Hi everyone! Its has been quite a while since our last post! I caught myself thinking about our blog, and how it really serves a wonderful purpose of capturing the memories of our lives with our three treasures. I love how I can look back on any time in the past 8 years and look at photos or possibly a video and remember all the fun. So to be fair to myself, I really can't stop! Right?
So to get you all caught up - and quickly - I'm going to post just 1 or 2 pics of each highlight of 2016 thus far... get ready, go!
January 1, 2016
New Year's Eve we had a fun poker night with our friends, and rang in the New Year (or should I say, Andrew's birthday!). My mom & dad graciously watched the kids overnight & this was one of Andrew's fun gifts - a whole load of dollar bills carefully rolled up into a roll of toilet paper! What a surprise!
January 9, 2016
Happy 2nd Birthday, Kendall Rose!
We had a lovely princess-themed birthday party for you, our little princess! Your grandparents, some aunts & uncles, cousins, and great-grandma June were there to celebrate you! We had a coloring contest, and Kendall chose the 2 winners: Rael & Samuel (the top left & top middle pictures!)! One of your most special birthday presents was this doll house, and the accessories to go inside. This dollhouse was originally given to me by my Grandma June when I was very young, so it is special to see you playing with it! Happy Birthday darling Kendall Rose! You are a sweet treasure, you bring us pure joy, and you are our lovely rosebud!
Kendall at 1 week old, 1 year old...
...and now 2 years old!
The last day of Winter break, Andrew took the day off of work and we drove up to Mt. Laguna to see the snow! This was the kids very first time in real snow (outside of Legoland or SeaWorld snow attractions). The chilly-day was full of snowball fights, sledding, snow angels, making a snowman, and just having fun as a family! A day we'll never forget!
Other Special January & February moments
The boys love having "sleepovers" in the bunk beds. :)
On January 30, 2016 Kendall pooped on the potty for the first time! She is not fully potty trained yet, but she is very open to the idea and way more interested in using the potty than her brothers were at this same age! Way to go Kendall!!!
Micah & I had a fun playdate with some exotic birds & koi fish one morning!
Andrew invited Samuel to participate in AKT's paper airplane contest - and he won!! What is unbelievable, is that he folded this plane and flew it farther than any of the other contestants!
Samuel holding the loot from our small garden bed. We have since planted 19 strawberry plants and they are growing strong! Fingers crossed we'll have some sweet berries in June!
On February 21, Andrew took the boys to play golf. We borrowed some little golf clubs for Micah and he loved playing with Samuel & Andrew! This was Micah's first official time playing golf with real clubs.
Just for fun... we did some funny photos of the kids & us... I thought they were hilarious!
But then we captured a great photo! Well, as close as I could get!
And here they are, side-by-side... what do you think?
We attended two special weddings, Julia & Jon Schaap (1.16.16) & Heather & Barrett Boone (2.6.16). What fun nights out weddings are! It was also incredibly special to have the whole Davidson family (excluding our kids) together at the first wedding! Kendall joined us for the 2nd wedding, and she loved dancing on the dance floor!
Samuel is a creative designer. He is especially proud of his "confetti machine." He keeps asking me how much he could sell it for. :)
The boys love having "sleepovers" in the bunk beds. :)
On January 24, we said goodbye to our dear friends the Vogels, who moved up to Northern California. Tyler & Samuel have been friends since preschool! They are the sweetest family and we miss them!
On January 30, 2016 Kendall pooped on the potty for the first time! She is not fully potty trained yet, but she is very open to the idea and way more interested in using the potty than her brothers were at this same age! Way to go Kendall!!!
Micah & I had a fun playdate with some exotic birds & koi fish one morning!
Andrew invited Samuel to participate in AKT's paper airplane contest - and he won!! What is unbelievable, is that he folded this plane and flew it farther than any of the other contestants!
Valentines Day at school - aren't these valentines adorable? Thank you Mamoe for this love-gift, saving this mama a lot of time!
Samuel holding the loot from our small garden bed. We have since planted 19 strawberry plants and they are growing strong! Fingers crossed we'll have some sweet berries in June!
On February 21, Andrew took the boys to play golf. We borrowed some little golf clubs for Micah and he loved playing with Samuel & Andrew! This was Micah's first official time playing golf with real clubs.
Just for fun... we did some funny photos of the kids & us... I thought they were hilarious!
Below is a picture of my Mom taken when she was only about 2 years old. My mom saved the dress, and asked if I would photograph Kendall wearing it. I'd been holding onto it for the day when Kendall would fit into it, and when we had the free time! Well, February 29 was the day! (Didn't my Nana do a good job with my mom's hair? Way better than I could do!)
Doing a photoshoot with a 2 year old, especially when you want them to hold a particular pose, is very difficult, as you can see! I had to bribe her with smarties. :)
We have more exciting updates to come - stay tuned for the month of March update!
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