Twilight Tour

My mom and I packed up the kids on Monday and drove around Washington and Oregon to see some of the places from the movie Twilight. It was really fun. We even rented the movie that night so we could see all the places we visited in the movie. We still want to see the baseball field and the tree scene and will hopefully do that tomorrow night.

Forks High School (It's really Kalama High School). They only filmed the outside scences at this high school. The inside was filmed at Madison High School (we didn't see that high school because we wouldn't have been able to go inside).

Parking lot where Edward saves Bella from the van.

My mom pretending to be Bella.

Alley where the bad guys surround Bella. It was filmed in St. Helens.

Parking lot where Edward saves Bella from the bad guys.

Book store. It is actually an attornys office.

Prom dress store. It used to be a hair and nail salon.

My mom.

Me and Edward.

Restaurant where Edward takes Bella to eat.

Bella's house.

This is where they had their prom. It is actually an inn (bed and breakfast)

View from the Prom.

Arch they went under at the prom.

Gazeebo where Bella and Edward danced.

They have a walk of fame. You can buy a brick and write whatever you want on it.

Edward's brick (as you can see everyone wanted to be next to Edward).

Bella's. There were other ones (3 bad vampires, Bella and Alice BBF, etc.)

Week 7 in Washington

Last Monday my mom took us to Big Al's bowling alley. It is so huge! We didn't go bowling but we ate there for lunch. They have a restaurant with a huge TV screen that has about 10 different sport channels playing on the same screen. We shared their famous nachos and let me tell you I was glad that we shared because they were so big. I have never seen so many nachos. I bet it could have feed at least three if not four people easily. We also checked out their game room and it is basically a Chuck E Cheese in there. Easton loved playing on the motorcycle and the car rides. Someone left tickets behind so I turned them in for some candy for Easton. Afterwards we went and saw Ice Age 3. Easton got scared a little in the beginning (I don't remember it being scary but for some reason he gets really into movies). Anyways, I had him sit on my lap next to the exit so that hopefully he wouldn't get too scared and if he did I had easy access to the exit. He just sat there the entire time and made me wrap my arms around him. If I moved my arms he would grab them and put them back around himself. I absolutely loved it. It's not very often that he will let me cuddle with him.

Easton playing with the race car.

My mom cut my hair this week. I don't have any pictures to share on this post so I'll have to post some in the next post (hopefully).

Yesterday my mom and I (along with the kids) took a Twilight Tour. I'll post those pictures in the next post but in the mean time these are some pictures from a park we stopped at and let Easton play at.

Gma, Blair, and Easton.

Easton riding the doggy.

Easton sitting in the boat.

Gma and Blair.

Week 6 in Washington

I haven't taken much pictures this week mainly because we really haven't done too much. My sister and her kids left on Thursday so Easton is back to his normal self. I really don't get it because Easton loves having friends to play with and he crys whenever they leave but for some reason he just doesn't know how to play or get along when they are around. Hopefully he will learn how to sooner rather than later.

Blair is getting bigger and bigger. She is starting to get the rolls on her legs (so cute) and the roll around her wrist. I'm not entirely sure how much she weighs because my Mom's scale is saying 14 lbs but my Dad's is saying 12. She definitely feels more like 14 and maybe even more. Blair has definitely discovered her hands. She is constantly staring at them and when she's not looking at them she has them in her mouth. It won't be too long before she discovers her feet. I finally got Blair to giggle on Friday. It is so cute. She doesn't do it all that often and it is pretty hard to get her to do it but I definitely have fun trying.

Video of Blair giggling.

My mom and I brought Easton to a high school football game. My mom lives down the street from the high school so we walked down for a little bit. Easton seemed excited for the first couple of minutes but then got distracted by some little kids playing their own game of football. Eventually he enjoyed the cheerleaders and even danced with them at half time (I know Nathan would be so proud).

We all got sick this weekend (sore throat and stuffy nose) and Easton threw up all over his clothes, car seat, and my mom's car. It was nasty. Blair's been sleeping a lot but hasn't been getting that good of sleep because she's having such a hard time breathing. It is so sad to see a little baby like her sick.

Nathan seems to be enjoying his time in California. He keeps going back and forth between Texas and California but I think California is now again his first choice. I think he would be happy with either choice so if we do end up in Texas and not California he'll be fine.

Pictures

I don't know if this is legal to put these pictures up but I wanted to share with Nathan and the grandparents the pictures they will be receiving in the mail shortly. I got some pictures taken of the kids last Monday at JCPenny. I really liked their individual pictures better than the ones of them together but it is still cute. The pictures look better in person. This was the best I could get taking a picture of a picture.

Here was the best picture of the two of them (I know it looks like Easton is pinching Blair).

Easton was hamming it up like no other. It was really hard to pick just one of him because they were all so good.

Blair had quite a few good ones as well. I really wanted one of her in the brown outfit but this one was too good to pass up. Plus I really wanted a vertical one and most of the brown outfit ones were horizontal.

I got a free 8x10 so I decided to get a picture of the three of us for Nathan. Sorry if any one else wanted this one. Only Nathan gets it.

If the grandparents could email me their home address then I can mail them off soon. I don't have my address book.

As a side note. My sister, Jacqui, was the one who did the trip to the northwest post.

Week 5 in Washington

Blair is now three months old! She is just as sweet as ever. She just talks and talks and talks (with a lot of smiles in between). Every once in a while she will give you her little flirty look. She is so close to giggling but just hasn't yet. I can't wait until it happens. I just love it when babies start giggling. Blair is getting so big. I can hardly carry her carseat around. She is just too heavy. Blair is definitely getting a lot of attention with her cousins around. Kadyn and Ashlyn just love her. They are contantly giving her kisses. Blair is about the only one Ash with give kisses to and Ashlyn will kiss her almost every chance she can get.

Along with Blair getting so big. Easton is also getting bigger. He must have just went through a growth spurt. I swear he has gained a couple of pounds in the last month and I think he has also grown an inch or two. Just the other day my dad started to sneeze and after each sneeze Easton would say "bless you". I'm surprised almost daily by the things Easton catches on to and says. Easton is defnitely having a hard time with his cousins around. I have never seen Easton so mean as I have this past week. He is constantly hitting and pushing his cousins (Kadyn and Ashlyn are hitting and pushing too though so it isn't all Easton). I think they are all having a hard time sharing things (toys especially). They seem to get along fairly well when there are no toys involved. Everything is "MINE, MINE, MINE" with these kids. And I thought the word NO was annoying. Easton has gotten so bossy this last week too. He feels like it is his right or duty to tell his cousins not to do something. It is a little funny but I really hope this is just a phase and that it will pass quickly. Easton got his head split open today (nothing too serious). Kadyn must have hit him with something (a toy car maybe) probably because Easton was bugging him. He has a nice bump and cut on the back of his head with blood in his hair.

Trip to the northwest

I am so glad my beautiful and amazing sister flew up here to see me. I know I shouldn't brag, but I seriously have the best sister in the world. I wish I was her. All you people reading this...don't be jealous!

Kadyn and Easton throwing rocks in the washougal river

Ashlyn and Blair

Kadyn giving Blair kisses

Me playing peek a boo with Ashlyn

Easton, Ashlyn, and Kadyn

swinging with Blair

Kadyn and Easton

Ms. Blair

Easton and Kadyn climbing

Easton and Ashlyn trying to climb...

Easton and Ashlyn

Easton at the mall