up too! i'm going to the Happy Valley harvest carnival tomorrow so check out the blog soon for more of what mom calls super cute photos of me.

hugs and kisses,
bRoDy

.happy day brian.

Happy Birthday Brian!
He honestly doesn’t like to talk about his age…so neither will we. I will continue my birthday post tradition and post 35 things about Brian and let you decide how old he is.
Brian…
1. .. is an incredible dad!
2. .. loves dogs
3. .. takes out the garbage to the curb (even if it’s at 4am when he remembers)
4. .. loves his son
5. .. loves his wife
6. .. loves sushi
7. .. doesn’t change the channel on the bathroom radio even though it’s country
8. .. drinks coffee everyday
9. .. walks to work
10. .. likes to fly fish
11. .. likes to hike
12. .. loves the OSU Beavers
13. .. was 13 when Whitney Christiansen was born
14. .. votes
15. .. knows how to tie his shoes
16. .. is a Greys fan maybe by default
17. .. supports breast cancer research
18. .. is right handed
19. .. has a job (and thank God)
20. .. has climbed the highest mountain in North American
21. .. loves to travel
22. .. seldom swears
23. .. genuinely cares for others
24. .. understands my friendship w/steph and lets us do our “thing”
25. .. respects the pedicure (for me) not him
26. .. eats EVERYTHING I cook
27. .. lets me be me
28. .. loves snow skiing
29. .. loves jesus
30. .. knows how to snow shoe
31. .. drinks diet coke
32. .. is kind to my family
33. .. enjoys going for a drive (even more when I’m not in the car)
34. .. folds laundry
35. .. knows who Lauren, Heidi, Spencer and even Justin-Bobby are..again by default
and one for next year...He always puts safety first!

Happy Birthday Brian. Love you bunches….Christina and Brody!!

.pumpkin patch.

Jess and I took the kiddos to the pumpkin patch today..noah, drew, jack and brody.

it was a big day..

.jamba!.

It's BaCk.....have you tried the PUMPKIN smoothie at jamba juice yet? They skipped a year or two and it has now returned. As it should be if you ask me. Pumpkin jamba party in my mouth!!!

.brody.brody.brody.

ch-ch-ch-changes!!!

I quit my job today. I'm hanging my real estate licence with my friend Nikki's Company but plan on taking the time to look for something else. I have a few opportunities hopefully coming up so please pray that God will open those doors. Normally I wouldn't quit before I have something lined up but today God made it UNDOUBTEDLY clear that today was the day. I have a serious peace about this and am VERY excited about the next step! BUT in the mean time if you want to buy or sell a house let me know :)

.want to know who reads your blog?.

write an angry bitter post as I did on Tuesday and everyone comes out of the woodwork! and thanks to all of you who have texted, emailed, called, commented. you blogger buddies are great people. please continue to pray for me though as my situation is not yet resolved and will not be until maybe...maybe...maybe next week??? wisdom. i need lots of wisdom.
i did catch brody's cold on monday and by wednesday morning i was completely healed. only God.
brody is teething. facial rash. not eating food or formula - he's settled on his fist - sometimes almost coking himself. unsettled. drool. not sleeping. runny noise. everything. keep your eyes peeled for that first tooth photo!!! not sure how long this it will be.

.my blog is public.

and i choose for it to be so. so i can't always write about everything. today i'm holding my fingers. and just asking for you to pray for me. i'm very angry. very bitter and very hurt. please pray that God will give me his peace, patience and kindness. i will explain later. promise.

greys fan?

.check it out.
http://www.greyswriters.com/

FaLL Is HeRe .... AnD yOu KnOw WhAt ThAT MeAnS...

..its PUMPKIN TIME....


thanks to all of you whom have sent me text messages & voicemails containing something to the effect of … i'm having my first pumpkin thing of the season & i'm thinking of you…how cool that you would think of me. i can't image why though.






here is a reminder of everything PuMpKin you can enjoy this season…

THING YOU CAN BUY:
the obvious Pumpkin spice latte, pumpkin muffin and scone @ Starbucks
pumpkin Pie blizzards @ DQ
pumpkin yogurt @ TCBY
pumpkin bread/treats @ Great Harvest
pumpkin cheese cake @ several places
pumpkin bagels @ Noah’s {sometimes they even have cream cheese that’s pumpkin}
pumpkin Ice Cream @ your local grocery store

THINGS YOU CAN MAKE:
pumpkin spice bars w/cheese cake frosting
pumpkin muffins with or w/o chocolate chips
pumpkin cheese cake
pumpkin pasta
pumpkin cobbler {plentiful pantry mixes are to DIE FOR}
pumpkin pie
pumpkin cake
pumpkin Bread {William Sonoma normally makes a good box mix}
pumpkin moose
pumpkin smoothies

am i missing anything? i was totally preggo and had serious nausa last year. tiffani warned me that i may never like pumpkin the same way again. thankfully tiffani, you are wrong.

need an idea?

I already have Brody's halloween costume, but if I didn't.....

BIRTHDAYS!

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY TO MY NIECE ZOEY!!! WOW HOW TIME FLIES!!

AND ALSO HAPPY BIRTHDAY (YESTERDAY) TO AUNT BILLIE OUT IN MINNESOTA!! HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL DAY.

Congrats Team Baby D!!

I work Sundays. I'm by myself today because my partner is running the Portland Marathon, and since I had nothing better to do I decided to track her and Team Baby D. Here are the text messages I recieved from Beka...
10:04am - Thanks! It sucks!
10:57am - Thanks! It is fun that you are tracking us! That way if I die you will know where to find me!
1:14pm - I know! I cannot wait to be done!
I'm pretty sure that a Marathon is something that you hate doing but when you get done and time goes by you only remember the good things..kinda like giving birth.
Congrats to Team Baby D (my name for you)!!! You are great people and Jake and Beka you will make great parents.

4 Months...Brody and Harrison

About a week late but oh well..
14lbs 4oz
26 and 1/4 inches