We've been bad bloggers! We've been terribly distracted as we've started our ADOPTION JOURNEY!! :)

Not sure how our dual-citizenship blogging is going to go (my guess is I will default to only one). BUT, if you want to join us at our new kopp adventures site....we'd love to see you there.

HAWAII :)

We had the privilege of going to Hawaii with my family in March. It was technically a business trip, but BOY OH BOY did we have a great time! I posted lots of pics on facebook....

Here is the link: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2021773&id=1234537397&l=9396ba1731

Lots of Sporting Events!

We've been able to have some fun with friends at some local sporting events lately!
We got to go to the last Kings game with Bamma and Papa.

We got to watch the last game that Nick Adenhart pitched. He pitched a great game and it was a little surreal when we heard he was killed by a drunk driver.

A friend of ours coached his high school basketball team to victory in the finals this year. Other friends of ours were able to have their company suite for the night and let Jacob and Matt join them. Jacob had a great time!

Beautiful Dana Point

We had the opportunity to go to Dana Point for the Whale Festival with some friends. It's so pretty there!





And one more silly boy picture. He loves his socks! :)

Getting Real :)

At this point in life, it is apparent I am not going to get "caught up" on my blogging...so here's a few pics of more current life, for those of you who still check this blog!


Jacob continues to be the ham of the family...he is always doing something to make us laugh!
We've got to have some visits from Grammy and Pops! The boys love their Grandparents...and I think they like them a little bit too...

Jacob rides a roller coaster....but you can't technically see him on it. He really did do it though - and said it was only a "little bit" scary!

Pops is my hero!

Fun at California Adventure with Grammy in March.

I decided to try this interview with Jacob. It was pretty entertaining, though I know he didn't understand all of the questions! Enjoy...

Interview with Jacob - Age 3

1. What is something mom always says to you? "stop touching bad stuff."

2. What makes mom happy? "ME!"

3. What makes mom sad? "saying 'bye-bye'"

4. How does your mom make you laugh? "by laughing"

5. What was your mom like as a child? "pumpkins"...I think he thought I meant what did Mommy LIKE as a child?

6. How old is your mom? "Five"

7. How tall is your mom? "this tall" - posing like a strong man

8. What is her favorite thing to do? "play with Jakey"

9. What does your mom do when you're not around? "cry, be sad"

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? "what?"

11. What is your mom really good at? "puzzles!"

12. What is your mom not very good at? "stories"...really??

13. What does your mom do for her job? "you put lipstick on"....again, really?!?

14. What is your mom's favorite food? "eggs"...funny since i haven't eaten any eggs since Andrew's been born

15. What makes you proud of your mom? "God"

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? "flowers"...??

17. What do you and your mom do together? "plaaaayyyyy!!!!"

18. How are you and your mom the same? "um, nope, they were not the same."

19. How are you and your mom different? "they are just different"

20. How do you know your mom loves you? "big and big and strong" (how much I love him)

21. Where is your mom's favorite place to go? "Old McDonalds where you play and eat"

Going Way Back....

Before Christmas, we spent a very fun weekend at Disneyland with Bamma and Papa enjoying the Christmas sights....
We were able to do a lot of things we don't usually get to do (like stay at Disneyland Hotel, watch an amazing Christmas show with 600 member choir, and do Disney dining with the characters!). It was a wonderful start to our Christmas season and a memory we will cherish!

How do you even begin to update a blog that's last entry was almost four months ago?
I'm not totally sure...but in the next couple of days, I am going to try.

Don't hold your breath! :)

I was tagged!

Here we go - 7 Random things:
1. I love going through the mail, including junk. There is something incredible about looking at a pile of "stuff" (especially after being gone for 10 days) and making nice little piles of it. And all of the recycling to boot - love it!
2. I am jealous of my Spokane and Minneapolis girlfriends who get all homemaker-y together! I love my OC friends dearly, but we certainly don't get together to cook, can, and be creative. Maybe it's too much sunshine?
3. I miss Greenbluff something awful - for all of the reasons you would think of. And because I love the cheesy honkey-tonk music you'd always hear at that one farm...
4. I have been fighting the urge to put on Christmas music...but will probably give in within the week.
5. I don't like to snorkel. I am too squeemish. I don't want the fish to touch me. My husband LOVES to snorkel. So...I snorkel.
6. I get really excited about the thought of adoption. I hope the Lord has it in His plans for us soon!
7. I am a MAC girl now. I swore for years I wouldn't give into the peer pressure. But when I stopped working, I gave up my PC and happily joined the MAC family.

It's been over a month since the last post. What have we been doing?

Enjoying time with friends at the beach...

Getting Andrew's photos taken. (we tried to put Jacob in them too...but he refused. maybe next time!)


Playing around with family. And enjoying Jacob's (and Matt's!) new love for golf.

Enjoying Andrew's new faces. Not to mention the smell of clean babies - it's hard to beat the smell of a freshly washed baby!

Jacob's been learning more verses. This is Amos 5:24, if you need a toddler translation. There is also a greeting for Grammy and Pops at the end.