Shower Time!

This weekend we hosted a baby shower for my sister-in-law, Tami. The original shower was planned to take place on July 11th but the Twinners decided they just couldn't wait for their October due date and decided to come early (7/7.) With that, we had to scratch the original plan and reschedule for Sunday, September 27th. What a perfect day it turned out to be! Seriously, we could not have asked for better weather... While the girls were busy with the shower, brother-in-laws Brad and Tyler went to the Seahawks game. Enjoy the pics from Tami's special day!

P.S. We hope to have the babies home in 5-6 weeks! Lucky for them, their mama received LOTS of wonderful gifts from family and friends.

The beautiful mama!

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Tami, her mom (Janet) and her little sister (Diana.)

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The loot! (The bassinet that you see is the bassinet that both my sister and brother slept in when they were babies...)

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I didn't make this...but it is SOOO cute! (It is the top layer of a cake someone made Tami.)

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The diaper cake! (I didn't realize that the ribbon on the middle tier had fallen down.)

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Graham crackers takeaways.

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Toothless Gracie and Auntie Tami.

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Guess that baby food!

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Can't wait to see the Twinners in these decorations/clothes.

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Boston & NYC

Second Annual Baseball Stadium Trip
September 16th - 20th, 2009

Some of you may remember that last year Brad and I started a tradition to visit a new MLB baseball stadium every year. We kicked it off in 2008 by visiting Wrigley in Chicago. This year we continued the tradition by visiting Fenway in Boston! We headed out on Wednesday, September 16th, and spent Wednesday and Thursday in Boston (Thursday was the game) and then took a bus to NYC on Friday to spend the weekend with friends, Tracy and Doug.

Although we were in Boston for a short period of time we managed to make the most of it by getting a "Boston in a Day" type tour by riding the ducks.

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Brad as a duck...

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Kim as a duck...

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After seeing the sites in 80 minutes, we headed off to grab a Boston sub at Sam La Grassa's, Union Oyster House for oysters and then Fenway for Red Sox baseball. The stadium is awesome (I still lean toward Wrigley.) Although the Sox ended up losing we had an amazing time. Fenway is quite a historical stadium and will be celebrating 100 years in 2014!

Yes, two beers per person...

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Fenway!

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2nd Annual Baseball Stadium Trip!

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The Green Monster

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We woke up Friday, packed our bags and bussed to NYC where we ate good food, drank good drinks and did yet another whirlwind city tour led by friends, Doug and Tracy. We walked for hours on Saturday afternoon; starting in the Upper East Side and ending at the Staten Island Ferry docks. (There was a subway ride or two in there but we did do a TON of walking!) Thanks to our tour guides we walked through Central Park, stood in Times Square, visited Grand Central Station, ate lunch in Bryant Park had drinks in the West Village, explored Ground Zero and waved to Lady Liberty from the shoreline.

Grabbing some drinks with Doug and Tracy before dinner.

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Doug and Tracy

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Central Park!

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It was a perfect day for a walk in the park...

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Times Square

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Adult Under-Roos at H&M (we went to three different stores in search of different styles of these...) Brad is obsessed.

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Brad and Doug at the White Horse in the West Village.

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Kim and Tracy at the White Horse.

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A random statue (in the subway) that I was obsessed with. No idea why.

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It was a wonderful weekend. Although it is never fun to say good bye to friends and new cities, it is always good to get home!

Another Seahawks Win!

Sunday, September 13, 2009
Seahawks vs Rams

It was another amazing weekend here in Seattle and we took full advantage of it by hitting up a Seahawks game at Qwest. As before, we took the good old #22 to the stadium where we met up with Brad's high school buddies to tailgate for a brief period of time before heading in. Once inside, we were EXTREMELY happy to find out that Brad's goal of finding good seats for the season paid off. What a great view and an amazing day for another Seahawks win!

Brad waits patiently for the #22

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Kim is not so patient...

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The seats are insane.

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This is a picture from our seats and I am not zooming in at all!

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Nice job with the seats Brad!

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Only a little zoom on this one...

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Kahler applying sunscreen. Can you believe we need sunscreen? It's mid-September!

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What exactly are people doing that would be considered "R Rated?" I need to meet these folks...

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Intense

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Meeting up with friends at the 12th man flag at halftime.

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Love and Seahawks...who could ask for more?!

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Happy Two Months Twinners!

While Brad and I were in San Francisco the Twinners did some awesome work. Both are now in cribs (as opposed to incubator like isolettes), off of their CPAP machines (heavy-duty breathing assistance), taking gravity feeds through feeding tubes and over 4 lbs! As soon as we landed on Tuesday morning Brad headed off to work and I headed off to the hospital to see all their progress in person.

We have been able to see the Twinners quite a bit and we are very grateful to Tyler and Tami for allowing us to be a part of the Twinners' lives during this crucial time. We only live 12 minutes away from the hospital so it is convenient too!

Brad and I are very proud to be an Uncle and Auntie to 3 nephews and 2 nieces. We just love them all so much. Enjoy the updated pictures!

Avigail Taylor taking a snooze after lunch.
September 8, 2009 - 2 months and 1 day old

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Deacon Ace waving "hello!"
September 8, 2009 - 2 months and 1 day old

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San Francisco!

For Labor Day Weekend we headed to San Francisco to surprise Jaymee for her birthday. When Jaymee got home from work that evening I jumped out from behind the counter (at her neighbors') to yell "Surprise!"

We spent an awesome weekend with the Eidels as we tasted some delish San Fran food, went on a hike in Merin County and simply hung out. It was the first time in a LONG time that we have had the chance to simply hang out. No wedding, no family holidays, nothing but fun with the Pony and Pony Husbands! We even got to go to Jaymee's studio and watch her tape a show. She is fantastic!

Now to start planning for Kertson/Eidel Europe 2010!

Surprise!

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Why is my glass so small?

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They are SO in love...

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The Matt Damon (I mean Davis) Trail. This sign needs to read, "Pan Toll - 3.3 miles - UPHILL!

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The BFC Crew!

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Still in love after 3 months of marriage.

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Still in love after one 1 year of marriage.

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Jeff HATES Jaymee's walking stick...

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The view from the top...oh wait...this was actually the view from Table Rock which was only half way up the uber steep trail. We could have called it a day early had we seen this trail on the way up as opposed to the way down!

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"On set" at Comcast SportsNet. Pretty much a natural...