OREGON COAST

We were crazy enough to attempt a trip to Oregon for my family reunion when Grayer was just 3 1/2 weeks old...and thank goodness we did. Look at all the cute pictures we got from it. Grayer was definitly spoiled silly. I'm pretty sure someone was holding him all the time.

AZ found a new best friend...cousin Annie. She followed Annie everywhere. Thank you Annie for being such a great friend.

Dade still wanted in on holding Grayer again...

and again.

We visited the Tillamook Cheese Factory. Great Ice Cream. And yes, even Dain enjoyed it.

Cow #1

Cow #2

This was a really fun air museum. It was a huge hanger for Blimps during WWII.

It had tons of cockpits for the kids to climb all over. I think AZ would make one good looking pilot.

Look at these two little cuties. This is Beckett. They are about two months apart in age. I love this picture because they are so little they only take up one seat.

JOY!

Dain took the kids whale watching and got this great picture of the coast.

This is a pretty great picture too.

The view from one of the houses.

Mummy Dade.

A little hard to tell, but Grayer really started smiling while we were there. He melts my heart.

Beach Bum.

Beach Bums.

Dain took the kids to a nearby tide pool. The water was so cold no one wanted to get in, but couldn't resist getting their feet wet.

AZ was so cold she used Momma's jacket and still wasn't so sure about getting her feet wet.

This is the perfect picture to end with. LOVE.

Thank you for a wonderful time.

GRAYER'S BABY BLESSING

We were lucky enough to bless Grayer while we were at my family reunion in Oregon. My father, only with all my brothers and brother in-laws were there except for my brother Alma.

Grayer was a perfect little guy and cried very little.

This is our first blog picture of our new family. Five.

This is a shot of the whole group (as mentioned above we had a few people missing..I think 6). My parents have quite a lot to be thankful for.

So do I.

GRAYER - 1 MONTH

Our sweet little Grayer is now one month (5 1/2 weeks to be exact). We feel so blessed. He has brought so much joy.

He has started to like baths, so consequently so has Momma.

The first thing Dade asks about in the morning is Grayer.

The same goes for AZ. Look at my three beautiful children.

He is starting to sleep better at night...

but still prefers to sleep on Mom or Dad.

He is growing big and strong.

Momma loves his big blue eyes.

Thank you for coming to our family.

GRAYER SCOTT BRINKERHOFF

Here he is...name and all. Grayer Scott Brinkerhoff.

Most of these pictures are of the little guy sleeping, because that is preferred thing to do during the day. Night time, he could take it or leave it.

He has already captured our hearts. The kids want to be next to him all the time.

Luckily he is able to sleep through most of the "love".

He makes me want to snuggle up next to him.

Cute as a Button is right. The funny thing about this shirt is that I bought it last summer before I was even pregnant...I loved it so much.

His eye color is still a ? Sometimes they look blue, sometimes I am sure they will be brown.

One thing that is never a question is how beautiful he is and how blessed we are.

Here's to a peaceful nights sleep.

Thank you to all those who have been such a help. Look what we get to keep.

THREE'S COMPANY

So excited to be Big Brother...

...again!

We thought it might take a little more time for AZ to warm up to the idea of being a Big Sister...

...but we were wrong!

1 + 2 = 3!!!

Brown eyes? Blue eyes? Who cares - he's beautiful!

10 Fingers...

...10 Toes...

...Healthy...

...and Happy!

HE'S AN ANGEL

Baby Boy joined our family at 2:06 pm today weighing in at 7 lbs. 14 oz. and measuring 20 and 1/2 inches.

Big Brother & Sister were a little surprised to see him at first, but it didn't take long for them to come around.

Family - Life's Greatest Blessing!

LET THE SUMMER BEGIN

Here's to hoping that the summer is full of reading books and...

cuddling on the couch.

These cute pictures are from Dade's last day of pre-school. He has just loved going to Miss Melissa's.

Singing one of the alphabet songs.

Dade and Miss Melissa. Look at the love.

He was so excited to see Dad. He started jumping up and down.

This is just a random picture that I love. I've never thought of putting raspberries on my fingers, olives yes, raspberries no.

We hope the whole summer can be this fun.