Monday, April 16, 2018

Our next adventure!

Well, our family of four is getting ready to become a family of five!  We are getting ready to welcome baby girl into our little family!  Vivian Ruth’s official due date is 5/13/18 (which happens to be Mother’s Day!) and we are in the thick of nesting!  This pregnancy has been a night and day different experience than with the twins.  I am so grateful that I’ve been able to continue working and parenting and mostly doing normal life.  It’s been a season of gratefulness and anticipation.  I feel like Scott and I aren’t just expecting a baby, our FAMILY is expecting a baby.  Luke and Amelia are so excited.  They frequently tell me things like, “Mom, you said there were 10 kids at the birthday party but you forgot Vivi!  There were 11 kids there!”  They read to her and sing to her and ask all sorts of questions about her.  It’s been a gift to prepare for her along with our big kids.  

I’m hoping to post more regularly to record her growth and milestones.  Since Luke and Amelia still don’t have finished baby books (oops!), I’m guessing the third born won’t either!  The blog has been a great way to remember the little daily moments we treasure with them.  I’m hoping to get some of Viv’s special moments recorded too!

We can’t wait to meet you, baby girl!

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Family photos!

Well, it took five years (our last family photos were when the kids were one!) and about 27 texts with my sister to coordinate the outfits ... and then two months to post them!  But .... family photos!




































Friday, September 23, 2016

Summer catch up: Part 1!!

This summer truly felt like a gift to our family.  We just had a lot of fun together.  I fully admit I wasn't a super adventurous mama with little ones (this summer was their first camping experience if that says anything!) -- sometimes the work of adventures just didn't seem worth the loss of sleep when you're already tired at baseline.  But as they get older it gets so.much.easier and they love adventuring so much! Now that it's fall and we are settling into more of a routine I actually have time to get caught up on the pictures :)  Up next will be part two of the photo update with pictures of the kids week in Arizona with Grammy and Gramps!

Idaho pool time!  

Addy running for her life :)

Take down in the blueberry patch

Happy Father's Day to three amazing dads!

Cousins on the Oregon coast

Hanging with Eden at Oaks Park!

Lake picnic on the way to Sunriver

Water babies!

We love our Hanna Anderson clothes!

My babes


SunRiver!

Happy 10th anniversary to my love!  Couldn't have
imagined a more wonderful person to do life with.

Wallow Lake!



Amma and her tribe of grandkids!


Scott tackled by our kids and the Milne girls!

Porter survives his first Coyle/Milne annual beach weekend!

Narnia read aloud at Lost Lake

Salamanders: entertainment for the teenager and the twins!

Love this girl to pieces!

Lost Lake: a new family tradition.  Incredible!

This kid.  Love him so.

Kylee!!!!  Enough said.

Wenatchee college roomie reunion!

Boys catching frogs :)

End of summer water balloon fight!

These three.  Together from the beginning.

Post dinner pile up!

Happy birthday, Amma!

First of many many soaking-wet-soccer-filled Saturday!!