It’s a rare occasion when we can get the four of us in a photo so we enlisted Kristin Harris to take some for us! Technically, this was meant to be June’s 3 month photo session but we decided to hi-jack it to take a few family ones as well.
My favorite is the first one of me and June. Gotta love that face!
We had quite the special Christmas this year as everyone from my extended family was home for the holidays – can’t remember the last time we were all together! As a surprise, my cousin Julie hired a photographer and arranged for all of us to meet at Sandy’s house for a big family photo. Let me tell you – it’s not easy getting 30+ people (including kids) in one room during the holidays but somehow we all made it!
Thanks again to Julie and Sandy for making Christmas this year a special one!
This Year’s Holiday Card
Just like her big brother, June decided it was time to make her arrival – she came 11 days early!
June Ryan Thao-Vi Carpenter entered the world at 1:33 pm on Monday, November 7th, 2016. She weighed in at 5.14 lbs and measured 18 inches long.
Here’s a recap of her arrival (much shorter than Drew’s recap):
Here are some photos of June’s first few days!
A few weeks ago, we did a quick family photo session with Kristin Harris photography. I say quick because we had an hour with Kristin but probably used about 30-40 mins of it since Drew could only handle so many smiles for the camera.
We decided to do professional photos for a few reasons: 1) I totally failed and forgot to take Drew’s 18 month photos, 2) for my dad’s birthday earlier this year, we said we would pay for him, my mom and Drew to get photos together and 3) we rarely get family photos with the three (almost four) of us so thought it would be a good time to do so.
Although the session went fast, Kristin managed to capture some really great photos. Below is a slide show of some of the photos – my personal favs are the ones of Drew and Pearl (of course) and our attempt at some HGTV poses. 🙂
We spent this past New Years Eve in Leavenworth with our cousins, the Ashers and Turners. It was a quick trip and other than going to bed at 7 PM because of Drew and Lily’s bedtime, we had a great time!
Below are some photos that Sandy took from our trip. I love the ones of the kids together (cousins can be just as fun as siblings) but my favorite photo is the second to last one at the bottom. Sandy and Addy went airborne on their sled! Needless to say, Sandy needed Advil and wine after that. 🙂
For the past few weeks, I’ve seen several friends and family post pictures of their kids at a pumpkin patch. The pictures are always so cute – the kids holding or picking out a pumpkin, them in a wheel barrel, their face in a cut out picture board, etc.
To be honest, I’ve never been a fan of pumpkin patches and that’s probably because I don’t really like pumpkins. But as a first time parent, I couldn’t miss getting photos of Drew at his first pumpkin patch! This past weekend, we made a quick trip over to the Eastside and hit up a small pumpkin patch in Sammamish. We purposely went to a smaller patch since we knew all we wanted were some photos but we didn’t realize how picked through this one would be. There were still tons of pumpkins but they were all rotting and gross. In any case, we stuck it out and got some good photos (see below).
Note: Many of you have never really seen Drew upset or grumpy. Well…he was sleeping soundly in the car and we woke him up for the pictures. As you case see, he was not happy about this but I kind of love how the photos turned out. He still looks cute even when crying! 🙂
It started out like any other day – Kerry and I had plans to meet up for a quick lunch and trip to Carters in Issaquah. On my way to the Eastside, I got a call from Kerry saying that she was letting Winnie out before leaving the house and her water broke! My instinct was to say “OMG, should I come get you and take you to the hospital?!?” Obviously, she was already waiting for Tye to get home. For a second though, it played out in my head like a movie…I’d pick up Kerry, take her to the hospital and be her coach in the delivery room. Haha!
Although our lunch plans got cancelled that day, I was so happy for baby Will’s arrival. He’s joining one awesome family! We love you little guy!
One Saturday morning, we were all enjoying breakfast when…daddy started singing show tunes! Drew enjoyed the performance but Pearl, not so much.
P.S. Keith is going to hate me for posting this but enjoy the video below. 🙂
Happy Father’s Day to my best friend, hunk of a husband and amazing father to Drew and Pearl! We love you!
P.S. You can’t really tell in the photos but Drew’s onesie says “Happy Father’s Day 2015”!
When I moved to LA, one thing I hated missing out on was the girlfriend walks around Greenlake.
I remember when Kerry and I lived in Bellevue, we would walk around the little park near the mall almost every weekend. Not only was it good exercise but it was a time for us to catch up on life (not that we didn’t already talk everyday). Then we moved to Seattle and walked around Greenlake once in a while. It became a regular thing after I had moved away but I always wished I could be a part of it.
Now being back in Seattle and living a couple blocks from the lake, I’m able to participate in the walks. It’s even more fun now that a few of us have kids to stroll around. Needless to say, after a long week at work, it’s always a great time catching up with my best friends over a three-mile walk. 🙂
Keeping Up With The Carpenters 