Isaac 8 months old

How does it go from this

to this in 8 months. My BIG boy!!!!I can't believe it that 8 months has gone by. Where does the time go. It seems like yesterday I brought him home from the hospital so little eyes barely open, he doesn't look like a baby anymore (because he is so big and wearing 12, 18 and some 2T clothes). He decided today on his eight month birthday to actually crawl up the landing and proceed to climb the stairs. Yes it has officially begun the chasing game all over the house. Instead of "Where is Waldo", it is "Where is Isaac"? and he has started pulling my kitchen towels off of the stove. Yeah more housework for me. I amazes me how much they grow up and too fast when they have older siblings to look up to. Like I say to my kids all the time "Can I keep you little forever"?, some days I wish I could.

Seahawks Preseason Part 2

Yes, I know preseason doesn't count, but when you can go to a game on a day other than Sunday, you take what you can get. This time I went with Jim, Heather's Step-dad, and her Aunt Pam. Lucky for Taylor, she is not three yet. So she was able to be treated as a lap rider on my ticket, getting in for free. So I decided to get her dressed up in here Seahawks cheerleader outfit I bought her last time and take here. I was a little nervous about taking her because it was supposed to be cold and rainy and since it was such a late game, I wasn't sure how she would hold up, but she was a champ. She smiled, sang and ssscccrrreeeaaammmeeeddd her heart out. My ears are still ringing from her. Also, no drunk lady this time, thank goodness. Instead it was a pretty "PG" group we were sitting by. It was actually much better than I was expecting. (WHEW!!! What a relief). Plus we were able to see the Seahawks win 23-16.

Here she is getting Ready for the big game. Isn't she cute!!

Daddy & Taylor @ the game

Taylor & her Great Auntie Pam

Taylor & Papa Jim

This football stuff is kind of fun...
Taylor wondering why we have to go home and what the heck just happened.

I made it through the game, what else did you expect. Wish I was doing what she was doing... Boy was I tired too

I finally did it, I think!!!

Many of you know that I have been studying relentlessly for the CPA exam. I had passed three of the four exams and had only one left to go. Auditing, yea I don't know why I put myself through such torture either, but I think I did really well on the exam. It seemed really easy in that a few of the multiple choice questions were word for word many of the practice questions I had already completed in my preparation. I will keep you updated when I receive my results in September. If all goes well, I will be able to become licensed by the first of the year. The good news is that I should be done with this stage of my life.

I owe big thanks to my wife and family for supporting me through the many hours studying and locking myself in our bedroom to study. Let's just hope for the best so we can move on to something bigger and better.

By the way, you think you would be done after passing the four grueling exam sections, paying a lot of many for the review classes and the exam (which I am lucky enough to be reimbursed by my employee), but no. Then you have to pay for $100 ethics course, $330 for licensing fee and application. So I guess the good news is the hard part is out of the way, but since I really haven't paid any money to the state yet, they have to get there share somewhere. Oooohhhh well!! As Heather would say, it's only money.

He Finally Did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My little boy learned how to ride his bike yesterday with no training wheels!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was watching him come down the street and he got

closer and was so excited because now he is like the Big boys in the neighborhood, he told me "Mommy I am big now".
He still has a little trouble getting started so the neighbor kid Robbie was helping him get a kick start.
And of course there we'll always be the falling down. Jon and I are so proud of him!!!
He learned to ride without the training wheels before his 4Th Bday which is 2 weeks away. This kid amazes me every day at what he learns and says. Just today he was watching DVR America's Got Talent with me and the "Slippery Kittens" were preformimg and he turns to me and says "Are they table dancing"? I don't know were he gets this stuff from and don't get any funny ideas I do not dance on the table :)

My crAZY KIDS & Grandpa

Last Tuesday the kids and I ventured out to Shoreline to my Auntie Julie's house to pick up her daughter, my cousin, Nicole so that she could have fun with me and the kids. While we were there the kids found one of my other cousins's wig (probably from Halloween). Jared tried it on first.A close up of Jared trying to say "Cheese", to the camera.
Then Taylor wanted in on the action and
my Grandpa tried it on too or as my kids call him "Papa Bob", he actually looks like SideShow Bob off of the Simpson's TV show.
Maybe there is another career for him.

FHE "Krispy Kreme Style"

For Family Home Evening on Monday night we decided to go to,

since Jon promised Jared he would take him on Saturday when they left the hawks game.
Jared and Taylor watching the doughnuts flip over in the big fryer. They don't even give free ones anymore it has to do with the economy I think.
Jared eating his sprinkle doughnut Mmmmmmmm!
Taylor picking the sprinkles off of her doughnut and Isaac having his first Krispy Kreme dougnut!!! We started out with little bites and then moved onto this

the bigger bite and then the

biggest bite. What a pigggy!!!! The last time we went to Krispy Kreme doughnuts as a family it was 3 of us

but daddy wasn't in the picture (someone had to take it).

Seahawks preseason

Jon took Jared to his first Football game on Saturday and Jared was introduced to drunk dancing people!!! Jon said Jared was dancing with her and making Whoo Hoo sounds and giving her high fives. Funny, she left a little before half time and never came back. Apparently she was kicked out for being drunk. I can't imagine why that would be the case after she spilled two beers and almost fell down the bleachers. I'm so glad I don't have to worry about that ever happening to me.Cute picture of Daddy and Jared.

Jared sitting in the stands looking up at one of Jon's co-workers Jody. What a goofy kid.
Here is Jody and Jared hanging out and of course he had to have in hand the whole package of Ritz crackers.
This is when the Seahawks were coming on the field.
It was a pretty HOT day and Jon tried to take a picture of the sun setting but it came out a little blurry.
They really had a fun time and Jared even stayed dry which is a good thing. When they left the stadium Jon took him to go to the bathroom. As they were walking to the car Jared says "I gotta go pee Daddy"!!! So they high tailed it to Krispy Kreme Doughnuts to use there restroom and of course there was a long line. Jon said that Jared was dancing and crossing his legs and finally another little boy and his dad let them cut. If they hadn't he probably would have peed his pants. They also had the opportunity to go to the Seahawks team store and Jon bought the boys matching T-shirts and Taylor a Cheerleaders outfit. There will have to be another post to show the kid's outfits.

Of course it would have been a game in Seattle without their world famous Garlic Fries. MMMMmmmm... my mouth is watering just thinking about 'em again.

We are in BIG Trouble!!!!!!

As you see my husband and I are in BIG trouble. Our other 2 children didn't do these things until oh 9 to 10 months. Isaac has mastered pulling himself up to things,crawling over everything and up to everything,
sitting up on his own and
today I caught him standing up in his crib!!! Time to lower it once again.
Of course I had to get the side pudgy arm view LOL
We have his crib in our room since I don't want him in the room with Jared just yet (if you know Jared you know what I mean) and yesterday I had to move it away from the computer desk because I came in the room to get him from his nap and he had pulled the phone and the base to it in his crib!!! Sorry no pictures the camera was down stairs and by the time I got back he was playing with something else. I guess the I will hold and cuddle my little baby (which now by the weigh weighs 22lbs now!!! is over somewhat because he is on the go. Move over Jared and Taylor here comes Isaac.

Playgroup at the beach

The kids have so much fun when we go to playgroup that I tired the two youngest out. They fell asleep hard it was great except for Jared was wide AWAKE ;) yeah for me.We had playgroup at Dash Point Park and some of the older kids found BIG pieces of driftwood to sit on. Payton in the background and Jared and Alexis posing for the camera.
Taylor loved the water!!!! I could hardly get her out to eat. At one point she actually got up to her chest in the water. I think she is a water dog now.
Another cute picture of Tay Tay ( as we call her) in the water.
Isaac of course in the stroller on the beach putting his hand up "Please no pictures", your getting my bad side. LOL
Jared looking at something in the water while Payton was sitting on the driftwood, I swear Jared is always daydreaming.
It was a fun day and I think I will take the kids back, they didn't even mind the seaweed floating beside them. When Daddy got from work Jared told him he went to Ocean Shores again!!! What a nut.

Random Pics of the Kiddos

Jared loves the animals at Sportsman's Warehouse so I decided to snap a goofy faced(only Jared can do photo)Taylor on the floor of the greatest shoe store DSW!!! I was watching her and then found her on the floor admiring herself, only a female would do that. LOL

On Saturday we went to Jimmie Mac's and Isaac kept resting his face on the table, there was a funnier picture but I was sitting on the wrong side.

Again at Jimmie Mac's (same day) Isaac looking at me eating. Concept since he hasn't missed to many meals. As Jon says he is trying to maintain his figure leave him alone.
The greatest picture was yesterday after church Isaac decided to pull himself up to the landing to try and find his brother and sister who had gone up the stairs. I am in so much trouble the mobility has begun. can't we just keep them little forever :(

Jumping Bucket

Wake UP BERNANKE!!! One Year Later

Today marks the one year anniversary of "The Rant Heard Around The World" or some of you may know it as "Wake up Bernanke". Yes some of you may know that I am a huge Jim Cramer fan. He is so passionate about what he does and just plain obnoxious sometimes how could you not like the guy. Come on, anyone who dedicates 10 minutes of a show a couple of days a week to a "CEO Wall of Shame" and actually throws, pies, eggs, or whatever else he has at hand has to be worth watching. Then there's why he on TV in the first place, to make us some "Mad Money".

Lucky for me, we have DVR. I have it set to record him everyday at 3:00. So when I get home from work or when I am done studying, I can relax to some great financial stock advice while being immensely entertained at the same time. Who else would chip a tooth on a 10 foot pole for their audience, (Show where Cramer said he would not touch Krispy Kreme with a 10 foot pole), or where a brown paper bag over there head and whip themselves repeatedly for a bad call. Thank you for admitting when you screwed up and when you were right. So Cramer, please keep fighting for me and all the other little investors out there. You are a pleasure to watch and usually make me money. (I won't hold the NYX debacle against you. Besides you made up for it a little bit by putting John Thain, ex CEO of NYX and now CEO of Merrill Lynch on your wall of shame)

So in your honor, I have included your world famous rant... Just think if it wasn't for the fabulous Erin Burnett's "Jungle Dress" none of this may not have happened.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY CRAMER!!!!!!