Saturday, August 15, 2009
July 2009
It's mid-August and I'm just now getting our July post done...AAAGGGHH! It's been an amazing summer, I don't even have the excuse that we've been overly busy but time has just flown by this last month.
We spent the first weekend (the 4th) at home with our friend Becki from Florida. Malachi was up late enough to enjoy his first fireworks that we did in our driveway. He enjoyed the bright colors but was not overly impressed with the noises they made! It was a wonderful relaxing weekend.
The following weekend we went back to Bend to spend a weekend with the Dostert's and go to Justin & Shelby's wedding. The Francis Ranch is amazing and we were blessed to get to celebrate another wedding with them this summer. As always Bend was more than we could have asked for in a weekend away. Unfortunately Malachi decided to spend that weekend breaking in his first tooth on the bottom...he was not a happy boy which is unusual for him...needless to say we got less sleep that weekend then we have since he was born :(
Speaking of teeth, as I said he broke his first one on the bottom followed a week later by number two right next to it. He is now breaking two more side by side on the top, he'll look like a jack-o-lantern soon!
After Bend it was a weekend of much needed rest for us, although Matt ended up working 6 days as he has been much of this summer. Despite the failing economy it still seems there is a market for lavish pools. We feel very fortunate to have not yet been affected by the downturn and pray for all of you who have been.
The last weekend of July we spent out at the Auer Farm. We have yet to spend a night out there and it was a great chance for them to get to spend time with Malachi without us having to rush out the door. We went for a family arrowhead hunt on the "big farm" and got some amazing pictures (thank you G.G.!). They're in the "July" slideshow above, absolutely wonderful!
Malachi & I have a new tradition of spending Friday afternoons at Grandma & Grandpa Dawson's house...Grandpa D showed Malachi his rock collection for the first time in July, Malachi thought they all tasted wonderful :) Omi picked blueberries and gave Malachi his first taste of fresh blueberries from the Dawson bushes. Matt & I took an impromptu dinner over and cooked it during the July heat with them one weekend after some plans to entertain had fallen through. There is just nothing else like sitting in their backyard having dinner together....please don't end summer!
Stan & Patty have also been watching Malachi from time to time on Friday mornings so I can work or run errands. It's wonderful to have family so close and that he is getting a chance to get to know all of his amazing grandparents. We enjoyed an early dinner with the Cokers in mid-July, Sara Coker had given them a bunch of our nieces Madeline and Emily's toys which she put in "Malachi's" room in their house. He was very excited to play with all of them! Patty has done a really great job of fixing up Lauren's old room into a playroom for Malachi.
So....as you can tell we are surrounded by amazing family and friends. Malachi is growing and learning in the best environment we could ever ask for. We are blessed and thankful to have so many around that put such effort into including us and having us as a part of their lives.
We love you all, enjoy the rest of summer!
xoxo,
The Cokers
We spent the first weekend (the 4th) at home with our friend Becki from Florida. Malachi was up late enough to enjoy his first fireworks that we did in our driveway. He enjoyed the bright colors but was not overly impressed with the noises they made! It was a wonderful relaxing weekend.
The following weekend we went back to Bend to spend a weekend with the Dostert's and go to Justin & Shelby's wedding. The Francis Ranch is amazing and we were blessed to get to celebrate another wedding with them this summer. As always Bend was more than we could have asked for in a weekend away. Unfortunately Malachi decided to spend that weekend breaking in his first tooth on the bottom...he was not a happy boy which is unusual for him...needless to say we got less sleep that weekend then we have since he was born :(
Speaking of teeth, as I said he broke his first one on the bottom followed a week later by number two right next to it. He is now breaking two more side by side on the top, he'll look like a jack-o-lantern soon!
After Bend it was a weekend of much needed rest for us, although Matt ended up working 6 days as he has been much of this summer. Despite the failing economy it still seems there is a market for lavish pools. We feel very fortunate to have not yet been affected by the downturn and pray for all of you who have been.
The last weekend of July we spent out at the Auer Farm. We have yet to spend a night out there and it was a great chance for them to get to spend time with Malachi without us having to rush out the door. We went for a family arrowhead hunt on the "big farm" and got some amazing pictures (thank you G.G.!). They're in the "July" slideshow above, absolutely wonderful!
Malachi & I have a new tradition of spending Friday afternoons at Grandma & Grandpa Dawson's house...Grandpa D showed Malachi his rock collection for the first time in July, Malachi thought they all tasted wonderful :) Omi picked blueberries and gave Malachi his first taste of fresh blueberries from the Dawson bushes. Matt & I took an impromptu dinner over and cooked it during the July heat with them one weekend after some plans to entertain had fallen through. There is just nothing else like sitting in their backyard having dinner together....please don't end summer!
Stan & Patty have also been watching Malachi from time to time on Friday mornings so I can work or run errands. It's wonderful to have family so close and that he is getting a chance to get to know all of his amazing grandparents. We enjoyed an early dinner with the Cokers in mid-July, Sara Coker had given them a bunch of our nieces Madeline and Emily's toys which she put in "Malachi's" room in their house. He was very excited to play with all of them! Patty has done a really great job of fixing up Lauren's old room into a playroom for Malachi.
So....as you can tell we are surrounded by amazing family and friends. Malachi is growing and learning in the best environment we could ever ask for. We are blessed and thankful to have so many around that put such effort into including us and having us as a part of their lives.
We love you all, enjoy the rest of summer!
xoxo,
The Cokers
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
June 2009
What an amazing month! I'm cheating a bit because I'm actually starting from Memorial Day weekend but it felt like June then so here we go...
We had our first zoo trip that weekend, Malachi was a little young to recognize any of the animals but he knew the elephants from a video he has and loved them. We had a picnic together and really enjoyed ourselves.
The last week of May I had my surgery. Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers. It went well and I have healed quickly. It wasn't as successful as we had hoped it would be but we are at peace knowing that the Lord has our situation in his hands and if it is his will for us to have another baby we will.
My mom's birthday was the second weekend of June and we enjoyed spending time with them at their house. Matt has mastered the art of the bbq now and has earned quite a reputation for himself :) His chicken and homemade blue cheese is highly requested at family functions now! Malachi was also dedicated that same weekend at our church, we felt blessed to have so many praying for him. We are very thankful for our church family.
Matt celebrated his first Father's Day. We spent Saturday with my dad in Independence picking cherries and enjoying the sun. Matt and Uncle John played corn throw and we got a good laugh at Matt's "tossing technique"...he almost had him! Sunday morning Malachi and I made "daddy" breakfast and we relaxed together before going to the Dawson's and then to the Coker's for dinner. It was a busy weekend but a good first Father's Day. We decided that next year we're going to escape and go to the beach, see you all there!
This last weekend we spent in Bend with Uncle Greg & Aunt Kate. They have a new condo in SW Bend right on the river that is absolutely beautiful. We were able to kayak together while Malachi napped with Aunt Kate and the weather was perfect. We bbq'd (Matt's chicken of course) and watched James Bond (my first!) in their theater room. It was the most relaxed we've been since last year. So relaxed we're going back in two weeks!
Malachi is in such a fun stage right now. He is saying "da da" and "dog". He can wave bye-bye and recognizes 20 words from his "baby can read" program. He is such a fast crawler I can hardly keep up with him and his balance is improving. I wouldn't be surprised if the next time I update this he's walking!
We hope this finds you all well and enjoying your summer. We have another busy month in July so I'll have lots to catch you all up on then.
We love you!
Matt, Corrin & Malachi
We had our first zoo trip that weekend, Malachi was a little young to recognize any of the animals but he knew the elephants from a video he has and loved them. We had a picnic together and really enjoyed ourselves.
The last week of May I had my surgery. Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers. It went well and I have healed quickly. It wasn't as successful as we had hoped it would be but we are at peace knowing that the Lord has our situation in his hands and if it is his will for us to have another baby we will.
My mom's birthday was the second weekend of June and we enjoyed spending time with them at their house. Matt has mastered the art of the bbq now and has earned quite a reputation for himself :) His chicken and homemade blue cheese is highly requested at family functions now! Malachi was also dedicated that same weekend at our church, we felt blessed to have so many praying for him. We are very thankful for our church family.
Matt celebrated his first Father's Day. We spent Saturday with my dad in Independence picking cherries and enjoying the sun. Matt and Uncle John played corn throw and we got a good laugh at Matt's "tossing technique"...he almost had him! Sunday morning Malachi and I made "daddy" breakfast and we relaxed together before going to the Dawson's and then to the Coker's for dinner. It was a busy weekend but a good first Father's Day. We decided that next year we're going to escape and go to the beach, see you all there!
This last weekend we spent in Bend with Uncle Greg & Aunt Kate. They have a new condo in SW Bend right on the river that is absolutely beautiful. We were able to kayak together while Malachi napped with Aunt Kate and the weather was perfect. We bbq'd (Matt's chicken of course) and watched James Bond (my first!) in their theater room. It was the most relaxed we've been since last year. So relaxed we're going back in two weeks!
Malachi is in such a fun stage right now. He is saying "da da" and "dog". He can wave bye-bye and recognizes 20 words from his "baby can read" program. He is such a fast crawler I can hardly keep up with him and his balance is improving. I wouldn't be surprised if the next time I update this he's walking!
We hope this finds you all well and enjoying your summer. We have another busy month in July so I'll have lots to catch you all up on then.
We love you!
Matt, Corrin & Malachi
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
May Update
It's been a while since I've updated this...sorry! We've been busy as can be, the summer months always end up going really quickly for us.
I had my first Mother's Day which was wonderful. We went to church and then to the Coker's for brunch, Stan made us some Monte Cristo sandwiches which were amazing and I think my new favorite. Then we went to the Dawsons and Matt made us some of his famous spicy chicken with homemade blue cheese dip mmmmmm. He is becoming quite the cook!
I had a girl's spa day at Gigi Nailspa in Tualatin, thank you to everyone who was able to come it was really special! We enjoyed each other's company and all got pampered. I'm hoping to do another this summer so if you didn't make it to this last one hopefully you can come to the next.
I just got back from a weekend in Miami with my girlfriend Becki. It was a much needed getaway and although it rained most of the time I still got to go to the beach and really enjoyed myself. I didn't realize though how much a person could miss another person...I missed Matt & Malachi so much my heart actually hurt!
Malachi is changing daily. He went from crawling to pulling himself up in a week's time. He's working on his balance and coordination right now, I think it will be a while but a while in our time is only a couple of weeks! I kid with Matt that I'm afraid to come home from work and see him driving he's changing so quickly. He's babbling a lot and we're anxious to see what his first word will be, if it's the word or words he hears most it will probably be "no dogs" or "be careful!".
We're looking forward to a relaxing Memorial Day. My sister Kayla graduates from Central High School (the youngest of my sisters :( ) so we're looking forward to going down to Independence and seeing the Auers on Sunday. The VanGundys and Swaims will also be there so it should be a great get together in honor of Kayla!
Hope all is well to all of you. Thanks for keeping up with us!
xoxo
Corrin
I had my first Mother's Day which was wonderful. We went to church and then to the Coker's for brunch, Stan made us some Monte Cristo sandwiches which were amazing and I think my new favorite. Then we went to the Dawsons and Matt made us some of his famous spicy chicken with homemade blue cheese dip mmmmmm. He is becoming quite the cook!
I had a girl's spa day at Gigi Nailspa in Tualatin, thank you to everyone who was able to come it was really special! We enjoyed each other's company and all got pampered. I'm hoping to do another this summer so if you didn't make it to this last one hopefully you can come to the next.
I just got back from a weekend in Miami with my girlfriend Becki. It was a much needed getaway and although it rained most of the time I still got to go to the beach and really enjoyed myself. I didn't realize though how much a person could miss another person...I missed Matt & Malachi so much my heart actually hurt!
Malachi is changing daily. He went from crawling to pulling himself up in a week's time. He's working on his balance and coordination right now, I think it will be a while but a while in our time is only a couple of weeks! I kid with Matt that I'm afraid to come home from work and see him driving he's changing so quickly. He's babbling a lot and we're anxious to see what his first word will be, if it's the word or words he hears most it will probably be "no dogs" or "be careful!".
We're looking forward to a relaxing Memorial Day. My sister Kayla graduates from Central High School (the youngest of my sisters :( ) so we're looking forward to going down to Independence and seeing the Auers on Sunday. The VanGundys and Swaims will also be there so it should be a great get together in honor of Kayla!
Hope all is well to all of you. Thanks for keeping up with us!
xoxo
Corrin
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