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For those of you who don’t know…Erik was a great soccer player growing up. He played all through school and on select teams, as well as for a year at Sacramento State before he transferred to WSU. At that point I guess fraternity life took over :) Since he grew up around the sport he’s been chomping at the bit to get Addison signed up to play. At the beginning of the month she started in a 3

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Tonight was Addison’s first gymnastics class!!  After getting over the initial drama (her leotard wasn’t ‘pretty enough’ since it didn’t have a skirt on it…) she put on a happy face and went into class with a good attitude :)  It was so fun watching her do her stretches and march around in a line with the other 3 and 4 year olds…makes me realize just how quickly she’s growing up!       Waiting

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One of my dearest friends turns 30 today and I want to wish her a very happy birthday!  I hope this is your best decade yet!!  I’m actually excited to join you in the 30s in just a few months :) Have a wonderful, fabulous, relaxing day, my dear.  You absolutely deserve it. Addison wanted to sing to you since Nelia can’t quite do it yet!  xoxo

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***Warning…long post and TONS of pictures to follow!*** We finished up Sophie’s birthday weekend with a wonderful party with family and friends.  We decided on a fun Rainbow Brite theme (vintage 80s, of course).  Tricia and I loved Rainbow Brite growing up and it was so fun looking for ways to decorate for the party.  I was amazed at how much I was able to find on eBay from the 80s…in the

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I can honestly say that I can’t believe Sophie is already 1!  Her birthday (May 29th) fell on a Saturday, so it was fun to have the whole family at home together.  To start the day, Erik made a family favorite for breakfast…puffy pancakes :)  While Sophie was waiting for her food she made sure to tell us how old she was! Next up - the ever exciting monthly photo session.  Here are some of my

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We were upstairs playing before naps today and Addison was showing Sophie some stuff on our little Fisher Price kitchen.  All of a sudden I heard Addison say: Um, mommy…I think I need some help.  I turned around to this (thank goodness I had my Blackberry for a quick pic!) That kid never fails to make me laugh :) 

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I’ve decided that one of the only things funnier than listening to the things a 3 year old says, is listening to the things that two 3 year olds say to each other when they think no one else is listening. This morning, Addison’s friend Chase came over to play for a few hours.  They’re together a lot so they play really well together, and honestly are pretty good at entertaining themselves in the

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This morning we woke up to one of those gorgeous sunny days that makes you LOVE living in Seattle!  Apparently bright sun + blue skies = a serious craving for doughnuts (for me at least) so we all got dressed and walked over to the town center for some coffee and breakfast at Legendary Doughnuts.  This place has some crazy doughnuts like the “Oprah” which is a maple bar topped with bacon, and the

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I think I’m in denial about the fact that Sophie is just a few short weeks away from turning 1!  How the heck did that happen??  Last week (the 29th) was Sophie’s 11 month birthday :)  Erik and I were headed to Las Vegas that afternoon to celebrate our 5 year anniversary but we were able to spend the morning with the girls, and we had time for Sophie’s monthly photo session before heading off to

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We had plans to head to a friends house this morning so right after Addison woke up I planned to take a shower.  She kept asking me why I was taking a  shower before breakfast so I told her that we were going to her friends house.  She then said “oh, you need to look pretty?”  I said yes (even though ‘pretty’ for our playdates means yoga pants and minimal makeup) so she settled in to watch Mickey

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Yesterday was super busy between church and dinner with the family so I didn’t get a chance to post this adorable pictures of the girls in their bunny ears from Nana :) As usual, it took lots of practice shots before we finally got a good one! In the words of Miss Addison… “Happy Easter Bunny!”

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When Addison started talking I always swore that I was going to write down the hilarious stuff she said…and of course I’ve been horrible about actually doing that!  I figure now is a great time to start :)  When I told Tricia I was going to start posting the stuff she said I should call it the “Quote of the Day from Miss A", so she gets the credit for the cute title! Yesterday when I walked into

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As you know…every month on the 29th I put Sophie into a plain white onesie and slap on a handy ‘month’ sticker (from www.pickysticky.com) to capture how much she’s grown.  The little photo session that follows is always challenging - but always makes me laugh-out-loud :)  Here’s the winner for our 10  month photo shoot… And here’s what we like to call the ‘many faces of Sophie’

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After making one of these videos for Christmas (featuring hilarious breakdancing elves), I thought it would only be appropriate to make another one for St. Patrick's Day! Enjoy :)

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  You’re lucky enough!! We wish you all a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day filled with lots of love, luck, corned beef and cabbage :)  This is one of our favorite holidays, of course, and we’re looking forward to celebrating with a yummy Irish dinner tonight! May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft

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As I mentioned in my last post, February was an exciting and busy month for us!  Along with preschool, Addison also started swimming lessons at the YMCA with her friends Chase and Joey.  Addison LOVES the water and she had a blast taking lessons twice a week.  I had a great time watching her learn…especially since Erik got in the pool with her so I didn’t have to :) Sophie and Reese

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The beginning of February was very exciting for Addison since she started preschool and her first month of swimming lessons.  After doing some research on local preschools a friend recommended that we check out one that happened to be super close to our house!  To start out she only goes 1 day a week, for 2 1/2 hours at a time so it’s a great way to ease her into the preschool experience.  Plus,

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It’s been a little over a week since Sophie’s 9 month birthday!  I know I always say this…but I cannot believe how fast the months go by.  We saw Dr. Wiseman for Sophie’s 9 month well-baby visit on March 1st, and of course things are looking great.  Although our little drama queen did put on quite a show when it came time for her shots.   Here are Sophie’s 9 month stats: Height - 27.5 inches (

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Yes, I realize that Christmas was 6 weeks ago, but  who doesn’t love a little Christmas in February??  If you missed Christmas - Part 1 you can find it here. After having breakfast in Camp Sherman on the morning of the 24th we headed for home.  Unfortunately this drive took a bit longer (about 6 1/2 hours) but the girls still did really well so we didn’t have much to complain about.  We made

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Believe it or not…Sophie is now 8 months old!  I can’t believe we’re now 2/3 of the way to 1!!!  Crawling is still Sophie’s main mode of transportation, but she’s recently started pulling herself up to standing - and within the last week she’s started ‘cruising’ around the furniture.  I’m so scared that walking is *right* around the corner!!! At 8 months old Sophie is almost entirely

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As many of you probably know, Erik and I *love* El Gaucho!  It’s always our go-to restaurant, whether we’re celebrating a special occasion or we’re just looking for a great spot for dinner out without the kiddos :)  Back in December, a good friend of mine organized a wonderful auction and dinner to benefit the families of the four police officers killed in Lakewood, WA on November 29th.  As we

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Last weekend we packed up the kids and headed over to my parents to make homemade ravioli.  We used my Great Grandma Jessie’s recipe (along with her ravioli rolling pin) and got to work bright and early…after our Starbucks, of course :) This homemade ravioli is one of my all-time favorites but, as you can imagine, it’s an all day process to make it!  This was the first time my sister and I

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Ok…time to play catch up!  It’s so hard to believe that Christmas has come and gone!  We spent so much time talking about it this year since it was the first year that Addison was really excited ahead of time!!  One of the best parts of the weeks leading up to Christmas was the ever-effective threat that she better be a good girl if she wanted Santa to bring her presents!  Unfortunately (for us

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Our little miss is now 7 months old!!! It's unbelievable how fast it all goes!! We don’t have another dr. visit until she’s 9 months old so I don’t have a weight update (even though I planned on weighing her myself today…and then completely forgot before I put her to bed!)  At 7 months she’s wearing mostly 9 month clothes (and a few 6 month pieces that still fit ok) and size 3 diapers.   She

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Today is just dark, gloomy and rainy so we spent the day inside reading lots of books, doing puzzles, taking nice long naps (the girls - not me!) and relaxing.  When Addison got up from her nap this afternoon she was insistent about wearing a dress that her Gaza (grandma) made for her.  My mom is a fabulous knitter and had made this dress for Addison last year but it was a little too big then. 

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Send your own ElfYourself eCards

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Last Friday Erik took the day off so we could take the girls for their Santa pictures.  I was less than hopeful that the picture would turn out well after last year’s fiasco. Naturally, we arrived at Nordstrom just after 3pm to find a sign that said Santa was ‘feeding his reindeer’ until 4pm.  Of course.  So Erik got in line with Sophie while I tried to keep Addison from collecting balloons from

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I know anyone local is aware of the recent killing of four Lakewood Police Officers on Sunday, Nov. 29th. http://police.cityoflakewood.us/ My friend Kerra knew one of the officers and his family well and has spent the past week organizing a benefit dinner and auction for the families of the fallen officers. The benefit is open to the public (and is free to attend) and will be held on

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This past Sunday (the 29th) was Sophie’s 6 month birthday!  6 months seems like such a huge milestone since we’re now halfway to her first birthday.  Lately she’s really perfected sitting up and she’s LOVING it.  Our pediatrician even said she’s sitting like a 10 month old!!  She’s still having fun rolling all over too -  on the floor, in her crib, getting her diaper changed, etc.  The last

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I always swear to myself that I’ll write things down so I’ll remember them when the girls grow up, but I keep forgetting to pull out the baby book so into the blog it goes!! Yesterday I found out that a local Target would be giving out H1N1 shots to ‘priority groups’ this coming Saturday.  Erik and I fall into this group since Sophie is under 6 months old.  In order to guarantee that a shot

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Since there’s no such thing as too many pictures (right??) … here’s a few random ones from October and November. Addison helping out with Sophie’s dinner  Reading a story with Grandma                                               Modeling Auntie Tricia’s scarf   Auntie Tricia & Sophie Happy girl Enjoying a treat after Joey & Stella’s Halloween party   A rare pic of me and Sophie  Sophie

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Wishing Miss Vera a very, very Happy 1st Birthday!!!  It’s been so fun for our family to watch you grow from a tiny baby… To a beautiful little girl full of *so* much personality!!    We love you so much and are so blessed to have  you and your wonderful parents in our lives.  We can’t wait to continue watching you grow up!!  Lots of Love, The Opsahl Family

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Even though it’s practically the  middle of the month…I’m still having a tough time believing that it’s already November!  And that we only have 6 weeks until Christmas! We’ve had a busy but fairly uneventful month so far.  We started out with another fun trip to KidsQuest Children’s Museum but most of the pictures didn’t turn out :(  After playing we headed to Red Robin for lunch.  There were

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Addison was up bright and early Saturday morning, and the first thing out of her mouth was “It’s Halloweeeeeeeeeeen!!!!!!!!!!!”  It was great to see her so excited for the fun day ahead.  She started out the day baking a cake with Nana for her Great-Grandpa John’s birthday! Next we were off to run some errands before getting ready for our little party that night!  After a yummy (and easy!)

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We started our celebrating on Friday because Erik’s mom Denise was here visiting, and he took the day off.  In the morning we headed up to Newcastle to visit with Erik’s Great-Grandma Lena & her husband George.  Our girls are *so* fortunate to get to spend time with their great-great grandmother.  Sophie and Great-Grandma are just 4 months shy of being 101 years apart! Aunt Toni even got to

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I’m not sure what it’s like at YOUR house, but we have enough candy to last us until next Halloween.  The problem is, if it stays here I’ll probably eat it all before Thanksgiving :) I found a great company (Operation Gratitude) who is accepting candy donations which they will then add to care packages to be sent to US Troops overseas.  In addition to candy, I would love to collect handwritten

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Today is Sophie’s 5 month birthday!  It’s unbelievable how fast time has gone by…seems like it’s gone even faster than it did with Addison. Her personality is really starting to show and she loves to spend her days babbling away and rolling all around the family room.  Last month she started eating solids and is a huge fan of vegetables (hopefully that trend continues!)  Here’s a look at the

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As I update our blog I always wonder who’s reading along (aside from our parents and siblings!)  I’d love it for people to take a minute to leave a comment and let me know how you found us…and also if you have a blog we can follow!! Hope everyone is getting ready for Halloween!  I’m sure I’ll have lots of trick-or-treating pictures to share next week! Until then…here’s one of my little pumpkins

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After seeing a promising weather report for Saturday we decided to take advantage of our zoo membership again!  I’m afraid it might be our last trip for a while but we had a blast! Addison was still in her PJs when we asked her if she wanted to go…and then we asked her if she wanted to invite grandma & grandpa and she took off running for the closet saying “I need a coat, I need my shoes!” 

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At the beginning of October we decided to get a membership to Pt. Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.  Since Erik is at Microsoft now we’re able to visit Woodland Park for only $5/person so we thought we’d try out Pt. Defiance too. Our first trip was on October 3rd with our good friends, The Westendorfs.  It was a beautiful (but chilly) day so we had a great time checking everything out.  First stop was a

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I just had to share something that I read this week on my friend Jennifer's blog.  She copied it from another friends blog because it was just too funny not to share it!  It’s a must read for parents of little ones…especially if you plan on having more (like we do!) It’s long but worth the read!  Enjoy :) Just You Wait....You'll See! You'll ALL See! It's inevitable. It will happen one day

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As we were heading out to dinner on Saturday, Erik and I had another déjà vu moment as we looked at Sophie in her brown Baby Gap coat…we remembered Addison in that very same coat during her first trip to Ireland in August of 2007 (she was about 4 1/2 months old - as Sophie is now). Since the last ‘look-a-like’ post was a big hit I thought I’d post these pictures too.  Can you tell who is who??

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Last night we went to a fabulous Halloween party hosted by our friends, The Beyersdorfs.  Sarah, Kenny, Joey & Stella were kind enough to welcome lots of family and friends into their home to celebrate Halloween a couple weeks early.  It was *so* fun to see all the kiddos dressed up! Sophie the little ladybug Addison the bumble bee Bridget,  Addison & Chase A little kiss to start off the

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It’s hard to believe that 6 years ago today Erik and I went on our first (blind!) date.  We were set up by my good friend Amanda and her (then boyfriend) Tracey, who was one of Erik's fraternity brothers.  Our first date included dinner at Bahama Breeze and then drinks and darts at The Spot in Renton.  We hit it off right away and, well, the rest is history. Little did we know back then…

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Sunday morning we headed out for our 2nd annual pumpkin patch trip to Maris Farms in Buckley.  It was a beautiful day but it was *freezing* so we bundled up the girls and got ready for a fun day. In case you were wondering…it takes a ridiculous amount of time to get 4 adults, 2 toddlers and 2 infants out of the car and moving!  Luckily Addison and Chase were very patient :) Once we were

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I put Sophie in the exersaucer this afternoon and as I was playing with her I had a little bit of déjà vu.  I decided to look back at Addison’s baby pictures from the same age and this is what I found.  First, Addison at 4 months: Then, Sophie at 4 months: And two more, just for fun.  First Addison, then Sophie:   I guess there’s no denying that they’re sisters :)

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Just wishing Uncle David a very happy 27th birthday!  We all love you…even though you’re kind of a dork ;)

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Last week Miss Sophie turned 4 months old!  We’ve had so much fun getting to know her since her arrival in May.  She loves to smile…but also likes to scream bloody murder if she isn’t getting her way!!  In typical Opsahl fashion she did nothing but impress Dr. Wiseman during her 4 month check-up.  She even rolled over on the exam table.  After lots of smiles and coos (and a few quick shots) we

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The month of August was another busy one for our family!  At the beginning of the month we celebrated Oliver’s 1st birthday!  Oliver is the son of Amanda & Tracey Westendorf…our good friends who also set us up on our first (blind) date.  Addison had tons of fun playing with Oliver and Paloma…and especially loved riding around on Oliver’s toy truck! The rest of the month was filled with

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Addison and Sophie are so blessed to have so many wonderful grandparents in their lives.  Gaza & Kerpa, Nana & Papa, Great Grandma Rose & Great Grandpa Pat, Great Grandma Lorraine & Great Grandpa John, Great Grandma “GG” Norma, and Great-Great Grandma Lena (who will be celebrating her 101st birthday on the 23rd!!) … thank you so much for all you do to spoil our girls rotten!!  We’re all so

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We started off August with a wonderful celebration of Sophie’s baptism into the Catholic church.  The baptism was held at St. George Church where Addison was baptized and where my mom worked for many years.  It was wonderful to celebrate somewhere with so much meaning to our family. With Father Felino With Great Grandpa John, Great Grandma Lorraine, Papa Dave & Nana Denise With Grandpa

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Yes, I realize that it’s now September and I’m still updating about July but I’m trying my hardest to get caught up!!! For anyone who grew up in Kent, the middle of July is synonymous with Kent Cornucopia Days.  This year Erik was golfing so I headed down with my sister and the two girls to meet up with my parents for the day.  While we were there we checked out all the booths and Addison got to

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Yesterday Tricia and I (and Erik and David too!) hosted a surprise party for my parents 30th wedding anniversary.  Since my parents were in Ireland for the past 3 weeks we were able to do all the planning without making them suspicious so things worked out perfectly and we were able to totally shock them!! It was so fun to surprise them with a re-creation of their wedding cake from

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We’re looking forward to celebrating with you later today!  xoxo

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Just wanted to wish a VERY happy birthday to the best mom (and grandma!) I could have ever hoped for.  We all love you very very much. xoxo, Denise, Erik, Addison & Sophie (and Sampson too!)

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The rest of July was filled with lots of fun activities for Addison - and Sophie too…although she pretty much just lies there :)  We also saw her first real smiles on July 11th.  I can promise they were much cuter in person! First up was Chases’s 2nd birthday (one of Addison’s BFFs)   Addison was a daredevil…as usual. This is what happens when you attempt to get a group picture of 6 2

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Well…it’s been almost 2 months since my promise to be better about updating this blog.  Oops…I guess I forgot that having two little ones leaves me a little short on free time  :) My last post was at the end of June – just after Sophie turned 1 month old.  Since then time has just FLOWN by.  We started out July with a little trip to Camp Sherman, Oregon to visit Erik’s family for the 4th of July

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One of my favorite bloggers (who's also one of my favorite mommy friends!) is doing a fabulous giveaway right now on her blog for SugarBabies...an ADORABLE children's boutique in Sumner. It's definitely one of my favorite places to shop for the girls!!Check out her blog for a chance to win a great prize!!

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Ok...this is my first attempt at being better about updating our blog! Our subscription to the girls baby website is expiring in a few days so rather than pay for another year Erik has decided to create a website where I can share pictures, etc. Since I'm not sure when (or if!) that will happen I'll try to keep this updated for now :) I think I'll even point our old website to this blog instead

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On March 26th little Miss Addison turned 2! It's so hard to believe that she's been part of our lives for 2 years now....of course, we can't imagine life without her :)On her birthday we started out the day by trying to get a halfway decent picture of her in her 'Birthday Girl' t-shirt. This is no small feat these days since Addison never seems to be still unless she's sleeping, and even then

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Yesterday marked the 20th week of this pregnancy, which means we're halfway there!! We had another OB appointment and ultrasound yesterday and things are looking great. Baby #2 was measuring in the 61st percentile for length and was about 13 oz. My belly sure looks like it's carrying more than 13 oz. but I guess I have to take the doctor's word for it :)We also got the fun news that baby #2 is

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Here's our happy 9 month old with Santa in December of 2007...And our *not* so happy 21 month old with Santa last week. I know that we'll laugh at this picture for years to come :) And we'll probably have to break it out at her wedding one day!Merry Christmas to all!!!

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I realize I haven't been the best about updating this blog....and I'm going to go ahead and blame it on this pregnancy :) Things have been much tougher this time around as far as morning sickness goes and lately I've been so exhausted that any free time I get while Addison naps is usually spent napping myself which leaves little time for blogging!!Speaking of this pregnancy things are moving

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At 2:57am Thursday morning our best friends Chrissy and Nate welcomed their little girl into the world. Vera Tamiko Parker weighed in at 8lbs 1oz and was 19.5 inches long. Naturally, she's absolutely gorgeous and we already love her *so* much!Wednesday night....before all the hard work started!! Proud Papa Nate With two of my favorite girls :) Tricia and Baby V Uncle Erik The Opsahls and

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Yesterday afternoon we decided to put Addison in her Halloween costume for a little 'practice run'. Let's just say that she didn't love her costume by any means :) Hopefully she'll wear it again tomorrow with a little less protesting. Here's our angry little peacock...

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Yesterday we saw the world's best OB/GYN for our first prenatal appointment. Everything looks great and we were able to see our little bean....and a very strong heartbeat!We're thrilled that things went well and we are excited to have a due date to look forward to (June 9th!). Here's the first picture of the newest Opsahl :)

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Erik and I have never been big fans of Halloween but this year we decided to really get into the spirit with Addison.We started out with a trip to the pumpkin patch at Maris Farms in Buckley. Addison *loved* it here....there were tons of pumpkins (of course) but also goats, cows, pigs, and even a few turkeys. She had a great time running around in the mud and checking out the whole farm.Trying to

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It's still *very* early (about 6 weeks) but we have a doctor appointment/ultrasound at the end of the month and a tentative due date of May 31st!We're absolutely thrilled and we know Addison will make a wonderful big sister :)xoxo,Erik & Denise

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As you may know, we had some family in town from Ireland for Tricia's wedding. My Uncle Denis, his daughter (my cousin) Emma, and her boyfriend Gary were here for about 2 weeks and we had lots of fun doing the typical tourist activities. Denis and Gary after arriving at my parents houseDay 2 of their visit we headed downtown for a little visit to Pike Place Market. We had a yummy lunch at

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Last Saturday (September 6th) we celebrated Tricia & David's wedding at Our Lady of Mt. Virgin. It was a beautiful sunny day and a fabulous celebration.We started out the wedding weekend on Thursday morning with manicures and pedicures! Thursday afternoon we headed into Mt. Virgin for the rehearsal. Addison made herself right at home as soon as we got there.After rehearsing we were off to

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Since my Google Reader has a long list of other people's blogs to read I decided that we should join the blogging world too! Please come back often to see what we've been up to, and to see new pictures of Addison....of course :)xoxoErik, Denise & Addison

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