Mariner Game, Showers & Father’s Day

Friday afternoon Isla and I jetted off to Seattle for a weekend full of non-stop fun. First on the list was going to the Mariner game with GiGi and Papa. Papa was determined to get Isla a Mariner hat and I kindly told him that she probably wouldn’t wear it so he shouldn’t waste his money. In true Papa form he ignored me and purchased the hat – but I’m so glad he did because Isla wore it the entire weekend! She absolutely loved the Mariner game. She couldn’t get enough of the fountain, the trains, and she kept asking me if she could “go play” out on the field with the other players. She also saw the Mariner Moose (and surprisingly didn’t break out in tears) and learned how to cheer on “eee chi row” with the fans. We also timed our trip just right and got a free Ichiro and Ken Griffey Jr. bobble head at the game:

After the game Isla happily went with my parents to the Bjarnson’s while I went over to my friend Holly’s house to hang out with the college girlfriends and meet the newest member of our “family”, Callahan Hare. Callahan is such a cutie and unfortunately I don’t have many pictures of him because I was too busy holding him whenever I could. I was trying to get all the practice I could holding a newborn before Baby Boy Skene arrives in three months (yeah you read that right – only three more months, yikes!). On Saturday we had a day full of showers. First off we headed to Holly’s baby shower at her sister’s house:

The beautiful Mom to be:

After Holly’s shower we went back to Holly’s house and got ready for Sara’s bridal shower. Isla and my parents came over for Sara’s shower and Isla got to hang out with the Holly’s sister’s kiddos. They had so much fun running around the house and jumping on bubble wrap from the gifts.

Sara and Rob:

Opening their gifts:

Isla meeting Callahan:

Having fun with the bubble wrap:

Saturday night we stayed at my Aunt Margot’s house and then got up bright and early on Sunday morning (thank you Isla) and celebrated Father’s day with Papa and also got to have short visit with Grandaddy. Poor Isla was sooo tired from her whirlwind of a weekend that she crashed when we got home to Boise on Sunday afternoon. Thankfully she woke up three hours later and was able to spend time with the most important man in her life on Father’s Day. Happy Father's Day Ryan!

Summer is Here . . . Finally

I almost forgot what a weekend without rain was like! Summer finally came to Boise this weekend and with it came a visit from Grandma Connie and a last minute get together with the Bordner clan.

Isla hanging out with Grandma Connie:

The whole crew on Saturday night:

Isla really enjoyed having Ryder and Payton over to play at her house. These three had so much fun together! We got some great shots of them at towards the end of the evening:

You can tell how much fun Isla had by the next picture - she was absolutely filthy by the end of the night:

Grandma Connie brought down some of Ryan's old baby clothes for the baby boy. She also gave us Ryan's first pair of running shoes. They are the cutest things ever:

I can't wait to put them on the baby boy! Thanks Grandma Connie.

Well I'm hoping this beautiful weather greets us in Seattle next weekend. Isla and I are off for a weekend of fun, including a Mariner game, visiting with Papa and GrandmaGiGi, a baby shower, and a wedding shower.

Rain, rain go away . . .

. . . come again some other day. We found ourselves singing this little tune a lot over Memorial Day weekend in Bellingham. Boy the weather was ugly! The only bright spot was visiting with my parents and getting to see their new house. We have been planning this trip to Bellingham for quite a while thinking my parents would have been settled in to their new home. It didn't really work out that way since they moved in the day before we came. The house was about 95% done, but we made the most of it. I unfortunately didn't get many pictures of the place as there was moving stuff everywhere. I did manage to get a picture of the kitchen - you can see that they still need cabinet doors, their fridge door and the island isn't quite finished:

I was also able to get a shot of the pantry/wine cellar that the kids played in for hours:

GrandmaGiGi also got Isla some rain boots so she could go down to the beach and throw rocks into the ocean:She liked to wear them to go outside and see the train (there are train tracks that go right below my parents house). She spent the whole weekend saying "Bye train" and waving as it went by.

Isla and Anna out in the front yard:

Papa also put up a swing for Isla, which she got to swing in when it wasn't raining. She absolutely loved swinging in it (you can't really tell from the picture so just take my word for it):
My parents house is absolutely beautiful and we can' t wait to get back there to check it out when everything is complete. Way to go Papa and GrandmaGiGi!

Oh Boy!

Yep, that's right we're having a boy. I'm still trying to adjust to this since I totally thought we were having another girl. Ryan is so excited and had a feeling that it was boy since my side of the family was in desperate need of a boy (he's sorta right). We do feel very blessed to have two healthy babies! I have a feeling I'm going to start dressing Isla in more dresses and putting more bows in her hair since she will be my only girl. I am now off to shop for boy clothes as we have absolutely nothing for our little man.

We are off to Bellingham for the long weekend to see my parent's new place! I'll post pictures next week.

Sun and Snow

Wow, what a difference a week makes. It was only last Saturday that I was sitting by the pool in Palm Springs sweating in the 98 degree weather and now I'm in sweats and a sweatshirt watching it snow outside in Boise. I don't know about you, but I would take the warmer weather over the snow right now.

So last weekend I went down to Palm Springs for a girlfriend's bachelorette party and it was HOT. I was either in the shade or in the pool most of the time. Despite the heat, all of us girls had a fabulous time lounging by the pool, shopping and bar hopping. On Saturday night we went to the Parker Hotel (absolutely fabulous place where all the celebs stay), ate dinner at the Ace hotel (great place, laid back, reminds me of the Doug Fir in Portland, OR), and then went for drinks at couple of other great places (I have to blame my pregnancy brain as I am at a total loss for the names of the places right now).

Here are some of the girls lounging in the pool on Saturday:

We all stayed at my friend Holly's parent's house in Palm Springs. The house was amazing and right on one of the many golf courses. Here are some of the girls before we went out on Saturday night:

The view from the house:

The bride-to-be, Sara, opening her gifts on Saturday night:

As a special treat on Saturday night we got to cruise around Palm Springs in Sara's late grandfathers 1992 Caddy (I really don't know the exact year, but you get the point)! We had a lot of comments and stares from people as the seven of us girls drove around Palm Springs that night. Here we are before big night out on the town:

I was the lucky chauffeur for the night:

I was also lucky enough to have a pregnant friend (Holly) with me on the trip. He we are at the Parker Hotel:

Some of the other girls at the Parker:

Sara enjoying her tequila shot at dinner:
We all had a great time and I am so excited for Sara's wedding in July!

The Goose Egg

The weather was finally nice this weekend and we made sure we got outside as much as possible. It has taken way too long for spring to get here! Aunt Anna came down to visit this weekend and we took her, Ryan, Isla, Hank and Leo to the park to play. Ryan brought his basketball and Isla loved playing with it. Unfortunately I don't think Ryan got to play as much as he would have liked:Just prior to our walk to the park Isla had a little bit of a fall and received her first "Goose Egg". I think it's pretty good that it has taken this long for her to get one, but it was still so sad to see her get hurt. It happened pretty innocently. We were all outside in front of our house and she was sitting on one of the steps. I think she tried to get up and lost her balance and somehow did a face plant on the ground. She was pretty brave and cried only a few minutes before we distracted her with a trip to the park. Here is a picture of her first Goose Egg:
On a side note, I had a wonderful Mother's Day that was filled with a pedicure, chocolates and beautiful cards from Isla and Ryan that made me cry. I love being a Mommy!

Where did my baby Isla go?

This weekend we went to Charlotte Blaine's first birthday party/Kentucky Derby party and I got Isla all dressed up in a pretty dress and did her hair in pigtails (still fighting that darn mullet, all though I think it is going away). When I looked at Isla after she was all dolled up I had to do a double take, she was no longer my baby anymore. She looked so big and grown up it brought tears to my eyes. I think the pregnancy hormones may have had something to do with my emotions, but I can't believe how quickly the past 20 months have gone. Here is my little girl all dressed up for the party:

Posing with her Daddy:

At the birthday party, eating her snacks at the big table like everyone else:

To prove that she is getting closer to the "terrible" twos (although I have heard three is much worse) she now likes to boss our pets around the house. She follows Riley the cat everywhere saying "no, Riley"and she also likes to go up to Hank and say "move" for no apparent reason. Ryan and I have been working with her to be a little nicer to the pets. We have also graduated to the tantrums where she sobs while rolling around on the ground. They only last for about 30 seconds, but they are oh-so dramatic! Can't wait to see what the teenage years will bring.

All things considered Isla is a very good girl and we absolutely love her to pieces. I just can't get over how fast she has grown.