Welcome to the Family

Today I became an Uncle! We are so excited to have Augie Holt join our family. His picture is already hanging on the refrigerator door. Congratulations Martha and Zach, he is a handsome little boy!!!

Happy Birthday Grandpa Kidney!

I special serenade by my two favorite girls.

The Fair

We took Kaykes to her first fair, not that she will remember it, but good none the less. The Puyallup fair is famous for its scones and Jolene and I had our share, and next year so will Kaylene.

Gem Lake

Steph and I hiked up to Gem lake this past weekend, I think they altitude caught us both by surprise, because we were a little more winded than usual. Regardless, if you look close at the bottom picture you can see the moon, it was an awesome day.

View from the top

Dad and I took a hike over the past weekend and we bit off a little more than we could chew. Basically, we took a very steep turn up a mountain. As much as I hate switch backs, they are always better than straight up the mountain!

A trip to Spokane!

This past weekend we packed up the car and headed for Spokane! We had many things on the agenda; family reunions, hiking, sight seeing and general fun. We accomplished them all. Kaylene continues to experince new things like a nature walk and we also had fun relaxing at the hotel.

Looking forward to the weekend

Yes, we are all looking forward to the baby dedication this weekend. It will be a blast showing Kaylene off to friends and family and we are especially looking forward to Kayke’s meeting her Auntie M. (and possibly Uncle Zach, fingers crossed).

and a Kaylene outake

First Bottle

Well a new corner was taken today, Kaylene has graduated to a bottle (give that boob a rest).

Five Weeks

It has been a very short 5 weeks and she is changing fast. It was mentioned that the majority of Kaylene’s pictures are very serious (she is a very serious little girl), however I spotted the lighter side of our sprout today and grabbed a camera. I personally think she is looking more and more like Jolene, however Jolene believes it is still too early to call.

When ya can't get enough of Kaylene

I have the early morning shift with Kaylene. This is exclusive Dad and daughter time soooo why not get some up close and personal shots.

and Cranky Baby

Sorry, I lead people to believe that the shot below was taken before church. Actually these shots were taken while we waited for the doctor. She got an excellent clean bill of health, she is on the way to becoming the perfect baby – everybody loves the squishy face.

Flower Dress

Everybody loves a girl in a pink flower dress!

We Slept!

Now as most of you know I am not a big fan of sleep but lately even the few hours I use to get have been taken away by the “Gnome”. The Gnome is the endearing name I have given my daughter when she has become unruly and unreasonable. However, last night, we all slept. I don’t expect it to last long but it was nice to have it. I can’t believe it has already been 12 days (Mom and Todd you are both so right –> it is happening fast).

Bathtime

I wish I could say that Kaylene enjoyed her first bath at home - but she really didn't. Anyway, she is clean, warm and safe now. Check out the chin quiver this kid has some lungs. Well Martha this is something to look forward too.

What color are those eyes?

Boy! I wish I could tell you; green, brown or gray it’s difficult to say.

Looking around

There was a request for a video blog, well here it is!

Tummy full

Believe it or not keeping Kaylene happy has been pretty easy, feed this kid some milk and she is counting sheep. She really likes to sleep with her hands in the air like she just don't care.

Dave! my water broke!

That was the beginning of my Friday July the 3rd. Kaylene was coming and she was coming fast, from water breaking and actual birth she arrived in under ten hours. They told us it was a textbook birth, and really, it was. Both mother and baby are fine and we are now relaxing at home, everybody is a little tired. Okay, I need to get back to poking, kissing and squeezing.

Take Off!

Dad, Chava, the guys from CBC and I climbed to the top of Issaquah’s famous Poo Poo Point. If you have ever looked to the sky in Issaquah and seen these sky drifters, this is where they originate from. It was incredible to watch them approach the cliff side and catch a drift just right to vault themselves into the atmosphere. Dad, we must bring Zach here!