Fun at the Mall

We went to the mall today as Makayla had some items to return. Said items were in the lingerie department and while Mom was looking around, exchanging stuff, and doing whatever other nonsense girls do at the mall, the boys got bored. So, we found a way to entertain ourselves (or at least one of us was entertained).

Think we'll get into trouble once Cameron is older?

First Day at the Beach

Today was Cameron's first trip to the beach. We went to a local beach near our house and as you can see, it was very sunny. In fact, today turned out to be the hottest day ever in Seattle as the temp recorded at SeaTac (the airport) was 102 F. Fortunately, we were at the beach early in the day and our house has a basement so we hung out there in the relative cool.

Some family is in town and we went to the beach with sister in-law Corrin and nephew Tanner who is a big goofball. We dug a hole, had Tanner stand in it, and then buried him up to his waist. He was tickled.







And just 'cause I think this pic is super cute:

Pics o' Plenty

I've previously heard people talk about how their children change every day and most of the time I just spaced out while those proud parents spoke, thinking the parents were clearly insane. Well, now I'm one of 'em...Cameron changes every day, with the most noticeable change being that he's awake and alert for longer periods of time each day.

For those who want some pics of Cameron, here we go...



Sleeping with Daddy on day 2







Sleeping at home.

Funny dance (asleep again).










Cameron has some chubby cheeks. (Although much smaller than his Aunt Chelsea's were)

Cameron's First Post

Cameron Todd Kliger was born at 5:06am on Monday, July 13th, 2009!

Makayla did an amazing job during labor and was able to birth Cameron without the use of any pain medication. Entire labor lasted 5 1/2 hours and the whole thing went very smoothly (from one who didn't give birth).

We decided to wait until delivery to find out the gender and once we saw (and heard from him) that we was healthy, were joyed to find out he's a boy. He's definitely got some lungs on him and screamed for the first couple hours of his worldy entrance.

Big boy, too. Was 19 1/2" long and 8 lbs, 11oz with a 14 1/2" head diameter (way to go, Mom!).

We're settling into a routine and often find ourselves amazed that we're parents and this little bundle of joy grew inside of Makayla.

Big Year

Well, it's been over a year since the last post so we figured it's about time for an update. Here are some of the things that have happened in our lives since the last post, in chronological order:

-May/June/July. Remodeled kitchen with a short vacation in the middle. We fully gutted the kitchen and put in new cabinets, counters, stove, and found hardwood floors under the laminate flooring so had the floors refinished while we were at it.










Lucy and Emily lent some assistance...






-June/July. Went to Europe for three weeks with our good friends Steve and Jenny. We visited Italy, Paris, a couple of towns on the NW coast of Spain, and Barcelona. Hard to put the trip into words but needless to say, it was phenomenal.

-August-October. Agreed to buy a new construction house in Issaquah and then backed out once we realized it was not the right house for us.


-November. Found out Makayla was pregnant!







-April. Bought a house in Richmond Beach (NW Shoreline). Yup, stereotypical white picket fence and all.





-April. Sold our old house. We were very fortunate that the house sold in just a few days.


-May 22nd. Makayla threw out the first pitch at a Mariners game. It was UW Medicine night and as she was a patient at UWMC and now works there, the CEO asked Makayla if she wanted to participate in the ceremonial first pitch.






-July 13th, 2009. Welcomed Cameron Todd Kliger into the world! He gets his own post, though.

Thanks for reading through and catching up on the past year with us. Hope your life has been as full of fun, joy, and gratitude as has ours.