I have a Birthday Sister...Do you?

This time every year I think of my Birthday Sister, Lyndee Rodgers. We all have some one some where that shares our birthday. Growing up I ALWAYS thought it was wonderful that Lyndee and I were birthday sisters. Not only did we share the same birthday, same year and live in the same town BUT we were born in the SAME hospital! So nautrally our mothers were in labor at the same hospital at the same time. Amazing right?!?

Just over 3 years ago things got even more crazy! I recieved a call or a text from Amanda, who Lyndee and I both share as a BFF. Letting me know that Lyndee was having her twins. I think I let out the biggest OMGOSH! I have ever let out. Why? Because I was in the hospital having Sadie. So our children were born on the same day same year.

So not only are we Birthday Sister, we are Birthday Sister who have Birthday Children. Haha

So to Lyndee, my birthday sister I say...

Happy birthday (tomorrow) to my Birthday Sister. You are truly one of the kindest, sweetest people with such a big heart. You have a beautiful smile that fills the room. You are some one I have always looked up to and admired. Happy Birthday Lyndee.

(I wish I had a photo of the two of us to share. Lyndee we will have to be sure to take one on our Dirty Thirty trip!)

So Sweet

linkin to sadie: if isaiah (links best bud at daycare) says he doesn't want to play with you i will say "i am tired of isaiah. i need a break from him he is making me tired."

my heart was touched. he was, in his own way, saying i'll pick you over isaiah. loved it.

Cliper (Clifford)The Big Red Dog

i took the kids to gilroy gardens the other day. we had a great time playing in the water, watching a few shows and playing on the play ground. The highlight of the day was getting to see "cliper" the big red dog. we came in late to the show so we snuck in the back. however sadie's idea of sneeking in was yelling "HI CLIPER!! HI CLIPER". she will correct you if you refer to him as clifford. at the end of the show they welcomed the kids down to dance with them on the stage. she decided to hug his leg and stay there until it was time for pictures. we stood in line and got our picture with cliper.

it was a great day!

P.S.

sadie would sit on the table while link fed and played with the dogs. she warmed up by the end...kinda.

Dog Sit or Sit Dog

we had a great opportunity to dog sit for a friend of ours while they were on vacation. linkin was amazing and came with me everyday. he fed them, played catch (above picture), and made sure they had plenty of water. by the end our our dog sitting time he became to really love those dogs and they him. they were great listeners and all had a great time playing ball.

Summer In Full Swing

dispite what what the weather has been saying - gloomy, cold, even rainy - we have been taking control of our summer. from the our door swimming pool to staying up late summer is being had at the word home.

The World Is Green

she wears these cute goggles and says "the car is green", "the house is green".

Favorite Conversation

this conversation is taking place while link and sadie are watching tv a commercial comes on...

sadie: linkin buy me that!
link: only if it is less than 100 dollars
sadie: link buy me that!!
linkin: if it is less than 100 dollars i will buy it for you
sadie: LINK GIRLS NEED MORE THINGS THAN BOYS DO!!

Two With A TUTU

they have their own laundry pile

I love the way she put her shirts on backwards. I love how she puts her shoes on the wrong feet. I love she wears a tutu everyday. I love that if she's wearing pants she wearing her "boy" clothes. I love that she will eat anything. I love she ate a yucky snail one time. I love how she brushes her hair out of her eyes. I love her silly smile. I love Sadie just the way she is.

I love he's missing two teeth. I love he is "hector the collector". I love that he is so kind. I love he know how to read. I love the way he asks if I'll sing him a song till he falls asleep. I love that he bird hunts in our backyard. I love he packs his bedding and sneaks into our room at night and sleeps beside my bed. I love he makes me smile and laugh so hard I cry. I love linkin just the way he is.

I love the way she smiles a great big gummy smile. I love she smuggles with me through he night. I love her first laughter. I love she sleepy noises. I love her silly cough sound she makes when she's unset. I love her little nose, her fingers and her toes. I love little bentley just the way she is.

I love his hands and fingers. I love his handsome smell. I love his voice and the way he calls me babe. I love his bright blue eyes. I love his confidence and warm heart he wears on his sleeve. I love he snore while sleeping and even more his strong arms around me safe and secure. I love the way he looks at me. I love the way he hold our children and loves them with all he has. I love the way he listens to me. I love the way he makes me smile. I love Seth just the way he is.


God has blessed me with a life I could not ask for more. I only hope and pray He knows how thankful I am.

Sadie To A T

To Me From My Mom (AKA Grandma)

Ok, I have a really cute story to tell. Sunday I decided to wear this kind of new shirt I bought, I had worn it to the Phillips wedding with two necklaces which I thought looked good so I went to put them on but couldn't find them, there were also 2 necklaces that I wore to Sarah's sealing which I couldn't find, I though I had put them in my purse but they weren't there, I was puzzled. As I thought about it I realized I had worn them both on the same weekend and that you guys had come for dinner on Sunday and that Sadie had gotten into dad's eye drops so I realized that I had just put them on my dresser and had not hung them up so I was sure Sadie had enjoyed looking at them. Then the search was on, where would Sadie put them?? Finially found them in one of the drawers in the cabinet out side our bathroom, safe and sound. It was fun to go on the hunt. Of course if it had been Linkin they would have been UNDER something. Anyway, thought you would enjoy that little story.

HOpe you are doing OK, love you mom

still not sure about this place or this family

we had a beautiful time...

sarah, richard and my parents

rebekah and ezra

elizabeth and sadie

some of the grandbabies

not one but two....

link lost two teeth and is a rich man, the tooth fairy came!

my two favorite pregnancy pictures...

Easter came and went this year. we had a great time having brunch with seth's family. we also celebrated robins birthday which fell on the same day!

not so sure about this place or this family...

daddy and his sleeping beauty...

seth and his roomate at fitness ridge...i love this picture.

linkin finished kindergarten!

mrs. A(nderson) and Link

she is an absolutley amazing teacher. i couldn't have asked for a better teacher for link!

mrs. B
she was a perfect fit for link this year. she helped him through those first few teary days.

link made a lot of great friends. andrew was his best friend and later link met his brother jeremy and loved him too.

links friend isaiah was in mrs. B kinderbloom class so they got to hang out a bit this year. isaiah is from link's preschool so they have known eachother for a long time. so fun.

mandy came to visit...

"Together forever, never apart. Maybe in distance, but never in heart.”

we had lunch with bex and paisley. yummy and super funny!

i am so grateful mandy came to visit. it was so wonderful. we went to big sur.

she made us an amazing dinner. italian wedding soup. it was out of this world. i have a big shoe to fill.

the most amazing part of the trip was our girls night out. we met up with several friends from high school and had dinner. it was amazing. it was ment to be, i don't think we could have laughted harder, eaten more, moved to another resturant or hung out in the parking lot longer. we all had a wonderful wonderful time!

can't get enough of sadie...
she came in eating a stack of empty hamburger buns! what a QT! she makes me laugh...

that smile is just sweet as candy and usually sticky too...

she dresses herself and is most often seen in a tu tu. love that she wearing link's undies with her tu tu. we love sadie!

just before school got out we went on a road trip: sacramento, chico and davis. we had a great time visiting everyone. in sacramento we hung with elizabeth and enjoyed laugh after laugh. in davis we hung with the graham family and played at the awesome park. in chico we hit up the chico fair.

the picture above is zane convincing link that this ride is fun while link repeats "please stop (the ride) please stop, please stop). lets just say he is his mothers son.

every kids wins and win they did.

payton, payton , payton...that girl loves to ride the scariest of them all. she even out lasted zane here....well zane wasn't going to let a girl beat him so he went on the ride 2x with payton however she loved it while zane "LOVED it (we would say loud)...it was scary (he would say softly)"

that was a fun trip!

sadie....

....enough said

linkin and the jog-a-thon

link did the school jog-a-thon and i couldn't have been prouder. he is one determined kid. i was so impressed at how many laps he ran, 11 laps in 15 minutes!! he kept on running even when it was hard. he kept up with all the kids in his class. he never gave up.

after he logged in his lap count he got a popsicle and some free-play time. way to go link!!

only because it is funny

that would be a large diet coke on the floor of my car.

story: i was driving to king city, 50 miles from salinas, 20 minutes in i realize i am so tired i don't think i will be able to make the drive. however now that i am half way whats the point in turning around. so i stop in soledad to get myself a coke which will insure i make it to king city awake. just as i pull out of the taco bell driveway my soda, one sip short of full, falls out of my hand and on to the floor. i disbelief of what had just occurred kept me awake the remainder of the drive.

she is a beautiful, wonderful, amazing lady i hope to grow to be like her

a few days after bentley's arrival (i keep referencing life before and after bentley...silly silly) the kids and i got out the finger paints and well lets just say we got more paint on ourselves then on the paper. this was a fun filled afternoon.

as bentley's arrival came closer and closer we found ways to entertain ourselves. we decided to celebrate a "unbirthday" to us. We made crowns, play pin the tongue on the frog, and even made cup cakes, sang and blew out the candles. it was a very happy unbirthday to us!

she's just cute!

we were all waiting

bentley is over 2 month old now...i remember months ago when we were all waiting her arrival. sadie was just as anxious as we all were...however she founds ways to make the time pass and take advantage of bentley's closet. sadie came out wearing one on bentley's outfits!

Baseball Season

linkin decided he wanted to sign up for tball. it wasn't an easy desision by any means. he was unsure about the whole baseball thing until he saw/heard a friend from school would be signing up. that made things a little easier.

once signed up he was a happy boy. with dad as the assistant coach you can't go wrong. he had a great season and ended with the "most inspirational player" award! GO Linkin!!

Seth + Kids + Golf = Super Cute

As a proud Mom I say: They are naturals!

Running

i am really enjoying running these days. i really enjoyed running prior to my pregnancy but i think since i didn't run for 9 months i realized how much i took it for granted. i am really enjoying it. my goal is 30 miles in 30 days. i have 15 miles down so far. i am running between 1 and 2 miles per day and LOVING it!

i heart running