First Ultrasound

We were able to see our little bean last Thursday. I had to have an ultrasound done on a hernia I have developed, so we added on a little fun and saw the baby. We also needed to get a specific due date as well. As of last Thursday I was 12 weeks 5 days along. Little Bean, as Kailyn as named the baby, is due June 19th. That works great with the school year. My last day of school is the 16th. We'll have to see if this little one will keep cooking until the summer time.


Kailyn was not able to be at this ultrasound and she was incredibly disappointed! She cried a lot and was not very happy with me. We have made sure that she has been included from the beginning. She actually knew before Mark did because he was away hunting for the weekend. :)

I keep one special picture aside just for her. You can really see the leg bones in this picture so I told her it was just for her because it looks like the baby is a dancer. She is thrilled. I let her take the pictures for show and tell. I tried to warn her that other 5 year olds may not find the pictures very exciting but she was not going to be deterred.


We are counting our blessings this Christmas season! I pray that you find a reason to celebrate the gifts of the season as well!

Merry Christmas!

The start of a new adventure!

You have to listen very closely to hear it.

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Fall Wedding

Yesterday we were able to attend a gorgeous outdoor wedding.
The little girls were just adorable.
Couldn't help but post a few pictures of their cuteness!

I had to capture Emmy's face after our drive home. It struck me that this is a face that my mom makes sometimes as well! Gotta love the family resemblance!

Kindergarten Round 2

Another school year, Another Kindergarten!

First Day of Public School Kindergarten ~ 2010


Just to be nostalgic....First day of Private School Kindergarten from 2009

Giving Mrs. Feetham an apple.

Hard at work already.

Self Portrait before I had to leave.
(apparently I had a lazy eye today!)

She started getting a little clingy and did not want me to leave. There was another little girl that was already crying because her mom had left. I told Kailyn that maybe she could be a good friend to the little girl and help her feel better. My little sweetie went right over and stood by her. Didn't say anything, but was there in spirit. Very sweet to watch.

She had a great day. When asked about her favorite part...snack of course! :)

I can not mention a new school year without including the new adventure that Kailyn takes part in every morning (she is in a pm Kindergarten class). She spends the morning with my AMAZING friend Sarah and her 3 little ones. She is homeschooling her oldest two (5 1/2, and 3). She graciously invited Kailyn to be a part of her morning. Kailyn is actually doing homeschool stuff in the mornings, work that actually challenges her. (Don't get me wrong. I teach in public school. I mostly like public school, but it will by no means challenge Kailyn, at least not this year. 28 Kindergartners in one class is chaos waiting to happen.) Anyways, I have been totally impressed with what Kailyn has already learned in a couple weeks with Sarah and the Homeschool Co-op Group. I am very excited to see what she is able to do with Sarah this year. It was a complete blessing for our family, after a very rough transition to a childcare situation that did not work out.

Thank you Sarah!

Thank you Mrs. Feetham!

Another school year off and running!

A day at the Fair!

Just a warning. This post will probably be picture overload,

but how else can you capture the memories. This was our second time visiting the
Oregon State Fair as a family.

Starting the day off with a craft. She got to decorate her own name tag made out of wood.
"Sure, I'll touch the snake but you better take the picture fast. I won't touch it for long.

Kailyn was in the "Let's Pretend Circus" again this year. She is the Lion. She could not see most of the time but it was SO cute.

We visited the petting zoo at least 3 or 4 times.

She was a little leery of the Llama but decided to bravely pet its back.

We needed a break!

The best thing you can buy for $0.25. A jiggling foot massage.

We enjoyed watching the dogs jump during the Dogs and Logs event.

Mark caught a funny moment when a dog handler actually fell in the water himself.
The above picture shows him getting the crowd energized.

Here he is half in the water and still throwing the dog toy.

Complete splash down!

It was a fun and exhausting day. Can't wait until next year!