Hot Hot Hot

This weekend was ridiculous...the heat was almost unbearable. Poor little Ivy with all her hair, I thought she was going to sweat away!!
Despite the heat we had a great weekend! We joined a new parent group, called Portland Punk Parents, and went to a BBQ to get to know some folks already in the group! It was fun, other than being 100 degrees out, literally 100 degrees I am not exaggerating, oh it was awful but fun! The group is made up of some really cool people, those that I met at least, I think that they are going to be fun-if nothing else they enjoy having a nice cold beer in the afternoon, on a 100 degree day, seriously it was 100 degrees!
Ivy had fun too! She is really enjoying being around other children after going to Salt Lake to visit family and her 23 other cousins! (now that is kind of an exaggeration!)

On Sunday we went down to the Pearl District (that is the richy rich part of town, we like to pretend we are a part of it!) to Jamison Fountain, Ivy loves the water and watching all the other children. Then we took the train, Ivy's favorite, back to the Lloyd Center Mall, did a little shopping of course and had lunch at a restaurant I am too embarrassed to admit eating at, but we just wanted a sit down place, and had a very mediocre lunch! But it was a great day, Ivy really enjoyed herself.
Someday when I learn to upload pic's I will upload some of the weekend, our trip to SLC, and just of Ivy in general!
Tonight there was a big thunderstorm with lightning, thunder and rain bursts! I love that more than any other weather! Ivy could not figure out where the noise of the thunder was coming from! Her FIRST thunderstorm!

Start of my blog...

Hello....first off I would like to say I am not a blogger...which is funny since I am starting a blog I know...but I wanted a place to share my experiences as a new (kinda new) mom.
It's my excuse to escape for a minute when I can't always leave my house, and usually when I am in my PJ's until around 2 or 3 p.m.!

It's a place for me to write about her, me, her wonderful daddy, our experiences together as a new family, it's a place for family and friends to visit and see how we are doing since we live so far away from most of them. Ok, really it's a place for me to brag about how my daughter is the most amazing little girl in the whole world! There I said it! Really I just want a place to write and share my thoughts, which usually are nothing so special as to warrant an entire blog, but hey, it's the thought that counts...right?! :)That's what they say at least.

So....Welcome....it's going to be slow going at first as I educate myself on how to blog...please stick around through that learning process, visit often, comment often, read, explore, and have fun, I know I am!