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Maui 2015

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Lindsey

In early December we headed to Maui for a relaxing family vacation. Of course we had a fabulous time and enjoyed every second of it! What’s not to love, it’s Maui?! The timing ended up being great too, as we missed out on the flooding back home and two days of school that the boys would have missed ended up cancelled. December can be an iffy month weather-wise in Maui, but we had sun every day, and we tried to soak up as much of it as we could.

Bump shot 13 weeks

Kieron loved getting buried in the sand!

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Silas was content to stay on the beach with Mommy while his brothers snorkeled
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Back at the pool
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Here are some photos I took on my phone. This is the boys waiting to board our flight to Hawaii.

And here we are enjoying some Hula Pie on one of our first nights in Maui.

These two looked so sweet sharing the hide-a-bed

Our morning ritual: donut holes on the balcony

We stopped by Coconuts for dinner a couple of times. Last year Kieron met a waitress there, Ariel, who made quite an impression on him with her wit and quirky sense of humor. We checked, and she has since moved on, but she will not be forgotten. 😉

We had some sleepy boys on the drive back from Coconuts

Avery practicing handstands

Kieron had fun on the big slide this year

The brothers enjoy showing off their strength by lifting one another off the ground

A stop on a nighttime stroll

At the Hyatt Luau

We loved snow cone days!

My belly wasn’t that big and impressive yet, but here’s an attempt at a bump selfie with the boys playing in the background

The boys loved playing chess with this set

Tired boys waiting as we load up the car to go back to the airport

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Big News

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Lindsey

Jonathan and I had been thinking and talking about it for a while, and decided this summer that we wanted to have another baby. In the fall we found out we were indeed expecting! Things have changed a lot even since Silas was born, and they now offer a DNA blood test around 10 weeks of pregnancy. The test screens for a number of genetic disorders, and also gender.

In early December we decided to share the exciting news, beginning with the boys. We told them a week or two prior that a little brother or sister was on it’s way, we were having a special test done, and would know soon which it would be. We got the phone call on a Monday around lunchtime. Test results were all normal, and “it” was a “she!” There was some hugging and a happy dance, followed by “we have to tell the boys today! There’s no way we can keep this a secret!” Thanks to Pinterest, I knew just how I wanted to reveal the gender to big brothers. Silas and I hopped in the car to purchase a large box and some balloons. I kept him distracted at the party store and threw him off by ordering balloons in both colors. Once we got home, Silas helped me decorate the box, and we talked about what he thought was inside. I asked whether he thought he was getting a little brother or sister, and he said “I just want a baby!” We barely finished decorating and packing the car when the bus arrived with Avery and Kieron. It was 4pm and we had roughly 25 minutes until sunset. Jonathan and I loaded the boys in the car and headed for this bridge, which we thought would make a cool backdrop for pictures. The boys could hardly wait to find out what color was inside the box – both Avery and Kieron were hoping for pink. 🙂

As the sun set somewhere over the mountains, the boys opened up the box and pink balloons slowly floated up!

On route to the bridge to surprise the boys

Earlier in the day Silas helped me shop for supplies at the local party store

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Thanksgiving in Pullman

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Lindsey

We spent Thanksgiving in Pullman with Uncle Scott, Aunt Manivanh, Nicole & Andrew. As always, we had a fun time visiting and feasting. The kids sure had a blast playing together too!

Here we are at the WSU stadium. The kids had fun running around on the field.

Tackle!

Ninjas!

Turkey comas

Nicole performed a viola recital for us

On Friday we all went bowling, so much fun!

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November

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Lindsey

As I recall, last January I resolved to stay up-to-date on the family blog. I did pretty well for a while. But then the holidays rolled around, and the resolution went out the window for a while. Time to get back on track! Here’s a bit of what we were up to in November:

Working while Avery does homework

Kieron with one of his creations

Nana came to visit one weekend

We celebrated her birthday together

Decorating the tree. The boys are becoming a big help.

We got a little snow – enough to build a snowman!

Playing chess with their buddy, Louis.

We completed our wainscoting project in the entry hallway. I love the final result!

Kieron loves using the leaf blower.

Is there an eggnog anonymous program out there somewhere? It’s not safe with this boy in the house!

Our elf, Jingle, arrived!

Jonathan putting up Christmas lights.

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Halloween

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Lindsey

Our boys had the wettest, soggiest Halloween of their lives to date this year. We always joke that the rain in the northwest starts on Halloween and continues through the 4th of July. There is some truth to this, but since we became parents, I can only recall one other Halloween with any precipitation, and it wasn’t that bad.

However, if there is such a thing as a good year for a wet Halloween, this was it. Kieron and I both came down with a tummy bug that day, and I could barely get up from the couch. While Kieron was recovering (and Jonathan cleaned the van) Grammy took Avery and Silas out for a little trick-or -treating. Fortunately, Kieron felt well enough to fit in a quick loop around our cul-de-sac a little while later. Avery joined his buddy, Hayden, and his family, later in the evening for some additional Halloween festivities. As it turned out, two days later, Jonathan and Avery caught our bug. I am so glad Grammy was there lend a hand!

Luckily, the weekend prior, there was a Halloween event at our downtown shopping area. The weather was beautiful, and everyone was healthy, so we got in some proper trick-or-treating this day!

Leonardo, Dalmatian & Raphael