Miss Meghan is 4 months old today!

In other news I can vaccumm a room Meghan is sleeping in and she won't wake up!How cool is that? Because the only time I can vacuumm( and trust me, this place needs it often)is when the girls are down for their naps. And low and behold Meg has yet to wake up, and that's when I am vacumming right around her. I think she might take after her father and be able to sleep through anything. Since becoming a Mom, I don't sleep nearly as sound as I used to.;-(

FAMILY PICTURE DAY

Well, today we had pictures taken.We will get them in 2 weeks. So exciting.But in 10-14 we will be able to view them online via smiles by wire.I will be sure to pass along the info, so all can check them out.Getting one of Meghan was tough.Because everytime we put her on the table to try and snag a shot she would start to cry. So in about 2 months or so, we are going to have them take again.And then of course in a year,when the girls are 1 and 3.I also want to get another family one done then too.Because we are portrait club members with JcPenny's and have bought pics 4 times, we have a free package coming. Sweet. I love free.;-0)So thanks again to Grandma and Grandpa for buying the membership for us. The mall was crazy as always but it is fun to go there every once and a while.

Another weekend photo

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I like how Sydney is sitting in this pic. So cute and proper.Well, we enjoyed another walk today. Meg still doesn't like the umbrella stroller, but it's so much lighter to carry down the stairs then the big one.It's fairly cloudy today,but at least it didn't rain on us.We have been enjoying watching the Olympics on t.v. It will be nice to get back to our usual things though. And we have our picture taken saturday.So that will be fun. I hope anyway. Happy Thursday all/

A fun weekend

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Great-Grandma Bev and Grandma spent the weekend with us.Papa was also here, but had to leave saturday afternnon.Shortly Great-Grandma and Grandma left Sydney quickly feel asleep. So I just had to capture it in a picture. We had a nice weekend with some shopping, going out to brunch and just plain old fun.We were all sad to see them go.We had so much fun!

Happy Valentine's Day

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Happy Valentine's Day to you and yours from us.

Beautiful smile

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I know it has been a while since I have posted anything. Just hasn't been on the top of my list lately.We are doing allright these days. Not too much new going on. So I thought I would just post a few pictures of my lovely little girls.Meghan has started grapping things as you will see in some of these pics. She also relly likes to chew on her hands so we wonder if she is teething. Have a great week.

Grandma Sue went home ;-(

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Yesterday Grandma Sue flew back home to Colorado. So things have been a little sad around here. We had so much fun.It was an emotional good-bye.We hope to drive to Colorado this summer or early fall.The Av's won their game last night, and we actually got to watch it on t.v. So that was fun.We even got our taxes done last night.We are getting some money back, so we are happy about that. It isn't raining at the moment.So that's awesome.I am planning on taking the girls for a walk in a few minutes.So it better not start.I was denined a walk yesterday due to the rain.It's so exciting that the SuperBowl is Sunday. Yeah!

Hoffstadt Bluff

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This is a great picture. We were at Hoffstadt Bluff in this photo. Looking at the valley that was once full of pyroclastic(I don't know if I spelled that right) flow from the mountain.We can't wait to go up there again.So much more to see and do. Plus really couldn't even see the mountain do to the weather.We did see a lot of other people up there though.Even in January.It's is really raining here again today.Yuck.I am even sick of this rain.And that is saying a lot considering I usually kinda like the rain.Grandma Sue goes home tomorrow.So sad. We sure have had fun.

Family Fun

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Here is a new family shot taken by Grandma Sue tonight. I know I haven't updated the blog in a while. We have just been having too much fun.Yesterday we even took a trip to Mt.St.Helens. Well, we didn't get as close to the mountain as we wanted. Just barely got into the "Blast Zone" when the rain turned to snow(we knew that was going to happen, because we had already been told the road up ahead was closed) and the snow was strong and steady.Moments later our SUV was spinning around( in a direction I didn't want to go in) and we ended up with our front end in the ditch. We and the car were fine, no harm done, but needless to say I let Jason drive the rest of the way back to Hoffstadt Bluff Vistor Center. We had fun though.Meghan is now 3 months old and 13lbs, 5oz. So she is growing well. And changing more everyday. Sydney is well, being Sydney. Always full of life and energy.I promise to post more tomorrow. I have a ton of pictures to put on here.;-P

SuperBowl Time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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What's not to smile about? The Seahawks are going to SuperBowl XL!How exciting and amazing is that? I have been watching football as of late due to the Seahawks and actually now have a much better understanding of the game. In my wildest dreams ,I never thought to utter the words" The Seahawks are playing in the SuperBowl".I used to be punished by watching Seahawks games.I kid you not. Not anymore.I just can't get over it. How wonderful.It has done such great things for the city. Really bringing people together.But it will not be against the Broncos, as the performed badly , and I mean badly, against the Steelers.What a great day in Seattle history.So happy.

Go Av's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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A few days ago, Papa came by for a visit on his way home.He brought Sydney a tee shirt and she just couldn't wait to try it on.The Av's have now won 8 straight games and go for number 9 tonight.They are now part of a three way tie for the Northwest Division lead!Go Av's!And of course the Seahawks face Carolina on Sunday.If the win the game they will be in the SuperBowl!Go Hawks!

New Duds

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Here is Miss Sydney showing off an outfit she got from Grandpop and Grandma Rivers for her birthday.What a beautiful smile.It's another rainy day here in the Pacific Northwest.I would actually like to see the sun for a change. Hopefully we won't have to wait too much longer.

It was a good day in Sports

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We had a good time watching sports yesterday. First the Av's played a great game winning their 7th game in a row. Now tied for 2nd place in their division.And we can watch next saturdays game too, because it will also be on NBC.Then the Seahawks won their first playoff game since 1984. And will face the winner of todays game next weekend in the NFC Championship.So cool. After that we watched the Bronco's win their game as well. I never thought I would have any interest in football.But now thanks to the Seahawks I can't wait for next weekend to see if they will go to the BIG GAME. And of course Jason is responsible for my love of Hockey and the Av's.;-p It hasn't been to exciting here otherwise. Sydney continues to grow and change. She is a handful these days. But alot of fun too. She is getting to be quite a talker too. I wonder where she got that from.Heehee.Meghan is great also. She is awake alot more then she used to be now. And seems to be a night owl.Also getting that from me. I would much rather stay up late and sleep in late too.Soooo not a morning person.Lately Meg has been staying up till about 1 am the last week or so. But then usually sleeps to about 8 am or so, eats and then falls back asleep until about 10:30am. So it hasn't been too bad.But we are still working on changing her schedule. Things are crazy at Champion as always.But Jason is getting through it okay. So that's the latest news from here. GO Av's and Seahawks!!!!!!!!!!

Go Av's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Thanks to OLN we were able to watch a great Av's game last night.They won 6-1 over St.Louis. It was their 5th straight win. They are now in 3rd place in their division. There will be another game this weekend on NBC. Yeah! They will be sending 11 players to the Olympics next month, representing 8 different countries.Go Av's!

Just another day

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It's another rainy day here in Vancouver.We've had something like 3 weeks without sunshine.It would be nice to see the sun for a change.We recently found out that Grandma Sue is coming for a visit on the 23rd. So we are quite excited about that.Jason has been kept busy with work. Sydney has been her usual climbing self. She seems to be pushing our buttons a lot lately. I think to see what she can get away with.Meghan is well. We enjoy making her smile and coo at us. We hope to get a new family picture done in Feburary. There really hasn't been too much going on with us lately. We had a nice Christmas and New Year's. And even have all our decorations put away now. Jason and I have been working on changing our diet in an effort to help lose weight. So it has been about 2 weeks now since we have bought things like soda,cookies,candy, etc. I think not having soda has been one of the hardest things for us. So we now drink things like, tea, juice and crystal light.Jason even made applesauce yesterday.So we will see how it goes. Meghan needs me now, so I will try to post again soon.;-p

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Wow, Tomorrow starts 2006! Amazing. Meghan had a great check up yesterday. She is now 11 lbs 5 oz and 22 inches long. So since her birth she has gained over 4 lbs and 3 inches. Pretty good numbers. She had 3 shots.Standard vaccines. She has also started smiling and cooing at us. Which just makes me melt everytime. We have done a lot of cleaning today. The apartment needed it badly. And our buddy Brian came over for lunch and to just hang out.Unfortunatly Natalie stayed at her parents because she is a bit under the weather. Jason made some killer sandwiches.And we watched Kronk's New Groove and played Life.(I won ;-p)
Other then that we will most likely stay up to watch the ball drop or something like that on t.v. But it will just be a quiet New Year's Eve for us. Happy 2006 all.

What a Christmas

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We are back from our Christmas trip. It sure was busy, but alot of fun. Meghan and Sydney got tons of new things. We got see the whole family. Celebrated Great Grandpa Bob's 80th birthday at a lovely Italian resturant.We spent Christmas Eve over at Mike and Diana's house. And then had a nice more relaxed Christmas Day at my Mom's.We have all been fighting colds and are now just trying to recoup from everything. Meghan is now 2 months old.She has her check up on Friday, and I am anxious to see how big she has gotten. Lots of rain here. Looks like it might be a record for the month of December. We also had some fraud activity with our checking account.Some jerk stole $600 from us. So it has been quite an ordeal, but hopefully can get resolved soon. After this experience I can say you can never be too careful.Anyway I think that's the news for now.I will try to post again after Meghan's appointment. Bye for now.

Is that my hand?

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Here is little Meghan staring at her new found hand. I wanted to show everyone how pretty Meghan's new blanket is.Thanks to Aunt Robin,Uncle Ken and cousin Mhari.The only thing she has right now with her name on it. We are getting packed for another great "Expedition" to Grandma and Papa's for Christmas. We sure to pack our trailblazer to the gills. It's a good thing we only have 2 kids or we would need a bigger car.All our baking is finally done. Red and green spritz cookies, chocolate fudge and peanut butter fudge are what we made for this year.So we will be heading out friday afternoon and coming home monday afternoon. So exciting!I sure do love Christmas. A white Christmas once would be nice though. Hope everyone has a great Christmas. I don't think I will get another posting before Christmas.Just way, way to much to do. Besides caring for 2 little girls. Later, Jess

Sydney's new desk

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Here Sydney is a her new desk from Grandma and Grandpop Rivers. Cute huh? I love how she is smiling for the camera. All is pretty good here. Just trying to keep warm.It has been very cold. Had snow a few times, but just a light dusting in the morning. We plan on doing some baking this weekend to get prepared for our trip up north for Christmas. We leave friday and will be coming home monday.We are very excited. Looking forward to seeing everyone again. Meghan is now 7 weeks old. It has been going by so quickly. That's it for now.Merry Christmas.

What a beauty!

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Here is Syd with her hair up after a bath.I must say I have two beautiful daughters.I know I am a little bias.
;-) Not much going on today. Playin the new Age of Empires 3 on the computer, doing laundry, puttin up more xmas lights up on the balcony, sitting by the fire and watching the Survivor Finale. Just thought I would put up another pretty picture. Hope everyone had a great weekend. Git R Done, Jess

Meghan is 6 weeks old today!

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I know haven't posted in a week. But not much has been going on here.Here is a new picture of Meghan having some floor time.She is 6 weeks old already.Time sure does fly.When she went to the doctor on monday she weighed in at 9lbs 9 oz and has gotten an inch longer.So she is growing well. Although most of her clothes are still really big on her. Sydney is well. She goes in for her 2 year old check up tomorrow. She is talking up a storm these days. And we are working on potty training with her. We are looking forward to spending a few days up north for Christmas.That's about it for now. Later, Jess

No Snow

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Here is a shot of Natalie feeding Meghan at dinner last week. Boy we had a good time with our buddies and hope to see them again when we go up for Xmas. But in other news. Gas prices continue to lower. Last time I was out it was down to 2.15 a gallon. Pretty good huh?The Av's lost yesterday, Bummer.But my topic for today is Snow.
So for the last 3 days or so, the news stations here in the Vancouver/Portland area have been on so called"Storm Watch".The top news story every time the news is broadcast. Saying that we should be getting some snow.Trimet is putting chains on some of it's buses.Power outage hotlines are mentioned. Schools are ready to make the call at 5 am. The whole 9 yards. Now, being the 1st of Dec. and being a lover of all things winter.I love the snow. SO it could dump a whole foot on us and it would be okay with me. But what happens this morning of course no snow but rain. Something pretty darn routine here in the Great Northwest. I wish the media here would stop making such a big deal about the weather. Especially since the are usually wrong. I want my Snow.;-(

Wet,Wet,Wet

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Boy it sure is wet here today.I am glad I don't have to go anywere in all that rain. Here is a great photo of Miss Sydney when we went out to Ixtapa's with Brian and Natalie. Except for the red eyes. Look kinda scary huh? Not much going on here today.I am trying to start posting more frequently again. I don't know if I spelled that right. Anyway, Have a good day all.

What a weekend

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Meghan sums it up in this picture.We got back from a visit up north yesterday.It was a busy few days. We had a great time. Meghan,now a month old was the center of what attention Sydney wasn't getting. They both did great. Although Syd I think ate too much, Because on the drive home she threw up on herself and all the blankets in the back. So I have been doing a lot of laundry today.We are all doing pretty well. It has been cold and windy here. It's 35 degrees currently. So we are trying to stay warm. I am glad we have a fireplace. I think it will be getting a lot of use this winter.I better go take care of the little ones. Check out all of our new pictures in Flickr. Just click on this photo.Oh,What a great hockey game last night. Colorado kicked Vancouver's butt 6-2.Beating them for the 4 straight time.Sorry Rhiverson's.

It's been a while

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It's been a while since I posted last.There hasn't been a lot of excitement lately.We are now all fighting colds.Not fun.So needless to say the apartment doesn't look it's best right now.Trying to take care of two little ones as well as myself while sick is a bit of a chore.We are looking forward to trip thursday. Meghan will be a month old sunday.It's amazing how time flies. Happy Thanksgiving all.