Baby shower

Sara and Laura gave me a great shower for Tristan just a few weeks before he was born. There was a great number of friends and family who came, and look at all those little girls! Whew-present opening was quite the feat with all those extra hands!

January wrap-up

the blood incident

Several weeks ago Abby cut her finger pretty bad. She did not have much experience with blood and simply said "mom, red hurts!" At first I had no idea what she was talking about but then I quickly figured it out. I took charge and had to wrap her finger with paper towels and medical tape. It took a few days for the wound to close up, but it was healed in about a week. However, anytime the band-aid would get old and fall off, she would shriek and yell until you could get another on her finger.

The incident also told us that our oldest son is also a bit squeamish (like his father) towards blood.
The culprit, a pencil sharpener that Jamie got for his birthday for carpenter pencils:

Visiting the big boat

Jamie, dad and grandpa took the sailboat to Bremerton and toured the Turner Joy.

Gasworks picnic

After my last OB appointment, we got Dick's burgers and took the kids to see Gasworks park, and reminisced about our old times in Wallingford.

Going out

Just before the baby came, I took Jamie to Barnes and Noble for a little one-on-one time. We got dinner at Starbucks Cafe and then we hung out in the bookstore for awhile. Meanwhile, Chad took Abby to Starbucks downtown and they got hot cocoa together.

Welcome Tristan Michael

One week old today! Born Jan 27th at 8:59 a.m. He was 7lbs 7oz and 19" long, definitely a runt compared to his siblings!

Here we are, waiting to go into surgery:


First picture of Tristan:

Just a little guy!




Back in our room:







Jamie and Abby come to visit with Grandma and Grandpa:








Abby wanted to hold him "by herself":


We had one nurse who really knew how to swaddle him tight, he looked kinda ridiculous but I think he really liked it!

December wrap-up

Christmas celebration for Chad's family

The 3 princesses:

Just look at her excitement!

And look at those cheeks!

Abby loves her headbands.

What did Walter get? A new watch maybe...

and Amalia is guarding her princess dresses from Kate (even though they got the same thing)

A day out with daddy

During the cold weather, Chad took the kids out onto the lake and let them explore the ice.

Trying out the high-ISO setting on our new nikon, Chad took this photo while night-sailing with James: