Roughing It: Part 2

As you can see from the last post, we "suffered" while on vacation with our friends. In all seriousness, we had a great time, regardless of the weather not fully cooperating. We shopped, talked, played, watched movies and just all around enjoyed each other's company. Of course if you ask the guys, they'll likely say the highlight was watching the Beaver game in the theater room.

Unfortunately we never did get a "group" picture so the best I can do is post pics of 3 of the 4 families that attended (we were missing the Booths on this particular outing but have to give them a special shout out and thanks for finding the beautiful house!).

The Curtis Family

Our annual trips actually started with them; the rest of us enjoyed exploring AK together while we all traveled there for their wedding. They missed out since they were on their honeymoon. Not sure why they chose that over staying with the group?! Now they are joined with sweet Allison, isn't she just too adorable in her "fashionable" outfit?The Bronson Family
They brought the latest addition to the bunch...Baby Zeke is snuggled away in the brown sling. We love this family and our Little Miss sure enjoyed playing with Emma throughout the weekend!


West Coast Wagners

OK, so you know us but we had to post this pic. What you can't see in this is that the Little Miss is soaking wet...she LOVES playing in the waves. We tend to forget what a blessing it is to live so close to the beautiful Pacific ocean!

Roughing It: Part 1

This past week was busy with Mr. Wagner off to Florida right after we returned from our annual vacation with good friends. Thankfully he made it home safe and sound so I'm now getting around to writing about our vacation adventure. Like last year, we really roughed it for the Booth-Bronson-Curtis-Wagner family trip. It would be hard to top how rough we had it this year in fact.

From the tiny 4600 sf cabin on a mere 12 wooded acres...

To the "little" kitchen that tied to an outdoor kitchen/BBQ...

The place only had two whirlpool tubs and just one flat screen TV in most every room...

The roughest part (especially for the guys) was that it only had one movie theater room in the whole place. One...can you believe it?

Rough it was I tell you, oh so very rough. Next year we may need to rent Buckingham Palace to compare.

(In all seriousness, if you are interested in a great place for a group to stay on the Oregon Coast, we highly recommend The Pleasanton in Bandon, OR).

One Cute Fan

I know I'm partial but I'm thinking these pics taken by our dear friend Joani sure do capture one cute Oregon State Beavers fan! This former-cheerleader mommy is honestly hoping our girl chooses soccer or another sport with uniforms that offer more coverage but if she chooses to cheer, I'll support her. Who knows, since she just measured in the 80th percentile in height at her 4 year appointment, she may be a basketball player! Love, love, love this girl.

Fancy Nancy Fun

We celebrated our girl's birthday this past weekend with close friends and family. While we don't spend much on birthday gifts, we do try each year to organize a fun, family-friendly event. Many of the invitees were key in praying for our girl and I during her birth so it's well worth the effort to celebrate together.

The "soiree" (that's fancy for party) was based on Fancy Nancy's favorite things. We decorated with fuchsia, French and flowers. Boas and beads were plentiful. The young girls came dressed in their frilly outfits and the adults added "accessories" to their attire as they entered the bash.

The hors d'oeuvres and frilly toothpicks were plentiful (don't feel too bad for the guys who had to deal with the frills and dressing up..we had manly meatballs and little smokies to help balance out the tea sandwiches!). We even had a "parfait bar" in addition to pink sprinkled cupcakes for dessert.

The kids had fun in the "day spa" area, trying on lotions and pretending to put on makeup. They made fruit-loop/licorice bracelets and had fun swinging at the flower-shaped pinata.

The highlight of the party was when our friend Anna Marie came in dressed as "grown up Fancy Nancy". She read a Fancy Nancy story to the kids with "Frenchie" her (fake) poodle and did a great job entertaining us all.

The party was a success and most of all, our girl was blessed. Thank you to all who celebrated with us (in person or in prayer!).

(Sorry I didn't get better pics, my camera isn't working the greatest. Mr. Wagner, hint...hint...hint. Thanks to Wally Curtis for capturing some of the special moments above).

Happy Birthday Little Miss!

Happy Birthday wishes go out to our very favorite girl! My heart melts when I look at these pictures. To think that our tiny 2.5 lbs baby is now a beautiful, joy-filled young girl. One cannot help but know that God is truly good. Thank you Jesus, thank you.

Photos courtesy of Emy Lyn Photography

Turning the Big 0-4!

Our girl's big day is coming up and we are sure excited to celebrate with close friends and family! Hope those of you that are in the area and are able to make the celebration are ready to get fancy!

Just Around the Corner

Is it truly the first day of September already....seriously?! Where oh where has our dear Summer gone? I love the relaxing days and activities of the summer months but have to say, I am looking forward to Fall. It appears the change in season is just around the corner. The geese are already flying overhead and the mornings are getting cooler. Pumpkin patches, glowing golden days and college football, here we come!

P.S. Just for you Jack, Duck hunting is also a sport that starts in the Fall...let the games begin. Go Beavs!