The Itsy Bitsy Spider

There is a sudden interest (fear) of spiders in the house recently. So, we've been learning about how helpful spiders can be by eating other bugs and how they build their beautiful webs. Hopefully, this will help us feel like spiders can be our friends.

Wallingford Kiddie Parade

This weekend, we walked in the Wallingford Kiddie Parade. This year, we had the honor of carrying our school's banner. It was a perfect summer day. We handed out pinwheels and candy. Rode some ponies and finished it off with some ice cream. For more pictures from the parade, check out the Wallyhood Blog.

Happy Birthday USA!

Jul 4, 2010 Album

It was 60 degrees and rained, but we made the best of it. One of the fireworks displays takes place at Gasworks Park, just down the hill from our house. The kids weren't able to stay up to catch the fireworks, but we all went down during the day to have some lunch and enjoy the festivities.

Language Camp Album

Audrey's starting kindergarten in the fall. Her school, John Stanford International School, is a public immersion language school. She'll be spending half her day studying in Spanish! She got a taste of it at Language Camp this week. Here are some picture of the kids performing "La Araña Pequeñita" on the last day.

June Strawberry Picking Album

June Strawberry Picking Album

It's one of Mama's favorite times of the year - strawberry picking! We got a beautiful day in Monroe to pick and eat berries. The sun was shining. The berries were warm and sweet. There was a trampoline! Now, what to do with all those strawberries that Mama picked?!

May Koehn Family Album

May was a month of catching up with some family. It started with a visit from Great Aunt Hollye, Cousin Vanessa, and Cousin Caden. It was great to hang out, play, and catch up.

We ended the month with a road trip to Eugene and Florence to catch up with the Koehn side of the clan. It was great to see that everyone is healthy and going great. We hope to see you all again soon!

Big Girl is FIVE!

Audrey's 5th Birthday 2010

Audrey was very excited to turn five. She wanted a birthday cake that was pink, purple, silver and gold. We celebrated her special day with a birthday crown from Teacher Kris and five different flavored cupcakes. Then, we had a party on the weekend with face painting and great friends. Happy Birthday, Big Girl!

Spring has Spring

Happy Spring 2010

While it's grey and cloudy today, we have had some sunny days that remind us that spring has sprung. We celebrated with an visit to the Tulip Festival and an Easter egg hunt. We're looking forward to more sunny days!

Atlanta Visit 2010

Atlanta 2010

We set off during Spring Break to go visit Nanny & Papa at their new house. At the aquarium we saw a whale shark (is it a whale or a shark?), and beluga whale. We tried all the different varieties of soda at the Coca Cola museum. And, we had a great day at the zoo. Daddy even had cake for breakfast on his birthday. It was nice to spend time with Nanny & Papa and see their new home.

Atlanta, Part II: Marie & Jack

Marie & Jack, Atlanta

While we were in Atlanta, we got to catch up with Marie, Jack, Katie & John. It was great to spend the day at their house and play. Now that Nanny & Papa live in Atlanta, we will have more chances to see our dear friends more often (10 years was too long!).

Maui 2010

Maui Album 2010

We had a great visit with Tutu and Colin in Maui. We played in the sand and surf, explored the Iao Valley, and celebrated Chinese New Year.

Piper's 3rd Birthday

Piper turned three with friends and cupcakes. What more can you ask for? She is growing into a wonderful playmate for her sister, has a fashion sense that is uniquely her own (stripes match with stripes, polka dots with polka dots, and purple with everything), and is developing quite a sense of humor. It's been a great year and we keep looking forward to what's to come. Happy Birthday, Little P!

Piper's 3rd Birthday Album

Happy New Year!

Snowy Cabin 2009 Album

We headed out to Leavenworth to celebrate New Year's. It was so much fun to be out in the snow. We went sledding, made snow angels, and went on a horse drawn sleigh ride. We had wonderful company, ate yummy food, read lots of books and played games by the fire. 2009 was a fantastic year. We can't wait to find out what 2010 has in store for us. Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas 2009 Album

As we get older, there are a few Christmas traditions that we are really enjoying. We head to Swanson's Nursery to visit the reindeer and koi. This year, they also had a camel! We help Daddy trim the Christmas tree and love to read Christmas stories with him. We spent Christmas Eve with Uncle David, Aunt Cassie, and Cousin Panda. Christmas morning, we woke with excitement to find out with Santa had left in our stockings. Mimi & Grandpa even made it for a belated Christmas celebration. Merry Christmas everyone!

'Tis the Season

Diane's Cookie Party

Diane invited us over to decorate Christmas cookies. We had such a blast sqeezing out the icing, sprinkling sprinkles, and taste testing along the way. Diane and Camille were fantastic assistants. Did we mention that we had a blast?!

Vegas & Thanksgiving

November 2009 Album

Not much for a kid's post in November, but I threw in a couple of kid pictures anyway. Mama & Daddy went to Las Vegas for a weekend getaway. Mimi & Grandpa stayed with us and we made a mess of the kitchen. And we joined the Burk(e)-Ellises for Thanksgiving. December is coming so we'll make up for the lack of kid pictures.

Halloween

Halloween 2009 Album

Happy Halloween! We had perfect weather at the pumpkin patch. We especially loved playing in the corn and picking out our pumpkins. Audrey got to go back with her class and had a party at school. Our new block was hopping on Halloween night, complete with haunted house. Mama ran out of candy so we had to "donate" some of ours. Don't worry, we got to keep some. Next year we'll make sure she buys more candy!

Audrey's Half Birthday

Happy 4.5!

Uggie's New Clothes

Weekend Project for Mama...
clothes for Uggie, made out of A&P's hand-me-downs, the cat was an appliqué on the jeans.

Summer Fun

Summer Fun 2009 Album

Here are some random shots of our summer. We had a blast hanging out at our new house, and growing a vegetable garden. We went on our annual strawberry picking trip and did some camping. We even took in a couple street festivals. If you didn't make it to visit this summer, we hope you will come visit soon.