Sarah and the kiddos came over for dessert the other night while our husbands gambled away our money on a poker game... As we were ooodeling and doting all over Kellen, we noticed the Connor and Rachel were missing from the main room. We followed the sound of Laurie Berkner blasting from Connor's new room. Sure enough we found the two having a wild dance party! It was hilarious. Connor just learned how to turn on his CD player, so his new favorite past time is to turn on his music and dance! So there were the two of them prancing about his room happy as can be!! Can't wait to show them these pictures when they are older...
Our friends from up north (Seattle area) the Piacitellis came to visit and meet our new man Kellen! Their son Sam is a few months older than Connor and while they are still working out the kinks in their friendship we know that down the road they will be great friends. Steve and Don are best friends from college. Dawn is expecting their second baby - a little girl - in November. We are so excited for them. In a few years I see Sam, Connor and Kellen running around and little girl Piac having no problems keeping up with them!
Okay, is the above picture not amazing! It is compliments of my friend Kati Radziwon of Bean and Sprout Photography. She is extremely talented and came to our home to capture Kellen and all his newborness at just 5 days old! She is wonderful and I highly recommend her! http://www.beanandsproutphotography.com/ 
Oh, the joys of that first bath at home! So traumatic, and for Kellen too! I must admit I am not a fan of the newborn bath. I get so nervous that they are going to roll off the little bath thingy, or I will get too much water in their umbilical area, or soap in their eyes, etc. Not to mention that Kellen was screaming in decibals of I never new existed... But the speedy RN in me took over and the bath took all of 2 seconds (I am an swift bed bath giverer) and our boy was wrapped up in his warm bath towel and back in mommy's arms in no time at all.
I have countless pictures of this same nature, but take out Kellen and put in Connor. Our first week home with Connor was spent blissfully taking turns napping with our sweet boy on the couch. Now, it was January, and he was our only child. Fast forward 18 months and we have Kellen, but also it is summer and big brother Connor wants to play, outside! So we had to steal our time napping with Kellen. It is complete heaven to hold your sleeping baby! We are enjoying every second of our first week home together as a family of 4! Don is off for the week and we are keeping busy in the morning with Connor. We have taken small walks to the local coffee shop, gone to feed the ducks, even went to the splash park in West Linn. But the afternoons while Connor naps for 3+ hours, Don, Kellen and I relax on the couch taking turns holding him and napping ourselves. We love our little family of 4. Opps, 5, sorry Murphy...
We welcomed little Kellen Patrick Corcoran into our lives on July 11th! My water broke at 0200 and off to the hospital we went. Dad stayed with the sleeping and totally unsuspecting Connor while my mom, Don and I drove to Good Sam. It wasn't long after I was admitted that I was asking for my epidural and then soon after that the little man made his made into the world. It was amazing, completely different than Connor's birth, but a miracle just the same. I love that my two boys have totally different birth stories. One day I will tell them - but will spare them some details! The day was completely peaceful. We gave birth at 0938, and then spent the rest of the day resting and introducing our son to our family and friends. Connor wasn't really aware that the baby was ours to take home.... That shock came two days later... We had amazing nurses at Good Sam the whole stay was so pleasant. The wonderful thing about Good Sam is all the yummy restaurants down the street. We ate very well. Okay, so since I am so behind in the blog ( a newborn will do that to you...) I am posting pictures galore and little stories when I remember them!
Every year in my sister's neighborhood in Tualatin, there is a neighborhood 4th of July parade for all the kids. You decorate your bike, wagon, scooter etc and off you march! The parade route happens to go right by my sister's house to it is just perfect. Usually we go and watch my nephew's Tommy and Joey as well as our other friends children, but this year Connor and little Rachel were old enough to join in the fun. We decorated our radio flyer wagon, sunscreened up the kiddos, handed them their snack traps and water cups and off they went with Don as their escort! They had a blast! Check out the slide show on the right for more 4th pics!
After the parade we stayed at my sister's to barbeque and later enjoy Matt Mattechecks curbside fireworks extravaganza!!!!!! Aside from being extremely hot, it was the perftect 4th of July!
The Mattecheck curbside fireworks extravaganza in full swing. Note the tired little boy resting on mom's shoulder. Too say he was wiped out would have been an understatement!
We really love this park! We came here today with my sister Sarah, her little Rachel and our other friend Amanda and her little guy Henry. We had so much fun. It was a little chilly at first but the kiddos didn't seem to mind. They loved the fountains!!! Henry and Rachel mastered drinking out of the fountains while Connor managed to get his snack trap filled with water. Did't keep him from eating the soggy snacks though...
