Happy Blue Friday and the start of football season. 
Cooper loved waiting for Nicholas to go down the slide together. Nicholas loved to hold onto this handle (and wouldn’t let go even after sliding down) ultimately rotating him on to …
Stats: Height: 32.5 in. (50%) Weight: 26lbs. 9oz. (75%) Head Circumference: 19.8 in. (98%) Developments: Nicholas loves to be outside and walking. He now exclusively walks and uses crawling only to be silly or when he is really tired. Our …
Nene visits are so much fun. The kids love showing her all the toys at parks. 
They love to help her get ready in the morning too. 
It is so much fun when Nene is here that we were even …
So many great memories with this group. Doris went to high school with my Grandma and Betty Baker, the mother of the “kids” pictured. When I saw Doris a few months ago, for the first time since our wedding, she …
After years of watching the hot air balloons floating over Woodinville we decided we needed to be in one ourselves. It was on Rob’s bucket list and I loved this idea so it was his birthday present last year. 
We …
Cooper has a very understandable fear of the dentist. He continually asks for reassurance that they will not pull a tooth out when we go. Our local pediatric dentist, Dr. Rama, understands this and requested we schedule two fun visits …
We were very lucky to get two bonus nights with Auntie Kari. She was in town for a wedding and purposely booked tickets to stay with us the day before and after the wedding weekend. 
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Daddy time is the highlight of every weekend! He is so much fun to play with. 
At a party this weekend, Daddy was teaching Cooper the fine art of pouring a beer from a keg. Teaching life skills at the …
I have so many wonderful memories of visiting Seaside, OR as a child. I have been waiting for the day when I got to share it with my own family. Our friends agreed and we made it a dual family …
He wants to do everything we are doing. The most successful times are had when we can find a way to have him “help” with a task instead of trying to rush to get it done without him. Examples: He …