Category: Family

We ventured to the park for the first time as a family of four.  (Baby missed out on the fun by sleeping in the carrier the entire time 😜 )

Here’s a picture of our daughter three years ago at 6.5 weeks old(curtesy of Facebook): And here is my son at 5 weeks old: I think he’s going to be a bit bigger than her 😜

Hard to believe that it’s been a month since little man was born.  Time sure flies when you have two kids 😉

When you live three miles away from Kroger and need an activity for a three year old, we bike to the grocery store.  The ride was a bit harder with 10+ pounds of groceries in the back. 

Here’s the best picture we could put together of all of us as the day didn’t quite go as planned.  Amongst the tears and nap of big sister and a blowout diaper from the little man, our coordinating outfits were not captured in one frame.  However, we were able to celebrate the resurrection of our…

Grandma and Grandpa came and brought a fun new outdoor toy for Easter.  I think she likes it.  ​​

Baby K is much better at sleeping than his big sister.  He sleep thru the entire Good Friday church service. 

I got this idea from my colleague Joel as my wife also tends to destroy things when she opens them. Here’s the most recent victim: Not sure why the box had to be mangled into an unusable state, but now I have a brick of cream cheese that’s just waiting to get smashed in my fridge 😛

Here’s my view for the evening before feeding him and putting him to bed for real:

Someone had her first swim lesson today where she got in the pool without mommy or daddy.  She wasn’t too sure about it at the time, but later she said she had a lot of fun.  We’ll see how next week goes. It’s getting close to pool time 😉

This little guy had a minor surgery today to correct his lip and tongue tie.  Basically, his upper lip and tongue doesn’t have the full range of movement with makes nursing a lot of work for him.  Special thanks to Dr. Noestine for a quick procedure with a laser. 

Maybe he will appreciate the Final Four games next year. 

Today starts my first day of my three month paternity leave from Automattic. I’m extremely blessed to spend the next 90 days with my kids (woah, that sounds weird 🙂).  All of my notifications from work are turned off and I’ll catch up on things when I return towards the end of June.  Until then,…

We had some new born photos taken today by Bella Baby Photography.  Overall, it was a good day and Kenley came to visit baby brother. And we got a break from hospital food when there was a food truck from Dayton Urban BBQ outside our door. 

At 11:04a we welcome our son Kellen Ronald to our family.  He weighed in at 9 pounds 1 ounce and measured 23 inches and has a whole head of hair.  Mom and baby are doing great! More to come in the following days. 

Our three year old has mastered all of her birthday 24 piece puzzles already. 

There was a carnival today at K’s school and we helped her play BINGO. It was a bit challenging for her because (1) she didn’t really understand the rules / gameplay and (2) she only knows Spanish numbers up to 20. Nonetheless she ended up winning!

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We had a three day old baby. Still waiting on baby boy to make his debut.

Today we got the chance to celebrate with most of our family K’s 3rd Birthday! Can’t believe this girl is already 3, and I also can’t believe she’s going to be a big sister in a matter of days or a week! She is such a blessing to our family, each day she teaches us […]…

I’m pretty sure this is too much pizza 😜  

Got our last piece of wall art for the baby’s room made by our friends Drew and Karissa.  Now I have to figure out how to hang this massive thing 😉

I’m excited for the day that my kids will actually understand and laugh at Dad jokes. Here are some I can’t wait to use: Milk is also the fastest liquid on earth – its pasteurized before you even see it. What’s Forrest Gump’s password? 1forrest1 I cut my finger chopping cheese, but I think that…

Our nearly 3 year old daughter has been coming up with some effect bedtime stall tactics lately. And tonight was no exception. She really wanted her puppy, named LuLu in her room while she slept. We spent approximately 30 minutes tearing the house apart and still couldn’t find her precious puppy. Maybe tomorrow she’ll share…

Our baby boy is due one month from today. My guess is he will come 2 days early. March 18th is my guess. Any one else want to wager a bet?

When it’s 60 degrees, in February, in Ohio, you put on your punk rock Wapuu shirt and head to the park. 

Someone made sure all of her friends were with her as she watched her TV show this morning. 

Melody and I typically don’t get each other things for holidays like Valentine’s Day. A few years ago, we got each other a note book and hand write cards to each other. This is great because: It’s easy to look back at old cards No need to go buy a $3 card with lame text…

The teachers have tons of patience, it’s like herding cats trying to organize ten girls ages 2-6 🙂 ​​ ​

We got to celebrate Kenley’s best buddy Declan’s birthday tonight a few days early. 

We are wrapping up the finishing touches on Baby Brother’s room and need input. Which version of the verse should we add to the wall?

Here’s pictures of my little monkey from last week when the weather was in the 60s, in Ohio!

Mom is out of town, so I had fun with my favorite daughter today. Blueberry pancakes for breakfast, followed by Minnie Mouse on TV, then errands in town including her favorite grocery store Fresh Thyme and some projects around the house. We had fun!  

Had fun with Kenley and her buddy Declan tonight.  Last year on top and tonight on bottom, oh have they grown!

Drawn by a two year old

Last family photo as a family of three. Only two more months!

We live in a very bike friendly part of Dayton and we enjoy taking bike rides. Today, Kenley came down to my office and asked if we could go on a bike ride. How could I refuse to that? Especially when it was almost 80 degrees here in November. Here are pictures from the last…

Here’s a few images of our Minnie Mouse last night: I took her around our cul-de-sac and after each house she would say, “What house next, Dad?” And here’s her eating her ‘treat’ (Welch’s fruit snacks):