six months ago...

it's been a while...hello again! i really want to get back into blogging...we'll see how it goes!

six months ago today...
we were blessed with this little guy.

logan cash
~10.07.10~

~one day old~

~one week old~

~three weeks old~

~thanksgiving~

~2 months old~

~christmas~

~3 months old~


~4 months old~

~5 months old~
check out those teeth... the little stinker! he is months ahead of any of my babies in that department.
not too happy about it...him or me!

~last week~
poor little guy was hit hard with RSV and was hospitalized for a couple days.
he came home on oxygen and just yesterday we said goodbye to that.

~today~six weeks old~
logan has blessed our family in so many ways.
we needed him.
he definitely hasn't been our easiest baby, but i am grateful for that.
he has already taught us a few things about priorities, patience and what's really important.
he's brought more hope, more light, more happiness, more smiles, more peace, and of course a little more crazy into our lives.
this little guy is so very loved!

"grandpa-pa grandpa-pa..."

" i love my grandpa-pa so..."

i sang this song in my third grade talent show, and it comes to mind whenever i think about my dear

Grandpa Scott

my grandpa, w. scott barrett, with barrett (his namesake), september 1999

he passed away saturday, june 6 after a long battle with cancer.

he was an amazing man who lived an amazing life.

he was such an example of integrity, character, fun, love, compassion, unselfishness, and hard work.

i am honored to be his granddaughter.

great -grandpa scott and great- grandma julie with cameron, september 2000

celebrating clint's 30th birthday, december 2002

going for a bike ride with grandpa, 2002

i feel so grateful for the years we lived in logan...close to him. barrett and cameron really got to know grandpa scott and grandma julie and have many great memories of the times spent with them, just as i do. my boys loved to help in his garden, bbq on the deck, go on bike rides, hit golf balls, "work" in his shop, shovel mounds of snow at his house, play ping pong or air hockey... the list could go on. grandpa scott always made us feel welcome and important. he took a genuine interest in each of his grandchildren. even the last weeks of his life, he showed such interest and concern for what was happening in our life.

he had such knowledge and wisdom and found blogging as a way to share it... we are so glad he did!

you can read his blog here.

ethan with great-grandpa and grandma, april 2004

ethan and great- grandpa scott, july 2004

barrett, cameron, grandpa & grandma celebrating the 4th of july, 2004

savanna's baby blessing, february 2007

visiting grandpa, october 2008

grandpa scott holding savanna's hand, may 17, 2009

i will always remember the way he looked at my kids, (he always said my boys reminded him of he and his brothers when they were young...), and his hearty laughter and brilliant smile.

there are so many things that will forever remind me of my grandpa...

he was truly magical...

lagoon, saratoga springs waterslides, chess, sudoku, dollar bills, airplanes, tv's, golf, birthday check with a little yellow sticky note attached, crossword puzzles, moab, gardening (home-grown carrots), maps, upwords, roses, WWII, diet coke mixed with grape juice (yum!), gum (nostalgic clove and blackjack), scrabble, mints, prizes...(oh the prizes!), pomegranates...

his funeral was wednesday, june 10...

it was a beautiful service, the weather was rainy and gloomy, it seemed as if the earth was mourning the passing of a great man along with us. we know he is alive and well where he is, and that we can see him again.

(click to enlarge collage)

when i was younger grandpa scott would give us a crisp dollar bill each time we saw him. he carried that tradition on with my kids and in recent years he has given gold dollars instead. my sweet, somber barrett carried one of those gold dollars in his pocket at the funeral and quietly and privately set it on his coffin at the graveside.it was so sweet. he will really miss his great-grandpa....as will all who really knew him.

we love you grandpa scott... and miss you.

in the paper

wow! check this out!

my cute little sister sara, who makes adorable "little pretties" for little girls,

was on the front page of the
SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER!

it is an article about the new CPSIA law that was supposed to take effect on february 10th, but luckily it was postponed a year! if you don't know about this, sara has links about it here. basically this law will make it illegal for sara and many others to sell anything she has made for children on etsy, or even give it away for that matter! quite ridiculous! it also will greatly affect thrift, consignment, and second-hand stores that sell children's goods. don't get me wrong, i want my children's items to be safe, but this law does take that to a whole new and ridiculous level!

read the newspaper article here.

oh, and savanna LOVES her little pretties...she has adorable jewelry that sara has made.

and this doll quilt is so so cute.

savanna has had this for a while and plays with it all the time and loves to wrap her dolls in it. i am also lucky enough to have been given lots of cute skirts, shirts, dresses from sara that are adorable, handmade by her, and one-of-a-kind.

there really is something so special about handmade. i grew up with much of my wardrobe handmade by my mom. i never really learned to sew, but want to learn now. luckily, in the meantime, i have sisters who have that talent and i can call on them for that handmade touch... and believe me i do!

sleeping in seattle...

savanna and i have been away from home for a few days
spending time with
this cute family...

and
enjoying this...



and this...

and this...



and this...



and these...

ha ha ha...



but really missing all those boys back at home...

july holidays

we're having fun celebrating this month...


the 24th of july
we spent pioneer day in our town celebrating. the kids were in the parade... they were supposed to dress up as someone who has given a lifetime of service. for some reason, they interpreted that as... dress up like something you want to be when you grow up. well, we settled on cameron dressing as a scientist / inventor and barrett as a pilot... cameron didn't think it was very funny when i told them they looked like "cade & susie"..ha ha. ethan dressed up as a doctor. i don't really know why elmo was part of the parade, but i do know that it made ethan's day to meet him!




after the parade we spent the afternoon at the city park for the games, treats, entertainment and fun...



i love this day here in this small town. it is a lot of fun and really old-school which makes it all the better!


later that day, we went over to bbq at my parents and babysit cute mariah. savvy and mariah are becoming quite the little buddies. we went over to the owlz game to watch the fireworks... we had a great view! mariah and savanna were SO cute and so opposite during the fireworks. savanna was jumping up and down, laughing and squealing while mariah was quietly covering her eyes just waiting for them to end... wish i had had my camera with me.





the 4th of july




the boys participated in a great flag ceremony early morning on the 4th.
my dad is in charge of this every year and it is quite the ceremony!
we spent the rest of the day at my parent's relaxing, eating, playing with cousins, setting off fireworks and then going to watch the big fireworks... fun stuff. oh ya - and we went up to the mall the meet glenn beck... we ran into our friends there and it was totally fun... i really like glenn beck... i think he is hilarious... i feel old now that i know the talk radio guys so well...