Farm Tunes

We spent a few summer nights this year at Kruegers farm for farm tunes and OH MAN IS IT AWESOME! I really feel like it is the quinessential summer experience - string lights, music, beer, good food, blankets, lawn chairs, kids everywhere, dancing. Its just so good. We hope to make it a summer tradition!

The Bratt's Come to Oregon

 

In early August we were super lucky to have Dan and Lainey come to visit from Missouri - baby girl in the belly came along too! I was SO happy to be able to see my dear friend in all her pregnant glory - she looks great, huh?! Its taken me so long to post - her baby girl has already arrived safe and sound! We spent the time they were here on a little tour of Oregon and Dan even helped in the backyard a bit! Lainey had a conference to attend for a few hours each day. The above picture  is of them seeing Edrie for the first time since she was 7 weeks old! Quite a different little being!

 

We took Dan to Washougal on one particularly hot day.. the water was refreshing after a VERY long car ride with a crying babe and no air conditioning!

Ergo = favorite nap spot

Then we drove up the Gorge to Mulnomah Falls - such beautiful views!

THEN we drove to Cannon Beach - they are very brave souls for riding in the car with our hates-the-car kid. There was way too many renditions of wheels on the bus (her favorite song) and reviewing the sounds that animals make "a dog says woof woof, cow says moo... "

It was Edrie's first trip to the Oregon coast too! She was not the hugest fan of the sand and it had us cracking up!

So fun to introduce our girl to one of our favorite places on Earth and on such a beautiful day! She LOOOVED the water... totally all about it! 

"come on papa"

Her little legs! 

 

 The pic of Lainey and I didn't turn out - my eyes were closed, but MAN was it awesome to see them... we were so very fortunate to make such great life long friends during our time in Missouri. Now I'm DYING to fly out there and meet their baby girl! love you guys! 

Janelle and Maddie's Visit

This post is going to be a major picture overload, but I just love too many not to share!! Most are from J's awesome camera... such a good photographer she is!! 

 

Janelle and Maddie came for a visit at the end of July/ beginning of August (yes its been that long since I blogged...). It was a quick visit, but SOOO good to spend a few quality days together. I love seeing our girls together - can't wait til they are even more interactive!

 

How surreal was it to have our two kids in the tub together. Seriously, Weren't we just driving around Milwaukie rocking out to *NSYNC and talking about the hot guys at school?! It was like a blink and we're wives, mama's, ADULTS!

They couldn't be any cuter!

My girl. Awesome hooded towel from Auntie Linds!

This picture is so fun! Our friend Jessie just had a girl, Natalie - Just three weeks old when we got them all together!

We spent an afternoon at Woodlawn Park enjoying the sun and splash pad!

She looks like she is about to do something mischievous!

Want to frame this one! Those big, soft, kissable cheeks!

Let's go mom!

This one needs a frame too... I can't get over it. I cried when she sent me a copy in the mail. Its just too much!!

ONE!

I'm SOOO behind on blogging and tried desperately to get caught up last night but I fell alseep at the computer twice before giving up. Just a quick jump ahead to say our little girl is ONE today and I'm in shock!! How was it one year ago that I had that huge round belly and labored the day away?! Right about now I started pushing... and thought she was going to be born really soon... she wasn't born until 10:33pm!

 

She was stubborn, but we finally got her out and flash forward twelve months to a little walking, talking, CHILD! This one is no longer a baby! We have been spending the day simply with some one shaped pancakes, mama daughter time at the zoo, and dinner/ice cream and presents with papa. The big party is set for saturday!

   

Love you so much Edrie Cakes Magoo! 

More pictures to come!

Blueberry Goodness

We loved our berries so much last year, that we bought another membership to Klock farm! What a difference a year makes... from giant belly to 11 month old babe!

We've gone three times total and Edrie has enjoyed each visit to the farm. She is mostly in it for the immediate berries, but I'm sure she'll appreciate the bounty we have all winter long!

Wedding Planning Has Commenced!

 

The Bride-To-Be let us accompany her on a visit to a few wedding venues! Mama Cath took this cute picture! SO EXCITED!!