Halloween 2008
This would be considered Matea’s first trick-or-treating experience. She went to a few houses last year but would say "Nana" when someone answered the door (her word for "food" at one and a half years old). This year, she knocked on the door, said "trick-or-treat", "thank-you" and the occasional "Happy Halloween!" At one point when […]
Owl
We thought it was pretty cool to see a deer behind our back fence on Saturday, but we weren’t quick enough with the camera. We made up for it this morning with a picture of a beautiful owl perched in the tree in our back yard! (See attached photos.) We aren’t sure if it was a […]
Moving!
Oh, what a summer! Brett took 4 weeks off work (late paternity leave) and we had quite an eventful time. Sold our Ballard house, lived with Grammy & Grandpa for 2 weeks, went to Whidbey Island and eventually…after what seemed like a long search, found a house to buy! We managed to fit in a […]
Mid-summer update
We had a great couple of weeks with Sandy, Steve and Wynn. They just left today and the house seems so quiet. Matea seems to regret that she didn’t do a better job sharing her toys with Wynn and assures me that next time she’ll do better. Poor girls…they love each other to pieces, but […]
Mother’s Day / Dahlia 2 months
How could I not feel like the luckiest person on earth this mother’s day? We have been blessed with 2 healthy daughters who bring so much joy to our lives. We had a lovely brunch with the Haakenson clan as usual. The number of guests at the table seems to be growing rapidly, with Dahlia as […]
Smiles
Dahlia is smiling more & more every day. She is most smiley in the morning, which is very helpful, when it’s been a long night & I don’t feel much like smiling. I’ve never been a morning person, but her smiles make me ready to take on the day. 🙂 She is also gaining a lot […]
Birthdays
So far, April has been a busy month for us. Mandy’s birthday brought a day of heat & sunshine that was much needed, but too short-lived! Six days later we had an inch of snow outside! That too was short-lived (thank goodness!). So the weather has been crazy, to say the least. We are just hoping […]
Dahlia & friends
Our friends Brian & Melinda and Jason & Molly treated us to brunch yesterday. Brian & Melinda’s little girl Cora is 4 months older than Dahlia and Jason & Molly’s son, Nate, is about 3 weeks older. We propped them up on the sofa to capture the first meeting of these future friends.
Lita & Lito visit
Dahlia finally had a chance to meet her maternal grandparents! Barry & Mariana (aka…”Lita & Lito”) were traveling overseas when Dahlia was born. Unfortunately they returned with bad colds, so we were reluctant to have them around the baby, since a simple cold could land a newborn in the hospital. Needless to say, they are […]
Big sister
Today is my due date! I couldn’t imagine still being pregnant! Needless to say, I’m so happy that Dahlia arrived when she did. She went back to the doctor today, as it turns out she may have a little eye infection…nothing serious, but requires an ointment. The great news is, she gained about 6 ounces […]