Sunday, November 29, 2009

Ryah is Two!

We are at such a fun age with our kids! They make us laugh all day, and Ryah's day was no exception! She was a crack up and so stinkin' cute! Happy Birthday Ryah! We love you!

How precious!

Ryah with her padres!

careful, precise and utinsils!

messy, don't care, fingers!

Ryah's favorite Auntie!


Bday fun!

Our friend Kellen turned two in November! He had a fun bday at the jump/gymnastics gym! Happy Birthday Kellen!

Moniques nephew Cooper, Angie's baby Kellen and Kayley and Brady in the background...this was the only shot I could get with the 4 of them together!


"Cheeeese"

"Kayley, Kayley, Kayley the Explorer!"

Manzanita

The Larsen clan took a trip to Manzanita - I guess the camera only came out on the beach, but it was a fun weekend of food, games, football and NERTS!

Phil and Ryah braving the waves!


Not really sure about this, something is very wrong here!

Again, not really sure what's going on here!

"kinda stormy out here gramps!"


Tuesday, October 27, 2009

It's been a while...

Has it almost been 3 months since our last post???? Time is getting away from us very quickly! We have had such a busy fall, and our camera is on it's very last leg, so we haven't taken lots of pictures, but here are a few of the kiddos! We are happy to announce that this year for Halloween Brady asked to be BUZZ Lightyear! Yes folks, BUZZ - not Wendy, not Tinkerbell, but BUZZ! We seized that opportunity quickly and headed for the store!

Could he be any happier?


Here is our littlest Beaver Fan!

Monday, August 03, 2009

My Grandma and I


The most amazing grandmother one could ask for! I love her dearly!

Family Reunion


Another rare family photo

The guys...

Grandma and Kayley

Kayley just being funny

Enjoying time with grandma Alice!

Poolside


taking time for Tinkerbell - one of our cousin's puppy.

with Grandma...

Brady had a good time with cousin Jeff

He even took him to the deep end!

Swimming with Kaly.
We have so many fun cousin's! We had a blast with all of them!

swimming, swimming and more swimming


Let Girls weekend begin!


Uncle Gary and Auntie Janet with Kayley! thanks for the great week and sharing your home!

I remember wearing one of these when I was her size! So cute!


playing with cousin Pam in the water



We love aunt Mary!



Sunday, August 02, 2009

Daddin' and Gators!

We have had so much fun over the past few weeks with a trip to Redding, a trip to Grandma Alice's house and time spent with Grandma and Papa! Here are just a few pictures of Brady - time well spent with Papa! More pictures to come.

Brady with Papa's good friend Lee - they went "daddin" also known as crawdading!


searching....

Gator Races with papa! Phew - this was a close one!

Speed Racer!

Time for a pit stop!

Monday, July 20, 2009

This is not goodbye....

...It's more of a, "we'll see you REAL soon!"
It's a very bitter-sweet week for us. Our good freinds, Casey, Teissa and their kids Izaac and Bella are leaving Portland for a few years while Casey ventures off into the world of Med School! We are so happy for them and so excited to see what God has in store for them - because it's much bigger than anything we could ever imagine!
Casey and Teissa, living about 2 minutes away from us, have been such a huge part of our lives. Casey and Tony growing up together, Teissa and I meeting when they moved back to Portland after college - they have become a part of our family. We have shared many dinners, breakfasts, running routes, birthdays, holiday parties, weekend getaways, park dates, and much more with them. We have watched eachother as we have all grown in our marriages, celebrating the arrivals of our children, growing in faith together, everything you could ask for in a strong friendship! We will miss them so much!!! But we know they will be so happy! Teissa will be closer to her family, so they have a lot of support where they are going, and they have a ton of support from Portland! So wherever this venture takes them - they have a foundation of love, friendship, support and God!

Teissa's farewell party with the caregroup girls!


Couldn't go with out a picture of the two of us!

Thursday, July 16, 2009

The fisherman...

The day Brady was born, Papa Kim came to the hospital with a fishing pole in his hand. This fishing pole has been neatly hanging in Brady's room ever since. Finally, he was able to take it down and start his new found sport of fishing. Brady has been out twice now with Papa Kim. Both times he has caught a fish (we do count the first ittie bittie one). The ones shown in this update were taken on Papa's 60th Birthday. The boys went out and had some good fishin' time!
Thanks Papa!
















Monday, June 29, 2009

One Year Ago!

A day we will never forget! A roller coaster of a day it was. The day Kayley Alice-Renee decided it was time to show us who was really boss! Doing things her own way!
I was to be induced that morning, but Kayley decided that she was coming on her own time -water broke about 8 hours before being admitted - after weeks of thinking she would be early!
Many of you may not know how Kayley came into this world - not breathing. For the first 4 1/2 minutes Kayley would not take that first breath of air. I cannot tell you how much of a scary time that was for Tony and I. I tear up every time I think about it, and talk about it. Her first apgar score was a one, meaning pretty much non-responsive. With 7 or 8 nurses working on her, slapping her feet, pulling on all limbs, oxygen over her mouth, all trying to stimulate the little gray, limp body that we loved since we knew we were pregnant. It was a terrifying moment for us - and our mothers who were in the room with us. However, after 4 1/2 minutes, she took that first breath of air - and recovered fully! Apgar score at 5 minutes was a 9! Pretty much meaning fully responsive! What a miracle. We hate to think about what could have been - it's hard not to! Kayley is so full of life, always smiling, such a good spirited baby, that it pains me to think I may not have ever known the Kayley that I know today. It has just really instilled a different kind of faith in God for me - a faith that He is the one in control, He does have plans for us, and that He does perform tiny miracles everyday! Kayley is living proof of that! I know that He has a plan for Kayley - and it will be amazing! Happy Birthday Kayley Bayley - you mean the world to us!

An emotional start, but here she was when I got to hold her for the first time, breathing!

Precious baby!

Right before going in at 1:00 am!

Such a happy mommy!











Happy Birthday Kayley Bayley!

Celebration and Grandma and Papa's house!
Thank you to EVERYONE who joined us to celebrate Kayley Alice- Renee turning one! We had a wonderful time, we will never forget how much you all mean to us!

How fast it goes!

The pretty Birthday Girl! In her Birthday dress! Thanks grandma!

The proud parents!
"Look at Me! I am One!"