The Summer of George

Also known as Whirlwind Summer, Summer of Change, Summer Fantastico, etc. etc...

I don't usually like to do the chronological blog entry, but I feel like this time it's necessary. So much to discuss! As Mrs. Von Trapp would say, let's start at the very beginning.

M A Y !

This may come as a shock, but we went to Disneyland this summer. We met up with Leanne and Isaac, Mom, Laura, Paul and Paulo. When Disneyland tells you that they'll let you in for 5 days for the price of 3, you don't hesitate. We got to witness Isaac falling in love with Dumbo (it was his first trip to Dland!) and Paulo successfully defeating a sith lord. We had a great time with the little guys, and a great time leaving them with Grandma in the evening to do the big kid rides. :)

I love Disneyland. And my bearded husband.

J U N E !

June 14, 2010 was anniversary #7 for us (the picture was from last year, but we were dancing to the Hawaiian wedding song, so it relates. right?). We celebrated by signing away all we saved for the below...

June 25, 2010 McKay and I officially closed on our very first house. We annoyed the crap out of our broker until she finally called us back to tell us, OKAY! GO PICK UP YOUR KEYS! (and stop calling me).

I like to see pictures of other people's houses, so I thought I'd post a few of ours...

Front Porch...

The living room is to the left of the entry way...

The office is to the right...

Down the hall is the Dining room and slider to the backyard...

And the kitchen and pantry...

(Pantry!! Yeee!! :))

The upstairs loft/TV viewing area...

Laundry room...

The master bedroom...

The master closet (YEE!!! :))

The master bathroom.

There are two other bedrooms upstairs, but as they are empty and identical I thought I would omit the pictures. Luckily, some of these rooms have a bit more furniture now, but it's a work in progress. When we first moved in we joked that people who came over were going to think we were squatters. It's not as bad now.

J U L Y !

I'm drawing a blank on July...

A U G U S T !

Little Mary got herself hitched in August, and McKay and I were lucky enough to be able to travel to Boston to be there for the big day.

Mary made a lovely bride, and it sure was nice to meet my new brother-in-law, even if it was 5 minutes before the sealing. :)

After the wedding day McKay and I had a very small window of time to explore a bit of Boston.

Here we are at Louisa May Alcott's house. I tried to get McKay to act out some scenes from Little Women with me. No dice. But he did pose for this picture.

We also visited The North Bridge, where we saw the landmark for "the shot heard round the world" and saw the place where the first british soldier fell in the revolutionary war. I love this stuff, so it was pretty cool to see.

McKay next to the remarkably peaceful and beautiful battlefield.

(yes, his shirt is wrong on purpose. It's a joke... but is it funny? I don't know.)

S E P T E M B E R !

Labor Day weekend my whole family came for a visit in Portland. We fit 12 people in my little house, and it worked out just fine! I was so proud of how my house held up! We took the kids to the Zoo and the Children's Museum, and Sunday night we went to the beach for a big family bonfire. Total highlight for me.

Part of the crew at the Zoo

The whole fam!! Except for Carlos who ended up having to stay in Maui for work. :(

And there you have the majority of the big events this summer... all except one.

I saved the very biggest and best for last. Are you ready for this?? Are you sitting down?? :)

The highly anticipated, long awaited, much loved Baby Marshall will be arriving March of 2011. We are beyond thrilled.