Astrid at 3

Astrid had her 3rd birthday this year. It's amazing how she's grown!

For her birthday, we went to a farm to pet the animals and run about. Daphne and a few other friends attended. We started by visiting some goats.





Astrid saw some baby chickens and a pig.





After the farm, we went home for cake.





Great Grandpa attended, too. Jeremy is also in the pic.



Astrid is growing up so fast!

P.S. Yes, I know I'm super late posting this. It's been a busy year!

2017 in Review

2017 was a quiet year on our journal. We didn't publish a lot, for a few good reasons.

I mentioned the calculus course and what happened surrounding it in another post. The course took up quite a bit of my time and required Kyra to do a lot of extra work since I was busy. Once I finished the course, I got laid off from work, so looking for a new role took up quite a bit of the summer. I've been back at work for several months now, so things have gotten back to normal.

We had a lot happen in 2017! Here are a few highlights.

Luca and Astrid Cooking

Ghibli Spirit!

Yoga Pants 1

Yoga Pants 2

Touching Organs

Cooking as a Family

Visiting Cousins

Astrid's 2-Year Birthday

At a Dance

Fireworks at Great-Grandpa Ihm's

Swimming Lessons

Bathtub Play

Goon Face

A Day with Baba

Hanger Dance

Hugs with Grandma

On the Farm

Luca in a Plane

Cousin Pile

Visit to Great Wolf

Astrid's First Day Back at Daycare

Luca turned 9 this year, but I can't find any photos of the party! We went to a Lego store, built with Legos, and had pizza.

Halloween

Lego League

Great Grandpa Visits

Birthday Present

Holiday Preparation

I posted about Christmas in another post as well - here it is.

Now that I'm caught up with 2017, I need to catch up with 2018!

Welcome Miller!

Miller Kenneth was born over the weekend to Ken and Joana.


Welcome Miller, and congratulations Ken, Joana, and Luma!

Our Baby is Two

The other day, Astrid turned 2.



Here she is reveling in all the birthday attention.



She's done a lot of growing over the past year, but she still has that same goofy smile!



She was so little!





She's always had beautiful bright blue eyes.



She loves being outside.





And she loves to dress up and be goofy.







I think she has paint on her face.



OGA!



Oh, that cheesy grin!





She can be quite sensitive.



And she always loves to read.



Happy Birthday, Sunshine!



I love you!