Say What?!

Hi! I know it's been forever, sorry. I'll try better:)

Just a quick funny story; on the way home from swim lessons yesterday the boys were talking about a seesaw and so I asked them what was another name for seesaw, expecting to hear teeter-totter. To our amazement Justin says "lever and fulcrum"! Where had heard that concept? a PBS show called Cyberchase, he remembers the most amazing things!

A Dog!

that's right we got a dog! Long story short, we knew someone who knew someone who needed to give their dog a new home and we decided to take it. Ginger is a 8 month old lab/husky mix, she is very sweet and energetic! The kids adore her and she is great with them. She still has to learn, but she is a great dog.

Happy Birthday Tobin!

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Happy Birthday dear sweet Tobin! I can hardly believe that you're 2 already! You are a fun boy who loves playing with his big sister and big brothers. Your vocabulary is growing daily, just yesterday you clearly said "hockey"; and the other night at bed time you whining and when we asked you what you wanted you said "water" very firmly, it was cute. I love you my sweet boy!

More Christmas Pictures.

The pj's were made by my mom, thanks! The kids love them. Kiah's dress is one I found and couldn't resist, she loves it. A random piece of useless information, my children were born on '01, '03, '06, and '08, they are 1, 3, 6, and 8, cool!

Merry Christmas!

Here are a few pictures from Christmas. We had a quiet Christmas, just us, but it was great. We went to Christmas Eve service at church, Christmas morning we had our traditional Cherry Coconut Almond Crescent and then opened presents. Justin and Isaac spent most of the building their new legos, Kiah playing with her dolls and books and Tobin riding his new dump truck. That evening we had steak, potatoes and asparagus with candy cane shakes for dessert. We had a wonderful day!

Christmas Letter 2009

Dear Family and Friends,
I can hardly believe that it is 2010 already! Where did the year go?! Here are just a few of our highlights of the year.
We had lots of visitors; Jason’s Dad and Step-Mom aka Papa and Nana visited in January and again in November; Jason’s sister Jen came in Feb; and his Mom visited in March and August. It is always great to spend time with them and do all sorts of fun things when they are here.
We also did a bit of traveling; Bridget to the women’s retreat in feb in Prescott AZ, Bridget and the kids to WI in April for 2 wonderful weeks, during this time Jason was in Minneapolis and then at a retreat and finally in WI for 2 days; We all went camping with a group from church to Greer AZ at the end of May; June we had VBS and then a short get-away to Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon; In July we went to Toronto to visit Jason’s family; we went to Family camp in Pine Valley CA and La Jolla CA for a family beach vacation. Lots of fun was had by all.
Justin and Isaac learned to ride their bikes without training wheels and are loving the new freedom of bike riding. Justin still loves to read, his current favorite is the “Red Wall” series. Isaac is reading as well, but prefers to build things out of LEGOS. Both love sports and look forward to playing soccer this spring.
Kiah and Tobin play well together, and get into trouble together! Kiah talks all the time and has an active imagination! She loves dresses and her dolls and all things princess and pink. She also attends the Church’s Pre-school 2 days a week and loves it. Tobin also is a chatter box, with more and more words every day. He trails after his older siblings and tries to do whatever they are doing. He thinks that LEGOS are good to eat, and that toilet paper is for him to pull off. His favorite things are balls, cars and being outside.
Jason stays busy with his job, but also has time to play some golf and hang out at home with the family.
Bridget is busy home-schooling the kids, keeping up with things at home, reading the occasional book and a little sewing and photography.
We have been so blessed this year, we serve a wonderful God! We find peace and contentment in knowing that He loves us and cares for us and ultimately is in control.
Love,
The Doughty Family

Kiah turns 3!

Our baby girl is 3! hard to believe I know! She loves to read, play with her baby and her doll house and her Tobin. She talks so well and is really trying hard to say things right. Ina is no longer Ina, but Katrina, and it is no longer "homin; but a clear Tobin. She loves to wear dresses, in fact I have to convince her not to:)