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Early January

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Lindsey

Wow, 2014 has flown by! Here it is mid-March, and I’m blogging the first post of the year. I’m planning a burst of posts to get all caught up this week, so here goes:

What do we do on beautiful pacific northwest winter days? We go outside!

Here’s Kieron putting the training wheels on his “new to him” pedal bike. Hopefully they won’t be on long.

Avery played basketball this season, and really took to it!

Silas with his buddy, Fryderyk.

Garbage day is always an exciting day at our house. I try not to plan errands on this morning since the boys look forward to watching the trucks come by.

Good little shoppers at the outlet mall.

At Pier 1 with Avery

Silas didn’t know what to think when I put Kieron in his crib with him.

Avery usually reads Silas his bedtime stories now. They are so cute!

Space Derby day at Cub Scouts

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This may not surprise you, but when you’re the parents of young children and you live in the suburbs, New Year’s Eve isn’t usually super exciting. Fortunately, all you really need to have a good time are: good company, champagne, and a TV. Check, check, and check!

Caroline and Chad came over with their baby, Ethan, to ring in the new year parent-style. Here are a few pics from the night.

BFF’s!

The boys: Jonathan, Chad, and Ethan

It’s midnight!

Avery was excited to have his “last picture of 2013” taken before bed.

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Christmas 2013

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Lindsey

This Christmas was bittersweet. I love this time of year… the carols, the lights, the decorating, the baking… and it’s magical with a house full of small children. We were really looking forward to celebrating our first Christmas in our new house, and having all of our family together under one roof.

Nana’s sister, Auntie Ish, flew out from New Zealand, and spent Christmas with us. It was such a treat having her here, and for the boys to get to know her.

Losing Jonathan’s dad the week before was very hard, and Christmas definitely wasn’t the same without him. But it came just the same, and I’m proud to say we made the most of it despite everything.

At some point during the Christmas season, Silas learned to say “cookie.”

Christmas Eve began with a little wine tasting

“Hey ladies!”

Kieron playing the traditional Christmas Eve dice game

Santa paid us a visit on Christmas Eve!

Silas was spellbound!

After the kids went to bed… this isn’t obscene at all!

Christmas morning

Christmas dinner

And the kids table

Auntie Ish & Little Si

So glad I remembered to get the camera out for some family shots before everyone left

I promised Nicole we’d break out my old dance shoes before she left. Here we are tapping it up in the garage (she was so excited to wear heels)!

And here’s a picture from dog-sitting our neighbor’s adorable labradoodle, Lady, the day after Christmas

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Grandpa

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Lindsey

The week before Christmas we received terrible news that Jonathan’s dad had passed away unexpectedly. Bill was a great dad, and he loved his family. In Jonathan’s words: He was kind, gentle, patient, and inquisitive. He taught me to be curious about the world around me and how to take everything apart and figure out how it worked. He was always there for me. He held each of my three baby boys on the days they were born, and was a loving grandpa as they grew into little people. We’ll miss him dearly.

Our wedding day

Bill & Jenny were married 41 years

With Avery on his first day as a grandpa

Sharing his love of science & engineering with Avery

In Neskowin

Pushing Avery on the swing in their front yard

In Portland on Bill’s birthday

With Kieron

In Maui

Bill hated getting sandy, but would do it for these boys!

With Silas

Silas’ first birthday

Avery loved working on his physics set with Grandpa

Helping us move (again)

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Visiting Santa and his Reindeer

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Lindsey

We visited Santa at the Cougar Mountain Zoo again this year. I love our tradition of making an afternoon of our Santa visit and visiting the reindeer and other zoo animals.

We arrived in the morning, right when they opened, and got to see the tiger’s “Christmas Party.” I wish we had some pictures of it. The tigers got a couple of Christmas trees stuffed with meat, and some wrapped presents with treats inside, which they ripped to shreds. Afterwards, we rushed to see Santa. When we got there, no one else was in line yet, so he spent some extra time going over Christmas lists with the boys.