raven's first boyfriend :)

We had dinner last night with some friends who just had a little boy. We sat them next to each other and had a little photo shoot! Asher is about 6 weeks younger than raven...its amazing how much they grow in that short time! They were very cute sitting together :)

Hand!

Raven has discovered her hands! She is always sucking on her fingers and her hand. The other day she was playing on the floor and I found her with her entire hand in her mouth - I couldn't resist a pic :)

summer fun!

A few days ago we met the cousins (and the aunties too) at the wading pool in greenlake! The "swimming" only last about 1 minute, but raven sure looked cute in her swimsuit! Cousin Lacey is only 2 weeks and 2 days younger, and cousin Esther is about a year and a half older....she'll have to show these ladies how to keep up with the boys :)

sweet little face :)

raven's first hike!

matt and i decided this past weekend to get out and do something fun (unpacking and organizing has been getting a little old!). so, we drove out to mt. rainier and went on a little hike!
raven slept the whole way...probably because daddy was carrying her :)

we also saw (and heard) brown bear along the trail. if you look carefully at the wooded pic you can see the bear. i took one pic and he looked at up at us...matt told me not to do that again, and the bear ran a little further away. it was actually a little scary, but we were glad to get out to the mountains! we have to make the most of our summer days!

catching up...

i finally have some time to put up some recent pics of raven. she has been growing fast and changes every day!
she loves the bath and always cries when we take her out (thats the first pic). yesterday i put a little clip in her hair for the first time...and it surprisingly stayed in all day! (that's the next pic).

we are getting settled into our new house...slowly but surely...and will have more pics to post soon!

JJ & Sam wedding!!

We actually made the trip to Chicago/Grand Rapids for the big wedding just a week after Raven entered the world! Here is proof!



We had a great time celebrating with everyone, but we were very ready to come home!