Trick or Treat

We had a lot of fun this Halloween season. First stop was the pumpkin patch a few weekends ago. They have a lot of fun activities for the kids and a great selection of pumpkins! This past weekend we went to a costume party at Allan & Melissa's house. Owen and Will were able to show off their costumes, but Sara and I stayed home while Sara recouped from Croup. Monday we carved our jack-o-lanterns...I think they turned out pretty cool this year. This morning I made Halloween pancakes and Sara helped with a few decorations for the house. Both kids got all dressed up and had a ball trick-or-treating. Hope everyone had a safe and spooky Halloween!

McCall's Pumpkin Patch

It is that time of year again, time for our annual trip to McCall's Pumpkin Patch. This year we invited Allan, Melissa & Natalie along to join in the fun. The girls had a ball! Hope you enjoy the pictures of the fall festivities!

October Update

The days are flying by here with 2 little ones to chase after. We had a visit earlier this month from Grandma & Grandpa Yaklin and have been getting costumes ready for Halloween this past week. There are a number of fun pictures to capture these events and more. Be sure to check back for more pictures in this album throughout October.

September Update

Sorry it has been a while since our last post, we have been a little busy trying to work out a new routine for the four of us...still a work in progress, but we are getting closer.  Have no fear, we have taken lots of pictures during this time, so you will have lots to look at.

First (only because it would be looked over once I post pictures of the kids) is my latest pinterest project.  Sara was in charge of snacks this past Thursday at school, so with a little help, we sent her off to class with a butterfly themed snack pack (they are currently learning about the letter B, so I thought it was only fitting).  Aren't they cute?!!

Alright, now for what everyone really wants to see...

There are 3 photo albums we have been adding pictures to this month.  One has pictures from our hospital visit when Will was born (we linked to this album earlier in the month).  The second album contains the other pictures we have taken in September.  Keep checking back at this album during the week for other pictures we might take.  Finally the third album contains pictures from various 'photo shoots' we have conducted this past week.  I have posted a few highlights below.  Hope everyone enjoys!

Will and Sara

We just now realized that we haven't posted the important stats on our new addition, so here we go:

Name: William Charles Yaklin, but he prefers to be called Will.
Birth date: September 9th, 2012 at 1:28 AM.
Weight: 6 pounds, 1 ounce
Length: 19 inches
Head circumference: 13 inches

Now that we have that, here's the reason I started this post in the first place, we have a video showing Will's first meeting with his big sister. Sara loves him immediately:

Pictures of the Baby

We were able to upload some pictures from last night. Here they are, keep checking back as we add to them. Mom and baby are doing well, most likely will be released tomorrow.

New Addition

We have a new addition to the family, born at 1:28 AM Sunday morning. We'll have a name for him when we figure it out.

He weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce and was 19 inches long.

We will upload some better photos later Sunday, but here's one for now.

The Color Run

Another race for Owen this summer, this time one with a little color...The Color Run! It was a 5K through the streets of downtown ABQ. Over 6,000 people participated and no one was safe from the sprays of color...good thing Sara and I left our whites at home!

First day of school!

Sara had her first day of school today. She was excited to meet everyone and asked a few kids on the way in if they would be her friend...melt my heart! I fought back a few tears as I said good-bye. Luckily I ran into a friend dropping her daughter off as well, so I pulled it together and had a nice morning running errands. Sara seemed to have a great day and I hope to hear more about it after her much needed nap!

Visit from Grammy

My mom (aka Grammy) came for a visit this past week. The doctor she works for was on vacation, so she took advantage of the time off and took a trip herself! We had a busy week...Sara's open house at her preschool (she starts tomorrow, so check back soon for 1st day of school pictures), my doctor's appointment (I started weekly visits to the doctor, complete with ultrasound, non-stress test, and doctor check-up...thank goodness Sara is starting school, she would not enjoy these 2-hour visits!), projects in the baby's room (check out the pinterest album for project updates), and lots of fun! It was a nice visit before the baby comes...thanks Mom!