Oregon- the coast

So we arrived in Oregon after a very long drive (5 hours in which neither boy decided to sleep, or at least sleep longer than an hour). Thankfully our rental minivan had a DVD player, and so we stuck Ratatouille in. I was more into than the boys I think! I was slightly bummed when we arrived at Steph's house 10 minutes b4 the movie was over (Good thing I saw the last 10 minutes at my sis's house like a year ago!), but that all changed when I got to see her, and hug her sweet little boy! Neil is a little over a month older than Ben. That night we even got to see her mom and bro, who moved up there shortly after she did!
This was the first thing Chris noticed when he got out of the car. The recycling bin is the bigger of the two trash cans. He thought that was silly and had to take a pic of it!

My 3 boys excited to be out of the car!

Pretty much after dinner we gave the boys their baths, and put them down, and then we weren't too far behind them.
Neil joined the boys in the big boy bath! Apparently it was his first time in the actual bathtub! Got to be there for one of his firsts!


Steph and Justin own an RV and they brought it to their house and parked it outside, so we got our own little area to stay in. It was so much fun. Ben enjoyed playing in the overhang above the driver/front seats where we stashed our clothes!



The next day we were there, after the boys took their naps, we headed off to the Oregon coast! Chris thinking it was like any other coast, didn't exactly dress for the occasion. It actually dropped almost 20 degrees from Eugene to the coast, and it was drizzling when we got there. But we still had fun! Especially John!




John LOVED the sand!!!

Following his daddy's footsteps.
Ben "hanging out" literally!
He went into the water for about two seconds, and then ran out when the water started chasing him to the shoreline!

I think that phone needs to be surgically implanted in his ear, with how much he's on it. Even on vacation at the beach he can't get away from it! (notice how frozen he looks-and is) I think without the wind it was 50 degrees on the beach. Makes ya wanna sunbathe, huh?

John climbing the rocks.
Yep, still on the phone
Family picture



Playing with my boys

I love this picture!

Chasing seagulls

Steph and I with our babies. Not sure why my hand is behind my back.

John is so trusting of his daddy. He will jump from any height into his arms. Why can't I trust Jesus this way? Why do we lose this uninhibited trust as we get older?

Chris enjoying the view


The view on our drive. I love how green and treey it is.

More beauty!

My baby is One!

(This was written on his first birthday, but I didn't put the pics in til today-20th)

Happy Birthday Benaiah Seth!!! It is so hard to believe that you are officially one year old. It feels like just yesterday we had you, and you were our low key easy baby who hated sleep. Well you are still our low key easy baby (except for the shrieking that your brother taught you how to do), and you still hate sleep, but thankfully you have finally at 10 months, learned how to sleep through the night. You still have a funky nap schedule. One day you take 2 really good naps. The next day you take one really good nap, and one not so good one, or you don't take the 2nd one. The following day you either take 2 really bad naps (30 min or less) or you refuse to nap at all. And then the cycle starts all over. Crazy kiddo!!

You are our kiddo who is prone to being sick. You were sick for two whole months of your life, to the point of requiring nebulizer treatments. Then again when you got your 4 top teeth in all at once, and once again, you are sick. Poor guy.
You love life


You love to smile-now have learned the gutteral laugh.
When you are done eating you throw your food on the floor.

You know what a dog says "Wo wo wo wo"
You can clap, wave bye, do "So big."
You can climb up a slide and up the stair leading to the slide.

You respond to "I love you" or "Night, night" with "Mmmaw"-the sound of a kiss. It's really adorable.
You have started greeting your dad at the door.
You may say "Mama, but it also may be "More, More" cuz you say it most often when you are in your highchair.


You know what "Uh uh" means, and will shake your head back and forth and say "Uh uh" and stop doing what you weren't supposed to.
You love to throw things on the floor and say "Uh oh"

You lift your hands up when you want to be picked up, or point at people to pick you up.
You pull up on anything, and have on occasion let go, only to realize you aren't holding on, and you immediately squat.
You think Kebap & your brother are the best thing since sliced bread.
You have 8 teeth, and are attempting to pop 4 more, so you have been affectionately nicknamed "Drooley" by our friends.
Our favorite nicknames for you are "Monkey," "Booger," & "Boogs"
You are often found having a blast hiding behind a curtain. This can entertain you for hours!
If your brother is awake, you are often found underneath him,as he loves to wrestle you.
You love to cuddle.

You are quasi lactose intolerant, so finding foods you can eat (since I cook with cheese/cream stuff a lot) has been an interesting challenge!
You have such a sweet spirit, you love people and you get easily offended (ie you have a tender heart). We pray that God would use these qualities to mold you into a man after his heart. We love you Benaiah Seth Morgan, and are so proud that God decided to bless us with you.