Mt Rainier in the SUMMER!!!!!

We've had a fantistic summer in the NW. I can only recall 1 day of rain since the 4th of July weekend!!

This past weekend was Labor Day so we loaded the children up and drove to Mt. Rainier. It is amazing how many trees are under all that snow.

It's also pretty neat much snow has melted since we visited the mountain with my family on the 4th of July.

School has started Annabelle is in 4th grade and Mathew in 3rd. Jacob has a late September birthday so he will start Kindergarden next year.

I am very excited for NFL football to start regular season games. Let's Go Dolphins Let's Go!!!!

The 3 oldest children are playing CYSS soccer this fall. I should have loads of pictures to share in the coming weeks!!!

Have a great week!! We are scheduled for 80's all week!!

Rachel and Family

A's Science Night

Annabelle's school has a required 3rd grade science night project. She choose to do an experiment about diapers and pull-ups. Annabelle found out whether a diaper or pull-up held the most water without leaking! She was so excited during all her trials and for Science Night yesterday.

Our house has plenty of the main materials on hand!

Thats right folks, the pull-up leaked first. Just after 3 cups of water.

Way to go Annabelle! So proud of you!

The Borman Family!!

Keep your pants on......

Our Landon just doesn't keep his pants on. Diapers are flying all over our house these days. It is especially bad when he is hanging out in his play-pen. But really it is all over that place. You just can't let him out of your sight. And the diapers aren't always just wet, yuck.........

Who knows maybe he will be potty trained before Jake. He like wearing big boy undies. All smiles!!

Happy Easter!!!!!

The Borman Family

Sledding on Mt.Rainier

Awhile ago........

We bought snow gear for the kiddos.......

Then awhile after that we took the kiddos to Mt.Rainier for some fun in the snow!!!!

They all had a blast. Sledding down the hill. Sometimes by them selves or with a buddy!

Lance and I even took a turn ,or two, or three....shh.

Next year I will bring my camera on the mountain and get pictures on the sleds!!

Rachel, Lance, and the children

Christmas 2010

Borman Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. Both Lance and my mother Liz were here! We had planned on my mother coming weeks before Christmas so the children and I didn't spend it alone. Lance surprised us all and came home just a week before. The children were very surprised and really loved the holidays!!

We all had a great time while mom visited. We were able to visit the capital, Olympia, WA. We were near the Capital Buildings and one of our family favorite places, The Hands On Children's Museum!!

Rachel and Family

Gym Rat, well....

We have been going to the gym a lot more since Lance has been home. I have been trying to run and do some weight training.

I have started a Couch to 5K type work out. I haven't stayed on schedule, which I need to work on. It would be easier to go everyday if I had a plan. I have been walking 4min. and running 1min. This seems to work for me. Friday will be 1 week. I hope to do the 4 and 1 for 2 weeks and then try a 3min walk 2 min run for 2 weeks.

My hope is to do a 5K before my birthday. May 29th. I keep complaining about my weight yet I don't do anything about it. THIS YEAR IS DIFFERENT. With the 15 lbs weight loss from Sept to Dec of 2010, it has really motivated me to loss another 20 lbs by summer. I have to give myself leeway because I know I could plateau and I don't want to get discouraged.

All of this work is in hopes of a tummy tuck in the next 3 yrs. All the babies I have had sure added skin, floppy skin. Who knows maybe all the working out and eating right might minimize the tummy enough to make me happy in myself to not need the tuck.

Until then. Water and workouts!! I hope to blog about my workouts and progress to keep me accountable and motivated!!

Rachel

Painting Rooms

We have been painting rooms in the house. The colors are going on well. Lance seems to really enjoy painting. He hated not being here for the move so this kinda makes up for it. He feels like he is doing something with our house

The only room we have decided we do not like but will live with for a while is the Master. We went with Pesto green form Behr Home Depot. Well it is not a "pesto" color it is a much cooler color. We were hoping more for a lighter warmer green.

The first picture is more of the color. I don't mind the 2nd picture if that is really what it looked like.

As you can see too I need to straighten up and get a good sewing spot together. I have great light for it now!!

Rachel and Family

Picture of THE House

Hey all,

We have been very busy the last few months and I have not had time to post anything.

Here is a picture of the house as promised weeks ago. We are almost finished painting the rooms. The children were very excited to pick their room colors!

I have a lot more to catch you up on so be watching! Day trips, family time, and lots of Basketball.

Have a great night!!

Rachel and Family!

THE House

Lance and I are so proud of ourselves.

3 br, 2 1/2 bath, Loft, Office, and the basics! We also have a fenced yard, which will come in handy once the weather gets a bit nicer!

Here are a few pictures! All my Facebook friends have probably seen them. I do post way more on FB than I thought I would.

HA, HA, HA

Then as I went to load pictures I remembered we now have a Mac and I have not transferred any pictures. I am also too lazy to get up and grab the external hard drive to retrieve said pictures.

But since I took the time to start this post, I am going to share it with you!

Really I'm laughing inside so hard right now, at how my day has been going.

I have 4 sick kiddos, landscapers making so much noise while I have 4 sick kiddos, and now this picture less post.

Okay back to being a mom. I will have picture of our house another day!!

Rachel

I just don't know....

I have been sitting at the computer for over 20 mins thinking of and typing in different Titles. And nothing seems to sound right.

I am really just updating as usual. I'm not witty enough for great blog posts.

Lance, the children and I have had some big changes the last few months. We built and moved into our home. We had family visit. Landon started walking. Annabelle and Mathew started Basketball. Jacob is going potty in the toilet, more often. We bought a Mac. Christmas shopping is finished!

I am sure one of these days I'll post pictures. Now that I set-up the Mac today, I get to learn all the features!! So I will have fun with all our pictures!

We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! The children and I were invited or to a friends house and had a wonderful time!

More posts to come.........

Happy Holidays,

Rachel, Lance, and Family

Cupcake Fun

I'm not much of a baker. I have only ever made Banana bread from scratch, maybe one day I'll try a cake or something. But for now this post is all about cupcakes well the frosting that is.









Check out this site for the "how to"!!



My boxed mix and I will be trying this out over the weekend! Maybe some black and orange for Halloween, or red and blue for the Jayhawks, or orange and teal for the Dolphins. Who knows since it seems so easy!!! Although getting the right shade may be the most difficult part.



I'll let you know how it goes!! With pictures hopefully!!

and P. to the S. Lance is doing well, he had the "close up" surgery yesterday and will return to work soon. Thanks for everyones thoughts and well wishes!!


Rachel and Family

Week 2

Week 2 down with no Coke in the house!!!! It has been easier than I thought. I have even been drinking water, amazing I know.



Things have been a bit stressful the last week. Lance is doing well, healing good and back to work in a week.



Soccer today. Bowling tomorrow. Cleaning house always. Enjoying the fall weather. And between everything else raising 4 wonderful children!!







Although I wouldn't mind if it slowed down just a bit for a day or 2!



Rachel and Family!

Week 1

Just an update!!

It has been 1 week with NO Coke in the house!!!!

The children lost their soccer games today. But we made up for it by going on a walk and spending time at the park!!

We are having dinner and a movie tonight in our house, cheap and fun!!!!

Landon is finally calling me MAMA, not Dada!!!

Rachel and Family

Out with the Coke

Today is day 1 with NO coke in our house.

I have been drinking anywhere from 6-7 cans of coke a day, plus any I would drink if it was a day we would have a meal out.

I am wanting to loss a substantial amount of weight and dropping the soda and adding water is my first step!!

Wish me luck. I'll keep you updated!!



Rachel

Bad Rachel

2 of the children have been in school for almost 3 weeks now and I haven't done a thing. No extensive cleaning, no purging of our crap, no exercising and no sewing.

Bowling and karate have ended and soccer for 3 has begun. The children are having a blast and so am I as "unofficial" Asst. Coach. I will not commit to something I might not be able to achieve. And I told coach with 4 children, the hubby away, and the fact that it is always raining, there maybe a time where I just don't make it out of the van and up to the field for practice(only so Landon doesn't get wet). The agreement is I will be the team "cheerleader" so when he has to get on someone about where they need to be positioned I am there to tell them they are doing a great job trying! The second part of the deal is I'll clean up the cones and soccer balls and he can do all the running!! I think my end of the deal is pretty great. I just have to remember to cheer on my kiddos too, I tend to be the "hard-ass" kinda mom.

Isn't it funny, all the different face they make!

Maybe next week I will be full of motivation and energy to get something done around here.

Although we've had a big project in the works for a few months now and only a few more weeks to go. I can't tell yet but as soon as it is complete I will defiantly be sharing pictures! For the record though, I AM NOT PREGNANT!!!

Rachel and Family!

First Year!

I am not consistent enough to have 100 posts. One year ago yesterday I started my blog! And of course I realized it tonight! LOL

Just another day in my life!!


Hugs and well wishes for another great year for all!!






Rachel

Summer Sports

While the hubby is away, I am using the free sports and S.K.I.E.S programs to our advantage!! Annabelle and Mathew participated in both Karate and Bowling this summer! They both enjoyed both programs, which made the summer a little easier! Unfortunately Jacob was not old enough for either program, which made the evening a little difficult. Sunday there is 2 free games of bowling and free shoe rental. We go on Sundays so Jacob can participate! Once fall soccer is over and we do Karate again for winter Jacob will be old enough to try it out!! He is very excited about karate! All three are doing soccer so my Mon and Wed night will be spent at the soccer field. We were able to get the practice back to back, so we will be at the fields from 515-715.

(karate)

(bowling)

Above are a few pictures from summer sports. And below shows what Jacob and Landon do to keep occupied during Karate!!

Hopefully everyone had a wonderful summer! We have 1 week until school!!!

Rachel and Family

PDZA

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

I took the children to the zoo on Sunday morning. We got there as it was opening, on a 60 degree overcast day. It was FANTASTIC!!! No people to give me "don't touch push my 3 yr old out of the way or my don't even think about taking my children and running away" anxiety. Places like the zoo make all of those fears come to surface.

The children had a blast! One of the best parts was that it only cost $12.80. The children participated in the Pierce County summer reading program and upon completion they received a free ticket to the zoo! I only had to pay for myself!!!! But I made up for the free tickets with purchases in the over priced gift shop :(

Hopefully with school starting in 10 days I will be able to get back into sewing mode!!

Rachel and Family

Summer cuts!

The boys finally got haircuts. And we couldn't leave Annie out. I really didn't want to get her hair cut but she has been better about brushing it and keeping it out of her face. Lance and I had said we wanted to keep the boys hair long until he got home, just to see them both with "Jonas Brother" hair. But the more I realized I was having to wash Mathew's hair to get it clean because he wasn't I realized it wasn't that important. I could wait until his teen years.

Landon now has the longest hair of the boys.

They are all happy with there hair cuts, and mom and dad are too. Lance was able to see them on the computer and agreed the boys looked older and better with the short hair!!

Rachel and Family

Chicken Noodle Soup

Last week we went to the Olympia Farmers Market! It was small and simple just what I needed for our first trip. Not too much going on to get overwhelmed!!!

We only picked up a few things, I didn't want to go overboard with out a meal menu in place for the week.

Carrots, potatoes, and apples. We also picked up a few organic chocolate chip cookies. They were fantastic! I also figured I could eat a few extra since they were organic, right!!??!!

So I the next night we made soup. After I had the 5 potatoes cleaned, peeled and half chopped I realized I was making chicken noodle not just chicken soup. So our soup had extra carbs noodles and potatoes (I had to use the noodle because I knew the children would at least eat them)!!

I boiled the chicken which was something Lance taught me about a year ago after spending time in "the field" where he was only fed rice and chicken. It worked great for the soup. I had the potatoes, 4 carrots, celery, salt and pepper, and chicken broth in the crock pot while the chicken breast strips boiled for 30 mins. Then I added the chicken to the crock pot for another 2 hours on high (while at karate). It softened the carrots and potatoes just right and allowed the chicken to shred!

Soup was a hit!! Everybody enjoyed it.

1 month down 8 to go!!!

Rachel and Family