Meeting our NEW BABY COUSIN!!!

Grandma Gail picked the girls up and headed to Auntie's to meet the newest family member. Big sister Danielle, had given us a "head ups" that her new sister was "very crabby"
The girls really nervous at first, but each took a turn. Avery got barfed on, by little Miss Izzy, and took it like a trooper, no crying just big wide eyes and a bath. I told her that "Babies only puke on the ones they LOVE" :)
GG with her oldest and youngest grand-daughters

Sweet Avery with Izzy

SO SWEET........

I LOVE this ONE......so INNOCENT!!!

Natale is studying Izzy for signs of crabbiness....

Avery and Natale can't wait to PLAY with YOU!!! We LOVE YOU so MUCH!!

SLuMBeR PaRTy

We met Auntie and my niece at the Chuck-E-Cheese's in Burlington for some playtime and lunch. And then, the girls and I headed south for a Slumber party and Auntie Krissy headed north to have a date night with Uncle Grant's for his 40th Birthday!!

On the ride home, we sang songs, played I Spy & find ABC's game and made silly sounds and faces as you can see....I was driving and took pictures with out even looking back at them...SUPER FUNNY GIRLS!!!

Danielle & Avery showing their silly faces

BEST ONE!!

Nat & Avery

We headed to the community playground for some energy release before dinner. We balanced on the curbs, chased each other around the big toy and made pretend food with sticks, rocks and bark chips......YUM-O!! :)

And captured pictures of my CUTIES!!

tried to get serious shot and then goofy

AND the best part of a SLUMBER party??? Jumping on the bed, pillow fights, candy, cupcakes, and a Princess movie!!

And we're ALL ready for night, night on the top bunk bed....the girls have SO MUCH fun together and they can't wait for a new little cousin and sister!!
We are LOOKING forward to our next SLUMBER PARTY at the GREAT WOLF!! :)

Easter with the Hanson's

The DeRemer's & the Prince's have started a new tradition. We are going to start having overnighters before Easter. We ALL get to get up and enjoy the offerings from the Easter bunny and enjoy a Yummy breakfast.
GG, Grandpa, Uncle Bubba and Tucker arrived for our early dinner of our new favorite "taco truck tacos" Nothing fancy, we just want to spent the time with our family.

Auntie and Mama put all our eggs together and we hide about 150 eggs for our 3 little ladies. We had lots of giggles and shrieks when we headed for the loot.

GG helping Natale

Avery and Danielle running for their eggs

Bubba helping Natale

And WE'RE ALL WINNERS!! with LOTS & LOTS of goodies!!

The girls have SO much FUN together and LOVED showing off there stickers, coins and candies to Everyone. Thank you for sharing such a WONDERFUL day with US!! HAPPY EASTER!!

Coloring EGGS

We headed to Bellingham to enjoy the day with my Mom, sister and Danielle. My Mom was on Spring Break and we drove up to play and hang out. We decorated a few dozen eggs and also headed out to do some shopping.

Here is an egg with Natale's name on it

the girls with GG about to start

Avery patiently waiting for the eggs to finish up.

GG and Natale taking their turn

our creations....

We had a GREAT time!! And ALL the eggs WILL get hidden by the Easter Bunny!!

Christmas Tree HUNT....

We were SUPER EXCITED to get our Christmas tree this year. We were in a brand NEW house and knew that we would remember this Christmas for a LONG time. Joe wanted to get the tree the day after Thanksgiving, but I wanted to get things finished up at the apartment, so we headed out this morning. We didn't have to drive far to get our Christmas tree because we have at least 2 tree farms within a 5 mile radius of our home. It did feel a bit weird that it took more time to find the tree than it took to drive too and from the Farm.

The girls at the start of the HUNT, we were waiting for Papa to get the saw.


Papa and his girls on our hike searching for the 2009 Prince Family Christmas tree

The very frosty and cold Christmas tree farm

The HUNT begins....and we were off!

My pretty little girls taking a trip in the wagon because they were tired from all the walking around the farm.

Papa sawing down the tree

TIMMMMBBBBEEERRRRR!!!

The tree ready for the hike back to the car.


And ALL decorated!!

The Girls standing in front of our Christmas tree.

OUR BRAND NEW HOUSE!!!

Our new Home address:

2221 116th DR SE
Everett, WA 98205

We are settling in nicely and we just LOVE our new home!!

Pumpkin Carving

We GOT 2 "carving" pumpkins this year. So, I thought I would take one to my Mom's for her to have for her front porch. The girls were super excited about carving a pumpkin...FINALLY (as Avery would say)
Mama getting ready to start

scooping the GUTS!!

everyone watching the GUTS come out....nobody would touch them

finished

Not my best work, but followed a pattern free hand...

AND On Wednesday, we spent the day at Lavender Hills farm playing with our friends Corrie, Jack and Bella. We made cookies and carved pumpkins and made burgers for dinner. We ALWAYS have a GREAT time at the Murphy's

Avery telling me what to do.....she asked for a princess and I made a lady jack-o-lantern.....jill-o-lantern???

Corrie and Jackson carving their pumpkins....AND thank you Corrie for hosting us!!

Our finished GAL!! I think of her stem as a pony tail!

And of course we had to test it!! Spooky!

She has eyelashes, petite heart-shaped nose, with lips and cheek bones. :)

Trick or treat!!!

Crescent Bar

With all the anticipation of our new home, I asked Joe if we could take a mini-vacation before the big move next month. He agreed and actually made it work out that it ended up as a business trip. We planned to head to Crescent Bar, in Quincey WA. Joe's Aunt Natale and Uncle Dave own a condo at the Sunserra resort at Crescent Bar and have offered their condo out to family which is awesome and thank you so much!!! And we invited the DeRemers to join us for the weekend.

On Thursday, Joe arrived home at 2:30 and helped me finish packing and loaded the car up for our road trip. We actually pulled out at 3pm and headed east on Hwy 2. I ended up driving most of the trip and when we landed in Wenatchee we had some dinner and continued on to the condo. The drive was not bad and I loved, loved, loved the Fall colors. I am IN LOVE with orange right now. We arrived at the condo at around 7pm. The girls loved the huge soaking tub and so did Mama. :) Early Friday morning, Joe was off to his meeting in Chelan and the girls and I spent the morning snuggled up sleeping in and watching our favorite "kid shows." We called Auntie Krissy to see when they were to arrive. Papa got home alot sooner than we all figured and was soon catching up on some sleep. I took the girls to the Walmart in Wenatchee to find a swimsuit for me because I realized I had forgotten mine just outside of Monroe and there was NO WAY we could turn around without making it a MUCH longer drive. No suits, but my sister came through with one . We headed home to have lunch and wait for the DeRemers arrival. The next few days are explained with the pictures...enjoy

THE VIEWS

The View from the deck....lots of storms blowing through. Clouds formations were breathtaking and so were the sunsets


from the bridge

My cutie putie

with a silly face, but LOVED her cookie
The girls and Auntie Krissy baked and decorated the cookies on Saturday afternoon.

We went to the pool and enjoyed the hot tub, but not the bugs. Krissy and I took a few golf cart rides and did some arts and crafts with the girls. Avery is writing so many notes these days. She is writing letters that she is learning at preschool. She has memorized writing Avery Rose Prince.
The goof balls....

The cousins, Natale, Avery, & Danielle. While Auntie Krissy and Uncle Grant took a hike, the girls played in the grass behind the condo. Playing "ring around the rosie", and running to hug each other....too flipping cute!! I need to video it! Oh well??

My girls playing the yard

Avery running by....I heart her!!

and my sweet baby girl!!

Auntie Krissy and Uncle Grant took a hike up the mountain. To see her pictures of this hike see her blog. (Joe kicks ass for inserting hyperlink)

them climbing up....

And us watching there progress....

And the hikers returning.

the guys and their girls

Mama/Auntie with my girls

Our yummy Saturday night dinner, Chicken Kabobs and a delicious macaroni salad. Once we got the babies to sleep, we played Mexican train.

Golf cart rides were exciting and the girls giggled most of our trips

Natale ready for a spin in the golf cart

And All US girls on the golf cart ready for a spin...

The girls LOVING their bath!

Mama and Papa in LOVE!!

On Sunday morning we made French toast for breakfast and starting cleaning and doing the laundry. We were on the road by noon. We decided to take I-90 for a the speed limit. :) Joe flew home and I really enjoyed all the fall foliage...I LOVE the FALL. I think my new house might end up with an orange wall?? We got home around 4 pm and then quickly headed to the house to check it out. We had a FUN and relaxing weekend away with some great company. Thanks for coming along DeRemers!! Always looking forward to our next adventure!!

Again here is Auntie Krissy's blog
http://deremerblog.blogspot.com/