Where do I start?????

Let's start with April 20th, 2008!!!!! It's official! We are engaged.... and I am over the moon happy. When I took my ring in yesterday to get sized "7 to 10 days" was like acid to my ears! What 7 to 10 days???? Well I can wait I guess, but honestly I was so happy to have it only to give it back! Joe did a great job, we decided to keep it simple with all of the activity around here which brings me to my next exciting news. We moved...across the street. Literally. Joe was so great taking my love of my tree house into consideration in the decision of relocation. And in true God fashion the house across the street became available so we jumped on it. So I have up graded my tree house from 1100 square feet, barbie kitchen and muddy drive way to nearly 2500 square feet, workable kitchen and pavement!  It is so wonderful to have some breathing room. When we become a family of five the extra space is going to be a necessity. Sooo we decided to get the kids and I moved before we start the wedding planning, etc... I am so grateful that Joe is so understanding about not making too many drastic changes for the kids. Marriage is enough of an idea for them to grasp so keeping their neighborhood the same worked out beautifully! So back to the wedding!!!!! San Diego on the Beach and then a reception May 18th in Bellingham. Joe's hometown is San Diego and I always wanted to marry with my feet in the sand so it was a natural decision. Here are some pics of the new pad: 

House Slide Show (a bit repetitious but mom and dad need to see where we are! :) 

5 Maple Court N

Our Cozy Porch...

My kitchen is seriously about five times the size the one I had in the cabin.

The fact that I have a little spot for backpack hooks is a joyful thing! 

Yip and Yap in the kid area...more on that latter.

So thank you to all of you out there that love me and that have prayed throughout the last four years. God is definitely answering our prayers. Joe is amazing and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life experiencing life side by side! Stayed tuned for more wedding details! 

Love, Amy

I Love...

my son's creative spirit. I love that God made each one of us so different, with different interests, different passions, each heart and bag of talents completely different from the next. It has been really hitting me lately how much we (the fields four) have grown in the last three years. We have each blossomed under God's protection and plan for us. It is days like today that I can't even grasp what God has done and the plan he has been constructing through all the pain, all the tears and all the hurt. I am so thankful for He who had a plan for myself and for each of my children that is better than what I could of ever imagined. And as all you mothers know, what a gift it is to watch what God is brewing up in each one of our children. God really is amazing isn't He?! 

Brrr.. A Blizzard!

To end off the Christmas vacation on Saturday morning we Headed up to Baker for some sledding fun. Fun... well that was questionable, it was pretty brutal actually. The best thing that happened was right after our arrival we hiked up to the top of the 'drop off' and before I knew (or could stop it :) Joe had Isabelle on the snow tube and with a little push---- She FLEW! ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM, knocking at least two kids out on the way. I didn't know if I should scream in horror or burst out laughing!!! It was one of those moments if we would of had a video camera we would be rich! A Clark Griswald moment for sure!!  We made several runs and Joe and Kyle dug a pretty impressive snow cave before the threat of freezing solid came on.  We ended the trip with a fun lunch in the ski lodge.  Thanks Zenders for the great day! 

A Little Culture...

Joe and I headed to Seattle on Saturday to branch out and see some sights and in typical fashion we visited Seattle for Joe's first time on probably one of the rainiest, windiest, most crowded days on record!!! Aahhh, he is missing the sun. Since when are there a million people at the market???  Despite the weather and wall to wall people we had a wonderful time, dinner at Gordon Biersch and then the perfect ending to a perfect date, a good movie... Juno, despite the lack of high moral standards it is a super cute film. We both loved it... 

Freeze Ball!

This was Super Fun, the best part of Christmas Day... We were all getting a little bit stir crazy inside the house (there is only so long you can do puzzles and play with a Robo Raptor in one day...see below:) Joe and the boys have been going to the batting cages every Thursday night so they have been excited to show me their skills. Christmas afternoon in a wind and rain storm it was! It was so cold and windy but regardless we had a great time! Merry Christmas everyone, I hope you enjoyed each other this Christmas! 

Merry, Merry Christmas!

We had a Wonderful Christmas, full of blessings. Jack obtained a life long goal of owning his very own RoboRaptor, witnessing that event alone made the whole day! We had a very low key morning and afternoon until the best part of the day.... Freeze-Ball... see above. 

Let It Snow and Decking the halls...

Here is a random little Selection of Photos... Every year I look forward to setting up my lady bug themed tree... How fitting it was to find one on our tree when wrapping it up with lights. A ladybug in December, it was meant to come home with us! 

This is typical Bellingham, everyone gears up for the storm of the century... For Example: Chaining up this bug and then a whopping 1 to 2 inches falls.... Let it Snow! 

Joe and his little side kick hanging up the Christmas lights... 

When I realized that this will probably be our last Christmas in our little cabin I was a bit sad ... When we all combine we will definitely need a bigger place, hopefully in the near future! (For all of you concerned... nothing sparkly yet! :)  I have loved my little cabin in the woods and I will be a bit sad to leave it behind, this place provided the perfect atmosphere for healing! 

This is my photography growth attempt. Jackers is in focus and then the tree is in action...mmm don't know it I pulled it off! 

I love our tree this year, we went for the tallest one we could find, I think it is close to 14'! 

We rushed out to play in the December 1st snow and it lasted all of about 10 minutes before we wore it right off the hill. Come on snow!!! Joe has the next four days off so it would be so fun to see some snow and take the kids sledding. I hope you are all enjoying this time of celebration! I thank God everyday for what he had given me... a whole and healed family. 

Race Cars Anyone?

In search of some sort of new birthday party idea we came across this... Mike's Remote Control Car indoor racetrack! And what fun they had despite two things. First, it was freezing it there. Indoor is used roughly here, I think with all the exhaust from the gas powered cars it is pretty much all open. Secondly those little cars are fast... too fast (22mph) for 6-9 year old kids. Even the dad's had a time of it! Despite the temperature and the crashes it was a super fun day! Happy Birthday Sweet Boy! 

Slide Show, Click Here! 

Ohhhh... this is not all about me, bummer?

Ahhhhh.... Bliss, seriously Bliss!

Well I had a very tragic situation last week... my faithful iMac bit the dust, crashed, toast, gone. After much panic trying to figure out the order of events to get the old thing repaired I received a HUGE blessing! My parents lovingly offered to buy me a new smokin' fast, 20" screen (that's right 20"!!!!!, my pictures are huge!!!)  iMac for my Birthday (Dec. 20) / Christmas gift. Joe and I even drove down to FedEx in Burlington to intercept the machine on Saturday to speed up the arrival day of Monday! So thank you to all my photography clients that have patiently waited for work on your photos...seriously this could not of happened at a busier time.  So good riddance old computer and hello to the new, I'm back. I realize now how much working on my little projects and blog is a little bit of therapy for my peace of mind!  I LOVE the design of apple, love it. This computer is going to make my work go so much more smoothly in half the time! 

So here is my favor to all of you..... please, please email me your email addresses and blog sites, etc... I lost my address book and favorites in the transfer. My Email: amy.fields@comcast.net

I would really appreciate it!  Ahhh to be connected to the world again, I love it. Thanks Dad...

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Happy Birthday, Happy Jack!

How did this adorable baby start as this little peanut and grow so quickly into this big SIX year old? Seriously, my heart about breaks when I realize how fast they grow up. We went for our annual trip to the candy shop downtown just the two of us. The only problem was, due to the Candyman having his birthday on the same day, the shop was closed. We opted for Mallard Ice Cream instead ... not quite as good but close! Happy Birthday Happy Jack!
Here are two slideshows to celebrate the growth of this little boy!
Baby Jack grows into Six Year Old Jack
(in the right hand corner on flickr, there is a button that says slideshow...)