Happy Birthday

I'm 6 days older then my amazing husband and so each year with celebrate our birthdays together. I love sharing my birthday with the most important person in my life. I'm not sure why I love it so much but I just do. This year we went snowboarding/skiing the day before my birthday and so when we returned we had pizza with the Van Wervens for both Jord and I birthday. It was low key and relaxed. Exactly how both Jordan and I like it. No getting dressed up and going to a fancy restaurant, just comfy hangin out with the people that we love!

Then with my side of the family we had our ritual 'maple bar cake' which is amazing and Chinese food at my parents place. We love and cherish our families and are so blessed by each and everyone of them!

Ferndale Ready Mix and Gravel

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2009!!

First Snow

Kohen had his first snow. He loved watching it and licking it off his sleeve. We took a walk in it and of course I had to snap a ton of pics!

Kohen eats cereal for the first time!

I started Kohen on cereal pretty late (to some people). Breast milk is best for babies and so there is no need to supplement before 6 months of age. With my 2nd child I want to try and breast feed up to them eating table foods. Kohen loves cereal for the most part. I started him with just cereal in the morning for a week and then I will increase it to three cereal serving for 2 weeks. Oh, and Kohen eats every 4 hours now and 4 times a day. Which is AWESOME!! He is such a good little boy.

Lighted Parade

We decided that we would take Kohen to the lighted parade in Lynden this year. It was SUPER cold and he did not last long, which was understandable. We still had a great time with friends and family.

Thanksgiving 2009

Thanksgiving this year was a little different. My parents were in the Tri-cities with my grandparents and Jordans parents decided to do Thanksgiving on Sunday. So Thanksgiving day we went to my Auntie Jennie and Uncle Harrys. It worked out really well because typically we do two turkey dinners on Thanksgivng but this year we just had one. We started the day out by watching the Macy's day parade (this will become a family tradition, forever) and then had a relaxing time with our little family before heading to my aunts house.

Thanksgiving is always full of laughter, games and being thankful for our wonderful/amazing familes. Jordan and I are very much about family. We want a large family ourselfs and we love surrounding our everyday life with our families. They all mean so much to us!

Jordan always plays with Kohen and Kohen loves it!!

Getting so big

Chloe girl in the bumbo

Chloe feeding Trey

Kohen's first Vacation

I have not been blogging for a few months due to the fact that my lap top has been down. I am now updated and up and running.

Week before last Jordan, Kohen and I went to visit my grandparents in the Tri-cities. The Tri-Cities is special to me because I spent many summer there. My grandparent use to own a motel in the Tri-Cities and my brother and I would spend many weeks visiting and playing at the motel. From cruising around on the electric go-cart truck to many hours swimming in the pool to taking bubble gum and candy from the motel office. I also have many relatives that live there and so Jordan and I really enjoyed catching up with them and of course showing off our precious little boy. We drove around and went to parks next the Columbia river. (There are three rivers that come into the Tri-Cities-The snake, The Yakima, and The Columbia). We of course had to hit up the ready mix plant for Jord. It was wonderful weather and a wonderful first vacation with Kohen. I am hoping that Kohen will eventually have great memories of the Tri-Cities, as well.

Kohen boy, he did so good on the trip

He is such a good dad

Great Grandma and Kohen

Great Grandparents and Kohen