Micah

My first trip to the beach!

Big eyes...to match my big body. At one month I now weigh 9 lb. 2 oz!!

Meeting Great Grandma Seli

Micah's first hike

Learning to take a bottle...he actually finished one today!

Trying out the new crib!

How cute am I??

Going for a stroll with Daddy.

Our Family

Brandon's New Toy

Thanks to Mom and Dad Scheer Brandon's dreams have come true and he now has a Chariot. Used, but it looks brand new, and he is pretty excited! Now we just have to wait 2 months for the baby to be born and then 6-9 for him to be ready for riding, could be a long wait!

A Few Projects

OK, it has been a while since we were up to date here on our blog, so we thought we'd just show a couple before and after shots of our recent projects. We worked on cleaning out the garage one weekend, putting up shelves and cabinets, and just trying to organize and GET RID of stuff!
Before:

After:


Then we got brave and started the window project. Our old aluminum-frame windows are moldy, drafty, and nasty, but replacing them is going to be quite the project. Getting them out is one thing, then you discover carpenter ant damage, have to replace a bunch of framing, tear out sheetrock, and destroy the recent paint job in the bathroom. Then, because we have aluminum siding you have to peel that back (hopefully without slicing yourself and going to the ER), maneuver the window in, then try to get the aluminum siding and all the pieces to go back where they were. Not fun... but one down, 5 more (and a door) to go!
Before:

After:

Baby Kicks!

Cannon Beach

What an amazing day!!! 64 degrees and sunny, and very little wind to speak of...it doesn't get much more perfect than that on the Oregon coast. It was a perfect way to spend the last day before Brandon heads to Alaska for 2 weeks. Hopefully he stocked up on sun enough to last him!
Kadyn LOVES the beach, we made the mistake of telling her on the road that we were going to the beach and she spent the next hour and a half saying "Beach?" I am pretty sure she was convinced we had lied to her by the time we got there, but when she got out of the car she took off for the water.
Nothing like a little seafoam on your nose!
Kadyn has absolutely no fear of the water, so we ended up taking shifts being responsible for chasing her down when she made a break for it. Everyone ended up soaked at one point or another from "sneaker waves!" Good thing it was sunny, that water is NOT warming up yet!
Hey look, my belly is bigger than Haystack Rock :) Hopefully our little guy likes the beach as much as Kadyn, can't wait for us all to go together. Poor Smokey and Kobi are going to be out of luck though, as we realized that adding another body to our car will mean there is no more dog space :( I jokingly said something about a trailer, but then Jon pointed out I may not want to give my husband any ideas!
Kadyn loves the sand almost as much as the water. Her favorite part was when she discovered she could dig down to get a puddle to seep up in the sand close to the water, she was just flinging wet sand in every direction, it was all over everyone! Then she practiced putting every body part she could think of in her hole...her belly, butt, feet, hands. It was hilarious. When we moved to the drier sand she decided Smokey needed to be "buried."

Snowshoeing

Today we did something Brandon has been wanting to do again basically since we left Portland the last time we lived here: snowshoeing. We headed up Mt. Hood with the Brines family and happened upon an absolutely gorgeous day. We got Kadyn a sled, but she wasn't a big fan of it. She did, however greatly enjoy watching other people sled, especially if they were screaming or crashing! After a short time at the sledding hill we donned the snowshoes and headed on up the trail. As you can tell it was beautiful and sunny (too bad the Scheers forgot sunglasses!) All in all a great day!
Us girls taking a break


The guys, not taking a break!


Poppy's first snow outing, although in snow pants it just looks like I am fat!


The iPhone: a must-have for every child. You can watch Elmo videos online during long boring road trips.

Home Sweet Home

Well, it has been a while since we did an update mostly because all we've done since getting home from Christmas is work on odd projects around the house and unpack. Well, that on the weekends, work and sleep during the week! But, the good news is we've actually made some progress! We actually had friends over for dinner last night and we ate at the dining room table, a huge step!!One of Brandon's projects for the weekend was installing the molding around the new floor in the bathroom. He also painted some trip and painted and rehung the bathroom door. He also spent a little time clamping down the covered patio roof, at 1:30 this morning! We both awoke to a wind storm and awful clanking and clanging, and after thinking for a little while we could sleep through it he gave up and headed out to "fix" it. Now we know why there were clamps out there when we looked at the house the first time. Probably the neighbor's solution to an annoying sound when the wind picks up! Unfortunately he took his clamps back when we started moving in.
Carole's project for the weekend was cleaning! She also spent some time hanging pictures, unpacking a few more boxes, and generally trying to straighten and find homes for things. She also employed the help of the cutest little vacuum lover ever!Look, Mom, no boxes!
The paint cans moved, the random construction supplies found a home other tan the dining room table, and a large amount of dog hair went to vacuum heaven...Wow! We have a dining room!
The kitchen didn't change much from the outside, but we did find the pots and pans finally!
Not much change in the bathroom, either, but we did a little decorating.Since we got both closet organizers in last weekend, this weekend we put away all the clothes and clutter, and even put out a few pictures. But, just in case you're thinking "I was going to go help them work on the house, but it looks like they have it under control." Here is what the nursery looks like: so, come on down! We won't even mention the garage, or the yard, or the gutters, or the covered patio, or the master bath, or the...