Ragnar Relay

The results are in; Craig and team ranked 36th out 160 teams overall; 22nd out 80 teams in their category ('open mixed'). Craigs team was made up of 6 girls and 6 guys. Here is the link to the results: Their team name is "I'm in a Van"(don't ask). They had so much fun, I am so glad he got to do that!

http://www.ragnarrelay.com/northwestpassage/RagnarNorthwestPassageOverall2009.pdf

Check out the www.ragnarrelay.com to learn more about the race. We will post pictures when we can, he has to get them from his teammates.

Birthday gifts.

Thank you all for your wonderful and generous gifts to our Katya. She had a great birthday. Here is a video clip of her playing with her play-do(from Doug and Sharon and the Godfrey's), at her new table (from mom and dad) wearing her smock (from and made by Candace)! More picture to come (under her smock is her new dress from Doug and Sharon).

Happy Birthday Katya!!!

Birth Day

3 weeks

8 months

1 year

15 months

23.5 months

I can't believe my little girl is 2! How time has flown by. Katya's 2yr well child check in not until the end of the month; I will post stats then.

Here are some cute things she says and does:
* "Rea-rea. Rea sleeping. Uh-huh." She also says, "Rea-rea crying."
* "Outside! Outside Bent!" "Lay down!" "No no no!"(these are all directed
at the dogs; she likes to order them around).
* "Down-stairs." Walking downstairs by herself.
* Eating well with a spoon.
* Discovering how fun it is to climb.
* Likes snuggling up to us and reading books. "Read! Mama, read!"
* "Uh-oh one!" She calls things 'ones' and is also starting to learn the
concept of their being 2 of something. The other day she said "Two one,"
using the word one as a noun.
* Looks at her "Sisters" book from the Engassers and says "Rea-rea."
* While looking at her books says, "To Baba." This because some
of her books say "To Katya, Love Baba" and she gets it a little confused.
She flips through the book in about 20 seconds and then says, "Next book."
* In a sweet voice, "No crying Rea-rea." "I know. I know" (copying what I
say to Reagan).

I can't wait to celebrate tonight! I will take some pictures of the fun and post as soon as I can. Love to all, Brenda

Tummy time fun

Here are some pics of Reagan enjoying some tummy time. She is so cute I can hardly stand it! She likes being proped on the bobby but can't practice rolling over like that so we do both.

Some pictures from Olympia

Despite the illnesses we had a wonderful visit in Olympia. We had a great dinner and stayed up late talking around a campfire in the "meadow."

Charlie eating in the highchair that was my Grandma Bev's when she was little.

Grandma Bev and her great-granddaughter Reagan.

Katya and Charlie

Chelsea (my cousin) and Reagan

Where Bentley escaped while we were gone. He is back; with diarrhea and throwing up...hope he enjoyed himself cause he is paying for it now.

Sick again

We are home from Olympia. I am pretty sick again and Katya is now sick. She threw up last night about midnight and this morning had a temp of 102.8F. She is good sorts and the fever droped after some Motrin. It is up again this afternoon to about 102F, which is still a benefical fever for a kid (body is fighting illness by increasing temp). I am pushing fluids, watching her temp and encouraging rest. Reagan is fine so far.

Craig's team is done with their 185mile run! Way to go Craig! He got about an hour and a half of sleep last night. They are crashing at a hotel in Seattle and will be heading home tomorrow morning.

Send some prayers our way! Love, Brenda

Feeling down

Reagan and I snuggling with her quilt made by Grandma Dana.

Craig and I decided to skip the camping trip next weekend. We are super bummed, especially to miss out on the fun with Allen, Eryn, Ryan, Shannan and kids. But it is taking a huge weight off our shoulders. We are feeling a kind of beat down right now. I am not feeling very well again; I think I am relapsing a bit since I can't rest properly to get over the illness. Since Sunday, I have had Craig's help with the kids for a total of 3hrs and now he is gone to his race until Sunday. And he has to work at the lab when he gets home on Sunday which, of course, quickly turns into Monday and Tuesday, his 16hr days. Sigh. I feel really bad for him and I am glad that he is getting to do something fun; it is just bad timing with me being sick.

Please keep Craig's work situation in your prayers. His boss has been a real __ (insert your favorite bad word here) and it has him pretty stressed. Not the kind of work enviornment you want, especially when it is not his favorite type of work anyways. If only he could make 55K a year waiting tables, he would do it in a second!