we are home. bags are unpacked and we are settling into life once again just the five of us. but here is what i'll take away from our precious time in Oregon with family....
the boys helping grandpa in the yard, watching little hands with grandma dye easter eggs. the fun they had with aunt Katie. the sweet time spent with their new cousin joseph vincet. the family gathered together on easter sunday. church service on easter, the beautiful music played that brought tears to my eyes as I thought of my nani and poppy and all our easter sundays dressed to the nine in our hats and dresses and little girl gloves and white shoes. I love making new memories with the boys and carrying on old ones. I'm so thankful that we are able to have these moments with both our families. the boys did awesome in the car (all 25 hrs!!) and it was so special to have the great grandparents meet noah and to be able to capture some pictures with everyone (I just laughed when I looked at all of them. getting two babies and a toddler and preschooler to comply with pictures-not an easy task!)
so here is picture overload from our days spent in Oregon!
day one! settling in and enjoying all the toys that grandma and grandpa have at their house.
it was so fun to spend time with little joseph Vincent (one month younger than noah!)
four little boy cousins!
mamas and their babies
rainy day walk
caleb wanted to sit beside me and nurse his baby too :)
rainbows are always so special to me when I see them. The day my poppy passed away a gorgeous rainbow appeared in the sky.
a walk to see what the beavers have been up to in the neighborhood
the beavers chewed up the tree.
little ladybug spotting
middle of the street dance moves
I love his silly ways
day two. the sun peeked out and we ventured to the concrete jungle. the boys had so much fun climbing and exploring
what is it with boys and sticks? and these faces...
helping grandpa sweep
day 3. hanging around, some family time.
dave and his sister mary and their little guys
auntie Katie is so much fun
I love this picture. happy grandma and granda. the rockstar dads changing diapers and fun times with aunt Katie :) so much happy!
dads on diaper duty
easter egg coloring
easter sunday!
sweet noah (almost 3 months!) in his handsome little church outfit (that he pooped out on in church)
we just love watching your sweet little personality emerge noah Samuel. lots of coos and smiles for us.
fun family photo attempts :)
grandma and all her grandbabies
great- grandpa and great-grandma steinkamp and great- grandma giles with grandma and grandpa.
this one makes me smile!
I had to throw this one in there. caleb's mad at this point; he's had enough with the pictures!
noah and great-grandma giles
another little cousin (henry david) with great aunt Julie. so many babies!
the cousins had so much fun doing the easter egg hunt! (scoping out the scene before the hunt began)
showing lucas the ropes
easter egg exchange table with great aunt cindy
I love this picture too. Caleb's little personality is emerging more and more and I love watching him open up with family and friends even more. (easter egg exchange with grandma and great grandma)
great grandma giles with all her grandboys!
amid all the crazy fun that was going on I happened to glance over to see dave with lucas working on an easter craft. they were clueless to all that was happening around them. it was such a sweet scene. these are the moments I always want to remember.
auntie Katie is back from Chile and the boys had so much fun hanging out with her!
our last night. so bittersweet. we had such a wonderful time as always! the boys had fun watching the dart game being played ;) (love caleb's face in this one)
dave and I had a real date night on Saturday, dinner and a movie. we went out for ice cream one night, we were able to go to holy Thursday and good Friday mass; just the two of us while grandma held down the fort. It was wonderful! We honestly couldn't remember the last time we had dinner alone without three little ones to tend to. We are so thankful for the time we get to spend with our families :)
It was a very special Easter indeed!
video of some of our time spent in Oregon :)
