Our year in review -
- We found out we were expecting our second child, days after the New Year.
- This pregnancy was a doozy for the Mom, so winter was spent mostly in doors trying to keep a 2 year old entertained.
- Spring was a welcome relief and also when we we found out we were expecting boy #2!
- While the Summer weather was not nearly as nice as we had hoped, there were still many days spent outdoors, playing in the sandbox, gardening (Kristofer's new hobby) and barbecuing.
- We made our annual trek to Black Butte, OR with Sarah's family in addition to some good friends tagging along. We rested, swam, enjoyed the heat and were sad to come home.
- We welcomed Owen Philip into our lives on September 7th. To read more about his epic birth, click here.
- The Fall has been a season of adjusting to life as a family of four (+ the craziness of our dog, Emma)!
Kristofer is still a hardware engineer at Dynon Avionics, January will mark his 6th year there. He continues to fix broken hardware and dabbles in some hardware design as time permits. Over the summer he began the Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma certification program at Everett Community College. He took a number of classes and is looking forward to resuming them soon. In his spare time he has enjoyed gardening, planting perennials in our yard, fly fishing with his father-in-law and being an all around awesome dad!
Sarah is in her second year of being at home full time. While the addition of a second child provides more challenging, she is still loving it. She has had more time to work on sewing projects and enjoys craft days with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law. She also started an all mom's book club and while they are currently on "baby hiatus" (3 of the 6 moms had babies this Fall), she is hoping to pick it up again in the new year. She continues to enjoy reading and as of last count has "devoured" nearly 70 books this past year.
Aaden turned 3 at the end of October. His personality is definitely all 3 these days! He is still the sweet, caring and easy-going guy most of the time. But, the occasional fit is a sight the behold. We are working on listening! He is definitely working on figuring out what he wants! As for being a big brother, he is warming to the idea. With prompting and a little reminding he gives his sweet "Owee" kisses and hugs. Just yesterday he told us that he can't wait for his brother to be big enough so he can play cars with him. Melted our hearts.
Owen is the sweetest, most content baby. He's growing nearly as quickly as his older brother and eats/sleeps like a pro. For his recent update, see the blog post below (3 months).
We are looking forward to the year ahead, thankful for our health and for the support of our families.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! ~Kristofer, Sarah, Aaden and Owen
Photos taken by: http://www.lifedefinedphotography.com/
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