Lukas William Watterson




My sister Jill and her husband Joe welcomed Luke to the world on Wednesday around 10:40 pm. He is a little guy at 6 pounds 9 ounces and 20 1/2 inches and everyone is doing well!

Happy Halloween




Halloween is so much more fun when you get to enjoy it through the eyes of a 2 year old :) We started the night off with a Halloween party at the Willoughby's and then trick or treated in their neighborhood. Thomas (aka Koen) really got into Halloween this year and ran around yelling "Hallo?! Tick Teat! Tanks guys!" and between houses he kept saying, "Mo candy!! Yeah!". Then we swung by Kenn's parents to say hi and finished up at my sister's house where my dad and his wife were visiting with baby Luke. It was a great night of friends and family and of course, lots of candy!

Welcome...


We just found out that Feb 7th we'll be welcoming a baby girl to the Hardin household! Phew...I won't be outnumbered! ;)

Congratulations Adam and Abby Way!

We just got back from celebrating the marriage of one of Kenn's best friends, Adam Way, to a great lady, Abby Dils, in San Diego. Kenn was the best man and many of his high school friends were able to make it so it was a ton of fun. We even managed to squeeze in some beach time, outlet mall shopping and of course, the BSU game.




Pacific City, OR

We spent a week in August with Kenn's family on the coast and had a great time! We went berry picking, clamming, crabbing, flew kites, visited the aquarium, surfed, boogie boarded, hit the outlet malls, played in the sand and ate, ate, ate! Koen had fun trying to keep up with his cousins Emily and Ryker and even found a girlfriend on the trip. Our good friends, Sena and Dieu Dihn, came down from Portland for a few days with their little girl Aria and she and Koen experienced first love ;) We were lucky to enjoy good weather (for the coast...no rain) and Kenn's already suffering from fresh seafood withdrawls. Next year...

Whale slide at the Newport Aquarium with Emily and Ryker
Petting starfish
Watching sea otters
Kenn crabbing

Holding hands with Aria under her father's watchful eye
Picking marionberries
More berries made it in Koen's stomach than the bucket



Koen's 2nd birthday


We celebrated Koen's 2nd birthday with a party in the park and lots of fun with family and friends. Thanks to everyone who braved the heat to come celebrate!


Relaxing at home with his favorite toy (remote controlled Thomas) after all the fun is over!

McCall in June

I attended a literacy conference with my principal, Val Berg, in McCall earlier this month and our families came along as well to make it a mini-vacation. The weather was fantastic and the kids had a great time playing on the beach. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end but I'm looking forward to going back soon!










Rainy day



Today was my first day of summer break and it rained all day :( I was initially bummed out because Koen and I had big plans to play outdoors then spend some time with the Murgoitio clan at the Greek food festival. Luckily, Shanon did some quick thinking and we ended up meeting Shannon, JD and Mara at Rafiki for an exciting/exhausting indoor play date followed my nap time and Thai food. Koen was thrilled to hang out with the his idol JD ("Day Dee") and he had a great time with the "choo choo" and "babies"!

Stylin

We got Koen these "chick magnet" (accd to Kenn) sunglasses at Old Navy and he loves them! He's modeling them with the perfect accessory that's sure to draw in the ladies...a velour Puma sweat suit :)



Easter 2010

What a difference a year makes....last year Koen was only 9 months old and had no concept of Easter. He just sat on a blanket and looked cute while he gnawed and drooled on the eggs we tossed his way, but this year (at 21 months) he was finally ready to participate in all the Easter fun! We started the day out at my Grandma and Grandpa Coles's house in Parma and finished with dinner with Kenn's family in Boise. It was a long day (as our family holidays typically are with two families to visit), but we had a great time and are thankful to have such fantastic families so close.

Last year...



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