Baby Wyatt

I took a few photos of Sarah and Kevin's new little guy, Wyatt, yesterday.

What a cutie pie!

A Girl and a Couch

Patiently waiting for her cousins to come take a picture with her.

Father's Day 2010

Albeit slightly repetitive, Kennedy and I did "DADDY" pictures again this year as a gift to Sean for Father's Day. I thought he would appreciate an updated version from last year. This year, the photos were a bit more challenging since our girl is now mobile. I literally broke a sweat during the photo session. Kennedy kept tossing the letters down, telling me "no," and running away (see second "D" picture). Hope you appreciate these Sean! ;)

Now for the sentimental part of this post. Of all the things I love about Sean (and there are a lot), one of the most important (probably the most important) is his ability to be a fantastic father to our daughter.

I knew early on that I had found a good daddy for my children and take it from me, a great dad is worth a lot. Happy Father's Day to you, Sean. Thank you for giving our daughter the gift of a father who is ever present and who loves her so very much. Because of you, she will know what qualities make an exceptional husband and father. Someday, she will look to your example when she chooses her own husband.  Her life will be that much better because you are her dad.

Back in Business

Not to worry folks... my blog was not permanently removed as it has been saying for the past week! I am sure you were all concerned about not being able to read about our oh-so exciting life (ha!). The possibility of the blog being randomly deleted did freak me out a bit and motivated me to get going on my 2010 blog book so all my hard work won't be for nothing in case something does happen again. For all of you bloggers who are interested in putting your words and pictures into a blog book, I highly recommend the program blurb. It can be downloaded at http://www.blurb.com/ and you can upload all of your posts into a book that can be printed. I made one for 2009 and will now stop dragging my feet and get going on 2010!

What a Ham

Summer?

Trying not to get too excited about the fact that summer might just be here? .... Maybe? .... Please.

Family

A cute picture of Kennedy with her grandpa John and cousin Moraiya.

Television Trance

Kennedy watches very little t.v. In fact, I have never put a kids show on for her. Sean and I love t.v. but we don't want her hooked on it so we just haven't really introduced it to her. However, Amy and I thought it would be funny to see what happened if we put the Wiggles on the other day...

Interest and slight confusion...

And, there it is! The look of total elation...

While this was entertaining, I think we will continue to hold off on regular t.v. watching :)

Cousins

This is the new phase in Kennedy and Roderick's ever-changing relationship.

Kennedy tries to tackle Roderick as he desperately tries to crawl away.
Soon though, he will be walking... and Kennedy is in for it!

Saturday of Sun

We got out on Saturday and enjoyed the beautiful weather (although clearly just a teaser given the gloomy skies of today). I began the day at Boot Camp with Amy and Aunt Martha. Yes, that's right, I have paid money to sweat and be more sore than I have been in quite some time. We do intervals of cardio, weights and abs. Amy says this boot camp is not as intense as some of the ones she has done in Seattle but I think it is plenty intense and a damn good workout for me!

Later, we had our neighbors over for brunch and then went to Alex's graduation party (Sean's cousin). It was fun to enjoy the sun and see lots of family. I was a loser at taking pictures at both the brunch and the party so you will just have to imagine it. :)

I did, however, snap a few photos at the evening BBQ at Heidi and Brian's house. Sarah and her new baby boy, Wyatt, were also there. He is absolutely precious. Holding him made me miss the new baby phase... uh-oh. ;)

Wyatt Thomas Willoughby

2 weeks old

the proud new mama... doesn't she look amazing?

a 7-months-pregnant Heidi and Tinks

See that beer behind Heidi?

A few minutes after this was taken, Kennedy knocked it over onto Heidi and Brian's WEDDING album! They were so nice about it but I feel awful.

I am hoping the pages will dry well or we will be replacing it.

All in all, a fun (and busy) sunny Saturday!

Oregon Coast Trip

We spent a fantastic Memorial Day weekend at the beach! We rented a house in Seaside with some of Sean's family (and Rachael joined us too!). The weather was crappy but we still had a great time! We spent time in Seaside, Cannon Beach and we even made a quick trip to the Tillamook Cheese Factory. All in all, a great way to spend the three day weekend!

When my mom and John came to pick up Rachael, we were able to snap this family photo as well!