bed head!

happy birthday ian!

a day or so late...but a girl can't be on the computer all the time!

we love you!

the beach!

we are just home from a fantastic trip to Rockaway Beach with friends. With 8 adults, three babies and one on the way, chaos was sure to ensue (graces -- we missed you!!!). The house had plenty of room for all of us, and with the exception of a little tire trouble and one rock-chipped windshield, the weekend was relatively relaxing and certainly a ton of fun!! The meals were amazing and the time spent with close friends even better. We are already planning for next year....

a little family photo op.

oren eating his first sand pie

rock star annik!

shem & noelle found a live jellyfish!

baby elijah sleeping soundly on the warm sand

annik looking smashing as usual. :-) and her daddy too!

heather, christopher, and baby O!

can't tell by oren in this photo - but the water was a little on the cold side..but the days were really beautiful. i love the oregon coast!!

video - annik and oren playing together

visit from sam

aunt sam stopped by for a visit last night. we are so happy to be in a city she often needs to travel to for work. yay for us!!

and on another note...the last few days have been H-O-T! but i'm not complaining! after the spring we had, the sunshine is welcome! (i'll let oren do the complaining)

we thought perhaps a semi-cool bath would feel good to him...i guess we were wrong. sorry for the sideways video. i don't know how to rotate it...

4th of July with the Gelbrichs

Ian, Oren, Lucy and I packed up the car and got out of town (and away from the noisy fireworks, for Lucy's sake). We drove out to Yamhill to visit Ian's parents for the weekend. It's always so nice to spend time with them, and their home is in such a peaceful setting. Lucy loves playing with Reggie, and Josie tries to boss them both around. Stormy actually made a brief appearance on Friday night, and even let Ian hold him for a little bit. All in all it was a relaxing weekend of yummy meals, a friendly game of scrabble, and even a little campsite scouting for a future camping trip.

Playdate!

Last week Amy and Annik invited us over for a playdate, along with Tica and Dylan. It was super fun to watch the kiddos together, and just spend a little quality time with the ladies as well. Here are a couple photos of the three cuties. Thanks for the pics Tica!

Breakfast!

Oren has been much more stable sitting in his chair the past few days.

little late

I meant to post this photo awhile ago. Ian had a Friday off work and we decided to act like tourists. We walked around the waterfront, enjoying the sunshine and our fantastic city. It was Rose Festival week, as you can see in the background.