Thursday, December 17, 2009

Family Pics

We recently went and had a new family picture taken. This was the winner...

But this was the reality of how the photo session went...
And frankly, the reality of how I feel most days!

Friday, December 11, 2009

Can I really name another post "Catch Up?"

So I'm not even going to try to relive these moments of the past 4 months to their fullest. However I wanted to get the pictures posted for posterity. I blame my lack of blogging in recent months on the fact that I have a new addiction to couponing. It takes a bit of time, but so far I have saved hundreds of dollars, and I love the endorphin rush I get when I come walking out of the store with $27 worth of stuff that I paid $2.44 for (that was my shopping trip today!)

So in the beginning, there was family. Or in August, there was a Mortensen semi-family reunion. We gathered at my parents home, the highlights were...
Spending time with cousins

The fruit stand, the kids earned quite a bit of money all week long.

Moses Lake Aquatic Center

Grandma

And, Sisters!

We missed those that weren't there, but we had a blast with those that were!

Next, was Jack's 3rd birthday.

We had a Thomas the train cake, and opened presents with friends. It was pretty low-key, but the kid is 3, and he was HAPPY!

Some updates on Jack these days, his new favorite song to sing is the "50 States Song," he plays really well with his sister, he is potty training (Hallelujah!), and he says funny things that make me laugh like... While drinking some slushy apple cider, he stopped and said, "this is cold, like Minnesota." Plus, I think he sometimes has a southern country accent, not sure where that came from. But we still love him lots!

In September we canned peaches with my mom. Sadie and Jack played with the "bracelets" or canning rings, and played dodge ball with the peaches.


We went to Spokane for Labor Day. Here is an updated picture of all the Frederickson cousins together. For the past two years it was hard to keep a current picture because we had so many new ones, but I think we are updated for a little while anyway.


I took a girls weekend getaway to Boise to run in my first 5k. I've always hated running but I trained all summer long for it with a "couch to 5k" program (inspired by a friend.) Ever since, I got sick, my running partner got pregnant, Bryan was working out of town, and I have been on the "5k to couch" program. I guess there's always next year!


A recent Saturday family outing to a local train or "Thomas"



A just for fun week in Wenatchee while Bryan was working out of town. The local fire station was having some shindig, so we took the kids. Sadie had a blast. Jack turned up sick that week, so his experience isn't what it normally would have been for him. But he did walk away with a brand new tonka street sweeper truck, that a friend had won in a drawing. She had inside connections, so she gave us hers and was able to get another one for her kids. We also took a ride on a mini fire truck and ate hot dogs, popcorn, and pop! What a day!

In September Sadie also had her 18mo. check up. So updates on Sadie, she weighed 26lbs (63%) and she was 34in. tall (93%.) I'm so proud of the height percentile, who'd of ever thought that a child of mine would be in the 93%, thank you Bryan! She also loves keeping up with her brother and even challenging him at times, she talks a ton, knows her letters, counts to 20, and is a real firecracker at times, yesterday she said "bless you" to Jack after he sneezed, and today she used the word "delicious" about a hundred times, it made me laugh.

The obvious excitement for October was Halloween. Bryan's cousin got married in Spokane that day, so we enjoyed trick-or-treating cubicles at Grandma's office the day before Halloween. Jack wore an amazing Thomas costume made by me, and Sadie wore an amazing Cinderella costume made by a friend of mine (however she wouldn't let me put the necklace or headband on her to complete the outfit.) But they had a great time. Then on Halloween we went to the wedding and the reception/costume party. Fun times were had by all.



In November, we went to Spokane for Thanksgiving. The morning of, we went to Bryan's cousins house to make apple cider in his homemade apple press, eat homemade cinnamon rolls and donuts, and participate in a marshmallow sling-shot fight! We then had our Thanksgiving feast with 32 family members, all the while remembering the many things we have to be thankful for in our lives.

And the kids enjoyed riding around on Grandpa's walker.


And just last week, I took the kids to get pictures taken. Here are just a couple recent pics of the kids that I love.

Wow! I did it! All caught up! Now hopefully it won't be May when I post Christmas!