Solari & Ike B

Happy Birthday to my sis-Ashley

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We love you!

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Bluebird and warm on Saturday. Slopes to ourselves on Sunday (seriously two runs with absolutely no one on chair lift between runs). It was a perfect weekend.

Ike Update

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Ike has really taken a liking to eating these past few days, just as the doctor ordered. His goal is to gain 1 pound in 6 weeks.

Mimi is here!

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9 Months and eating butter

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Ike turned 9 months on Monday. He had his routine check up that day. He aced the developmental screenings, but nearly flunked for his weight. He weighs in at 15 pounds 14 ounces, the 1%. He is on a strict diet of breastmilk and full fat foods. He has never cared to eat, until tonight-egg yolk mashed with butter. He chowed like I have never seen. We might be on to something.

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Solari's latest work

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Video: Ike Crawling in Snow

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Another Great Weekend at the Mountain

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And the rain kept coming...

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We got snow (and rain) in Portland

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Beautiful snow (about 3 inches) followed by wet wet rain. We still had fun this morning walking and playing in the snow/rain!

A Perfect Weekend

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Started with sunshine and ended by dumping snow.

Congrats

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Congrats to this beautiful couple, Thekla (Fritz's sister) and Dylan on their recent engagement!!

Arizona Part 1

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Fritz and Solari spent the weekend in Arizona, visiting their grand/great grandparents. They had a blast. Solari was apparently incredibly cute with B and Opi. Opi thought Solari was a great companion, and B loved watching her and having Solari's enthusiasm around.

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Messes Are Fun

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They are headed home

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Baby Love

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This girl take SUCH good care of her babies, all seven of them.

Utah Park and Sun

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Off to Arizona with her Papa!

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A trip to their cabin in the Wasatch Mountains

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8 months

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Climbing stairs and waving hello

8 months

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Climbing stairs and waving hello

A visit to the Natural History Museum

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The hosts in Utah

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My bro, with his lovely ladies Meghan and Zoe

XMASS in Utah

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Hogle Zoo in SLC

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We have had the best weather for the past month, cold, dry and sunny. I don't want it to end.

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I am loving her drawings these days, especially the zig-zags!

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Santa Came Early

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The Overlook Santa

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The finished product of our salt dough ornament making!

Solari the Reindeer

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Gingerbread House

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Thanks KK for the kit and candy!

Solari and Ike visit with Santa

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Bubbles

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Ski Season is Back

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Solari meets the Gingerbread Man

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Photos taken from last weekend when we got our christmas tree!

Zoo Lights

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We went early and beat the crowds-it was well worth it.

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Making Salt Dough Ornaments

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Thanksgiving

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Happy Birthday Kayt

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While in Calistoga we celebrated Kayt's Birthday!! Today is her special day-Happy Birthday!! Live it up!

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Calistoga Fun with Chiron

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We had so much fun with Chiron-he is so sweet and great with Solari! We miss you Chiron.

The Drive to Cali

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Our drive to and from California for Thanksgiving went really well. We made it fun for the kids, finding fun activities along the way. On our drive to Cali, we stopped at Bounce Gymnastics in Eugene, Wildlife Safari in Winston Or, and Turtle Bay Exploration Park in Redding Ca. Driving only five hours a day was a piece of cake (Ike actually took naps that were longer than his usual 29-31 minutes in length)!

Solari playing Doctor

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Just Having Some Fun

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Ike is growing up too fast. All in the past few weeks he has:

-become a proficient crawler

-pulled himself to standing, and can walk a few feet holding on

-his first tooth has just emerged from his gums

I feel like before I know it he will be turning one.

Let It Snow!!

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The girls are rockin' new moon boots this season!

Even Dolls Need Their Nails Clipped

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This boy is Trouble

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and I love him for it!

A Special Thank You

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A special thank you to KK for extending her visit to help me out. Fritz was out of town on business, doing a brandlive event in Nashville, TN -when not one, but 3 gas leaks were discovered in out house-yikes. We were without heat and a stove for a few days, so KK graciously extended her stay to help me out and spend more time with the grandkids-Thank You!

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Today was a beautiful day. I enjoyed a long, long walk. Ike asleep. And sick Solari got to enjoy a special ice cream treat!

Waldorf School

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Ike Reading About Training Dogs

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Go Pack Go

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I've temporarily misplaced my USB cord, so uploading photos from our camera is not possible until I find it. Iphone photos for now!

Happy Halloween

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Wineries

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Ike is now significantly large then the magnum bottle

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Passed Out

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Happy 6th Month

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Mimi and Popi have arrived

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Rain Fairies

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I have grown to fully embrace the rainy weather in Oregon. Look at these rain jewels the rain fairies left. They slide of the leaf so magically. It's fun to hunt for them around our neighborhood. However, this does not mean I will not open my arms wide to the sunshine expected these next few days!!

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There is a common trend these days of Ike wearing my vest. It works well, like a down sleeping bag. I think it might point to the fact that I need to be a little more prepared for warm clothing for him (and me) as fall is upon us.

Plumper Farms

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Thanks GS and SF for some of these photos!!

Hike with Ike

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Just Ike. 1.5 hour hike in Forrest Park. Bliss!

New Swing

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Do you spy "Ike" and Solari's handprint?

New Swing

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Do you spy "Ike" and Solari's handprint?

Netarts, Oregon

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Getting So BIG

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Polishing Apples!

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A few more Zoe Photos

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Taken on the porch of their new house!

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Some days I want to do just this. Put Cozies on (oops-do this everyday). Cuddle up. Sleep. And be carried around outside.

Mocks Crest

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This little hidden gem of a park is just blocks from our house. It's called Mock's Crest, and has received a lot of hype lately from NY Times to Willamette Weekly. A great place to walk/ride bikes, watch the action in the train yard, the boats float in the Willamette, or watch the hipsters hanging out.

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Welcome Baby Zoe

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My bro and his wife welcome Zoe into this world.

6lbs 2oz of pure perfection!

Born September 30, at 4:42am

I can hardly wait to get my hands on her (at xmass), how adorable is she?

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