sometimes we all need a little fresh air....

Well...sorry I haven't been writing much...our household is full of sickies!!! First it was the surgery (oh yeah..had my gallbladder taken out two weeks ago :) then Ethan and Jerett got sick...then passed to Boedy and me!!!! LOVELY!!!! Although I have to say....Boedy is still smiling and laughing while sick...this baby just amazes jerett and me!!!! oh and ps...I got an email this summer from my mother in law on using baby vicks vapor rub on the bottom of babys/children's feet to help them stop coughing and breath to sleep throught night when they are sick... it has worked 100%!!! I so wish I would have known this with Ethan...whom I think is going to be like his daddy with bad allergies! So things are starting to look on the up and up today...!

I decided when I woke up this morning after not being able to sleep...hence I only got 3 hrs last night and might make some typo's...excuse me!.... We were going to go out and get some fresh air today ! So Ethan got to get a special happy meal and eat lunch and play at the park! So we headed down to a school that I grew up playing at ...a few blocks from my parents house. Uncle Brandon met us down there...and my mom who swore she had to get stuff done today ....couldn't help herself and stopped by for a bit! It was freezing but crisp and sunny...what we all needed!!!!

Then we went back to Nana and Papa's house to warm up and visit....poor E... got his riding stick horse out and fell down trotting along and split his lip pretty good...of course...since I am going to get pictures done this week! He was a trooper...any bigger and I would have definately would have had to take him in for stiches....he's a tough one! Then we decided while Boedy was asleep ...E and I would go valentines shopping...we had so much fun... I can't remember the last time it was just him and I spending some QT time with out Boedy....I have to do that more often for sure!
Which reminds me... most of you know I have been working on a baby business this past year...so Ethan knows all about TUTU's...and when I have to work and make them.... so he came up the other morning when I was sewing and said..." Mom...you working on your TUTU's?" I said "yes son" He said..."Mom...they are just Wunner-ful and you are beautiful"....holy cow did that make me cry..it was just the most sincere, cutest thing ever! Made me really think about all the times when I have been stressed out working on stuff for the business in my own world and forget that he is just so patient and really pays attention to what I do....I love love love him to pieces! Really made me think again how important family is and they are your biggest supporters! ...like E always says... "We are all family...like Shrek the halls"!!! Hope you enjoy the pictures!!!!

I am so behind.....

Hello ! I am so behind in blogging...so here it goes...! We had Ethan's first christmas concert two weekends ago! It was cancelled in December due to the snow...and almost cancelled again due to the flooding! This is the first time in 41 years the pre-school had to re-scheduele the concert! Needless to say ...it was completely adorable and brought tears to all of our eyes! Our little man Ethan is growing up so fast! He is a reindeer in the back row of the bleachers..in the middle...and so serious..lol.! He is doing so well with school and loves it! His teachers really love him too...it's bad when they say to him at the door " come on ethan...we need our Ethan fix today"...I just know he has them wrapped around his fingers! Here are some pictures and video's! papa and E ..good luck! great grandma and grandpa aunt barb and E all the little munchkins...so cute!!! little brother and dad... sorry...I didn't know I was off on the camera for awhile!

Jingle bells....it was too cute..they were so quiet until this song!
We wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year!!!

giggling babies..the best!

here's our happy little giggly baby!

Rain, Rain go away....!

So today was quite a day....there seems to be flooding everywhere! So of course we stayed couped up inside ALL day!!!! We were really looking forward to school starting again tomorrow...including myself and Ethan..lol... but found out tonight it's cancelled! Mother nature is just not liking us here in Washington.

Boedy is really starting to discover things now. He is starting to grab objects and really coming into his personality...I think he is going to be really laid back. He is just the best baby...again..I thought Ethan was a really great baby but I didn't know it could get better! He is just smiling all the time...he likes to talk back ....his favorite toy is his floor gym...he loves talking to the sunshine that sits at the top..it's too cute! Oh..how could I forget...he also started rolling over! Yesterday we had a little mishap....Jerett was cooking in the kitchen....I had just changed Boedy (big blowout that required a change of clothes!). I layed him on the couch and ran upstairs with Ethan to grab some clothes..and in a matter of a minute Boedy scooched himself off the couch. I heard a cry and ran downstairs as did Jerett from the kitchen to find poor Boedy in a face plant...thank god he was ok...not a mark on him...I think he must have some pretty good angels :) Jerett and I felt horrible...so needless to say the rest of the night was dedicated to holding Boedy 24/7~ poor, poor baby....no more heights for him...and straps and buckles here we come! I guess he is not the new, new born anymore. It's funny my sister in-law told me that you don't want your second child to grow up as fast and to stay the baby....which I am finding out is so true! I used to read and read and know every milestone that was coming with Ethan...we couldn't wait for him to do the next step...with Boedy I haven't read anything....I don't even remember what they are "supposed" to do at this age...we just continue to enjoy the baby-ness as we are finding out with E that they just grow up too fast!

Today we were playing around in the living room...and Ethan laid next to Boedy on the ottoman...it was cute..Boedy kept reaching over and accidentally hitting Ethan....I had a glimpse of what is to come of brothers! I can and can't wait until the day they get to play together and talk. I always wished I had a sister biologically....(No offense Brandon~!) I think it's going to be so awesome to have two sons that will hopefully be best friends when they grow up. It sort of makes me sad that we live so far away from Jerett's Brother....I know how much they love each other , it must be hard to not live so close together.

Hopefully tomorrow the weather will get better and we can venture out....the poor dog is going crazy with Ethan trying to ride her like a horse all the time...as you can see in the pictures...it's a love hate relationship...we are the only girls in the house you know!

I better sign off for now...my goal was to be in bed by 1am tonight...obviously that didn't happen....(ps....i just got done watching the Barbara Walters special on Patrick Swayze...did anyone see that and bawl there eyes out like me?...lol)

night:)

New Year...New Beginnings...

Well....I finally decided to join the blogging world! I have been debating this for awhile...considering it's one more thing to keep up with...but I thought it would be fun to write about the family and our new adventures to share with friends and family...especially ones that live far away...and life as we know it is so busy! So I hope you all enjoy!

Where do I start? I have to say...I am sooo glad it is 2009. It had been a rough end of the year....from new life to the end of one's life.

First....We welcomed our new baby boy on October 13,2008....Mr. Boedy Braydon Rumph....yes...for those of you who know or were wondering...we got the name from Jerett's parents dog....whom we love so much! (we are huge dog people..as they are part of our family just as much as our kids..lol!) We were out to dinner one night with our best friends Ashley and Josh and he happened to mention the name "Boedy" and then it just clicked...Jerett and I said..."that's the name!" Easy as that....soon after we started telling everyone....most didn't believe us! And loan behold...it fit's him perfectly...he is our little Boedy! His middle name came from both of our brothers *whom which share the same birthday* Brad and Brandon. He has since adopted the name "Bo Bo" or "Boedy Braydon" who his brother Ethan had called him since day one!

So moving on.....a few days before Boedy was born...we get a phone call that Jerett's uncle had passed....it seems as if when babies are born in our family...someone always passes....needless to say it might be scary to have another in fear of the worst! Jerett and Ethan decided to fly down and be with the family ...as I was just out of surgery and since Boedy was only a week old...I couldn't go....I was so bummed. *Mom...we love you and think of you often...losing your family has been tough these last few years.

Three weeks after Boedy is born, we take him in for his circumcision...or should I say ...I take him in since I happened to accidentally schedule it on the day jerett is working...classic of me... the procedure started at 9am...ended about 10am...he did awesome..things were going great. Time to run Ethan to preschool at 10:30am....then I drop Boedy off at my mom's to go run some errands for two hours.....I pick E up again at 12:30pm...run to my moms to pick boedy up....(in the meantime I forget to leave the diaper bag with my mom all the time I was gone) So i go inside to change him..open the diaper and it's full of blood....so I am thinking...ok...he's acting fine...the little procedure just happened...changed him and drove home.....so it's about 3pm...I go to change his diaper again....open it up..full of blood... mind you the doc said if it's more than the size of a quarter...call. Call the doctor....they tell me to come in and we'll just double check it.... of course there was a huge storm going on....so I get there almost at 5:30pm after packing up both boys and dropping Ethan off at my moms... The doctor waits for us...open up the diaper..and wa-la...full of blood again! I am starting to get really worried at this point..thinking is he going to need a blood transfusion? The doc says yeah..there is a spot at the top of his "pepee"(shoot..I don't know how to put that) that is not clotting...I need you to take him to Mary Bridge hospital. We go...again..just me and Boedy...(seems as if everything happens when Jerett;s working!) We get in right away....the diaper was full again....but they seemed to have put a clotting sponge on the top and it looked like it was stopping so they sent us home and told me to call back if the diaper fills up again. It's about 9pm at this point...go back to puyallup to pick E up and finally go home. Get home, get E in bed...he is exhausted from the days events...poor little guy.... go to change Boedy and get his Jammie's on....what do you know...the diaper is full AGAIN!!!! So I finally had to call Jerett and have him come home from work at midnight...so I can take poor Boedy back to the children's' hospital... Get there...they try everything they can to avoid putting him under anesthesia...but looks like it won't stop. So at 5am they put him under and put 3 stitches in.....man was that hard to watch...jerett is usually the one that would be there...since he is stronger in that area than I am....but we did it and thank god everything turned out fine! (I won't even go into the story about Thrush!)Needless to say... He is just the best little baby ...he eats, sleeps and is so happy! We absolutely love having two kids...the boys both are really great...we can't wait to have more!

So the day before Boedy's circumcision fiasco....one of my best friends Haley has her baby...miss Adeline! Mind you ...Haley is a champ at birthing...she already has two beautiful babies who came out with out a fight...but not Adeline....she was the wild card! Shortly after a tough labor....we get a phone call that Haley is in the hospital....with a blood clot...or pulmonary embolism....which is EXTREMELY fatal if it travels to your lungs. We all were so worried....so even a few days later they found another in her chest!!!!!!!! I have never been so worried in my life....but needless to say after a long two weeks or so in the hospital...she finally got the clearance to go home...she is still in recovery on blood thinners...we are all hoping this is just a fluke and it's not in her genetics..... So just when you think everything is going to be OK....I call Haley after thanksgiving to see how her holiday went...and guess what ? She is at Children's hospital in Seattle with little baby Adeline.....she has a dangerous infection on her head...that they thought was a just a spot from the vacuum(from delivery) and she is going into surgery at 3pm! To make a long story short...all turns out well after a long 6 hr surgery and she is one cute, happy little baby that you wouldn't have known anything had happened!!! Congrats to the Pozzi Family....in the addition of your new Baby Girl!!!

Now we are finally into December...yeahhhh...it's Christmas time...supposed to be the happiest time of the year right?? Then we get snow, snow and more snow!!!!!! At first everyone is sooo happy....it's snowing and it's looking a lot like white Christmas! Then...it doesn't stop! It was beautiful....but let me tell you..as most of you know that live here....you would have thought we had a nuclear bomb....everyone stays in their home locked up...no work...no travel...no driving! So after awhile...we all get cabin fever ! Jerett and Ethan had a blast...they played their hearts out...sledding everyday...with occasional hot cocoa breaks with mom..and boedy! Jerett's like a kid in a candy shop...I swear he must have left the house 10 times a day to go the store...just to drive in the snow! I have to admit...he's always entertaining! Back to the snow down pour....it did put a cramp in everything...from Christmas shopping to our annual ugly sweater party each year....this year we were planning on a matching pj party....which we were all looking forward to getting together WITHOUT children...seems like the only time we do each year!!!....old man cancelled that on sunday the 21st!

So it's Monday morning ...the 22nd of December....I get a phone call from my best friend Ashley....which is totally unusual considering she is hardworking at Nordstrom's on weekdays. I missed the phone call....just when you think nothing else can happen....I call her back....she tells me the worst news possible....her dad has passed unexpectedly. Wow...talk about one of the saddest days of my life...I have never seen Ashley this upset in all the 20 years we have been best friends....My heart has never ached so hard before....I felt so helpless and so sad....Bob was only 55. So it' been a tough Christmas....I feel REALLY blessed at this point in my life. I have really realized how much friendships mean...how much we should live in the moment and really talk about it to all we love and not hold back. As my husband can tell you...I am not one to cry in front of anyone.....but let's just say...I haven't held back the tears lately and could have probably filled a river this last month. They had the funeral yesterday...and it was wonderful...I had the privilege and honor to speak on Ashley's behalf and tell some pretty funny memories ...but boy it's so hard to see the people you love hurting...and the scary thing is...there are going to be more things happen like this as we get older....Ashley was just the first to experience it.... I just want to say...Ash..I love you and your family so much and will be thinking about you always...now starts the long road to healing .... Your dad will truly be missed by us and by many....

You can leave a message for Ashley and her family at www.mem.com under Robert Adler.

It has definately been a challenge these last few months as we have had our minds on family and dear friends....so I am sorry if I didn't get "Thank You's" , christmas cards, phone calls and birth announcements out...hopefully soon! Now that I have written a novel...We wish you the best in 2009 and look forward to sharing our journey of life with all of you!!!!

Love , The Rumphs

We have so much to be thankful for...here are some of the best memories of 2008......

you have click the link to view the slideshow..sorry..and there are two!

1st half

http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h145/rachelrumph/2008/?action=view&current=2cf29c24.pbw

2nd half...

http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h145/rachelrumph/2008/?action=view&current=35c1c69c.pbw