nearly a year

yep.  it's been a while.  that last year was extraordinarily busy for our family.  so, instead of updated the blog with all our exciting adventures...i didn't update at all.  sorry.  here are a few highlights from the last year, sans pictures (because the kids may have crashed the computer the pictures are on...):

july:
abbey turned 5!
dan turned 30!

august:
we moved to reno (boo)

september:
abbey started kindergarten!

october:
henry turned 1! (i made him a rocket ship cake!)
the kids dressed up at tinkerbell, aundrey hepburn, and a bat for halloween. they were adorable.

november:
we had thanksgiving in california!

december:
christmas in california, too!

february:
ellie turned 3!
the girls discovered la la loopsy dolls (these are a very big deal at our house right now)

march:
stephanie had a birthday

april:
we moved back to washington (yay!)
abbey started her new school

may:
went by really quickly...
i think we bought a bookshelf

now i'll just resume the blog with what we're doing now.  and i'll try to keep it updated!