...and more.

Here is Nate standing at the balcony on the top level of the cruise ship.



This is us in Puerto Vallarta. The ship remained docked into the night and we were able to enjoy the sunset...as well as a near empty pool that was 72 degrees plus.



On the night of our last formal dinner...



This is in Pismo Beach, CA. We flew to Los Angeles to board the cruise ship, so we rented a car to get home. On the way we stopped in Pismo and stayed a few nights.

One little photo...

Isn't he just so cute? I'm a lucky, lucky girl:)

More photos later!

Breck Family Christmas

A small smattering of Christmas photos

A Couple More...

These are just a few more photos from December 18th...Slowly but surely I am adding to this blog!






P.S. I'm hoping to have access to my pictures again soon...Keep your fingers crossed.

23rd Birthday

I'm mooching off Dad's computer, using his stuff to build onto my blog...My laptop still won't start up, so I'm using the internet when and wherever I can...



Here are a few pictures (from Dad's camera since my laptop isn't working so I can't recover my pictures) from the dinner that he and Mom took Nate and I to for my birthday. We went to the Portland City Grill in Downtown Portland where we enjoyed a scrumptuous meal (can you use scrupmtuous in reference to elegant dining?) and then braved the wind and snow to walk a few blocks to Pioneer Place where we saw "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." Good, good show.







And anyone who knows me knows that I lovelovelove snow-what a pleasant surprise when it snowed on my birthday! So exciting:) Dad, Mom, Nate and I watched the horrible traffic from the top of the bank tower (where we were eating)-there are so many stupid people on the road these days. More today than yesterday, but never as many as tomorrow.



Nate and I spent the night on Dad and Mom's couch-again, anyone who knows me, knows what a great couch Dad and Mom have and how this is not a bad thing at all. There was still some snow on the ground when we headed back to Tualatin mid-morning. All in all, it was a great weekend!

Ugh.

Folks,

Excuses, excuses, I know. Safari shuts down every time I attempt to load a photo, so I haven't been able to update my blog lately. I have to work on it at Rae Ann's, but it's been a problem getting that coordinated enough to be fruitful. But I haven't forgotten my blog! I so want to post more pictures...

Soon, soon.

The BIG Bath Night

Nate and I took the opportunity of a night off to hang out with Rae Ann and Stella for a few hours. Even though I've been able to visit quite a bit, it's a rare day that Nate is able to come over as well, so this was a treat. Pretty much all the pictures after this one include a very naked baby and a warm bath. We were lucky tonight--no floaters in the tub! Wahoo!

Just so excited...

Stella bounded up to the bathtub, rose up on her tippy-toes, stuck her fingers under the faucet, and promptly peed all over the side of the tub. I didn't realize she was peeing in this picture until just after I took it. What a nice suprise:)

Who can resist this -> face?

I just can't resist posting a ton of photos from bath night tonight...absolutely adorable!

This is Stella just after she almost smacked her forehead into the side of the tub. One of her hands slipped out from under her, but somehow she caught herself and then looked up at Rae Ann and made this little, "Uh oh!" face. Then she promptly flopped onto her stomach and acted like a fish.

Naked baby!

"OHHH, what's this?"



Stella found the camera strap when I was snapping shots of her. She was intertained by it for about .5 seconds...

Moma and baby girl takin' a bath!









-Hey, Rae Ann, wouldn't it be funny if I dropped the camera in the tub?

-Tom would hunt you down and kill you.

Nate, the man...



...what a hottie!

another day...

Rae Ann and Stella were bored the other day...so I visited them! Stella was a little showoff with her monkey doll. She hardly puts the thing down these days. We had quite a bit of fun sharing dinner! It's been nice having the Peil's so close--it's super easy to jaunt on over to visit after work. And it's been really fun since Stella has begun to recognize me.

Another batch of pics...

The Peil family! It was a tight fight in the back of Mom and Dad's truck, but we all squeezed in and had quite a time bonding.



I had to sit on Nate's lap...he wasn't too fond of that. Actually, I think he even lost some feeling in his legs:)



I think Stella was having the most fun! She seemed excited to be so close to everyone...





It was snowing in Zig Zag! We drove up on Sunday afternoon, a few days after Thanksgiving, and had an absolute blast! Everyone, take note: it only costs five bucks to cut trees on Mt. Hood (but only if they're eight feet or less--you go over eight feet and, as Dad learned through much complicated dialogue, every foot costs two dollars a foot, aka a nine foot tree costs eighteen dollars).




I don't think I need to say much about this picture...