Thursday, March 3, 2011

9 months old and going strong!

It’s been a while since I have updated. Obviously 2 has made me a lot busier than just one! The kids are growing so fast. Ella is close to 2 1/2 and can speak very fluently. She can count to 10 in Spanish and still continues to learn more sign language. Ethan, who is 9 months now, just got his 5th tooth, and can stand on his own. He is very close to those first few steps…and then let the running begin! Here are a few pictures of the kids over the last month or 2!

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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

The arrival Of Ethan Lee Mauer

It’s been a while since I have posted.  We have added a new member to our family.

Ethan Lee Mauer was born May 21, 2010 at 12:50 pm.

He was 8 lbs. 1 ounce and 21 inches long.

It was a rough delivery, but all is well now.  Within a week and 4 days he gained 1.4 lbs. 

Ella is adjusting well and gives Ethan lots of kisses.  It is wonderful to see!  Here are a few pictures…

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Friday, March 19, 2010

18 month update

Ella’s turning 18 months soon, so we thought we’d show some of our highlight pictures over the last few months.  Ella is growing bigger, learning new words, and running all over the place.  She is also getting ready to share mommy and daddy with her new baby brother!

Ella loves to play dress up these days!

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We’ve gone to the snow to play a couple times!  She love it!

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Ella’s eating snack outside on a nice spring day!

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She loves to climb…this time into her toy shopping cart.

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This is her first real horse ride…she asked for more as soon as she got off!

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Our happy little girl!

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She has mastered going down the slide by herself!

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That’s all for now…we’ll keep you posted!

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Christmas 2009

Our small town of Kernville lights up the park in town and we took Ella to enjoy the colors!

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Ella got a chance to meet Santa while at her playgroup…didn’t go so well….

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So we tried it again in the park when the Mauer’s were visiting…still not  as planned…

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Here are a bunch of pictures from our Kernville Christmas with the Mauer family as well as our San Diego Christmas!

 

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Friday, December 18, 2009

Thanksgiving road trip

We decided to make a road trip of our Thanksgiving trip, which included family, friends, and camping.  Here are a few photos from out trip.

We took a train ride in Tilden park with Grandma and Grandpa Domholt…

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We played on a boat at Grandma and Grandpa Mauers…

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We even got to spend time with Great Grandma Mauer!

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We got to play at the beach on the Humboldt Coast…

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We got to explore a redwood forest!

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We went to the Acadamy of Science with Grandma and Grandpa Domholt…

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We got to see some elephant seals off the San Simeon coast…

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This was  our trip in a nutshell.  A big adventure and full of fun memories!

Friday, November 27, 2009

Yosemite

We took a trip to Yosemite in November and had to bundle up because it was cold!  Temp. dropped into the 20’s…brrrr….

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We were camping with a large group of friends, one of which had their son Colton with them.  Here are the kids sharing some snacks at a kid sized picnic table.

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Look at that view of Half dome.

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Here Is Ella and Brian in front of Yosemite falls!

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