Father and son working on their first project together...before we know it, they will be working under the hood of a car together. Time flies by too fast!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Working
Father and son working on their first project together...before we know it, they will be working under the hood of a car together. Time flies by too fast!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Rolling Over
We can't get over what a happy baby Dominic is. Almost all the time, except if he is hungry or tired.
This is a video of Dominic rolling over from his back to his tummy. He did this for the first time today 7/12/08.
This is a video of Dominic rolling over from his back to his tummy. He did this for the first time today 7/12/08.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
4th of July
As is our tradition, we spend the 4th of July weekend at the Lake. It was a beautiful weekend, in the 80s, and Dom enjoyed some time away from the projects at the house, so he could fish and read and relax. The morning of the 4th Dominic, mom, grandma and I attended a picnic that started with my great great grandparents, the Edwards, who first came over from Norway in the early 1900's. My great grandparents started meeting on the 4th of July back in 1910 on Vashon Island, and they would meet every year. This tradition of the Edwards descendants meeting has continued now for almost 100 years! It is so neat to talk to cousins that I don't see very often and meet new ones. My mom is very good a researching family history and has written one book (soon to be two!) on our Norwegian ancestry and other family stories and I love it!!
Four generations of Norwegians!
After the picnic, we drove back up to the lake for another barbecue with more family! I love family time!! My cousin Allison and her husband Chas and 3 kids (soon 4, she is due any day) came up, along with her parents, Dennis and Nancy, and cousin Nil and Helen. We really enjoy spending time with them when we are at the lake. We built a campfire on the beach and roasted marshmallows and later made smores while we watched the fireworks over the lake. The lake doesn't have anything organized in terms of fireworks, but in the bay where our cabin is situated, the lots on either side of us spend over $5000 (at least!) on fireworks every year. The show is really spectacular!
Cousins
Roasting hotdogs over the fire in the late afternoon
My cake :)Funny video
Dominic and Daddy are always having fun together...this is one of the new things Dom does to our sweet boy that makes LOTS of noise!! It's funny!!
Before and After
After a year of budgeting, a week of laying floor and painting, yard sale & craigslist shopping, and some rearranging of furniture, the hard work has paid off. Everything was on sale and we came out under budget!! We initially decided to replace the carpet since it smelled pretty bad from Ramsey and I wanted really clean floors for Dominic when he starts to crawl. We started talking and budgeting and when the time was right and we had the money, God provided deals that were better than we imagined!!!
1. The pergot flooring from Costco was $8 off per packet...we saved a total of $216 (this coupon comes out only once a year)
2. New to us flat screen tv from a garage sale...$30
3. 1 year old Microfiber couch from craiglist...$120 (I talked her down $30!! And we just saw this exact couch in an add for $500 brand new!)
4. Table from goodwill $10 (With a fresh coat of spray paint to bring it up to date and make it look new, and leaves that pull out on both sides it becomes a big table)
5. Paint from home depot $5 off per gallon...$20 savings total!!
1. The pergot flooring from Costco was $8 off per packet...we saved a total of $216 (this coupon comes out only once a year)
2. New to us flat screen tv from a garage sale...$30
3. 1 year old Microfiber couch from craiglist...$120 (I talked her down $30!! And we just saw this exact couch in an add for $500 brand new!)
4. Table from goodwill $10 (With a fresh coat of spray paint to bring it up to date and make it look new, and leaves that pull out on both sides it becomes a big table)
5. Paint from home depot $5 off per gallon...$20 savings total!!
BEFORE
AFTER
Happy Father's Day
Not only am I married to the sweetest, handsome husband, but the most loving, attentive, and funny father Dominic could ever ask for. God has blessed me so much more than I could ask or imagine (Ephesians 3:20...loosely paraphrased)!!! Dom is soo good with our presious baby and I love watching the two of them together. Dominic lights up whenever he sees his daddy and it is the sweetest thing to see the laugh and play. His first Father's Day was not quit what I had planned it to be, but we enjoyed it because we were together. As mentioned in the previous post Changes, we started the day off driving up to Centralia, Wa before heading over for a brunch with Dom's dad and family. I didn't have my camera with me :( but love this picture of Dominic with his Dad and Grandpa!
After brunch, we headed back to our condo for more work on the house, while I began dinner preparations for an Italian dinner of Bruschetta (appetizers), and Shrimp Scampi. 
The father's took a break from their hard work to enjoy a meal in their honor
"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen" Ephesians 3:20-21 Sunday, July 5, 2009
Changes
Three days after Dom finished school the changes began. The flooring we have been eying and budgeting for went on sale at costco and we bought it the next day. With Dad's help, they started tearing out the carpet amd starting to lay the flooring on father's day weekend. This project became a week of living in a mess, but we managed and it was worth it.
The biggest new is that we found a new home for Ramsey. This was a hard decision that Dom and I have been talking about for awhile. A few months ago we were really close to putting an add on craiglist and then decided the timing just wasn't right. We started to talk about it again in the month of June and on a whim, I put a notice on facebook. That night we got three inquiries! After talking with my second cousin Cheryl, she was the one! It is such an answer to prayer because we wanted him to go to someone we knew and Cheryl was looking for a dog and has been praying that she would know when the right dog came along!! And she lives 45 minutes from Lake Cavanaugh so we get to see him whenever we are up there!!! She also has a yard with a doghouse and lives in walking distance from an off leash dog park near a river where Ramsey can swim. Her parents also have a lab (that Ramsey played with last summer) and they live on a lake and have kyaks, so she can take Ramsey Kyaking too (one of MANY things Dom taught him to do!). So on Father's Day we drove up to Centralia, Washington to give Ramsey to Cheryl. Dom spent an hour and a half with Cheryl and Ramsey, going over many details, etc. and then we drove off. It was the best decision, and he went to the best person, but it was so hard. I cried for two days. I was surprised at how attached I was to him. But it is very peaceful in our house again, Dom's stress level has significantly lowered, and the place is almost hairless!!
Our wonderful, crazy Ramsey
The biggest new is that we found a new home for Ramsey. This was a hard decision that Dom and I have been talking about for awhile. A few months ago we were really close to putting an add on craiglist and then decided the timing just wasn't right. We started to talk about it again in the month of June and on a whim, I put a notice on facebook. That night we got three inquiries! After talking with my second cousin Cheryl, she was the one! It is such an answer to prayer because we wanted him to go to someone we knew and Cheryl was looking for a dog and has been praying that she would know when the right dog came along!! And she lives 45 minutes from Lake Cavanaugh so we get to see him whenever we are up there!!! She also has a yard with a doghouse and lives in walking distance from an off leash dog park near a river where Ramsey can swim. Her parents also have a lab (that Ramsey played with last summer) and they live on a lake and have kyaks, so she can take Ramsey Kyaking too (one of MANY things Dom taught him to do!). So on Father's Day we drove up to Centralia, Washington to give Ramsey to Cheryl. Dom spent an hour and a half with Cheryl and Ramsey, going over many details, etc. and then we drove off. It was the best decision, and he went to the best person, but it was so hard. I cried for two days. I was surprised at how attached I was to him. But it is very peaceful in our house again, Dom's stress level has significantly lowered, and the place is almost hairless!!
Our wonderful, crazy Ramsey
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