Family Sutton

And Now We Are 4!

2011-09-10T12:28:00.000-07:00

On June 17, 2011, we welcomed June Renee Sutton to our family.

But let's back up a little bit first...

2010 and 2011

Since my last post, Finn turned 2...and then 3. We did some fun things, though we weren't great about taking pictures and even worse about getting them posted or printed up. Ah the digital age, 7000 pictures no one will ever see. So here are some selected highlights quickly.

Finn and I took a road trip in November 2010 to go and see Aunt Lisa and Uncle Richard in San Jose.

We went to the beach.

We did a little snow shoeing - and Finn and Alex got the camp robber's (bird) to land on their hands.

We had some Christmas.

We went to a pool birthday party.

We got to go to Mexico with Alex's Grandpa in February 2011.

I got bigger.

The men cut down some big branches in the backyard.

Finn played with Cousin Green.

And then it was June, 2011 and things changed in a big way. On Friday morning, June 17, our new addition was born.

June Renee Sutton was born at 8:50 a.m. She weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz. and was 19 inches long. She was named after my maternal grandmother June Schellberg. She also has my middle name.

Finn has been a very proud and gentle big brother since the beginning.

Finn loves to hold his baby sister.

We still had time to play in the back yard. Finn loves the airplanes from Grandpa Howard!

A pouty sleeper.

My kids.

Proud big brother.

Erin came to visit. We went to the Children's Museum and got to ride the MAX!

After a lot of rainy summer days, we had a beautiful one - perfect for some family photos.

At the end of August we drove out to the coast to camp with Aunt Mary and Aunt Ginny for one night at Fort Stevens. We all had a great time!

Finn is reading to Baby June

And of course the summer isn't all about the new baby...Nana got Finn his new big boy bike!

2009

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In 2009, I was bested by blogspot. So here is to 2010 and a better year of pictures and blog posts! Here is a quick update from the year.

We did a lot of camping with friends and family.

We played in the (FINALLY) warm summer sun and fun backyard.

Finn and I went to the Zoo when my friend Erin came to visit.

Finn had a great time eating tomatos right off the vine. He was always sneaking back there for a little snack.

We did some more camping with what has become an annual summer trip with Julie's side of the family. We had a great time, though it was a little cold for this heat lover!

Pretty sunsets.

Alex, my dad, and Rich, Lisa's husband, all grew hops this year. It was really pretty but a lot of work for the people drying and packaging (a.k.a. Gary and Denise Goss). There was a total of 100 oz of dried hops. Lots of beer making for 2010!

Finn ate some popsicles in the sun.

And his love for blueberries is impressive.

Finn spent some time acting silly and playing with friends.

Costa Rica Beautiful

2009-03-16T14:25:00.001-07:00

Fall 2008

2008-11-02T14:47:00.000-08:00

We had a great end to the summer. Finn did a lot of camping and he was a trooper, a natural, one might say, which is a good thing for our family. This has been a fun fall so far. We spent sometime in Lake Tahoe with the Goss' in September though Finn and Alex both got the stomach flu. Finn now has four teeth. He continues to be so much fun. He is mostly sleeping through the night and is eating solid foods. He changed daycare centers in September and he and we love the new place. The people are wonderful and Finn loves all of the structures to explore and activities they provide.

Finn is standing! He started standing and crawling in earnest by the end of September. It is pretty fun. He moves with a mission.

Finn loves standing.

We went to the pumpkin patch with Ryan, Kelly, and Henry. It was a cool, beautiful fall day. A perfect day for pumpkins!

Finn enjoyed all the pumpkins and playing in the dirt.

Finn was a sock monkey for his first Halloween. He was a champ with the costume, though the hat didn't last very long.

Kitchen remodel - almost done

2008-11-02T14:23:00.001-08:00

So these are pictures of our new kitchen. We are almost completely done with the cabinets, we just have a heck of a lot of priming and painting to do. As you can see, we have already made it a mess! But we absolutely love it. The subway tile is one of my favorite parts. These are the concrete countertops and my new windown and sink. I love having the extra window and the huge sink.

This is the new opening with the peninsula. Alex and my dad spent a long time making that all look great and figuring out the heater vent which is right under it. There are lights for two hanging pendant lights, but the ones I want are very expensive, so I am waiting a bit.

Summer Kitchen Renovation

2008-08-19T14:39:00.001-07:00

Here is our kitchen cleaned out and ready to demolish!
Oh how we will not miss you ugly, impractical cabinets and teeny tiny dishwasher!
Alex did a great job of demolishing!

This is the total mayhem in which we are now living. It is very hard to stay sane, but luckily it is summer for eating and cooking on the deck!
New floor, new window, new cabinets and new applicances Hooray!
Still a little work to be done.

Final project to come... :-)

Six Months

2008-08-03T09:06:00.000-07:00

While we can't believe it, Finn is now over six months old. He weighs over 15 pounds and is wearing all six month and bigger clothes. We just moved to the next size in shoes. These are some exciting things. Things have gotten a lot better in that he is a sleeping champ and is eating fun solid foods. We have really had a great time this summer with him: camping, a trip to Sun River, and just general frolicking in the backyard. He is starting to get a tooth, though it has just been a persistant bump in his gums for a couple of weeks now. Here are some pictures to update everyone, I know that it has been a long time coming.

Finn loved bouncing and jumping in the doorway. The one he played in at daycare he would literally jump up into the air!

Now it is non-stop smiles.
The Bumbo seat was great, letting Finn sit up and look around while we could garden. This was the first really warm and sunny day of Spring.

Finn, Alex, and Scout play with our neighbor Lucy. Lucy and Finn were born on the same day.

This is Finn's first trip to the Oregon Coast. Brrrr, it was really cold.

Finn and Dad are reading together. Well, Finn is really going to try and eat the magazine in the next shot.

Oh, sleepy time...shhhhhhh.
Fun with Grandpa Steve!

This is the first trip in the stroller without the car seat! Such a big boy now.

This is Finn's first solid food. Yummy rice cereal. He took to it like a natural. The boy really likes food, in any form.

This is our trip to Sun River with friends Ryan, Kelly, and Henry. It was beautiful and warm.
Oh, what a cute little family. This is also at Sun River.

Yummy carrotsYummy carrots and rice cereal.We all went camping with the Goss clan. This is Aunt Lisa and Alex and Finn.So styling in sunglasses and his new bathing suit!Camping baths are so fun!

Two Finn-tastic Months!

2008-03-29T18:34:00.000-07:00

After four long weeks of some unfortunate baby acne, we have decided to add some pictures of our beautiful son.

We get lots of smiles whenever Finn gets to look at himself in the mirror.
He knows he's a good looking kid!!

GRANDPA!!

Dad likes to play superbaby, Finn isn't sure yet.

Here are Finn and Mom sleeping.

Finn loves to play in his baby gym. He has spent lots of time talking to Giraffe and Monkey. It also helps him learn how to grab onto things and figure out depth perception.
Here Aunt Lisa finally gets to meet baby Finn. Aunt Lisa proved to have "the touch" at getting collicky little Finn to sleep.

2008-02-03T11:56:00.000-08:00

Welcome Finn Christopher Sutton

2008-01-29T19:49:00.000-08:00

We would like to introduce you to Finn Christopher Sutton! Finn was born January 19, 2008. He weighed 7 lbs 8 oz and was 20.25 inches in length.

Julie looks happier here than she actually was... This was at about 6:30 pm, about an hour after we arrived at the hospital and 2 hours into heavy contractions.

Finn arrives!!

Mom did great!!

Proud Papa!

This is after his first bath. This is not trick photography.... He really turned lobster red. He's also really mad about the whole ordeal.

Finn shows early signs of being supercool. Notice the pimpin' velour tracksuit.

The grandparents are all very excited.

Our first born is a little attention starved... Scout has been great with Finn.

Finn is very adventerous. Here he is on his first "hike."