May 2009

May was busy, busy, busy!! Cayli danced at kidsfest and Spring Fest, they both played T-Ball (justin coached), we had mom's lunch and breakfast at both schools, Stephanie graduated from her prestigious Ag-Forestry program, Justin golfed in the annual fundraiser, Cayli graduated from 2 preschools and as a family we went camping a few times, boating a few times, had a few barbecues and spent a lot of time running around in the car getting from one place to another!!! It was a crazy buy wonderful month. Me and Camryn did some house projects and I am moving along in my pregnancy. End of May I was in my 18th week!!! All is going well. Enjoy the random pics of the months activities.

SeaWorld & Universal Studios

We went to SeaWorld and SanDiego with our friends Bobbi, Chris and Jocelyn Lloyd. It was a lot of fun, laughing, silliness and nooo relaxation! We spent the first few days at SeaWorld. Riley and Justin enjoyed their unique experience of swimming with dolphins. Riley was freezing, but overall he enjoyed it....(I think). Elmo land was fun, Shamu was awesome, weather was ok but the time with friends and family was fabulous!!!!!

We rented a car and went to Universal Studios for two days. The weather was great and everyone had a lot of fun. The characters were a big hit, Riley enjoyed the rides and the girls enjoyed all the small attractions. Cayli was so tired after the first day, she literally fell asleep at the dinner table, head down and out on the table, snoozing away. She played hard! Camryn loved seeing Dora and gave her lot's of hugs. The Universal tour bus was the highlight for all of us, it was very cool.

Cayli's 5th Birthday

We celebrated Cayli's fifth birthday at the Bowling Alley. She really wanted a pink bowling ball like her friend Jillian, so we had our celebration bowling style. Thanks to everyone who celebrated with her... It was a lot of fun.

April Events

April was full of fun. We went to SeaWorld Sandiego and Universal Studios. It was a lot of fun. The kids loved it, we loved it and overall it was a great vacation. When we got home we enjoyed the company of Justins parents, sister and her baby and his cousin Mandy. They arrived on Friday the 10th and stayed until the 26th. It was great having them here!! John and Deanna were able to attend Grandparents Breakfast with Riley at his school. They all got to watch Riley and Cayli race 4 wheelers in Ephrata. The kids did awesome... We celebrated Cayli's fifth birthday and Easter, lot's of fun!!

Jeri, Madison and Mandy only stayed for one week, but we had a good time (Mandy was bored and homesick, but I think she survived). We drove to Eureka to see my family, John and Deanna joined us. Rendezvous was going on so we enjoyed the parade, the wild bear and the bats in the cabin.... Gotta love the Great Outdoors...Enjoy the random pictures of our very busy, but very wonderful APRIL 2009!!

Random Pictures of Current Events

February and March have been busy!. Justin has been busy with Chappy's Custom Buildings. He did a home show with his buddy Dan Dishon. Dan builds a lot of his buildings for him. We bought a toyhauler camper! We are very excited to use this for camping this summer! The kids and Justin are planning a sleepover in the yard just to break it in. The kids have been busy with school and activities. Cayli is in two preschools and dance. Riley is in first grade, got student of the week, is in karate and is looking forward to summer. The kids are signed up for T-Ball, Justin is coaching them. Cam and I are hanging out together everyday. Life is good, life is busy. We are getting ready for SeaWorld and Universal Studios for our spring break trip, YAY!!

Baby #4

We are so excited to announce that Baby #4 is on its way to join the Chapman Tribe. There has been lot' s of excitement and talk in our home regarding what this new baby is going to be. Of course Riley and Cayli both want a boy, but in the end everyone just wants a healthy baby. There is already lots of banter about names, who is going to share a room with the baby, who gets to hold the baby first.... you know all the fun stuff that comes with four and seven year olds. But on the flip side I am so excited about walking this journey with Riley and Cayli. They are both old enough to talk, share, ask questions, look at books and pictures and to go to the Dr. appointments with me. This is new for all of us, and I am looking forward to sharing this journey with them!. We feel so blessed to have such a wonderful family!!!!! More updates to come on Baby #4

Valentines Day Date

Justin and I got to have a date night on Valentines! What a nice surprise! Our friends Dan and Tina invited us to a dinner theater murder mystery. It was a benefit dinner for the Ephrata Hospital where Tina works, so they bought us tickets to join them. It was a funny and interesting show! We had a good time. Thank you Dan and Tina.

It is always nice to have some adult time, together, to remember how important we are to each other. It is easy to get caught up in being parents and being responsible for everything else in our lives, so it is always nice to have an opportunity to spend quality time with each other, to enjoy one anothers company, to laugh, to relax and most of all to remind us how special our relationship is... Thank you sweetie for all you do, all you don't do and for being the best Dad and Husband EVER!!