Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Oregon

We spent an amazing week in Seaside, Oregon with my mom and brothers, Taylor, Hansan, and Dallan. All the locals were complaining about the chilly weather (temperature in the 40's to 50's), but we Arizonians were loving being out of the heat. Our resort stood over the boardwalk right on the beach with an amazing view of the ocean only 100 yards away. I took over 400 photos (not kidding), see more here. Miles refused to call it the beach and insisted that it was the "sand box" that he wanted to play in. Love it!

I really like this picture of Luke walking along the edge of the water.

No trip is complete without visiting the zoo with our little boy. The rhino was about the only animal he was interested in though and preferred to ride the train and play on the tractor.

Dallan and the other boys caught several starfish and tons of sand dollars.
My mom and brothers enjoying their vacation.
Piggyback ride from Uncle Taylor with the other boys trailing behind.
Run boys, run!
...still running :)

Miles says he's going to share his new rocks with his new "baby seester."
Dirt, water, rocks = boy heaven.
Not sure what this face is for. I think he's trying to copy one of the twins.
Miles hanging out with the big boys.
Yum, just what I love to see - suspicious looking dirt around the mouth. How much do you think he ate?
Miles and me wet after wading through the water.
This was taken at Cannon Beach.
I love this picture of Miles doing the "superman" swing. He loves swinging and would spend all day on them if we'd let him.
This is just inside Ecola State Park before we headed to Indian Beach.
Miles learned a lot of "boy" things from the twins during the week. I know he's definitely growling more now.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Family Photos

Last weekend we finally had family photos taken again -
mostly to celebrate Luke having his braces removed.
(Check out that fabulous smile!)
So what do we do now?!?
These photos will be outdated next month
with our new addition -
I'm not complaining though :)
One month and counting till the arrival of
our baby girl!

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Chosen!

You're not going to believe it because even we're still in shock...
Another amazing woman has decided
to put her trust in us - that's right!
We're having a baby!
It could not have happened on a more perfect day.
We got the call yesterday, on our anniversary,
that we will be having a baby girl due July 11th!
Talk about the best gift ever...
We are more than excited, we are ecstatic!
Thank you to everyone for your prayers and networking.
Miles is already walking around the house
saying "little sister."
He's going to be the best big brother.
We're having a baby!

Monday, June 9, 2008

Lucky Seven

It was seven years ago today that we made it official...

Yes, today is our anniversary!

Luke surprised me on Saturday night with a fantastic dinner at the Hyatt Regency in Scottsdale followed by a gondola ride on the lake around the resort. I surprised him on our first year anniversary with a gondola ride when we were in Noosa, Australia, so besides being a very romantic evening, it brought back a lot of memories. Our desert was too cute and yummy - cremebrule topped with a cookie-waffle gondola filled with berries, a dark chocolate oar, and a white chocolate "Happy Anniversary" label. We spent more than 2 hours talking through dinner, another hour walking around the oasis of pools and trees, and then finished with the gondola ride.

Thanks for a wonderful evening and for

seven years of luck, love, and laughter...