Category Archives: avery

Family Pictures

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Lindsey

We did family photos twice this year. In September, my girlfriend and fellow photographer, Jenny, came and took some photos for us in downtown Snoqualmie. Unfortunately, the first location we picked was burned down and our backup choice was under construction (as you can see in some of the pictures). In addition, the boys were, ahem, not very cooperative (major understatement).

So in October, Jonathan and I set out to a new location with the boys, a camera, tripod, and remote. The boys were better behaved, and we got some shots where all five of us are actually looking at the camera!

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September

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Lindsey

Here are a few more pics from September:

This boy really loves to ride his bike!

At Torguson Park

We harvested lots of veggies from the garden.

I’m watching the two cuties on the left before and after school these days. Here are the kids playing Mille Bornes.

It’s fun having another girl in the house to shake things up a little. 🙂

Avery and Hamza selling lemonade to happy customers Kieron and Louis.

We fit in as many bike rides as we can. It’s nice now that all three of the boys can zoom down the parkway.

Kieron graduated to a bigger bike in September.

Kieron always stops to get a flower for me. Sometimes I even get the root!

We found this little guy on one of our rides.

Silas’ first sleepover in the playroom. He was so excited! He and Kieron made it through the night okay, but Avery must be getting old, because he said the floor was too hard and he’d rather sleep in bed.

My heroes.

This one takes after his mommy. 😉

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Back to School!

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Lindsey

September means back to school. I think this summer went by faster than any other in my life. Don’t get me wrong, I was totally ready for the kids to go back to school, but summer just seemed so short! Does that even make sense?

I can’t believe we have a 2nd grader and a pre-k-er on our hands. That means next year both of them will be gone all day and Silas will be away in the mornings. 🙁 Why is it all going by so fast?!

Here are this year’s first day pics. The boys started on different days, and we were painting our front door at the time. So you will notice the front door is in various states of progress. It turned out very pretty!

Avery’s first day of 2nd Grade

Waiting for the bus

Kieron’s first day of Pre-K. I forgot to give him the cute sign I made to hold.

Disclaimer: the coordinating back packs were an accident. They sent me the wrong size back pack, so I ended up with two. But it is cute, isn’t it?

He just spontaneously did peace fingers. Love him!

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Sausage Festival & Omelette Party 2014

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Lindsey

We always try to make it down to Vancouver for the weekend of the annual Sausage Festival. Jonathan and his family have been going since they moved to the town circa 1990. This year was to be the last one, so we just had to make it. Auntie Ashleigh even flew up from Oakland – it’s that important. We had a terrific time, saw lots of old friends, and lamented about the fact that this would be the Last Sausage Festival. Well, there was a happy ending, because the week following, the festival was somehow saved. Hooray!

The Vortex. I was surprised Kieron wanted to try it, and I know he really regretted it once the ride took off.

Silas and Nana saying “oh dear.”

Wow, that was so much fun.

A better, milder ride.

Pushed Silas’ comfort zone a little though.

But in the end he decided he loved it.

Intro to gambling

This boy loves slides. The bigger the better.

Time to eat.

Saturday night is the notorious Omelette Party at Joe’s. This year did not disappoint.

Joe & Jono

Auntie Ash & Lindsey

The next morning we took the boys back to Joe’s. They loved the waterfall in the back yard.

At Grandpa’s bench.

Picking pears in Nana’s front yard.

Don’t worry, Kieron wasn’t exactly under the ladder, it just looks that way.

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August

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Lindsey

Here’s the rest of what we were up to in August:

There was lots of playing in the front yard with neighbors. Here’s Avery with Liam & Aaron

Park hopping

We do a lot of bike rides. On this particular ride, I was jogging with Silas behind the boys. Kieron got quite a ways ahead on the trail, and went slightly out of my view. Then I heard him scream and shout what sounded like “Bear! Bear!” I nearly had a heart attack as I sprinted for him. When I rounded the bend, I saw the deer and Kieron riding back in a panic and snapped this picture. According to Avery, who was between us, Kieron nearly hit the deer before he stopped and turned around. Not sure how close he actually got, but it sure gave him (and us) a fright! Bambi stuck around for a while we watched him snack on the local vegetation.

Potty training is a team effort. Silas enjoys sitting on the potty, but still hasn’t put anything in it. Sigh.

We sat there so long, Kieron had to go. Here he is modeling proper form.

They are so darn cute when they’re sleeping!

This was the summer of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. By the end of summer, me, Avery, and Jonathan had all done it and donated. It was fun to see the videos pop up on Facebook. Friends and family who follow our blog and participated in the challenge, what you probably don’t know is that Silas in particular really enjoyed viewing these videos. In fact, many mornings, the first thing he asked at breakfast was “I want ice bucket!” So Jonathan and I would oblige and show him video after video of our friends, family, and celebrities doing the challenge. It never got old for him. And each time, right before the ice was dumped, Silas would brace himself and exclaim “doh!” Then he laughed and laughed. Sometimes he still asks for the videos. Thank you for all the entertainment!