The Family Happenings

Sing Me a Song...

2012-02-05T21:06:00.000-08:00

There are so many ways to talk about this video:

Freya's rendition of the Piano Man
Freya does Mega Death
Freya our prodigy who can sing and play piano!
How Great is Tanner as a Big Brother?

I can't decide...I'll let you. But seriously, we keep watching this video and cracking up- make sure you have the volume up so you can hear her tunes!

Things I Can Do

2012-02-05T21:02:00.001-08:00

It's been a while- so we thought we would update all of you with the latest tricks and talents of Miss. Freya:

she can sit...

she takes after Mama T and plays the piano

she can feed myself...well mostly. Sometimes she seem to miss, but we are working on it.

She hangs with her friends and discusses world peace.

She is a very busy, ever changing little person. So proud.

A Weiss in Training

2012-02-05T20:56:00.000-08:00

This is for you Aunt Bev...

Freya is in training - watch out next time she see's you - she'll be coming for your nose!

It was a good day

2012-02-05T20:54:00.001-08:00

I have talked before about my son's friend Charlie.

Charlie was recently diagnosed with PPB, a rare and often serious form of pediatric lung cancer. While Charlie's case is rare, it was diagnosed early and many of the cysts in his lungs are benign. Even so, he started a 4-6 month chemo regimen to deal with the very real possibility that these cyst could change at any time.

Many days Charlie is tired, he is frustrated and dealing with any number of side affects from his treatment. But today, today was a good day. We got to meet Charlie at the park. Just for an hour, we watched them all play as kids should, run around playing transformers and alligators, eating hot dogs and telling stories.

Today, today was a good day.

Two Peas in a Pod

2012-02-05T20:24:00.001-08:00

We love Maeva!

Many Faces of Freya

2012-01-26T22:02:00.001-08:00

7months today and the girl has a serious personality. A super easy going personality, but will not be ignored. We love her!

Bouncy Days

2012-01-26T21:55:00.001-08:00

Rainy days and bouncy days. Fun was had by all.

Modern Day Watering Hole

2012-01-26T21:52:00.001-08:00

By Tanner.

When I asked he actually told me it was a machine that makes meat for the dinos to eat. Silly mom.

What's Up Doc?

2012-01-26T21:19:00.001-08:00

You would think with all these food shots she would actually eat, yeah...she is not such a fan yet.

We will keep trying...she has to pick up on it all at some point, right?

I have got a bone to pick with you

2012-01-26T21:18:00.001-08:00

Mama T Birthday Celebration rib....yum

Happy Birthday!

2011-12-21T12:16:00.000-08:00

We are four!

how did that happen!?!

Odds n' Ends

2011-12-21T12:13:00.001-08:00

And now for a few random shots that I couldn't help but share...

Beach Day inside in December?!?!

Freya plays in the exersaucer for the 1st time

Bathtime for all three!

Trip to Moss Landing to see the tall ship

Rights of Passage

2011-12-21T12:08:00.001-08:00

I have a kid, heck I have three

I own a house

I am married

And now, I have cooked a holiday meal for my family!

The brave souls who joined us!

Of course the day wasn't without some frivolities and fun - You sit still long enough in our house and this is what happens to you...

Good friends came by - and everyone contributed to a wonderful day.

Team cooking was present - a couple rookie mistakes were made (yes, Melissa there are two ends to your turkey!)

Decorations were made - along with place mats. Can you tell whose this one is?

all n' all - it was a great day - and a VERY yummy meal. We appreciated everyone coming, and braving our first turkey. Can't wait to do it again next year.

Name that kid

2011-12-21T12:06:00.000-08:00

Can you guess who this is?

After I took this picture I was SHOCKED at how similarly the kids looked...such a surprise. Crazy...

can you guess?

Halloween in December?!?!

2011-12-21T11:53:00.000-08:00

Yes, we are woefully behind. But ta-da! We are slowly getting back up to speed and am just playing catch up.

So I am happy to present...the best of from Halloween 2011.

Our Strawberry

Meet Beach Fairy

And finally...our glow transformer!

And of course it wouldn't be Halloween without our Mouse!

Adoption Day!

2011-12-12T10:09:00.001-08:00

Sorry for the radio silence- we have been having some technical difficulties at home lately, and we are just working to get our home computer back up and running so we can download all the pictures from our camera. So any great shots to share with everyone - but for the time being here is one shot from Freya's adoption on Friday.

A few weeks back we received word that the original time of our hearing had been moved from 11am - to 8:30am. Yikes! While I knew we would make it, I was a little fuzzy about how we were going to get everyone up, dressed, and out the door and 20 minutes away - by 8:30...but we made it. And then the judge was an hour late.

Luckily, once she arrived- she was great. Thrilled for our family, kind and present for this moment. After signing papers and such - she had me stand and make the following pledge:

I solemnly swear
to treat Freya
In all respects as my natural child
I am prepared to accept
This gift of a child to raise
I will share my life with her
Help to mold her mind
Nurture her body
And enrich her spirit

I will never betray her trust
Dampen her hopes or
Discourage her dreams

I will be patient and kind
I make this commitment willingly
I will cherish Freya
All the days of my life

(Based upon prayer in Guide my Feet by Marian Wright Edelman)

I don't know if there was a dry eye in the house. While the day comes with mixed feelings (thrilled that here in California we have the ability, but annoyed that I even had to do this) making this pledge, saying these words filled me with reverence at the commitment we all make when we become parents. I hope everyone reminds themselves, with these words - how precious these lives are.

Following our court date - we were off for brunch and some time at the bounce house. All n' all - a great morning.

More pictures soon... promise.

Mermaid

2011-12-01T18:23:00.001-08:00

Can you see it? This is what Reese made this afternoon....it was one of the puppets in their show. Video following.

You better watch out

2011-11-26T22:48:00.001-08:00

You better not cry...and you better keep your distance from the strange bearded man.

This was the first year the kids wanted to go visit Santa....so we decided to give it a shot.

Of course when we got there....their thought about it all changed. They ran by telling the bearded man what they wanted (a necklace and transformer) but would not get any closer than was absolutely necessary.

I think my favorite shot it Freya looking at Santa....who are you funny man?!?

Dress up

2011-11-26T22:36:00.001-08:00

Sorry for the radio silence, our home computer is not working currently.

These are from earlier this week at a friends house- the ladies in purple and the boys gearing up for battle.

I tell you, they do this in their own...you gotta love it.

Chanukkah Chicken

2011-11-15T21:46:00.001-08:00

Dear Mr.Chanuukah Chicken,
I have been a good boy/girl this year...please consider bringing any of the following for sober my birthday, chanukkah, Christmas or Kwanza. Your choice.

Love,
Tanner and Reese

Ps I think my moms are getting us fishing poles.

Oh, and sorry for the akward photo angle.

A visit...

2011-11-04T13:47:00.000-07:00

Grandpa Jim and Grandma Mary came to town!

Freya at 4 Months

2011-11-04T13:40:00.001-07:00

ding, ding...here are the stats:
Height: 25.5 inches (80% percentile)
Weight: 14lbs 6 oz. (60% percentile)

Alter Ego

2011-11-04T13:39:00.000-07:00

I am not sure why but every time Tanner & Reese play dress up- their alter egos are that of Michael and Rena.

Why?

No good answer - but for now I have to go play dinosaurs with Mike and Rena! :)

Pumpkins!

2011-11-04T13:02:00.000-07:00

Seriously - I feel like we have been celebrating Halloween for weeks around here. October has been spent with pumpkins - decorating pumpkins, carving pumpkins visiting the pumpkin patch...Phew! We even made a pumpkin pie. (Happy birthday dad!)

The littlest pumpkin

Family picture at the pumpkin patch

Not a pumpkin but a sweet potato in disguise

Story time

2011-11-01T13:46:00.000-07:00

Everyone is getting read these days. T and R have decided that they are going to teach freya all the colors and animals. Too cute

Strawberry

2011-10-31T08:49:00.001-07:00

To the park

2011-10-28T13:39:00.001-07:00

When you sit too long..

2011-10-21T20:37:00.001-07:00

Watch out, this is what happens when you sit too long in our house

So formal

2011-10-21T15:24:00.001-07:00

Great grandma wear

Hold the caption

2011-10-14T08:15:00.001-07:00

An image for you.

2011-10-14T08:09:00.001-07:00

Morning fun

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Cuteness Overload

2011-10-14T07:37:00.001-07:00

Can you take it?!?

Apple picking

2011-10-09T22:00:00.001-07:00

This weekend while Melissa was off coaching soccer my friend Ann met me at a local farm to help me take the kids apple picking. We were able to pick Gala, Pippin and both Red and Golden Delicious varieties. Then the kids picked some of the last strawberries of the season...not the sweetest, but still yummy. I now have a fridge full of apples, so be ready for sauces, crisps and cake...him!

Statement of the day.

2011-10-08T12:15:00.001-07:00

Rainy day airplane

2011-10-05T13:18:00.001-07:00

Remember airplane? My legs are feeling it

Reese feeding here baby

2011-10-05T10:26:00.001-07:00

So I sit down to feed freya and next thing know Reese is "feeding here baby too" the funny part is that she needed to put her feet up. Just Luke mommy lissa :)

Many Faces of Freya

2011-10-04T09:43:00.000-07:00

The girl oozes personality...just check out these photos....

Ballerina Reese

2011-10-04T09:13:00.000-07:00

This fall Reese has started a dance class. It's a combo Tap/Ballet class...and she is over the moon with excitement. The teacher Ms.Elaine is great with the girls. The studio is set up with a glass window so parents can watch, but not interfere. So excuse the glare off the photos and the bad voice commentary during the video...

Ballerina in action

Reese and her friend Drew.

2011-09-30T12:22:00.000-07:00

Freya's first shower

2011-09-30T10:45:00.001-07:00

Freya enjoyed here first shower today and was grabbing at the water.

First time...

2011-09-28T08:40:00.001-07:00

Summer has finally arrived in Santa Cruz so we hit the beach for the afternoon. I have been trying to document all the first time Freya's toes touch somehing for the first time, yesterday it was sand...didn't even phase her!

Hard Core

2011-09-28T08:36:00.001-07:00

I love my mom

Caption please

2011-09-10T09:42:00.003-07:00

What would you say?

Caption

2011-09-10T09:42:00.001-07:00

This picture needs a caption... Thoughts?

Weigh In

2011-09-07T10:05:00.000-07:00

I forgot to post our latest weigh in...

At her 2 month appointment (or closer to 9 weeks) Ms. Freya weighed in at...

11lbs 15 oz! and she is 23.5 inches long!!!

I know that this might not be as shocking to some, but for us - coming from the world of preemies - this is amazing. I have been trying to look through past posts and paperwork but I really don't think Reese broke 10 pounds until she was 6+ months!

Tea for three

2011-09-06T11:16:00.000-07:00

Backyard Tea parties (with real tea of course) are the best!

We love you Grandpa!

summer days

2011-09-06T10:55:00.000-07:00

Whew - the days are growing shorter, and summer is slowly ending. While the heat of summer never really hit our area - we still had some fun adventures. Here are some random pictures to share...

Reese playing dress up in Freya's clothes

I don't want her wearing my clothes!

First smiles...

backyard fun...

Cool dude.

Garden helper

yes, reese still fits in the bumbo

Tahoe or bust!

2011-09-06T10:40:00.001-07:00

Phew - I am not sure if we looked like the Griswalds or a clown car -but we decided to attempt a trip to Tahoe with the family in August. We rented a house with some friends - and made a mini-vacation out of it.

First stop on the trip was a visit to Yuba City to see Auntie M - and of course visit a local park.

The next day we were off. Freya did surprisingly well with the drives. As long as we timed it right - she did great. The house was right on the lake - it was almost too close! In past years there had been a beach right there, but with all the rain this year - no beach! We ended up having to jump in the car and find a kid-friendly beach that would work.

But that didn't stop us! We swam, hiked and enjoyed the views.

Dessert time!

Story time for everyone.

Ms. M - swimming

the favorite game- dress up. in the 'grown-up clothes ' look at that attitude- work it Reese!

Peek boo

2011-09-02T18:41:00.001-07:00

Birth Day

2011-09-01T13:26:00.000-07:00

A little overdue, but here's is a clip of how we celebrated Freya's homecoming.

Yes, we're still glad she is here. (she was so tiny!)

Story Time

2011-09-01T12:53:00.000-07:00

Excuse the mess, but enjoy a brief story with Carl. As told by Reese.

Morning snuggles

2011-08-20T12:31:00.001-07:00

Loves from big brother

Freya smiling

2011-08-19T16:23:00.001-07:00

This what I tried to post before

Try again

2011-08-18T18:05:00.001-07:00

Freya smiling

2011-08-18T18:02:00.001-07:00

Wow Freya getting so big

Harvest

2011-08-17T19:15:00.001-07:00

Tonights bounty! So fun...

Handy Reese

2011-08-11T19:30:00.001-07:00

You need something fixed?

Chilly day in SC

2011-08-11T19:26:00.001-07:00

Good thing we have a stock of beanies, all these cool foggy days.

Adoption gone wrong

2011-08-10T20:34:00.000-07:00

Adoption...we have talked about with the kids before. In many of our books about 'different' families the topic of adoption is frequently addressed. In the past when I have talked about adoption with the kids I have described it as when someone's mom and/or dad is not able to take care of the baby so they the baby is adopted by another family that will raise them.

I thought this was a reasonable three-year-old explanation until today.

Today we had the pleasure of giving a lawyer over $1,200 to make our family legal in the courts eyes. We filed our paperwork to complete our second parent adoption, so I can be the legal parent of Freya.

Over breakfast while talking about our plans for the day and how we needed to go to the lawyers office to talk about adopting Freya. At which point Reese asked me..."are we having another baby?"

It took me a moment, but I said no - we are not having any more babies. Reese then asked where Freya was going - in her mind, this adoption was going to be giving our baby away to someone else! With many tears and lots of snuggles we assured Reese that no, we were not giving away our baby ...it's just that in our world I am not considered Freya's legal parent and we wanted to fix that.

Maybe I'll call Obama and they can use this as another reason to deal with DOMA.

Christmas Morning

2011-08-03T07:22:00.001-07:00

Or something very similar to.

Our kids needed new shoes. They have been askiging for light up shoes, you know the ones that light up with every step. So yesterday we had a bit of time and decided to go shopping.

So we find shoes for.Reese right.away. they are white with pink lights and she proceeded to run around the store with them instantly.

Tanner....we couldn't find his size anywhere. Luckily they had the exact shoe we needed in San Jose and Mel just happened to be heading over the hill for a soccer meeting.

So I took a disappointed Tanner home with the promise.that his shoes would be waiting for him in the morning. When Mel got home we put he shoes at the foot of.his.bed so he could find them when he woke up.

Jump ahead to 12:20am this morning....

I heard this noise and thought reese was up again, but when I walked out into the hall find Tanner crouched over the shoe box with excitement and he yells "they arrived!" (Not sure who he thinks brought them, but that is another topic.)

He proceeded to put his shoes on and run around the dark house for the next 20minutes. He was over the moon.

It was pretty cute as I tried to explain it was still time to sleep and pry the shoes from his.feet. he went to sleep with the box under his ARM until 6 when he was up dressed, and running around with his.shoes again.

Only problem was Reese woken up and stayed up for.the next two hours.....going to be a long day.

Almost worth it with how excited and happy they are.

Remembering

2011-07-30T13:50:00.000-07:00

Scene from our kitchen table this morning. Reese was playing with play-doh and cookie cutters - while I was on the phone. She pulled out an angel cookie cutter (random assortment of remaining Holiday material) and all of a sudden asked...

R: Mama T where is your mommy?
Me: Did the angel make you think of my mommy?
R: No
Me: My mommy is not alive any more. She got very sick and died before you were born.
R: Why did she get sick?
Me: I wish I knew, but I don't know Reese.
R: Do you miss her?
Me: With all of my heart.
R: Did you love her?
Me: Of course I did, with everything I am. She was an amazing lady. Did you know you were named after her?
R: No- but that's cool.

Few minutes pass.

R: What do you think she is driving?
We finally came to the conclusion that my mom is driving a convertible cloud car (similar to the care bear cloud) that has rainbows coming out of it.

I think she would like that idea.

August is just around the corner, and the annual marking of her passing is quickly approaching. It's hard to believe that she has been gone for so long, and there there are moments. Moments where she feels like she is right here with me - talking to me and reminding me of all the beauty and good that life has to bring. And that she existed. She is not a dream, but a very real part of who I am and who my children are. I try to not feel sad or envious if what they missed out on, but celebrate how much she gave me to and gave them. But still, there are days... i miss her.

We have been finalizing all of the kids Hebrew names. We are joining the local synagogue and thought that this would be an occasion for a naming ceremony. I did not know that Devorah means "bee keeper" in Hebrew - seems appropriate. Mom always was the Queen Bee.

There have been many messages lately. I don't know what they all mean, or maybe it is just mom trying to telling me that when we pass - we all get our own cloud car.

Excitement

2011-07-28T05:29:00.000-07:00

Last week sometime we brought out the pump. We were talking about beginning to pump to get Freya on the bottle some of the time, and allow Melissa some freedom.

Tanner and Reese were so fascinated by the pump, and either of us really understood it. They talked about all the pieces, how it worked and even tried demonstrating how it would work on themselves.

Yesterday was the big day, Melissa pumped for the first time. She had an audience of little people with their little chairs pulled up for a front row seat. It wasn't until that time that we finally understood...with pumping they would be allowed to feed 'their' baby!

The four ounces pumped were liquid gold, not only for Freya but in the excitement it contained for Tanner and Reese. They were over the moon.

So yesterday afternoon for the first time, they got to feed their sister. They sat and talked to her, and stroked her head while she drank her bottle for the first time.

pictures to come soon, but it was pretty great.

Tanner-ism

2011-07-17T21:54:00.000-07:00

Boys vs. girls.

With girls its about princesses and dolphins, horses and fairies. There have been countless books and conversations about girls and how they get engulfed by pink and and tutu's.

With boys, with Tanner lately it's about guns. Well any weaponry really. The boy is obsessed with playing guns, swords and other such forms of warfare. I have had to take a zen approach to this fascination for him. I kind of put it on par with Reese and her need for fairies. The more I fight this, the more it will appeal to him. The only difference is that guns...well they can be real. (I'm not saying fairies aren't real...I do believe, I do)

I have tried to talk to Tanner a bit about guns, and how they can hurt people (big, hospital owies) and while they can be fun, some people are scared of guns.

The other day Tanner was playing his gun games and I started to remind me about the dangers of guns when he responds to me..."Mom my gun only shoots love, it's not scary!"

You got to love that kid...

Some fun photos of our last week in new baby land

2011-07-02T21:01:00.000-07:00

Mama T gets to hold her little Freya

All checked out and Freya is ready for some cuddle timeAnd the family is all together and complete
Tanner and Reese get to meet and hold their new baby sister

Freya gets Tanner and Reese a present for being the best big brother and sister

Auntie Daphne gets to hold Freya for the first time

Grandpa holding Freya and Reese feeding her baby
Freya awake and focused

Making a Happy Birthday cake fir their little sister
Freya's first bath
Passed out after a long night

Auntie Miriam comes to meet the new baby...and yes soccer is on in the background, World Cup baby

Reese is in love...

2011-06-28T20:25:00.001-07:00

with her baby sister.

Welcome little one.

2011-06-27T08:13:00.001-07:00

I am happy to share with the world that we welcomed Ms.Freya Jennings Weiss into the world yesterday June 26 at 8:08am. She is 7'14 and 20.5 inches. She is perfect in every way.

We are anticipating that we will be home on Tuesday from the hospital.

So in love.

Any day now.

2011-06-24T07:15:00.001-07:00

We are just waiting for our new little lady to make her appearance. But what do you do when you are 39 weeks pregnant and its hot...to the pool you go!

Art show!

2011-06-24T07:09:00.001-07:00

Each year the loss put on an art show at preschool. This year was great, both kids were excited to show off the various pieces of art they had created. In the picture Tanner picture is pink and black, while Reese is the one with blue and butterflies.

Enjoy!

Our Garden Up and growing

2011-06-23T20:26:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the dedicated and hard working friends and family, we are truly grateful for their support. We have some pics here of when we finished the day of the garden party and today with everything in the ground . On the fence we have sunflowers, snap peas, and our herbs ( which I have used in vegi beef stew, pizzas, and all kinds of meals lately). In the tall bed we have 6 different kinds of tomatoes, zucchini, star squash, and yellow crook neck. In the little bed we have corn, cantaloupe, bell peppers, cucumbers and some after thought lettuce. We harvest from our blueberry bush and the peas today. Last week we harvested about 15 apricots from our apricot tree we planted 5 years ago, this was the first time we were able to do it last year we got 1 apricot.

Bowling solo..... maybe some other sports too:)

2011-06-15T08:55:00.000-07:00

Sorry about the sideways view. A rainy day in February I just found.

For the future

2011-06-07T15:39:00.001-07:00

Just a little something to sock away to show future girlfriends.

Recent photos

2011-06-07T15:37:00.001-07:00

35 + Weeks

2011-05-27T09:31:00.001-07:00

Crazy to think this is the point at which I delivered Tanner & Reese - and Mel still has another month to go! We are in the final panic stages of "oh god there is going to be a new baby in this house very soon" - trying to cross things off the list.

Enjoy the picture - and the long weekend everyone!

Happy Friday.

Love note

2011-05-20T15:05:00.001-07:00

Poor reese is in a bit of a funk these days. We have been dealing with some health things, and to top .it off she is having a hard time understanding that Tanner can have friends outside the two of them.

Yesterday was particularly hard and when I got to school I was told she had written me a note:

Love.this little person.

Boys and Barbies

2011-05-09T10:57:00.000-07:00

Nature vs. Nurture?

Not sure, but this is what happens when Tanner got a hold of the Barbie car....

Dancing Queen

2011-05-09T10:43:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the neck ache!

Speak it up!

2011-05-09T10:41:00.001-07:00

My favorite Reese'ism as of late:

Frequently heard while in the car:

Mama will you please speak up the music, I can't hear it.

I love that little face

.

Beach Day

2011-05-09T10:32:00.000-07:00

Easter 2011... Melissa was off at a soccer tournament so the kids and I took their new kites and went to the beach! It was a beautiful windy day...so of course I did not think we would end up in the water. Silly mama!

So yes, my kids were the ones running around in their undies and having a GREAT time. This is the first year that they are really wanting and ready to play in the waves, and only if they are small. But wave tag is great fun!

Mothers' Day 2011

2011-05-09T10:22:00.000-07:00

A little late, but a VERY Happy Mothers' Day (yes, plural) to all the fabulous mothers out there - to all that support us, and help us to parent Tanner and Reese and support them in becoming the best little people they can be!

Love!

Passover Performance

2011-05-04T12:17:00.000-07:00

ready...go!

2011-04-20T15:20:00.000-07:00

snow sneak peak...

2011-04-20T12:04:00.000-07:00

Poop Is Funny

2011-04-20T11:35:00.000-07:00

At least to some.

I wish you could see that they were stamping poop all over their doodle....they think it's funny.

Rain rain go away

2011-04-14T12:58:00.001-07:00

We are ready for spring!

Happy Faces

2011-04-01T10:06:00.001-07:00

Decorating cupcakes for Hamsas Birthday with their friend Maeva.

26 weeks

2011-03-24T18:17:00.001-07:00

As the belly grows....

Cousin Gabby

2011-03-12T06:50:00.001-08:00

We love her! Can not wait to come and play again sometime soon!

Things I want to remember-

2011-03-08T10:56:00.000-08:00

This morning I am reminder how quickly time is passing - how big my kids are getting - they are no longer babies, but big kids. But there are so many little moments, moments that I want to savor and press into my memory and my heart...

Reese and her love of the Black Eye Peas and her little naked booty shake she does each night before bath.
Tanner and how he climbs into my bed each morning and snuggles into me. Sometimes I can even get another half hour of sleep out of him!
Reese and her intense story telling abilities- her facial expressions, the hand gestures and the thousand of ideas that are running through her head.
How even at only 6 minutes difference, Reese has assumed the role of the youngest - or brat as we Weiss's call it. He is always one to notify me when something is not just, someone is not following the rules, or she is in need of assistance.
Tanner and the mischievous grin that takes over his face when he is about to do something he knows he should not.
Tanner and his fierce love of other boys in his life - and feeling thankful that there are so many great men that have taken a role in his life.
Reese's innate sense of fashion - there is an outfit for every occasion - she just needs to find it.
How Tanner is fiercely independent. He is happy to blaze his own trail, he will play alone or with others- all dependent upon his mood. But if he has an idea...watch out, he will talk to anyone who will listen!
Reese and her little mama personality- every game these days involves a mama and a baby-

They are awesome.

Belly at 22 weeks

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There is no hiding it now!

It's a girl!

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Picture update...

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Here are some fun shots from lately. Enjoying some time at the park in the sun, Reese dressed to help work in the backyard and other recent shots.

Enjoy!

Pop goes the belly

2011-01-17T20:37:00.001-08:00

First belly shot at 17 weeks.

Phone pictures

2011-01-16T21:40:00.001-08:00

Test to see if I can post pictures directly to the blog.

Weigh-In

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Three year old stats...

Tanner:
38.5 inches tall (70th percentile)
31.6 pounds (50th percentile)

Reese:
37.75 inches tall (60th percentile)
29.8 pounds (40th percentile)

when did they get so big!

Tumbling Birthday

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Trampoline Fun

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Hanging with my Bro on our birthday

sneak peak

2010-12-15T20:08:00.000-08:00

A HUGE thank you to our dear friend Jeff for attempting the near impossible to get a good family photo of all of us. We battled some chilly afternoons to try and get a good shot. There are more - but these are just some of the ones that I liked.

not lost - just stalled

2010-12-07T10:46:00.000-08:00

sorry for the radio silence- so it seems that our home computer is failing. slowly. but at the moment it won't let me get any pictures off my camera, hence the reason for no updates. lots of great photos to share - chanukkah celebrations, new gifts, all good things - and one day you will get to see. i promise.

so for the time being enjoy some shots I had here on my work computer...

Tanner and his new language he calls french

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Oh the things they come up with...

1st Slumber Party

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This weekend Mel and I had the opportunity to go to a wedding for some wonderful friends of our. It was an evening wedding, so we took the opportunity to go celebrate while the kiddos had their first Slumber Party with Auntie M and Uncle Dan.

Check out the adventures that they had!