Ice Cream Truck!

While we were out in Maryland visiting my sister, we heard the ice cream truck coming!! That's a sound we NEVER hear in California. I remember getting ice cream from the ice cream truck as a kid and just couldn't resist letting Mersadie experience the same thing. So, she picked the Dora ice cream and, of course, I had to get some pictures!

Here is Sadie eagerly awaiting the ice cream. She was patient enough to almost pose for a picture.

Checking it out....

First taste.....

Hmmmm.......

I think I'll have more!

Yummy summer fun!

East Coast Fun!

Sadie and I have been out visiting my sister in Maryland since Friday. Marisa (my sister) just bought her first house and we have been helping her with projects. Here are pictures of Mersadie helping us out - she has been so good and easy going while things are in disarray.

Here is Sadie helping us paint the living room.

My mom bought Sadie some little work gloves so she wouldn't feel left out. Sadie LOVES them and couldn't wait to help us carry in some tiles.

Sadie loves climbing on things and we have a little step ladder around here that's the perfect height for her.

It hasn't been all work and no play (at least for Mersadie). On Saturday Marisa's friends Caroline and Ardeshir came over to meet Sadie and brought her a present - a bubble maker!! Perfect for Sadie - she LOVES bubbles.

And...Sunday morning just wouldn't be complete without donuts (and church)!! Mersadie usually gets to eat a donut at church - she always asks for a pink one, but there usually aren't any pink ones. So, Auntie Reece was sure to get Sadie a PINK donut. Only you can't see it because it's upside down in this picture.

Anyway, we've been working hard here and we have some before and after pictures, but I want to give my sister the gratification of posting them when she wants on her blog. So...check her blog out in the next few days - www.nowboardingmarisa.blogspot.com

We're having a....

"BOY"!!!!!

This was Mersadie's reaction when she found out she was going to have a little brother.

Just kidding...she is actually very excited!

So, we had an ultrasound on Friday and the ultrasound tech said she is 80% sure it's a boy. We are so excited around here we can't contain ourselves. Sadie still doesn't quite understand that we're having a baby and what that all means, but it's fun to talk to her about it. We are now in the process of picking a name. This is such a fun part of being pregnant- I love it! We're off to Ohio today to spend some time with Brian's family - yeah! We'll be out of the blogging world for a while, but I'll post new pictures as soon as I can!

How a dirty Mersadie cleans up!

Saturday was a busy, outdoor day for us. Because of this, our little Mersadie got VERY dirty. I didn't know a girl could get so dirty and not even care. This girlie was in serious need of a good bubble bath. Here is the progression from dirty to clean...

Dirty hair.

Dirty feet.

Dirty face.

Clean hair.

Clean face.

Clean hands.

Clean feet.

Happy girl.

So happy!

Clean Mersadie! Yeah!

Friends!

Sadie had a blue sucker the other day and was totally fascinated by her blue tongue. She kept wanting me to take pictures so she could see it!

"Gimme a kiss!"

So sweet!

Brian and I don't get many "family" pictures in, but here are a few... Sadie was actually smiling! It's because Carie and Jessica and Eric were on the other side of the camera - she LOVES them!

Eric and Jessica Myers got to come and visit last week - it was like having part of our youth group back together again! What fun it is to know that so many of the students we worked with in Oklahoma are now in full time ministry!! God is so good! While they were here, we took them to see the sights. You can barely make out the Hollywood sign in the background if you look really close.

Jessica is so cute - I don't think she's changed a bit in the 10 years I've known her - wow - to always look so young!

Sadie LOVED Eric and Jessica (she could remember and say Jessica's name, but when it came to Eric she either called him Bert or Jessica).

Givin' lovin' to "Bert".

First Beach Day this Summer!

We headed out yesterday for our first "Beach Friday" this summer. Friday is Brian's day off and we love to just hang out at the beach. It was overcast for the first part that we were there, and then the sun came out, but it was still only about 70 degrees. I sure hope it warms up out here soon! Although, I'm not complaining...

Here are a few shots I got of Sadie today. The first one is my favorite. I like it in black and white better than color. What do you think?

I don't know what I'm going to do with this girl's hair! Sometimes she will let me put it in pigtails and sometimes she won't. At those times, it's just in her face.

It's no secret that Sadie has not been a fan of the sand the past few summers. Well, we FINALLY got her to get down and play in it just a little. Notice she's sitting on a blanket with her shoes ON. She wouldn't take them off the whole time we were there, but hey, at least she played with the sand a little. As you can tell by her face in this picture, she was not thrilled at first.

Then she realized that she didn't actually have to touch the sand to play with it - she discovered the shovels!

After working up an appetite, it was snacktime!

YEAH!!! Who doesn't love a yummy snack at the beach?

And for my last picture. My mom sent me the wonderful little gadgets. They clip your towel to your beach chair so the towel won't blow away or slip down! They work great! Thanks Mom!

Money, money, money!

So this morning I’m going through papers, receipts and such while Sadie is wondering around and Brian is on the tredmill. Sadie comes over to me and our conversation goes a little like this…

”Mommy, dat one?” (Sadie asking me if she can have that one – which happens to be a $20 dollar bill.)

“Sure, honey, whatever.”

“Mommy, Sadie’s?”

“No, Sadie that is for the church.”

“Oh, Mommy, dare” (points toward the window)

“Yes, Baby” (thinking she means we have to go out there to take it to the church)

(Brian enters conversation)

“Shannon! Sadie just shredded 20 dollars!!!”

Yes, fellow blog readers, our precious angel who never does anything wrong shredded a 20 dollar bill this morning. I’m considering taking it out of her college fund to repay the church (just kidding). Anyway, she was reprimanded, but I just couldn’t resist laughing, pulling out all the pieces I could find and blogging about it.

Brian reminded me that at least it’s not as bad as him using two 100 dollar bills on two separate occasions at church for an illustration and losing BOTH of them. Yes, folks BOTH!! Needless to say, Brian isn’t allowed to use money as an illustration anymore.

Do you think if I taped it all back together someone would accept it?