The Winegardner's

In case you haven't heard...

2010-09-27T16:41:00.000-07:00

We are having a baby! Nate and I can't wait till February 10th (due date) when we get to meet him...yep, HIM! I have to admit that I had tears in my eyes when the doctor told us it was a boy, I wanted the baby to be a boy so bad. Here are some pictures of our little critter.

This is his right arm, looks strong right?

Here is his right foot. He's a big boy, already 1 ounce ahead of the average = )

His little fingers.

The doctor finally got him to flip over, he was not happy about it. This is like the only profile picture where he wasn't kicking and trying to flip back over. He likes being on his tummy.

Last but not least this is his nose and lips, the doctor said that he has a little overbite (not surprised with a mom like me, probably a thumb sucker too!)

Nate got inspired to find out what was under the carpet in our dining room, the corners looked good so we ripped out the carpet to discover the rest of the very used 70's linoleum. So now we are moving up the reflooring project to after the windows are done. = )

Max has always loved to dig through Nate's woodpile but when we came home to him playing with this stick we were truly surprised. He is always doing something to make us laugh.

When Nate's parents were in town we went up to the mountains to pick huckle berries. Nate picked the most with his mom as a close second.

Our sad attempt at a garden this year gave us some pretty good tomatoes.

The prettiest thing we saw all summer was Crater Lake. It was a beautiful day, we have to go back and take our time looking around.

A waterfall we visited. It was huge!

JJ, Jamie and Tank! We camped with them for 3 nights, a new record for me.

Family picture!

Nate and Max checking out old cave drawings.

One of the hikes to the waterfall, reminds me of Swiss Family Robinson.

Nate has been pretty busy working on turning our office into the new baby room. You can probably tell we have a long ways to go! That's it for now!

Winter

2010-03-21T15:02:00.001-07:00

Time to catch up!

We got to watch Max's girlfriend over a weekend in January. They had such a great time together.

Nate and I took Max on a much needed trip to the beach. It was the day we were suppose to have a tsunami so the beach was deserted which made it great for us.

We said Goodbye to Nadya and Kylie. They went back to Brazil, we will miss them a lot...

My Birthday was this past week (March 19th) . I was lucky to have a few parties to celebrate my 28th birthday, I know, I can barely believe it too. I had a double birthday party with my friend Erika. Thanks again for those amazing cakes! At the Winegardner party Nadya tried to prematurely age me by putting 46 candles on my birthday cake. I have never felt older = )

And last but not least, Max got me a present on my birthday too. He did not shop off my list though. He dug up a rabbits nest and got me a baby bunny. It was so tiny, it's eyes weren't open yet. The vet said to put it back in the nest and the mommy would come get it later that night. LIES!!! Next time I won't do that (if there is a next time).

That's it for now!

Lately...

2009-12-09T20:24:00.000-08:00

So it has been a while since I have posted anything. I got a new job in September and it keeps me pretty busy. It is a lot of fun to be learning so much new stuff and everyone there is great(www.adventuredental.com).
A few big things have happened in the last few months. My friend since forever ago got married! I got to be the maid of honor in her wedding. Here are some pictures of when we went out for her bachlorette party and got our nails done before the wedding.

Nate has finished putting in our new windows this last month. We were glad for the extra help from a few friends and family. Our house stays a lot warmer and the windows don't sweat which makes me happy!

Which reminds me...the other day Erik (Nate's brother who is staying with us) fell asleep in an unusual place and made someone upset...

For Thanksgiving we went to Idaho to visit Nate's side of the family. We also made it in time (barely) to help celebrate Marilyn's (Nate's Mom) Birthday. I got to practice my amazing pizza topping picking skills, I don't get to do that very often anymore.
Here is a picture from the ride over. Max doesn't like to limit himself to only backseat activties and trys to stay involved in everything going on in the car.

On the way to Grandpa and Grandma Hopper's house for Thanksgiving we encountered some cows that were out of the fences. On the way home Charles almost creamed one. Apparently you can't see them in the dark when they aren't facing you.

We got to hang out with our flower girl from our wedding, Adelia, and her brother Rowan. She reintroduced me to "Melissa Kitty" who has made it through an entire winter in a compost pile. She has luckily been washed and is still loved.

Here are some pictures of Adelia cuddling with Nate and Rowan playing. Adelia said that Nate is cuddly and so is she, except "her bum bones and her knees".

After Dinner Grandpa Hopper told us some stories about him being in school. See if you can pick out which kid he is in the picture.

We also went for a walk around part of the farm and then had a bon fire (it was big, you just can't tell in the pictures) and had smores.

Marilyn and Charles took us out to some sanddunes to play for a while. We had a great time together! We almost got hit by a train...sort of. Max and Buddy (Charle's dog) had a great time rolling and digging in the sand.

Here is a final photo of us on the way home.

Well, I think that catches this blog up. Hope all is well with everyone reading this!

Max

2009-09-04T09:38:00.000-07:00

Max has had a great summer at home with me. He has been to the dog park a lot and has been able to visit his girlfriend Coby. Here are some pictures of them playing yesterday at Marine Park.

Wrestling and sniffing out the next thing to try to eat before someone yells leave it.

They enjoy sharing the back of Erika's car.

We have pear tree in our back yard that we have yet to take care of. Max has decided it's his personal vending machine.

The look on his face says it all, "I've been caught!"

Summer Time!

2009-09-04T09:15:00.000-07:00

We have been pretty busy this summer. These pictures are kind of out of order but none the less here they are.

We had Nate's brothers over to celebrate Erik's 30th Birthday. Kylie is saying cheese and showing off her flexibility for the camera. Oh, to be young again.

Nice foot Ryan = )

We went to Depoe Bay, Oregon for a much needed break from Vancouver.

This was a little cove by where we stayed. The stairs were totally sketchy but we made it down and up.

This is where we stayed. The Inn at Arch Rock. It was nice and we could walk anywhere we needed to go from our room.

There was a great view from the lawn.

Oh yes, it is that time of year again. We even got to do some of Nate's homework together. He is doing great again in his class.

Nate is always the navigator. We were looking for where the whale watching tours are.

We're on a boat!

We had the most fun just trying to walk around on the boat without falling. We did get to see quite a few whales while we were here.
We had so much fun this summer.

Nate's Birthday!

2009-08-01T17:17:00.000-07:00

Nate turned 27 this last month. While we had to cancel his birthday party, we still got to celebrate a little with family. Here are some pictures of that.

We also got a chance to watch our 2 year old niece Kylie for a couple hours. I truly think she is the silliest kid out there. Nate was showing her how to talk into a fan to make your voice sound funny. He said "Luke I am your father." and Kylie came over and was saying "Wuke (something I don't understand) fasher".

She was playing with Mr. Potato Head too. She would take off his eyes and say" Oh no, where is Kylie, I can't see her!"

And last but not least, she insisted on walking Uncle Max on his leash by herself. Max looked at Nate and I like he needed saving but she did a great job (the expression on her face not so great, sorry).

That's it for now!

A Dog....A Balloon...

2009-07-19T20:20:00.000-07:00

Our dog is pretty much our kid right now. The only difference is you can leave him home alone and you can slightly torture him. Here is an example from tonight.

and if you want to see how it ended...

Thank you Chevy's for the cheap thrills.

Camping Blues

2009-07-12T15:08:00.000-07:00

Looking at this picture you would probably think we had a wonderful time camping right? Well, everything was perfect, up in the mountains, camp site right on a beautiful lake, family around , and all the vehicles made it without any trouble. Everything was perfect but one.....mosquitoes. They had just hatched and they were horrible. I warn you this next picture makes me so sad...probably because I think he is the best puppy in the world (who turns 1 on the 16th).
His poor little eyes were almost swollen shut from bites and his cheeks were puffy too. All of us got bit so bad that by the last day we had all had it. Anyways, like I said, perfect other then that. Here are some pictures from the trip.

Thanks for checking in on my inconsistent blog!

Wow, it's been a while...

2009-05-26T17:59:00.000-07:00

So much for my New Years resolution about keeping up this blog. Oh well. Nate and I have been pretty busy the last few weeks. We went to Idaho in the middle of April with Kylie (almost 2), Nadya, Karl, and Max. Kylie decided to call him Uncle Max now, it's pretty cute.

Kylie is trying to put a blanket on Uncle Max so he can sleep. He tolorated it well.

We went to Grandma Hopper's 94th Birthday Party too. It was fun getting to see most of the Hopper Family.

This last weekend we went to the beach with the Winegardner Clan. It involved sand, sun, and a urgent care visit. We all had a great time. Happy Anniversary Marylin and Charles!!

That's it for now. Thanks for checking my blog!

Playing Catch Up!

2009-02-17T19:17:00.000-08:00

Well I know I am not doing that great of a job keeping up on our blog. I think about posting things but I never get around to it. Let's see if I can get some of it out.
We have starting going to the dog park with Max in the last month or so. He is getting over his fear of people and actually runs to strangers trying to lick them. We ran into one of his brothers at the park, do you think they look alike?

In January we went on a trip to Sunriver OR with our New Roots group from church. We had a great time relaxing and getting to know other couples. It was snowing while we were there so the drive home was a little scary but Nate did a great job.

Max has a girlfriend named Coby. He loves having her over to play. They run around until you think there is no way they could possibly have any more energy, they lay down and then one of them (usually Max) will paw at the other and they are off again.

We have been going on hikes, or at least trying to get out for a walk on the weekends. Here are some pictures from our walk at Moulton Falls.

Nate's parents came into town for a few days to help celebrate Nadya's birthday. The whole family pitched in and got her a table and four chairs. We ate her birthday dinner at her new table without her knowing it. She thought that I had two tables. It was pretty funny when she found out that it was her gift. Here's a picture of Marilyn and her granddaughter Kylie reading.

Last but not least, we spent Valentine's Day at the beach. We went to Fort Steven's and Astoria. We had so much fun just relaxing and not having any responsibility. It was decent weather, very pretty but a little cold.

I will have to make a point to get on here more often so it's not so much at once! Enjoy the end of winter! Cross your fingers about not getting anymore snow.

Happy New Year!

2009-01-03T17:13:00.000-08:00

So, I am a little late. One of my resolutions this year is to try to stay in closer contact with family and friends and I hope this is a great way to do it.
Our puppy Max is getting bigger, he is 54 lbs now. He likes to think that he can still fit in your lap though. He loved catching snowballs and running in the yard with all the snow we got in the last few weeks. Once it got icy he won't walk far from the back door so we had to watch our steps. Max is starting to warm up to our family and friends. He is a little nervous but very sweet once your around him long enough.

We enjoyed having the Smith side of the family over for Christmas day. There was so much good food, we had leftover for a week. The day after Christmas we headed up north to Marysville to visit with the Reed side. It was so much fun getting to play with the two babies.

We are still trying to work on the house slowly. With Nate in school now we don't get to much done. We did just buy a new wood burning fireplace insert. I am definitely not sad to see the old one go. It had a buck on it and two gold chipmunks.

Well, I guess this was a good start to my resolution. Come back and check if I post again!