due march 22!

jeffrey leroy lappier 1957-2010

columbia river gorge hike.

yesterday, i packed up kaimana and my brother ethan and lunch and hit the road from my parents' house towards the columbia river gorge scenic area. we stopped at latourell falls, which is just a short walk from it's parking lot, then drove on to wahkeena falls. this gorgeous (pun intended) hike took us past wahkeena falls then followed the waters that feed it up and up and up, past fairy falls, and finally up to wahkeena springs where we stopped for a bit to hang out. rather than making the loop to multnomah (which i deemed a little to far for me), we headed back down the way we came. beautiful day for a hike!

2 days down, 24 to go.

until zach comes home :(

zach is off in alaska for 26 days for work, and kaimana and i are homeless and spending time with family till he returns. when he does, we will be continuing to stay with family while he works and we look for a boat to purchase and live on!! exciting times, but i'm ready for him to be home already! i'm told the time will fly by, and i hope so.

fourth of july, 2010

what an adventurous weekend we had!

we left seattle thursday afternoon, and took the scenic (hwy 2) route to wenatchee. we arrived at la casa de hendrickson early enough for the boys to run around and wear themselves out before bedtime! friday morning brought us an orchard tour where kaimana learned the ropes... how to eat cherries straight off the tree and make a big mess! after nap-time, we loaded up the car and headed up to entiat. lots of playing outside, a great dinner, and playing in tents ensued. even some fireworks! we slept out under the stars (luckily it was warm enough to leave off the rain-fly) and awoke to a beautiful morning. we ate some delicious breakfast casserole while watching the world cup, then headed outdoors! it was so fun to watch the boys play, and of course to catch up with the hendoos!

that evening, we decided to again try the scenic route, this time to spokane. unfortunately, we took a very scenic route... that is, we missed our turn and ended up in chelan. thankfully, wal-mart had an atlas, and we made our way to our destination. sunday, the fourth, we got to see papa's new sailboat, and though we missed the big firework show, stopped and did some of our own. monday we visited riverfront park, and kaimana got his first taste of RIDES!!! he started on the batmobile and mini-carousel (the kind you drop a quarter into), and then moved on to the ferris wheel, a kiddie roller coaster, and the big carousel. what fun!

end of my rope.

sometimes i reach it.

don't get me wrong, i love my little boy... how could i not? but lately bedtime has been causing mommy much frustration. i put the blame on myself: i definitely took the crib apart too early. but no going back now. with summer time we've also been more social and bedtime has been much less routine. i suppose i need to take some action (besides slamming the door after 30 minutes of 'sleeping' next to kaimana only to have him repeatedly sit up and say 'awake'), but what i'd really like is to return to the days when he'd just trot down the hallway with his bear and binky and get into bed and go to sleep.

argh.

thankfully, i have an understanding and helpful husband who has taken over this evening bedtime with much more patience than i could muster.

now the question remains: to 'retrain' kaimana into a bedtime routine at a reasonable hour, or to let his bedtime shift around depending on when he is tired. which lately has been pushing ten o'clock.

i guess we'll figure that out tomorrow.

smarty pants.