Aaron here - We are a little behind on photos from this past month. I'll help get us caught up by doing a huge post today. There are 4 sections - 1)Random photos 2)Zoo photos 3)Air show photos 4)Beach photos.
Jordan took all the Air Show and Zoo photos.
This picture is of Jordan getting ready to pull network and coax cable for me in the crawl space. It was a 2 day Journey, but he and Maya did great work!
These next 2 pictures are of Ryan and Jordan after they got their heads buzzed:
These next photos are random, around the house photos:
These are photos from the Zoo - Jordan took these:
Here are photos from the Air show from a couple of weeks back. Jordan took most of these as well (except for the ones by the A-10)
Here are some pics when I took the kids to the beach:
Sunday, August 3, 2008
catching up on photos - July 08
Friday, July 11, 2008
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Our newest member of the team!
We got a little suprise early this morning... Here are a couple of pics. The stats are: 9lbs 13oz. (15 in head...ouch!) and 20 in long. All are well! (More details later...) 
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
cool mariners game
This is Aaron - I'm on blog duty for now. Kerry is getting close to having the baby - and with the heat here in Seattle the past several days - doesn't spend much time near the computer.
Anyway - I took Jordan and Maya to the Mariner's game tonight - Awesome game (mariners came back from being down 6-3 with a walkoff double to win 7-6 in the 9th).
I got Jordan and Maya new mitts (Jordan lost his last month and has been begging daily for a new one). It was great to see them with their gloves on waiting for the the next foul ball (that never came).
We started in the upper deck with the rest of the LDS group that was there. (it was LDS Night at the Mariners game). Jordan was especially excited because we all got Mariners hats, and he got an Ichiro baseball card (Ichiro is Jordan's favorite player).
Then I showed Jordan and Maya how to use my camera. Jordan took over 400 pictures on it at the game! Maya took about 20.
My favorite shot is when Beltre hit a 2 run homer in the 8th. Jordan was leaning against the foul pole when he took this shot. The ball literally landed 5 feet away from him. (by this point we have worked our way down to some great seats by the Dillon's who were at the game as well).
Here are a couple of more pics:
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Our sweet daughter
"Maya is a sweet girl. She is kind and helpful. She plays well with others." Those are a few things her preschool teacher wrote about her at the end of the year. I know I'm biased, but I have to agree. She takes good care of us whether it's placing a blanket carefully on you while you watch TV so you aren't cold, or making sure you have a napkin at the table, or praying for you every chance she gets when you're sick, or being the child who will run and bring you whatever you need at the drop of a hat.....she IS a sweet girl. I love how every night she wants me to sing her "her song" that I made up years ago. We're so happy with her in our family!
He won't be the baby anymore....
I don't know if all expecting mothers with older children go through this, but each time I'm pregnant I feel kind of sad that the child who's the youngest at the time won't be "the baby" anymore when the new baby comes. I shed tears when I drop off the older child/children for someone to take care of while Aaron and I go off to the hospital to bring another child into our family. Maybe it's the hormones, or maybe it's because I'm one of those parents that most people think are crazy because I let the baby stay in bed with us until the next one arrives. I just get really attached and stress over how the next older child will react to not being the baby anymore. It's no different this time. Ryan, you won't be the baby for long! 
Some of Jordan's Interests
Some of the activities Jordan has enjoyed these last months are Pokemon cards (even though it's a picture of Ryan with one of the cards....he REALLY likes to do what Jordan does)....
....learning about math (towards the end of the school year he was put in an advanced math group--he even asked to go to summer school so he can learn more math)....
.....and "wall ball". I don't understand what the rules are, but it's basically throwing a ball against the wall and catching it before anyone else. He uses a raquetball because it doesn't damage the house siding or windows.
Jordan is an upbeat, active boy with a lot of curiosity and creativity. We sure do love him!
Work Picnic
A few weeks ago we went to Lake Sammamish Park for a picnic with a small group of Aaron's co-workers. The kids had a great time! 
