sunday. lazy sunday.

One of our favorite sunday family activities is looking for crabs at the beach

so i have started to bring my new camera along.

i love it. 

poor troy has to babysit. 

i love it.

here are a few of my favorite pics of late.

where the trouble began

This face.  it seems so innocent.   its not.

This binkie is where the problems began.  

We traded this binkie for a really cute cabbage patch doll.

The trade went.  well it was a little rough.  I may have

had to drag her from the store.  but that is now in the past. 

But without the binkie- she has become a terror.  

all spice- no sugar.  

The trade in of the binkie led to the trade in of the crib.

The take down of the bunkbeds.  

We thought that she wanted to sleep in her bed....

but no- she wants US to sleep in her bed with her.

The bunkbeds have led to lots of middle of the night tantrums. 

which has led to little sleep for everyone.... 

which has led to this:

whose bed is this?  My bed.  

I miss my bed

Braders first day of preschool

Braders if going to preschool this year monday - Friday.  (well only until 11:30 am) but still that is a lot for the little guy.  He was excited for his first day... mostly.  He  has one week under his belt and is hanging in there.   He is finally talking about a couple of friends that he is meeting which i think is making him a little more comfortable.  

So here he is on his first morning... ready to go.  

watch out- braden might puke at any moment.  here he is at school.  he was trying to be very brave. we pulled up and he said- mom, you can just drop me off. I'll head in by myself.  but then was relieved when i said i had to come sign him in and introduce him to his teacher.   phew- made it through that first day :)  

a little coordination

The kids have been taking gymnastics for the past year... ish.   and have just loved it.  sad to say with braden staring school he has to quit since it is in the morning. so here is his last day at the gym.  

a little hide and seek from the teachers.  they will never find them here in this amazing hiding place!  

Braden can actually almost do a handstand on his own. which is pretty good for a just turned four year old. 
waiting for their stamps and stickers at the end of class. 
camiron pulling her legs up to the bar.  on a rare occurance when she would actually let the teacher help her.  
braders on the small beam

the leap from feet- which camers really can't even come close to doing on her own. It requires me holding her from behind and "jumping" her along.  a good workout- for me that is.

the magic 8

I wonder what the magic 8 ball would have said had we rolled it when we got married 8 years ago?!  Highs and Lows of the past 8 years together

high- we have done it all together

low and high- medical school.  do i need to say more?

high- the friends we have made

low- the friends and family left behind as we move

high- two amazing kids

high - living in DC (and plenty of visitors) then in Hawaii (with even more visitors)

high and low- residency  again, do i need to say more?!

high- finishing graduate school and medical school

low- those few $ in student loans we have racked up

high- being married in the temple, and the amazing wards we have lived in. 

low- our first apt together that was just plain disgusting!

high- i can see the ocean from my window right now.

and the just plain crazy:  Sept 11 after just moving to DC (and working in the capital), The DC sniper, made it through a hurricane in DC, an earthquake in Hawaii- oh and don't forget that hurricane currently headed toward us! 

Although we are still waiting for an "easy " year- I would do it all again with you by my side!!  Love you koch

first date

we had a fun BBQ with our friends Shauna and Tom.  The boys (braden and Tommy)  usually split off together and Camiron tends to tag along with them, and sometimes Madeline will come along.  But on this night Camiron and Tommy were having their own "personal time" together while Braden and Madeline were "cruising around" together.  hmmm... are we onto double dating already?

a playday at the zoo

we decided before the kids headed back to school to go to the zoo for a last hurrah.  and man did we pick the hottest day to go.  Everyone did have a fabulous time, as all kids do at the zoo- but there was a lot of hot whining going on.  glad we went... glad to leave :)