Friday, May 22, 2009

Isaac loves riding the new bike!
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This is what little Isaac looks like close up......
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And this is what Isaac looks like when we say "cheese"
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beautiful daughter
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Isaac playing on the rocks down on the water front
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At OMSI
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At OMSI - the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
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Kiss me I'm Iris and I have the red hair to prove it
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Dressed up to make a movie
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Weeeeee
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Hhmmmm...where to go next?
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Makaela in the sand box at Washington Park
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Here is Mommy, playing in the sand box!
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Our new ukelele! Makaela and Isaac love to play it. But Isaac throws fit if I take it away.
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Remember when you scream into a fan it splits up the sound of your voice and it sounds funny? Well, now that the fans are out the kids are rediscovering this.
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Makaela's view of her painting
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Vanilla
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Ice Cream that will last a whole summer!

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A gigantic vanilla ice cream! We made these huge ice cream cones with cardboard, fabric and stuffing. I didn't have any thing but white paint to I added cinnamon, taragon, soy sauce and cumin to the paint and it darkened it and make the cones smell sweet and yummy!
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Makaela attends a "Bring a Buddy" class at her friend's karate school. Jeremy is in her preschool class this year. In this photo Makaela is listening with integrity to the insctructor.
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Here is Sabine, perched on our dirty laundry, which if fine with me as long as someone named Makaela doesn't come along and drop her down the laundry shoot. The door for the shoot is just to the right of Sabine's back. It's a really good thing there was lots of dirty laundry at the bottom of the shoot down in the basement when this happened. That was scary!
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Yummers!
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At the Teddy Bear Tea Time even in Vancouver Washington, we had yummy cookies, games, face painting and, oh, the best part was seeing the adults dressed up as elves doing races on tiny tricycles. That was funny and it kinda made up for the fact that there wasn't any tea to be had.
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Stamping project
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All smiles when it comes to Christmas
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Isaac got a quick Santa hat on his cheek.
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Christmas face painting at the Teddy Bear Tea Time...they didn't have any tea though!
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Uncle Kip hold Miss M
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First it was the paper, then the belly and the arm....
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Then the back
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Then this...then bathtime
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Oh, hello there, like my heals?
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Winter means warm and cozy time
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The bottoms of these tights are just too cute not to share with y'all
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a potato tree
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Vogue
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potato painting : quiet time, while Isaac naps.
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sweet potato painting, what fun
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Family Foto
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Woohoo!
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A beautiful day to play in the snow...even if it's man made. Mt. Hood didn't have very much snow when we went up a few weekends ago.

Things have changed since then, I'm sure there is alot of snow now.
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Makaela Rocked at Sledding! Didn't need any help, such a big girl, after all, she is 4 now!
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I know we're going sledding...but it's even cold here in the car! Do we have to go outside?
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Breakfast with Santa
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Sean got me when I wasn't looking
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Two love birds sitting near a tree
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Merry Christmas friends
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When we say smile, Isaac squints his eyes!!! It is so funny. We caught him doing it here.

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That Santa is a baker like you Nana!
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Lovely Isaac and Mommy
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Cute Siblings
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Can I touch this one Mommy?
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Uh-oh, Isaac is about to break another ornament!!!

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Daddy's are rad, especially this one!
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Do you ever get into a holiday rage?

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Isaac and Makaela play in front of Nana's christmas tree.
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Do you?
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Here Isaac plays with a toy at my Mom's bed and breakfast, Heron Haus, Portland Oregon.
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Tea time! Ooops there's another spill...Isaac? did you do that on purpose? (yes)
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Makaela and Isaac have a tea party. Isn't it fun how you can use a cinnamon stick as a straw? We painted this set ourselves, it's a little messy, but still meaningfull.
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Isaac loves this contraption at the museum. The air filled balls fly up the tube with a burst of air and shoot out into a funnel with a tube that comes down. He played with this forever.
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Isaac tries to get the ring off of the two cuffs....I can't remember how to do it...duh!?
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Putting multi-sided blocks together at the OMSI. So fun.
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At OMSI

My Mom bought us a membership to the OMSI, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry...and we are soooooooo excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!!! We plan on going once a week!
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Water table time! I put towels down all around the table and floor and let the kids play with water. They measure and pour, and spill and splash and it's fun for them for a hour or more. There is always a huge puddle of water on the floor when they are done, but it's worth the mess.
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Reading time for little Isaac Timmy. He's finally interested in books!
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Makaela took this one too. Our house for Halloween!
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Makaela took this picture. How artistic!

She peaked the camera into a eye of one of our fake pumpkins to take this shot.
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Monday, November 10, 2008

Here I am in my cowgirl costume at Makaela's pre-school "Halloween Read-in". I got to read a book to about 30 squirmy kids. In this picture Makaela is wearing her ET halloween costume (but she was bat girl for trick or treating.
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Isaac and Sabine play together
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My bat girl and kitty cat!
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Makaela was Bat Girl for Halloween this year! Yay for three year old super heros! Like the skiing, I mean ex-ray goggles?
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Saturday, November 01, 2008

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEkKKKKK
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Raaaarrrr....oops my teeth are falling out.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Sabine

She is 7 weeks old and full of love and little nibbles.
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Here's is our new Kitty. We named her Sabine. Here Isaac shows me that he's not holding her by her neck this time.
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Well we grew several corn stalks this summer, but this is the only ear that was edible, and it's a little tiny one perfect for little hands to hold. Isaac Timmy really likes corn!
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Making some noise down in the basement

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Tuesday, October 07, 2008

nothing better than black olives on little fingers

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you want some?

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At our favorite cafe having some muffins
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Do rainbows taste good? Ask Makaela she tried one one time.
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Rainbow time in the kitchen
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Oatmeal on the floor and everywhere
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Yummy watermelon
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Yummers!
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Kayaking on the Willamette River in Portland.
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For our wedding anniversary, we went Kayaking! Super fun.
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Isaac loves the fruit
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"Don't look at me, I'm gonna eat my plum"
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looks like Sean here.
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Sean is soaking wet. We got him!
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Oh yeah, whatch out. Many water gun fights with this this summer.
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She's in the middle of telling me something, what, I don't remember.
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Here Makaela waters the strawberries, and our lonely cucumber.
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I love this picture because Makaela is in the middle of saying the word "Mom", and I love the way her little lips look forming the O sound. So cute.
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Enjoying the summer sun, we take a break inside, but can't help but look out the windows.
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Rebecca, Tasha, Isaac, Cat and Selma sit together during the reception, Good times!

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Selma holds a sleeping Isaac. He passed out during the rehearsal for JoJo's and Ryan's wedding.
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Yeah, we look tired because we got up at 3:30 that morning to catch the plane.
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Thumbs up!

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On the plane ride to Michigan for Ryan and JoJo's wedding. I wonder what they are doing now?!
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On a hike in Portland Oregon
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Makaela was really stoked when Sean came home with these knee and elbo pads and a pair of snow goggles for her.
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Makaela is so good to Isaac most of the time. When I asked her why she was such a good big sister, she said "because I want to". I almost got tears in my eyes. She's so sweet.
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Isaac put on my green gardening gloves.
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Friday, September 26, 2008

Here Makaela picked some zinnea's from our dwingling garden and we put them in this lovely flower press aquired from Anne Hege. Thanks Anne

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We'll see how they turn out!

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Saturday, July 12, 2008

I gave Sean a Wii for his birthday... it's too bad it was made of flour and sugar and was gone by the next day. Sorry honey, I only had enough for this perishable replica.
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cutie Isaac before we buzzed his hair.
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Makaela takes a "nap" in the toy box.
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At the dinasour exhibit at the Portland Children's museum, Makaela climbs into the dinasour egg nest to rest.
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At a party, our kids were entertained by this drawing board with which water is used and then it dries quickly for more drawing.
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Makaela did this one. what do you see?
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Yeah, it would be nice to have a double stroller, but I can still fit both of them in the single...for now. They have fun riding together.
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I'm watching you
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Makaela and her body guard.
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Connell, Brogan, Makaela and Isaac say goodbye till next time. They all grow up so fast!
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Uncle Mike let's little Isaac sleep on him during the wedding because Sean and I performed during the ceremony. We did a folk version of "Be Thou My Vision". Of course Mike is a wonderful Uncle, so great with kids and such a friendly guy, but he and Sean look and sound so much alike, I think Isaac thought Mike was Sean half the time.
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Makaela had the hugest bug bite on the tip of her nose the day of Lindsay's and Grady's wedding. Here she tries to put a flower on Isaac's shirt.
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Makaela was the flower girl and her cousin Connell was the ring bearer for Grady and Lindsay's wedding late June. The ceremony was wonderful except for when the kids fell down the stairs together...they almost cried, but everyone else laughed...poor kids.
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Makaela and Brogan say goodbye...see ya at the next wedding.
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Brother's and sisters going out to the local bar in Sleepy Eye for another night of drunkedness
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With Isaac's head flopping around in these built in car seats, once he fell asleep, we secured his head to the seat with a strap...it looks really funny but it did the trick.
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Wow, car rides can be unpleasant sometimes....
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Cousin Brogan and Makaela get reaqainted after not seeing each other for a year, since our wedding last July.
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Sean at the cabin in Sleepy Eye, MN
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Chubby fingers at work.
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Isaac and cousin Brogan fiddle with the sprinkler.

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Isaac the little mechanic works on the sprinkler
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Makaela plays Aunti Christie's violin and talks about it for hours and hours. She really wants to learn how to play.
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We woke up and the kids were sleeping butt to butt! It was so cute!
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Daddy carries on of the crying children on his back....Mommy carries the other and her arm gets really sore.
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The Family
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Before entering the Walker Art Museu, we check out the duck pond

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At the Walker Art Museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Catherine made it to the top in 5 seconds flat!
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Brave Makaela climbs the rope pyramid in Minnesota during our trip to Grady's wedding.
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olives always taste better when you eat them off your fingertips.
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Isaac's got the water gun pointing the wrong way. He's trying to get me, but he just sprays himself...he he he.

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Monday, May 26, 2008

That is quite the bubble wand.

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here the kids are at a water park in nw Portland. It's the best one around. They're just getting used to it here in this photo. A few minutes later, they're both drenched and having a blast.
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we're making sun tea from the mint leaves in our garden.

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We're at the coolest park in Vancouver. Isaac likes the ride on fish.
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Beer theif on the run...Mind you- it's unopened.

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We play outside in the yard.
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Isaac feasts on his favorite breakfast of all time...Yogert and cheerios from WinCo.
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The Cannon boys assemble the pool table.

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Those of you who aren't fortunate enough to see Isaac regularly should know that this is a classic "Isaac" look...he puckers his lips when he's concentrating and there is almost always a droplet of drool on his chin. See it...look carefully, lower right chin.
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Makaela and Isaac "help" daddy to put the pool table together.

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This is the day we moved to our new place in Vancouver, Washington. We dropped the kids off with a friend and moved our things up to our wonderful new house in downtown Vancouver. The city has alot of growing up to do, but as I always say..."i'm rooting for Vancouver". Eventually, one day, it will be the cool city next to Portland. Right now, it's in need of neat shops, not empty store fronts. But they say, that in 5 years, this place will be booming, and I believe it.

Here the crabs sit with us in the U-haul on our way up to Vancouver, the day of our move. They were our sole companion on this crazy long day of ten hours moving and being away from our kids (thankyou Corry for watching them, I still owe you 3 babysitting gigs). During our moving day we picked up a washer and dryer and a pool table! It was worth it though. Now we have a fully fenced yard around our house, we can walk to four parks, a pool and a water play area, we have room to grow veggies and flowers. Isaac and Makaela are sleeping in the same room and most of the time "through the night", and Isaac is weaned! Sean has his turntables set up downstairs in the basement, as well as all of our play bikes and kids art supplies. All in All I think our family is much happier here. The kids took a few days to get used to the idea of playing outside multiple times a day. At the apartment, we'd have to plan our trip to the back yard because we had to walk around the entire apartment complex, but now we can just step outside into our own yard. And for us, this is something that the kids have needed for a long time, especially with summer approaching.
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Thankgoodness for this wonderfully large new kitchen! I love it.
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While Makaela colors, Isaac practices taking the pen cap off and putting it back on again, over and over again.
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Art time in the kitchen

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"Look Mom, I'm gonna draw".
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Beading on the bed. I dump all the beads out and Makaela makes a new necklace or bracelet, and Isaac can't get to her to destroy the process. Notice how speedy her hands are moving, they're even blurry in the picture because she's moving so fast.
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Isaac rests on the back of a turtle at the "Mall Park". It's a great indoor play area in the mall that we go to when it's raining and the kids want to play somewhere.
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Sean and Isaac play some music

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Saturday, February 16, 2008

Marble painting. These turned out so nice, we have four hanging in our bedroom.
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orange peel smile.
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If we pretend that we're dinosaurs eating trees, Makaela will eat all of her broccoli without complaining, and she'll ask for more! This trick works everytime. The sound effects help too.
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a big 'ole mound o legos....soon to be scattered around the entire kitchen while I'm making dinner.

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Laughing away while on the horse at church.
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Isaac at work.
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In the wee hours of the morning I snatched this photo. See the tiny little spot on the left...that's where I sleep.
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Afternoon Popcorn...yummy, yummy.

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Big boy baby
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Chalk drawing on the deck.
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Izaac in Makaela's princess cozy. We're playing on the deck outside during one of the first warm days of spring. Thank goodness it's finally here!
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'laxing on his animal pillow.

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Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Isaac and his adorable smile and bright eyes will light up anyone's mood. Makaela and Isaac both have a talent of showing great joy in their faces.
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Makaela and close friend Ray paint their faces like dracula and a princess. They are so cute together.
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On an outing to the famous Powells Books in downtown Portland.
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Making pretzels on New Years eve.
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I won.
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Wrap me up daddy, I want to be a Christmas Tree!
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Friday, December 14, 2007

75th % in weight, height and head circumference. He's just big all over!

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Makaela gets the clever idea to try on Mommy's panties. She laughs hysterically and her but looks so funny in them I had to take a picture.
Big boy on the swing
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Isaac is fascinated by the bath water
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Isaac checks out the fish at OMSI

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Poor baby
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Makaela paints out on the deck during one of the last sunny days before rainy winter began.
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Handsome man
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Makaela and Mommy have a moment
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At OMSI we go on a walk near the river.
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Smile, you're on camera
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Makaela paints the Christmas ornaments we made out of Baker's dough.
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Home made apple pie for Thanksgiving! Yummy!!!

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Little Isaac so cute
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Sean claims our Christmas tree.
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Peeking through at the hay maze
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Me and Makaela peek through a gap in the hay maze at the Christmas tree farm.
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Makaela has her first Pony ride at Lee Farms. She loved it!!! We picked out our Chirstmas tree and had it cut down for us. It looks so beautiful.
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Isaac is so proud to be sitting up in this rocking chair. This is my kids great Grandfathers chair when he was little.
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little Isaac plays endlessly at Ray Ray and Jakie's house. All the different toys and spastic kids running around keeps him very busy!
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Makaela wears her new fleece robe I recently made for her. It's so cute and cozy.
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