Ian just got a gift from his Auntie Erin this week. He got his very first basketball hoop! He absolutely loves it! I ask him to show me a slam dunk and he'll go put it through the hoop.
When Victor comes home from work Ian loves play basketball with him. Victor will dribble around and Ian will run around laughing and then say "please" to get the ball back and run it over to the hoop.
Here's a video of him making "slam dunks" on his first day of getting it.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
BBQ Anyone??
Well, if you like BBQ sauce to cook with, grill with or dip your fries in (yes, I love to do that) Then you should head over to Joy Unexplained and enter to win some delicious BBQ sauce! There are tons of ways to gain some extra entries too. I am pretty lazy and entering blog giveaways, but I saw this one and it was too easy not to enter :)
Monday, June 1, 2009
Praise God for Insurance
Well, we heard back from our insurance adjuster on the boat today with an estimate of how much they'll give us to repair the boat. We were really hoping for like $4,500-5,000. He said it will be about (after deductible comes out) $6,491!! Yay!! That will be more than plenty for Victor to get all the parts and do the repairs! Prayers were definitely answered on that one. Thanks for anyone who read this and prayed!
On top of that, I totally forgot to blog about Ian's insurance! Yes, he finally has insurance! Not only that, it is through the state of Washington's DSHS for only $30 a month! We tried a few times last year when we lived in Tacoma to get on the insurance with them and for whatever reason we did not qualify. (Victor made less last summer then he does this summer, how does that work?) As upset as I am that we should have been on this insurance for a year now, I am soooo thrilled that we are on it now! Ian and I have not had medical insurance for 3+ months, scary I know. When Victor started his new job benefits wouldn't kick in for 90 days and on top of that the monthly premiums were almost double what we were paying at his last employer!! No way were we going to pay $1,000 a month plus a $750 deductible EACH! That's craziness. So for the time being, Ian is completely covered! I am still without, but I'm not too worried. God is providing.
On top of that, I totally forgot to blog about Ian's insurance! Yes, he finally has insurance! Not only that, it is through the state of Washington's DSHS for only $30 a month! We tried a few times last year when we lived in Tacoma to get on the insurance with them and for whatever reason we did not qualify. (Victor made less last summer then he does this summer, how does that work?) As upset as I am that we should have been on this insurance for a year now, I am soooo thrilled that we are on it now! Ian and I have not had medical insurance for 3+ months, scary I know. When Victor started his new job benefits wouldn't kick in for 90 days and on top of that the monthly premiums were almost double what we were paying at his last employer!! No way were we going to pay $1,000 a month plus a $750 deductible EACH! That's craziness. So for the time being, Ian is completely covered! I am still without, but I'm not too worried. God is providing.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Our "Relaxing" Weekend
Where do I start? Saturday we left Ian with my parents for the weekend. While, Victor and I took the new boat out for the first time up in the San Juan Islands to fish for some halibut and hopefully see some orca's... We drove to boat about 1 1/2 hrs and saw our destination for the night, a cove on Sucia Island called Echo Bay. The water was pretty smooth, minus some small choppy parts where all the currents meet up. As we were going through that choppy section we heard a huge "thud" and the engined revved really high. We killed the motor and right away Victor knew we hit a dead head. (floating logs that sink and rise)It literally knocked off our outdrive and it was dangling to the side. Somehow, (well not somehow, we know God was protecting us) we were not taking on water. A piece called the drive boot (just a small rubber hose) was still attached and if that came loose, we would have started taking on water. So, not even 2 hrs into our "relaxing weekend" we were dead in the water.
We called coastguard and because we weren't in immediate danger, they weren't going to come help us. They said we should call vessel assist or a private boat tow company to get a tow back. We called them... they wanted $250/hr to tow us and a tow back to where we came from would have been at least 6 hrs! No way we were going to spend $1,500 for a tow!! We flagged someone down who was nice enough to tow us into the Echo Bay so we could anchor and stay the night.
We made lots of calls the next day and Vic (Victor's dad) was helping us figure out options too. Well, by about 3 on Sunday Vic calls us and said there's a guy who will tow us for $100 plus gas costs! So, he came out and got us and towed us back to a place called fisherman's cove. It's a small town that the commercial Indian fisherman use on their reservation. They were the most helpful people!!! Praise God for them, the world needs more people willing to help like they all were! They towed us back (2 hrs) and used a boat crane to get our boat out of the water. They also found an old trailer to park the boat on until we could figure out what to do with it. On top of that, one of them drove us back to our truck at La Conner Marina (over an hr away). We got back to our truck at almost midnight on Sunday... so we got some dinner and stayed at an Inn overnight.
Currently... we are waiting to hear back from our boat insurance to see if this is all covered under insurance. It should be, but you never know... we also are going to have to buy a trailer by next week to go get our boat out of their boat yard (which they are nice enough to let us keep it there for a week). We already were going to get a boat trailer in the next few months... but now, it's on rush. Please be praying that everything gets sorted out and goes smoothly. We're not stressed about it anymore, we know we have a big God. If everything works out, this will actually be a huge blessing because we were going to be replacing the outdrive next year. Granted, it wasn't the entire outdrive, but it was something we were going to have to do. So, if the insurance covers it, we will only be paying a deductible and won't have to spend all the money ourselves on the outdrive.
Whew... So, even though it was the exact opposite of a relaxing weekend, we had a few relaxing times in between the stress. It was beautiful up there and we saw a few dolphins and seals. Though it was also very expensive, God seems to be providing ways to save money right and left. We're home safe and still figuring everything out and will keep everyone posted.
We called coastguard and because we weren't in immediate danger, they weren't going to come help us. They said we should call vessel assist or a private boat tow company to get a tow back. We called them... they wanted $250/hr to tow us and a tow back to where we came from would have been at least 6 hrs! No way we were going to spend $1,500 for a tow!! We flagged someone down who was nice enough to tow us into the Echo Bay so we could anchor and stay the night.
We made lots of calls the next day and Vic (Victor's dad) was helping us figure out options too. Well, by about 3 on Sunday Vic calls us and said there's a guy who will tow us for $100 plus gas costs! So, he came out and got us and towed us back to a place called fisherman's cove. It's a small town that the commercial Indian fisherman use on their reservation. They were the most helpful people!!! Praise God for them, the world needs more people willing to help like they all were! They towed us back (2 hrs) and used a boat crane to get our boat out of the water. They also found an old trailer to park the boat on until we could figure out what to do with it. On top of that, one of them drove us back to our truck at La Conner Marina (over an hr away). We got back to our truck at almost midnight on Sunday... so we got some dinner and stayed at an Inn overnight.
Currently... we are waiting to hear back from our boat insurance to see if this is all covered under insurance. It should be, but you never know... we also are going to have to buy a trailer by next week to go get our boat out of their boat yard (which they are nice enough to let us keep it there for a week). We already were going to get a boat trailer in the next few months... but now, it's on rush. Please be praying that everything gets sorted out and goes smoothly. We're not stressed about it anymore, we know we have a big God. If everything works out, this will actually be a huge blessing because we were going to be replacing the outdrive next year. Granted, it wasn't the entire outdrive, but it was something we were going to have to do. So, if the insurance covers it, we will only be paying a deductible and won't have to spend all the money ourselves on the outdrive.
Whew... So, even though it was the exact opposite of a relaxing weekend, we had a few relaxing times in between the stress. It was beautiful up there and we saw a few dolphins and seals. Though it was also very expensive, God seems to be providing ways to save money right and left. We're home safe and still figuring everything out and will keep everyone posted.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Pool Time
We have had some great weather this last week! By great, that means 75 or higher in Washington. Ian was sick for most of last week, but that didn't stop us from having fun! Victor went out and bought a little plastic pool last Saturday to put in our "backyard" for Ian. We put a little water in there, a few bath tub toys, lathered Ian down in sunscreen and pulled out the popsicles! He had a blast and we had a blast watching.
This last Saturday, I took Ian to Tolmie State park. (Victor had to work to make up for the days he took off when he was sick) It's a great little waterfront park with lots of sand, seaweed, crabs, clams, fish and sand dollars. We packed a lunch, ate on the beach and played around in the water. We tried to go Sunday after church with Victor, but when we got there the park was full and there were no parking spaces, so we were turned away. We went to a different waterfront park near by and it was not the best experience... It wasn't very sandy, it was muddy/mucky and kinda stinky. The mud would just stick to your feet, it grossed Victor and I out. Ian didn't mind much. Until, he fell in the water and got a little in his face and mouth. He was pretty much done after that.
So here are some pictures from pool time and our Tolmie day. There's also a video of Ian in the pool where he is speaking some of his usual words very clearly! Enjoy!
This last Saturday, I took Ian to Tolmie State park. (Victor had to work to make up for the days he took off when he was sick) It's a great little waterfront park with lots of sand, seaweed, crabs, clams, fish and sand dollars. We packed a lunch, ate on the beach and played around in the water. We tried to go Sunday after church with Victor, but when we got there the park was full and there were no parking spaces, so we were turned away. We went to a different waterfront park near by and it was not the best experience... It wasn't very sandy, it was muddy/mucky and kinda stinky. The mud would just stick to your feet, it grossed Victor and I out. Ian didn't mind much. Until, he fell in the water and got a little in his face and mouth. He was pretty much done after that.
So here are some pictures from pool time and our Tolmie day. There's also a video of Ian in the pool where he is speaking some of his usual words very clearly! Enjoy!
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| Ian in May '09 |
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Victor's Fishing Trip with the Family
So, I'm pretty behind one blogging about this. Victor went fishing in Eastern Washington with his parents the last weekend in April (opening fishing season weekend). We did this two years ago with them and didn't have the best luck that year. This year though, (of course the year I don't go) they did amazing! They went fishing in Deep Lake and caught their limit the first day in like 2 hours! Not only that, but they were 21 inch trout! For those of you who don't know much about fishing, that's a great sized trout! Here are some pictures from their fishing weekend.
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| Fishing April '09 |
Monday, May 4, 2009
What We've Been Up To
Well, it seems like we've been kind of busy. That's because we have been! April was a busy month! I had 2 mom dates, we celebrated Easter and two Birthday's, I took Ian to the Children's Museum in Olympia, we all went to Tumwater Falls park, Victor went fishing in Eastern Washington, we bought a boat, and I'm sure there was more I'm just not thinking of at the moment. Also, Ian has taken off with learning and saying words these last few weeks! He has learned 3 new ones today alone! (Truck, Daisy, and Boots)Here's a little breakdown of what he can say right now:
Dog - Daa
Juice - Joo
Daddy - DaDa
Grandpa - PaPa
Grandma/Mama - MaMa
Ball - Baa
Gabi - Bee
Baby and Binky - BeeBee
Trash - Sha
Fishy - She
Daisy - Daydee
Boots - Boo
Truck - Traa
Bubble - Bubble (he says it very clear)
please - slee (he signs it too)
Thank you - you (signs it too)
Help - Ha (signs it sometimes lol)
He's also doing really well at eating with utensils. He needs a little help with scooping, but he uses a fork pretty good.
Here are a bunch of photos from the month. Most of them are from the children's museum.
Dog - Daa
Juice - Joo
Daddy - DaDa
Grandpa - PaPa
Grandma/Mama - MaMa
Ball - Baa
Gabi - Bee
Baby and Binky - BeeBee
Trash - Sha
Fishy - She
Daisy - Daydee
Boots - Boo
Truck - Traa
Bubble - Bubble (he says it very clear)
please - slee (he signs it too)
Thank you - you (signs it too)
Help - Ha (signs it sometimes lol)
He's also doing really well at eating with utensils. He needs a little help with scooping, but he uses a fork pretty good.
Here are a bunch of photos from the month. Most of them are from the children's museum.
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| Daddy's Car, Museum, and Play date |
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