Super Sonics!

My friend Kristie invited me and some friends to go to a Sonics game with her. This was my first Sonics game ever and we had INCREDIBLE seats. Yes, that is Squach sitting on my lap :) The game was great. Really close and of course we won, making the night even better!

Kristie's little crush

Nice seats huh?
SQUATCH!

Say No To Crack

Ha Ha! There isn't much to say about this except "how cute are baby bums?"

Lights!

My official job as "mom" puts me in charge of putting the lights on the tree each year. Supergirl likes tO "help", and we all put the family ornaments on the tree together. We conveniently waited until Superboy was asleep to put the ornaments on. I think that Supergirl really liked the ornaments, especially when she was pulling them all off to play with. The tree is currently decorated from 4 feet and up. As they pull them off, we put them back on the top. Not very balanced, but a lot easier to keep everything on the tree.

WOW!

Helping mom with the lights
Decorating with Daddy

Trinity Tree Farm- MY FAVORITE!

I love cutting down our own Christmas tree. True, they are too $$, and drop needles, and have to be watered and maintained, but oh the smell! Each year our family goes to the most perfect tree farm in Issaquah http://www.trinitytreefarm.com/. You cut your own tree, can ride a train, drink free hot cocoa and shop in the gift shop. Every year our family takes pictures in front of the old firetruck that they have on the property. This is one of my favorite family traditions.

Hiking out to the trees

Supergirl's tree
Smile!
The old firetruck

Baby J

There is a new addition to the family! My brother B and sis K had their first little boy on November 21st . He was almost nine pound and is so so adorable. K's family was up from Oregon, and it was a whirlwind week. He was born on Weds, we did Thanksgiving on Thursday and they blessed him on Sunday before her family had to go home. I love being an Aunt and I am so glad that Megan and Logan have a sweet new cousin.

Happy Birthday J!

At the hospital

Blessing Day


Proud Parents

Thanksgiving

I love Thanksgiving. I love having our whole family together and I love the food. We were especially blessed this year because K's family celebrated with us. Baby J was just home, but we were all together. Everyone made such delicious foods and of course we all ate too much. It was great!

Helping Grandma set the table

Right to the good stuff
Me, supergirl and Aunt R
Great Grandma holding J for the first time

Happy Birthday Superboy!

One year ago today Superboy Sargent was born at the bright and early time of 2:50 am. He weighed 8 lbs 11 oz and was 21 inches long. I had wanted him out for a week, but he must have been very comfortable in there. Labor was quick and fast, and honestly kind of exciting. He is just the dearest sweetest baby ever and I can't imagine my life without him! Here is the birth story I wrote down a few days after he was born.

Oh my goodness it happened so fast!! My first big cx hit at 8:15pm during an exciting episode of Survivor and they were 10/11 min apart. Over the next hour they got down to 7, back up to 10, and then down to 7 again. They were so strong, and sharp and much more intense than any I remember from dd's birth. Not so much in my back, but in front and low, and also in my thighs. At 11 pm, when we were at 7 min apart, i told john that we are not waiting until i am 5 minutes apart, that i needed to get the epidural :)
So, while on the freeway they increased to 5 min apart, and in the ER check in they increased to 3 min apart and once I am wheeled to my room, they are 2 minutes apart.. I get in my room, the nurse checks me and I am at a 7 and 100% effaced...IN THREE HOURS!! She said that my bag was bulging and that it was the only thing keeping him in. They were still coming really strong and increase to 2/3 min. The nurses are calling in the doctors, and ordering the delivery table, paging the anethesiologist to hurry up. It was very intense. As the anesth. was doing the epidural I wanted to bear down and push..but the epi helped with that. Right after I got my epi the doctor checked me again and I was at a 9 (after being there for 40 min) and my cervix was completely gone. They had me lay there for an hour so that he could desend a lot on his own, so I wouldn't have to push as much. I pushed through 4 cx's and he was out!! The whole process happened so quickly.
He was born at 2:55 am, Friday the 10th of November. He weighed 8lbs 11 oz and is 20 inches long. He has black hair and tons of it!! It is a little wavy right now, but we'll see if that sticks around. No jaundice, which is such a relief after sister's whole ordeal with it. He is PERFECT!! He nurses like a pro (which i am also relieved about)

He is cuddly, covered in deep dimples, chubby cheeks and has and adorable laugh. He loves his sister, daddy and mom, and will eat anything. Here are some of my favorite pictures from this year. Happy Birthday Superboy!

In the Hospital

Blessing Day

Head Up 2 mos.

Snow cabin in Feb

Sitting up 4 mos.

First Hanbok

Two front teeth

New Toys

Summer fun

Cute kids

First pumpkin

Birthday pictures to come.....