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The
hope is to keep this updated on a semi-regular basis with what's going
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12/24/09 - Kaden's First Christmas The holiday season always starts with a light parade put on by the local fire department. It was a cold night that night, but Kaden liked all the lights. We got the tree decorated a couple weeks before Christmas. The train was a nice touch given to Kaden by his Grandma Postma. Christmas for our family starts on Christmas eve. We get together with Anje's family for dinner and gifts. Kaden was more excited about the wrapping paper and bows than the actual gifts themselves. Christmas morning was spent at home where Kaden got to open his hugiant stocking Ryan's aunt Caryn made for him...I don't know how we're going to fill it up each year. We spent some time Christmas day (Friday) at Ryan's parents house. Then Saturday was with Ryan's extended family. It was three days, five outfits, a lot of fun, and by the end we were all ready to crash. You can see a video here: |
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12/5/09 - Xmas Tree Hunting The plan was to go up in the snow with Anje's family to cut down our Christmas tree, but the snow was too deep where we were planning on going. Instead, we still went up to Portland to visit, and ended up at a U-cut tree farm. Kaden even found a tree his size. |
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11/26/09 - Thanksgiving Kaden was our "Little Turkey".... his PJ's told us so.
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10/31/09 - Halloween Gma and Gpa Clarke came down to watch the Ducks
beat up on USC and see their grandson, the cutest dinosaur ever. |
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10/28/09 - Pumpkin Patch The idea was to go get pumpkins the weekend before Halloween, but Anje got sick with the Swine Flu and was still recovering. There was a break in the weather on Wednesday so
we got Kaden bundled up, went out to Thistledown Farms after work, and
caught the last hay ride out to the Pumpkin Patch. |
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10/10/09 - Chapman Alumni Water Polo Game This was a lot of firsts for Kaden. First plane ride, first time in Southern California, and first time meeting our friends from college, along with all of their new babies. Saturday was jam packed. We started the day with a 5K walk. Ryan played in the Alumni Water Polo Game. Ciji & Adrianna came to visit us for Ice Cream at Watsons. Then it was time to get all the kids together and hang out at BJ & Danielle's. Total: Two 3-year-olds, One 7-month, Two 5-month, Two 3-month. Oh how the conversations have changed since college. |
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9/5/09 - Olsen Wedding Kaden got to get all dressed up to go to a wedding.
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8/22/09 - Sunriver 2009 Technically, this was Kaden's 2nd trip to Sunriver... Anje was pregnant last time. It was more work and more fun with the two babies. We went on a 7.5 mile hike around Paulina Lake, played marshmallow golf, and got in the big pool with Kaden for the first time....He was pretty nonchalant about being in the water. Here is a link to the video:
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8/15/09 - Crater Lake Anje's brother Cody invited us to go camping at Crater Lake with him and some of his friends. Ryan spent a long weekend before cleaning up his parents trailer and getting it ready to be back on the road. Good thing too, the temp outside got below freezing at night. Kaden really enjoyed being outdoors, and it was a great place to take photos. |
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8/2/09 - Columbia Gorge Drive We spent the weekend in Vancouver, WA so Kaden could meet Anje's Uncle Jerry & Aunt Kaye. Dick led us on a drive around the Columbia Gorge, stopping off at Multnomah Falls, the Vista House, plus Tad's for dinner, and a group shot. (left to right) |
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7/17/09 - 2nd Anniversary Weekend We continued our tradition of heading up to Hood River and having dinner at Stonehedge Gardens....where we were married. This was the first mini vacation with Kaden. We rented a little condo, watched the kite boarders on the Columbia, and drove up to the Stonhenge replica monument. All-in-all, a fun trip, and the last weekend away
before Anje had to go back to work. |
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7/4/09 - 4th of July Weekend The whole family participated in this year's Butte
to Butte. It was a nice 4.5 mile walk across town to kick off the 4th
of July. |
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6/17/09 - Florence, OR We took Kaden to go see the ocean for the first time. It was a nice little day trip before Ryan has to go back to work. |
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6/11/09 - Took Kaden to Gma Postma's 3rd grade class for show-and-tell. He was awake and happy the whole time. When we got home, he was tired. |
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6/3/09 - Rylie doesn't mind, but Kaden's not too sure yet. |
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5/30/09 - Function4Junction 2009 We took Kaden to see all the shiny cars. He slept through most of them, but it was good to get him outside. |
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5/28/09 - Kaden is 5 weeks old He's getting bigger and stronger every day. You can now find us on Facebook. We held out as long as possible. |
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5/25/09 - Memorial Day We usually spend Memorial Weekend with friends, but this year, with Kaden being only a month old and Danielle so close to being a Mom herself (Yeah!!), traveling wasn't in the cards for anyone. This year, Kaden took is first overnight trip to go see Grandma & Grandpa Clarke's house in Vancouver, WA. We went to Willamette National Cemetery in Portland where Anje's Grandpa is honored as one of our nation's Veterans. |
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5/10/09 - Mother's Day The day started out with giving Kaden his first
"real" bath. His umbilical cord came off the day before so
we were able to put him in the water. |
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4/23/09 - Kaden James Postma Anje was 2 days past her due date. We went into the doctors office for an ultrasound to make sure everything was okay. The ultrasound showed the baby at 9lbs 10oz. After discussing options with the doctor, she recommended scheduling a C-Section for the next morning. We checked into Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend at 8:15am on Thursday the 23rd of April, and Kaden James Postma was born at 10:46am weighing 9lbs 9oz. and 21 inches long. We came home from the hospital Sunday evening. Anje's mom stayed with us for a few days at home while she was recovering from the surgery. Recovery went well and mom and baby are doing great. Kaden has been a fantastic baby. He sleeps in 3-4 hour chunks at night which has been a lot better than we were expecting. During the day he's very relaxed and just likes to hang out. Grandma Postma Grandpa Postma Grandma Clarke Grandpa Clarke Uncle Cody Aunt Krys Aunt Erin Great Grandma Hartford Great Grandma Postma First Family Photo We went home from the hospital Sunday April 26th. |
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March
2009 I painted both pieces to match the crib. It took a couple tries, and far too many nights in the garage, but they came out nice. |
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3/27/09
- Maternity Pics Thanks Cristin! |
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12/25/08 |
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December
2008 - Snow!! |
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10/31/08 |
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August
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7/14/08 1 year wedding anniversary - We went back up to Hood River for the weekend and went to dinner at Stonehendge Garden (the place we were married). |
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updated 12/31/09 |