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Kiara Buechler!  Congratulations, Kiara!  Please contact me via email and let me know what  onsie you'd like to order: size and color as well.  Thanks everyone, for participating! 

My friend started an awesome online store and I'm here to help promote it for her! Hashtag Baby has some super cute onsies with funny sayings with, you guessed it... hashtags! Go here to check them out and let me know what one is your favorite. Also, if you have any ideas for funny quotes, feel free to share them on Hashtag Baby's Facebook page.  Here are the rules for the giveaway: 1. Visit the Hashtag Baby Store and let me know {in a comment} what your favorite onsie is. 2. Like Hashtag Baby on Facebook and come back for another comment entry to let me know that you liked it. 3. Promote Hashtag Baby on your Facebook page or blog and come back for another comment entry to let me know. So, you're welcome to leave only one, but you're also welcome to have up to 3 :) Also, shameless plug - her hubby created an iPhone app called Purl and its amazing. Check it out. Download it. Its free . The giveaway ends Thursday at 7pm!

My goodness, this summer flew by so fast! Here you are at 4 months old, starting to act like such a big boy. We're all daily amazed by your physical abilities with rolling over, laughing at things like peek-a-boo and tickling and your sweet, sweet personality. Your 4 month check-up isn't until next week, so we won't know until then what all your current stats are. Brock and Katie {from California} came and visited us and kept commenting on what a sweet baby you are. And they're right... you really are. Your personality is a very happy one and as long as you're fed, changed and with Mama, you're a very content boy. Also, you really loved Brock. The two of you cuddled cheek-to-cheek and seemed to be kindred spirits right away :) fun with Brock & Katie in Seattle!   You play with your toes all the time now and chew on your hands/fists like crazy. I'm guessing we're going to see some pearly whites popping up soon! Sleeping is going well,

Every August, Amazon hosts a company wide family picnic and every year we have a blast. I was reminiscing how last year on the day of their picnic, we found out we were expecting Miles. I had taken a pregnancy test that morning and we were shocked with the news of his life. Fun to reflect. The weather was as close to perfect as it could get; 82 degrees and slightly breezy. So lovely.  my view from the nursing tent.      Kara and I have a picture on this hay ride every year since 2010. Miles got to join this one :)     we (sort of) got everyone in there! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *   That night Jason and I took the boys to a football game!  It was a long day, but so much fun to do. We rode Lightrail into the City {a first for me in WA} and had fun watching the 1st pre-season came in person. The fans were SO incredibly loud! Like, ear piercing loud. Hasselbeck us

I'm trying to get caught up with blog posts and I'm taking on the attitude "better late than never!"  Last month {July} some of our best friends from CA were in OR helping their family move and asked us if we'd be able to drive down toward Portland to see them.  I'm so glad we did, because we've missed them so much and had a wonderful time!      Between the two families we have 10 kids! The babies were missing from this one.  It was as good as it looks.  This cute boy's name is Jozsef.  I've known him since he was about Ethan's age.  We met at church back in California.  He knows the pain of miscarriage all too well,  as he's seen his Mom go through it.   When he heard I had 3 miscarriages he began to pray for us.  Praying that God would bless us with a healthy baby.  Back in January I went to CA for a friend's baby shower and saw Jozsef at church.  He pulled me aside and told me he was SO