One year ago, Erin was born at 7:39 AM PT on December 18th. A week before Christmas we were given a beautiful little baby that has grown to be a sweet little girl.
Although Erin doesn’t appear in our blog often, she is a very active member of our family. She enjoys crawling all over [...]

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Evan and I are playing in the play room, and I decide to go to the bathroom. I ask Evan if he wants to go potty too, and he says “no.” I decide to use the small bathroom close to the play room so I can hear him playing. Of course, not until after I’ve [...]

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We are expecting another little one in January! We are 17 weeks along, and today we had our second ultrasound, during which the technician and doctor both agreed that the baby is a girl. (It’s still just a little early to be 100% certain.) She is a very active and lively little baby. Everything in [...]

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During Thanksgiving we flew to California with Evan. Although he could ride on a parent’s lap, he is large enough to make this very uncomfortable. We decided to buy him his own seat on the plane, but we were reluctant to drag on his huge car seat. We had to make a connecting flight and [...]

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We spent the Thanksgiving holiday with Jen’s Dad (Grandpa) and Stepmom (Grandma) in California. Of course, we flew to try and reduce the travel time with Evan. Unfortunately, our flights to California were changed a week before we left, and we had to change planes in San Francisco. As expected, we were delayed due to [...]

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On Saturday, we had a great time with Steve’s sister, niece, and nephew at the Lone Pine Farms pumpkin patch. The sun was shining, but there was a little crispness in the air. It was a beautiful day!
We decided to take the horse-drawn hay ride out to the pumpkin patch, instead of walking. During [...]

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Yes, it is true. Evan loves homemade salsa! Steve has been making fresh salsa every couple of weeks with the tomatoes and peppers from the garden. Evan has consumed as much salsa as Steve and I have over the last month. He loves to eat it for his afternoon snack. He uses the tortilla chip [...]

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Steve and his exploding whale website are featured in the University of Oregon’s Computer and Information Science alumni newspaper (Summer 2006). You can read the article on The Exploding Whale website.

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Evan and I had a great time at the Lane County Fair today. Evan pointed out all the different animals to me as we toured the small animal exhibits. We saw the bunnies, ducks, birds, and roosters without incident. Then we came up to the turkeys. One turkey was walking back and forth, and [...]

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Evan was sitting on the floor flipping through the newspaper and tearing off pieces to chew or toss to the side. He was happy, and Jen was more than happy that he found something fun to do. Then Evan took a small piece of paper and handed it to Jen. She thanked him for sharing [...]

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