More Fun on the Snake River

This afternoon we went with some of our friends to Hood Park off the Snake River. We frequent this park because it's so cool and has a really good, shallow swimming area for Emma. Everyone met and we swam with our kids and had a BBQ. It was nice when we first arrived and then the wind kicked up and all the kids lips turned blue. There were four couples including us and five kids all under the age of 2.

Back Home from a flashback trip!

Well, Emma and I made our way back over the mountains today. Last night after Emma went to sleep I went over to Ashley's and we watched August Rush which I had never seen before. SO GOOD! The ending was disappointing though. For those of you who haven't seen it yet I won't say anything. It was nice to go over and watch a movie without Emma though.

The weather over the pass was kinda crappy. It was raining pretty good and there were some people being stupid going over the summit. It's like they had never seen in rain before. I stepped out of the car when I got home and had my sweatshirt on and just about died from the heat! Ok so it wasn't that hot about 90 but way too hot to be wearing a sweatshirt. I just think it's funny how different the climates are between the two halves of the state.

Going back to Port Orchard was so weird. I lived my whole pre single adult life there and going back is such a funny feeling. I took my little brother over to Sedgwick Junior High to get his schedule and locker number and to show him around and had a little flashback. I totally remembered how scared I was going into Junior High and walking up the steps to the attendance office. Kaleb has home room in my old Earth Science classroom and a guy I graduated high school with and had classes with at Central is now teaching there. It's really weird to think that I can have friends that are professional teachers who graduated high school with me! And then you go to the store and see people you graduated high school with... some are doing something with their lives and others are still working the same job they did sophomore year. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about when I talk about the weirdness.

We also went to our friends wedding reception tonight in Kennewick. Jacob found out he knew the bride's family better than the groom's family which was who we came to see. The bride's family was in his family ward growing up. It really is a small world! It was also really nice to reconnect with some friends we had in the Single's Ward. There were only a handful of them there...most of themhave moved back to the west side.

Trip to Port Orchard

Yesterday Emma and I got in the car and headed over to Port Orchard for a few days. Yesterday we spent time with my Grandpa Trogdon over a nice salmon dinner. Today we picked blackberries and had enough for 5 batches of jam which is 22 pints. Then we canned carrots and got 28 pints. Tomorrow we are canning nectarines and peaches and freezing zucchini. Emma is having a blast playing with her Uncle Kaleb and my parent's dog Sandy. The weather here is typical Western Washington weather. Rainy and in the 50-60s. We had a pretty cool lightening storm last night with heavy rain. I guess there was even a funnel cloud over Lake Washington.

Jacob is at home going to work and we miss him. It's just him and our dog Annie for another day and a half. This is the first time we've been apart since our move to Washington and it's kinda weird. I've already gotten use to being with him all the time in these few months.

We head back home Thursday afternoon to make it in time for our friend Vance's wedding reception in Kennewick. For those of you who aren't from Washington, we get to drive through some of the best places in Washington to get fruit. In Colorado when I looked for boxes of peaches last year, I could only find them for $18/box. Well... in Yakima I can get them for $8/box and $5/box for the over ripe ones.

I love coming back to Port Orchard to visit family. Coming to visit the Trogdon home isn't like going to any other home in the USA. When you come, you work...a lot. Las Vegas is the city that never sleeps and my parents house is the house that never sleeps. I love it though. Even in high school, if my friends ever slept over on a Friday night they would get stuck mucking out the barn with me. Poor Serena and Ashley had to experience that with me. It's a wonder I still had friends when I graduated!

The Benton County Fair and Rodeo

Yesterday Jacob Emma and myself went to the Fair! It was Emma's first time and she had a blast! We visited the rabbit/chicken barn where Emma got so excited I'm pretty sure she peed herself. Next we went to see the pigs. Emma has seen pigs before but was way too young. She went NUTS! She was dancing around yelling "Pig Pig Pig"! Then it was the cows. I didn't think her excitement level could be any higher but man was I wrong. She walked along petting every cow that was laying down and going "Moo moo" while she did it. THEN, it was off to the sheep barn where yet again I didn't think she could get anymore excited. Wrong again! She walked right up to a sheep, looked at the owner of the sheep, pointed and yelled "SHEEEEEEEEEEEP!" "BAAAAA"! It was so funny! I'm pretty sure the whole barn heard our little one get excited over the sheep.

Our other visits were to a petting farm where Emma was able to pet a Donkey, Pony, and Calf. We also stopped by a local Dr.'s booth and Emma was given a toy monkey. We enjoyed strawberry lemonade, huckleberry ice cream and bbq pork sandwiches.

Next was the Rodeo which was a PRCA Rodeo. For those of you who don't have a clue why that's cool I will explain... it just means it's a professional rodeo. Not one of your hometown boys rodeos. Anyway, the excitement level for Emma I think reached it's maximum. She was cracking up at the Bareback Bronc riders and every other event. She was also dancing around all over the place while the music was playing. She entertained the bleachers where we were sitting. Emma's most enjoyed event was the Bull Riding (she's my daughter, what can I say). They had Mutton Bustin' too which is always cute to watch. There is just something about a 3 year old riding a Sheep.

Personally, I LOVE going to the Fair but most of all the Rodeo. It is such a rush to watch these men doing what they do. With the fair and rodeo season also comes the end of summer. We have had such a fun time this summer and intend to make every warm sunny day left count.

The Olympics/Emma pictures

I just have to say how much I love the Olympics! Jacob and I watched Misty May and Kerri Walsh beat China for the Gold in Volleyball last night and MAN... what a fun game. I wish we had the Olympics all the time! Watching May and Walsh play made me really miss playing volleyball. Now granted I was NEVER anywhere close to being that good, but I still really enjoy the sport. Anyone want to play?

And another thing... track runners are pretty much the craziest people I've ever seen. I mean how can you move your legs so fast!? Going over hurdles!? I have been informed by a couple people that I run like a duck so I'm thinking hurdles are pretty much out of the question... actually running may be out of the question too to avoid any public humiliation. Who wants to join my "I run like and duck and I don't care" club!?

The Olympics are always entertaining to watch though. Last night when the Silver and Bronze Medalists for the Men's 200 DQ'd for touching the inside lane that was really a crappy deal for them but did you see them when they told the new Bronze medalist that he had won? He was all "oh..." totally not excited. He won on a fluke so yeah nothing much to be excited about but it was still funny to see his reaction.

Well, I believe that's all I have to say about that. Thank you for putting up with my random and sometimes jumbled thoughts. You can't tell me that your brain doesn't think that way too at least some of the time!

Sick Day

So yesterday Jacob's main boss came up from New Mexico to visit and take all his workers and their wives/significant others out to eat at a little Italian restaurant in Richland. I was totally excited about going out to eat and having some "Adult time". I should know better by now that children have a sixth sense about when you are going to go do something exciting and get sick right before. That's exactly what happened.

We were dropping Emma off at her friend's house and she threw up ALL OVER their carpeted floor. (Nice!) So we clean up the floor and head back home. Emma throws up in the car. (Perfect!) We get into the house and Emma throws up on the couch. (Ok, you can stop now!). Jacob leaves to go to the dinner to represent and Emma throws up in a bowl. (I finally got smart). Not wanting to interrupt Jacob's wonderful dinner I call someone to come give Emma a blessing. When they arrive I'm starting to feel woosy so I ask for one as well. Emma throws up again. Jacob comes home from dinner and Emma has thrown up two more times and I have worshiped the porcelin god twice already (I would later go another 2 times). The long hours of the night consisted of me sipping water and chanting in my head "I feel good, I feel good, I feel good". Emma slept pretty well (what a blessing!). She woke up another two times dry heaving and crawled into bed with Jacob (I selpt on the couch).

Today consisted of me laying in bed and on the couch feeling like I wanted to die. Jacob was really sweet and stayed home to take care of his girls. He made me apple cider and chicken noodle soup and changed diapers all day. What a hunk! The moral of the story? I haven't thought of one yet.

Thank goodness not everyday is a sick day!

The comings and goings of the Throolins

Today we went swimming on the Snake River at Hood Park just outside of Pasco. It was really hot here today. The high was 105!! Tomorrow will be the same. Emma had a lot of fun playing in the water. We brought Annie (our dog) too and she went crazy in the water swimming and jumping around. I will post pictures as soon as I find the dang camera cord!

Emma also got her first hair cut. She had a pretty bad mullet so Jacob held her while I cut her pretty locks. I think it turned out ok... I'm not a professional. Emma's vocabulary continues to grow by leaps and bounds. She speaks in sentences 90% of the time. It's so fun to watch her grow and develop.

My sister-in-law and niece came up last week from San Antonio and we went to Seattle to see them. It was really nice to be with them. Genevieve (our niece) is seven months older than Emma. My in-laws have a cat that Genevieve and Emma enjoyed playing with/torturing!

I think that's all that's new with us. We are enjoying the summer weather and having Jacob home more often. I can't say enough how thankful I am to Heavenly Father for blessing us with a new job and a wonderful place to live.