Spring is wonderful...

BECAUSE OF...

rainstorms

surprise blossoms

Easter Egg hunts with friends

She found every egg by herself and knew just what to do!

Mini-Vacation

Doug's parents came to watch Allie for a few days so we could have a pre-baby getaway.
It was incredible. We went and stayed in a lodge at Schweitzer Resort. We went to "Alice in Wonderland," ate wonderful meals, went skiing on the most beautiful day with brand new snow from the night before, and enjoyed the outdoor hot tub.

Go ahead...judge me...I'm 26 weeks pregnant and did two things I probably shouldn't have...SKIING and HOT TUBBING. But it was perfect and I'm just perfectly wonderful after both. I'm converted to a yearly getaway now.

The beach at Sandpoint, ID




Thank you so much to Larry and Luanne for this special opportunity for us. Allie had the best time with them.

She's already TWO!

Our little Allie turned 2 and it was a great day for her!
She woke up and we ate breakfast in her bedroom.
She walked out to see a Happy Birthday banner and all her presents on the table. When she saw it she smiled so big and said, "WOW, WHOA!"
She was so loved by all her family and friends. Thanks for all the fun gifts, phone calls, and texts.

We played at the Children's Museum that morning and then had some family over the night after for cake.

Her birthday surprise...spoiled girl huh!?

The many excited and happy looks from the day! What a little goober!

Allie LOVES making piles. So after she opened a present it went into her little pile on the couch. She was so happy to have it all in one place! :)

Grammy and Papa and the little bunny they brought for Allie.

Allie making piles around Nan and Pa. Allie had them all to herself because they came to babysit for 2 days while we went away to Sandpoint.

THE CAKE. Seriously folks, this cake was incredible. My great friend Valerie offered to make a cake for Allie. I told her that Allie loves the "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" books. She looked through some of the books and found a picture and made a cake identical to it. Allie wanted the mouse all day and kept pointing to it saying, "Cake, Mouse, Eat." It was so hard to cut it up, however it tasted pretty darn good!

25 weeks and other news

This little girl is growing and kicking. I love knowing she's in there. We can't wait to meet her and see her personality. I'm nesting in a big way! Nothing can be out of place and everything must be clean. It's probably driving Doug and Allie crazy, but oh well. I've been spring cleaning which will help when we move so I don't mind.

Doug is done with the quarter which also means he's done with classes FOREVER! Next quarter he will be working on his thesis and doing an internship. It's crazy to see the end in sight but we are thrilled!

Allie turned 2 yesterday! We will post pictures soon, but there are so many to go through. She was definitely showing her true 2 year old colors yesterday as well. But we are happy to just enjoy this time we have with her before life gets crazy. She's so smart and talking our ears off! So keep checking for pictures.

Great Green's!

Allie finally met her Grammy and Papa Green!
They were sweet enough to meet us in Tacoma, WA for breakfast last weekend.
It was such a great visit and so nice to see them again.
Allie loved the puppy they gave her!

Unexpected Find

One of the best things about living in Spokane is being close to Coeur d' Alene.
1. Doug's grandma and grandpa live there
2. Gorgeous lake
3. Beautiful beach
4. Fun hiking
5. Great restaurants
6. Resort town makes us feel like we can get away from life for a bit

On our hike yesterday we stumbled upon this jewel. The morning fog lifted and the sun started peeking through. We found a perfect pebble beach and Allie threw rocks in the lake for about an hour. It was much needed especially before FINALS WEEK!


Having a blast. About 20 dogs (with their owners) found the same beach and Allie couldn't keep her eyes off them.

Check out that throw! You can see her handful of rocks flying through the air!

Such an awesome morning! It's pretty gorgeous here.

In other news...
We have started the "real" job search. SO, if you know of any GIS, Cartography, or Planning jobs, please let us know. It's all about who you know right??

Allie turns 2 this month.

I'm almost 25 weeks along. I feel great and it's so fun to feel the little munchkin kicking and moving in there.

Big Girl Bed

Allie is a big girl in her "new" big bed!

We had blankets put out on the floor in case she fell off. {She is crazy in her sleep!}

She had her teddy bears and bunnies with her and instead of a blanket she had sheets!

We were fully prepared for a falling off the bed experience last night, but she didn't make a peep and hardly moved at all.

When we went to get her she was just sitting in bed talking to all her friends. It was great! We'll see if it continues...

Allie used her "driver" to help put it all together!

Look at her go

This is what we woke up to! She was so happy and proud of herself.

Free Food

I love food. Free food is even better. Free Subway is the BEST.

http://notlivingwithout.blogspot.com/2010/02/free-subway-sandwich.html

GO HERE...GET A FREE SUBWAY SANDWICH AND GO OUT TO EAT TONIGHT!

Little Green Thumb

If you are looking for a bag I'm selling my:
EVERYTHING TOTE
Go here to see fabrics and prices.

Painting

Allie's latest artwork.
One of her favorite things to do with dad is paint on the computer.
Yes, she did it all on her own.
He's teaching her how to be a computer geek...like father, like daughter???

Love to All

We LOVE you all!! Thanks for checking up on us and staying in touch.

Girl Power

Sweet baby GIRL Green showed her true colors!
She is growing great and is about 9 oz.
We've been teaching Allie to say sister. She does a pretty good job.
I can just see the two of them now (love/hate relationship).
It will be so fun having little girls.
Allie is so ready for a full-time friend.
Now the fun begins.

Just hanging out in mom's belly. Looks pretty cozy in there.

Her little profile
Doug will be very outnumbered now and he couldn't be happier about it! He loves his girls A LOT.

Silly Faces

New library book ---> BODIES.
A little boy is making this face and Allie LOVES it. So...we do it a lot.

See what else Allie has been playing with. CLICK HERE.

Visiting Dad

Every now and then we get to visit Doug at work/school.
Today was that day. The sun was shining.
Allie didn't take a nap, she just blabbered in her crib for 1 hour and a half.
We ran around and had a little blast.
She sure can make a few faces!
{I love these moments}

She just can't contain the excitement!

Ohhh, watch me run

Looking at an airplane with dad

Running from mom

Isn't she the cutest thing ever!? Haha, I love that I can say that and mean it! :)

{thanks}

Thanks for all the wonderful moving advice.
If I had my druthers I would move whilst being pregnant.
But I may not have the option.
We started looking for jobs {even though it's a tad early}.
We were so surprised to see so many jobs and they actually pay very well.
This has lifted our spirits and hopefully we find something great.
The Lord will guide us where we need to be.

In other news. We spent MLK weekend in Boise with Doug's family.
It was a very special weekend.
Love you all!

Top to Bottom:
Doug's whole family minus Allie, Grant, Logan
Joshy
Sydney
Ryan

Because you've all asked for it.
The Green Bean has sprouted a bit which means so have I.

We are due June 28th.

Here's a question for you.
Would you rather:
1. Move when you're 9 months pregnant?
OR
2. Move with a brand new baby and a toddler?

We don't know what we'll have to do yet but I'm thinking neither sound very good to me. We'll keep you posted.

Top 9

First of all: BOOK YOUR VACATION TO SPOKANE NOW. You only have 6 months left!

Now for our Top 9 from 2009
(in no particular order)

9: Found out that Green Bean #2 is joining our family.

8:Allie turned ONE in March and we had our parents and Doug's grandparents here to celebrate.


7: We went to Idaho for the beginning of Spring Break to see Doug's family. Then Lyndsay and Tyler visited us for the end of Spring Break.


6: Seattle trip with Shad and Krista and met up with Courtney and Jay. We also did a lot of hiking during the summer with Allie's new backpack. She's just a little princess isn't she!?


5: Dan and Lisa visited us in Spokane.


4: We celebrated our 5 year anniversary. (I love when other people take such good pictures of us)


3: Saw Dave Matthews Band at the Gorge!


2: Saw our families WAY MORE than we thought we would when we moved so far away. We had many visits from them and got to go and visit a lot.
(Too many pictures to post)

1: Went to Florida.


We are ready for two thousand ten OR twenty ten, whichever you prefer.

Doug graduates from Graduate School.
Doug finds a job (hopefully).
We move.
We have a baby.
Allie turns 2.
And so much more I'm sure.