Wee Bit of Me

I'm joining Leigh's Wee Bit of Me Wednesday today!

{one} do you believe in ghosts?

I'm not sure... growing up we had this tv that would just randomly turn on with the volume blaring and I was sure that it was haunted. Who knows if that's even possible but I was totally convinced as a kid.

{two} are you more of a talker or more of a listener?

I'd have to say that it really depends on who I'm with and what we are talking about.

{three} would you rather get up early or sleep late?

Both of these options assume that I'm getting sleep, which is FALSE information!! So, I guess I'd pick sleeping late because I'll take sleep wherever I can get in!! [lack of sleep courtesy of Mr. Jayden B]

{four} if you could instantly become an expert at one type of dance, what type would you choose?

I think it would be really fun to be good at ballroom dancing. It sounds like an amazing workout... I mean, have you seen the bodies on those Dancing with the Stars girls?! Sign me up!!

{five} what's your favorite drink?

Non-Alcoholic: water, paradise iced tea & Arnold Palmers( 1/2 lemonade, 1/2 iced tea)

Alcoholic: riesling, pear cider, The Pub's strawberry mojitos and a new found fav- Saracco's Moscato D'Asti ( a super yummy sparkling wine)

{six} if your house caught on fire and you could only grab three things, what would they be?

I think we need to give Josh and his Fire Dept. buddies some credit and assume that the house has some chance ;)

1. Our 2 kitties [as much as I'm not a cat person I really do love them]

2. Our computer [pictures, music]

3. Jay's baby quilt from my mom ♥

{seven} if you could only visit one restaurant for the next five years, which would it be?

I think I would have to pick either The Pub [you can read about my love affair with pub HERE] or San Carlos.

San Carlos is this AMAZING Southwest Restaurant on the Island that has delicious (and award winning) food and drinks. They're chips and salsa are to die for! Plus, they make my fav, the Herbed Crab Chimichanga- it won @ the Bite of Seattle a few years ago and it is to.die.for. Can you tell that I'm hungry for lunch?! ;)

{eight} who inspires you the most?

My Mom

and my Grandma

They are both such amazing mothers and women of faith and just all around great role models, I hope that I can be 1/2 as amazing as they are someday

{nine} if you had your own talk show, who would your first three guests be?

Oooh fun!! Hmm...

I would have Dwight Howard on and would make sure I got a chance to touch his arm muscles, I mean look:

Dang Gina!!

and I would have Kristen Wiig from SNL because she is so freaking hilarious

and then I would have Justin Beiber perform because I love him... in a very non-creepy sort of way!! :)

{ten} sneakers or sandals?

I cannot choose!! I love both too much to pick a favorite...

I can't wait...

... for our family vacation to Montana this summer!!

Josh's family has a cabin in Montana and we ALL {aka: Josh, Jay, me, my mom, brother, sister, Josh’s mom, brother, sister, grandma, grandpa, Uncle, Aunt and cousin} are going on vacation together again in August. You would think that we would go crazy with all of us together but it’s seriously so much fun and with 140+ acres there is plenty of room for everyone:

it's so gorgeous and peaceful!

we go ATVing

we each decorate our own cup for the week

(if they make it that long)

we have huge family dinners

we go shooting

Josh wears his gun print shirt pretty much everywhere we go and nobody gives it a 2nd look!!

Josh unleashes his afro

we pick fresh huckleberries and make my fav-huckleberry pancakes

this guy doesn't have to leave for work!!

and best of all:

Josh’s our cellphones don't work ;)

Fun in the Sun!!

Hi friends!

So, I've been MIA for the last little while but I have a good excuse... I promise!!

The weather here has been GORGEOUS

...so we've been soaking up the sun as much as we can because who knows

how long it will be here!! Josh also had a few days off so we had some quality family time.

We went to my grandparents beach house up on Hood Canal

for two days last week to cool off @ the beach.

Jay was so cute, he was loving just relaxing in the heat.

He had his own umbrella and a huge beach towel

with tons of toys... what more could you ask for?

Here he is with greatgrandpa's straw hat on

Josh and I got a little kiddie pool for Jay in our backyard

[well, we say it's for Jayden but we made sure to buy one that we can fit in too!]

We also got Jay a little floaty and oh.my.word. he loves it:

How cute is he?! He was in heaven just floating around relaxing!

Who knew we had a little water baby on our hands?!

We had picnics on the lawn.

I tired Chipotle for the first time! *yum*

Jay tried bananas for the 1st time,

he looks a little unsure about them here.

and Josh (who is the most amazing cook) made this wonderful dinner:

Salmon, green beans, my absolute favorite salad and wine w/ strawberries.

Yep, he's amazing.

and all mine :)

Hope you all had wonderful weekends!!

I'm back to real life now aka it's cloudy...

Happy 4th of July!!

I hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July!!

Our family @ the 3rd of July fireworks

Jayden & Josh watching fireworks... so stinkin' adorable!

A fun fireworks picture taken with my new iPhone

[which i totally ♥]

♥ the Beahans

baby Cohen

Click on the photo to read the story of sweet baby Cohen.

My heart goes out to Cohen's family, I cannot imagine what they are going through.

Please keep Cohen's family in your prayers, especially today, as today is Cohen's memorial service.

He did it!!

This studly beast graduated from the Fire Academy on Sunday

... and I couldn't be more proud of him!

It was so special to see Josh and his classmates graduate after all of their hard work and long hours!

Josh's dad (and family) came which was extra special for Josh, his dad (who has been a firefighter for 22 years) is one of the main reasons Josh wanted to even get into firefighting.

Our little family after the ceremony!

* isn't Jay getting so big!?!

*

And I must confess... I may have shed a tear or two... I'm just so proud of Josh!

Mariners Game

On Thursday my boys and I headed off to the Mariner's game to meet up with some friends and the weather was PERFECTION! The ferry ride over to Seattle was gorgeous... I cannot tell you how much I've been lovin' the sunshine that we've been having!

(Me, Josh, Jesse, Veronica & Jayden, Adam, Celena)

Our friend's Jesse and Veronica were up from Arizona for a wedding so we took advantage of their visit and got the gang together. Josh, Jesse and Adam all went to school together and were groomsmen in our wedding. I've know Celena since 4th grade, she and Adam met when they were in our wedding and have been dating ever since! It was so fun to hangout and Jay was on his best behavior.

and Jay is apparently getting over being camera shy...