Purple Cow

My parents are building a home out in Banks, OR and on their way home they noticed a vineyard was opened for wine tasting named "Purple Cow", since their last name (my maiden name) is Purple, how could they resist. As they were purchasing a bottle of wine, the owner noticed the name on the credit card and insisted on a photo for her Purple Cow Blog. Check it out - how fun. :)

Over the weekend John's Grandparents came to visit from California with John's Parents. We had a great time catching up, but most of all, I think the Grandparents loved seeing Taylor. These are Taylor's Great Grandpatents and so lively and fun! They both have a thick Polish/Russian accent and so many stories to tell about their childhood during the war, we think they should write a book. They are so much fun. :) On Saturday night they took us out to dinner at Gustav's for our birthday dinner, we had a great time!

Name Game

So, none of these names are set in stone yet, but they are just our top 4 for each gender. If you have any other ideas, leave a comment (Grandparents) ;) The middle names are negotiable too. I can't believe we are having another baby! He is the size of a blueberry this week, and her tiny heart is now beating!

Daddy Time

The other day Daddy & Taylor were relaxing together and it was so cute that she was so cozy and content with him in the chair. John was also teaching her the G Major 7 Chord. ;)

Beanie Baby

This cute design is by Mindy Strauss on her Design website.

Yes that's right, we are pregnant again! We are only about a month and a half so please be praying that the Lord will bless us with a healthy pregnancy. We are due on or around Christmas. I know I should not be saying anything so soon, we were going to wait, but I can't keep a secret so between John and I, everyone knows anyways, lol.

This week, baby is about the size of a small lentil bean.

Not just any Spaghetti...

Friday night last week (I know I'm a little behind with the blogging lately) we had some friends over to make a spaghetti dinner for the guys. But not just any spaghetti dinner, this one was totally from scratch, and I mean totally! Brea made homemade spaghetti noodles and we all took turns cutting it by hand. Sarah made an amazing family recipe sauce with fresh (from her garden) herbs. And I was in charge of the meatballs, we ground the pork ourselves and added fresh herbs and spices. The only problem with this meal was... if you were to do it all yourself it would take about 4+ hours we started making dinner at 6:15 and ate it at about 8:30! Luckily we had the fixins for bruschetta and Sarah brought a cheese tray with crackers to snack on ahead of time, phew! I must say, it was totally worth the wait!!

Tulip Festival

My Mom, Grandma, Taylor and I all went to the Tulip Festival last week and here are some photos of Taylor throughout the day. It was overcast most of the time, but no rain! We were lucky. :)

Game Advice?

John and I need a fun stradegy type game to play that is fun with two players besides Cribbage. Since we don't have TV and good rental movies are few and far between, we like to play cribbage & sudoku, but after 3 years of that weekly, it's time for a change!! Please post your favorite two player game so we can get something new! :)

As a side note, we played Ian & Mindy's new game: Espyonage and it was totally awesome! We can't wait to buy a set! Check it out!

Sunny Day

Taylor and I went on our usual walk but today was so sunny and warm that I had to snap a few of her in her cute little tank. In the upper left photo she is making her "Uh-Oh" face.. she will drop something (in this case it was a rock) and say loud and clearly "Uhh Ohh" It is so cute! She is my sunshine.

Beach Vacation

John took Taylor and I to the beach for a much needed mini vacation over the weekend. My parents let us stay at their beach house in Oceanside and it turned out to be a perfect weekend. When we were driving down, the ground was covered in snow, then once we got there, it was clear and sunny! While on the beach Taylor could not stop saying "doggy doggy doggy" to all the passing dogs, it was really cute. She had so much fun!