Blog Fail

For anyone looking for something to be posted on here, you can stop holding your breath. Sorry Mom, I guess it's time for you to get facebook... :) This just has not been at the top of our priority list lately.

To be continued...

Summer is in full swing

It's crazy how the summer goes by so fast. It is already half way through July... crazy. The blog is definetly on the decline as of late thanks to facebook and twitter. Blogging takes a lot more effort. I guess we will see if it keeps going or not. 

Ryley is doing great, adjusting nicely to the Gibbs family and our odd schedules. He seems to have his routine down quite nicely. He knows when it is outside time, time to eat, time to sleep.... Oh, Megan usually works on tricks with him in the afternoon. Getting him to shake was a cinch, but rolling over has been a little more amusing. Well today I got a treat and took him into the living room, where we normally practice, and he dove onto his stomach immediately and rolled over without giving him any commands or gestures. He just anticipated.... It. Was. Awesome. And so funny! I will have to try and catch it on video. 

I use to get annoyed when people would constantly talk about their dog, or when a friend had a kid... and that was all that they talked about. Well, now I think we are THOSE people. Oh well. 

Here is a photo from a recent disappointing outing to the Mariners game... How many days until football?

Ketchup Time

I guess it is time to do a quick recap of what we have been up to before summer kicks off and we get even more behind. We just switched computers and I have yet to transfer all of the pictures and everything over to this one, so for now here is a list of the posts to come.

• Megan goes to Kauai for a nursing conference
• Megan gets her tonsils out & we get a doggy to help Megan's recovery :)
• The Ippy's come to town
• East coast time with the Flynn's and McDowell's
• Hoopfest

Here is a photo of Megan and Ryley at Riverside State Park. And a link to a post by Jenny about our time together on the east coast.

Busy Summer

This next weekend will cap the end to a busy summer with Josh And Mandy's Wedding. After that life will slow down a little as we settle back into our normal schedules. Looking forward to back-blogging about all that we have been up to!

catching up...

wow...we have not blogged in a while! sorry to all of our loyal blog-followers...we will try to be more on top of it!

so i thought i should post some pictures of the house...as promised :)

the house was built in 1946


signing...signing...signing...

the living room


to the left of the picture where the archway is is our front door and entry. we love the arches in the house that give it so much character.

the hallway...leads to our bedroom, office, bathroom and kitchen. sorry no pictures of our room, office, or bathroom.


our retro kitchen

the hutch was built with the house. we also got a new dining room table which, i am proud to say, we eat at (sometimes) :)



family room in the downstairs finished basement. we have been enjoying our new 7 foot couch...aaron loves that he can lay out on it without his feet hanging off!

guest room...so come visit! we also have one more small room in the basement that will serve as my office/craft/yoga room. i'm still working on unpacking it though :) also not pictured downstairs is a bathroom, huge laundry room, and many closets for storage.

aaron has been diligently working in the yard and garden (with my help), so we will post more pictures of the yard soon. i (megan) planted a small veggie garden in the back, with cucumbers, peppers, butternut squash, basil, tomatoes, and cilantro. i discovered there are chives that the previous owners had already planted so we will enjoy those as well. so far the garden has not produced anything, but i'm being patient and hoping and praying that some veggies pop up soon!

aaron interviewed a couple of weeks ago for a "team captain" leadership position at work...and got the job! he has more responsibilities, is the "go-to" person if a problem comes up, etc. as for me, i have been staying very busy at work with a lot of open positions and shifts to be filled...thanks to many my fellow co-workers who are on maternity leave!
one of my good friend's at work was blessed with her 5th child!

date night :)

beautiful spokane river...with downtown spokane in the background

amongst the craziness of being a homeowner, work, and life in general...aaron and i are planning a 2 week trip to zambia in july. we will be visiting our good friends, the allen's, who have been there for almost two years now. we are so excited! we will try to post some pictures of the yard and garden next week :)

on the move

megan and i got the keys to our house last friday as planned. we have our lease through the end of the month so we are going to move in slowly as we get the house primed for all of our stuff. we look forward to making this new house our home...