Armstrong Grove

We had so much fun at Armstrong Grove. Bekah sits with mommy after a walk through the woods.




We bought some cherries to snack on. Bekah really wanted them so I gave her one to eat. She would take a bite then spit it out and throw the cherry down.


The kids loved eating them and spitting out the seeds.

Here we are at the theater at Armstrong Grove. The kids loved running around the stage.

I asked the ranger for a close by beach on the river to have lunch. She told me of a little known one that the locals go to. We drove there and had a really nice lunch. Bekah kept dropping her food in the sand, then would pick it up and eat it. Sand and all.



All tuckered out!

Our 8th Anniversary

Chris and I have been married for 8 wonderful years. We met while working in the Jr High group at church. Chris actually had a huge influence in getting me to volunteer since he asked people to come and help out and I did. We emailed for awhile. Then talked on the phone for hours. Then we started hanging out all the time. We would not say we were dating because we weren't officially. Three months after meeting and getting to know each other we had that conversation where we figured out where the relationship was going. All of a sudden I knew that I truely loved him and wanted to spend my life with him. We were dating from that point on. My parents asked us to wait for 6 months to get engaged and then another year to get married. After struggling with that for awhile we decided to honor them and do it their way. We got married June 17th, 2000.

We had a wonderful honeymoon and then came back to start our life together. We have had so much happen in the last 8 years: I finished nursing school, we raised Chris's neice's and nephew for a year and a half, I worked at Children's Hospital in Oakland and now am working at Sutter in the Neonatal Intensive Care, we had Bekah, Chris worked at Santa Rosa Bible Church and now is working at Macintosh Construction, we are expecting another little baby in 5 months, we bought a house and have made a ton of memories together. Though we have had up's and down's mostly it has been a really, really good 8 years. Chris is my best friend and confidant. I love him so much that I can't imagine loving him anymore. We are just perfect for each other and I love having a happy, peaceful life with the man God has given me.

Here are some pictures from the last two years of our life together. I'll post some Anniversary date night pictures later. Enjoy!

This was the best day of my life. Our new family all together!

Introduction to Potty Training

Bekah is now 20 months and we are starting the fun process of potty training. After letting her play around the potty and sit on it we got some potty books and a potty movie. Bekah really likes them and daddy thinks that they are silly. This last week I started letting her run around with no diaper and encouraging her to sit on the potty. This is the first time she tried to go potty. Nothing yet but we will keep trying.


Kim G. suggested giving her lots of snacks to make her thirsty and then lots of fluid. So far Cheetos are her downfall. I had never given Bekah juice but did try it to see if she would drink more fluid. That back fired since she doesn't like juice. Just milk and water for now, which is fine with me. We also give her M & M's every time she sits on the potty. She sits down, looks at me and askes for a nummy num. Yesterday we had lots of family over for Father's Day. The kids really enjoyed giving Bekah M & M's. Once, Bekah ran to her potty, sat down and grabbed Grandmom's pants as she was walking by and asked for an M & M. It was so cute.


Bekah is now starting to "get" it a little. A few times she runs over to the potty and goes all by herself. She still is having lots of accidents though. Yesterday she was in the sandbox playing with Jessie and Bekah peed. I scooped out the wet sand to throw it away in the garabage. Due to my pregnancy and lack of brain cells or something, I walked straight over to the icechest and started pouring the sand in there. I quickly realized my mistake and got most of the sand out. Whoops! Bekah also had fun taking off her diaper in her bed and painting everything with poop. That is an experience I would rather not repeat. :o)


Well, I hope she is potty trained soon and I definitely hope it is before the baby comes.

A Little Nurse

Bekah loves listening to hearts on the stethescope. She sits there so intently and serious, just listening quietly. Mommy hopes she will want to be a nurse just like mommy.

A New Tea Set

I love my little girl. She is my heart.


Daddy's girl!!


Nana Laurie found a cute little table and chair which she painted beautifully for Bekah. She also brought a little tea set. Bekah loves to play with it.


Bekah is a very good tea server.





After Bekah pours everyone's tea, she drinks her tea out of the spout.

Daddy taught Bekah a new trick.