A family of five is certainly not the same as a family of
four. Over the past almost five months,
we’ve been quickly forced to accept this obvious fact as we attempt
to navigate daily life with three small children. No longer can we fit our kids comfortably
into a sedan (or midsize SUV for that matter!), a booth at Chili’s, or a
shopping cart. Getting all three of them
dressed, fed, groomed, and in the car before school/church/anything starts
takes a small miracle. Finding time to
write a blog takes an even bigger act of God.
So here you have it…the miracle blog.
Behold its magnificence.
In case you couldn’t tell already, Kelly had the baby! Addison Akemi Nishi was born at 11:43am on
May 7th weighing 6lbs. 4oz. and measuring 19.5” long. Our little Addie has been growing like a weed
over the summer and now weighs almost 16 pounds!! After she was born, we spent most of our time
at home being spoiled by the generosity and culinary talents of friends and
family. Thanks again to everyone who
brought us meals! Despite the
overwhelming exhaustion, we managed to sneak out of the house for a couple of
quick baby/family photo shoots. We also
made a brief appearance at the Erie Town Fair, and Erie’s first summer concert
in the park.
Before I had to return to work in early June, we went with
the Wolfs to the Luke Bryan concert at Mile High. Afterward, we learned that Uber’s “surge
pricing” is evil and will cost you about $300 to get a ride back to Erie if the
demand for cabs is high. Needless to say, we found alternate means of transportation (Thanks, Fred!).
The following
week was full of wedding activities for our very dear friends Beth and Matt, which meant Kelly was
busy fulfilling her matron of honor duties. The bachelorette party was held at a Mexican restaurant in downtown Fort Collins. The much-anticipated Drase wedding took place on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon at the
Tapestry House just outside of Fort Collins.
We danced the night away, enjoyed the company of out-of-town friends,
snapped silly photos, bid adieu to the newlyweds, then returned to our hotel
room for a well-deserved sleep.
We celebrated Sophia’s 3rd birthday the following
weekend with a Frozen-themed party at our neighborhood park, and wrapped up
Father’s Day weekend with dinner at my parents’ house. Kelly and I spent the next two weeks
travelling for work – Kelly to Indianapolis and me to Augusta, Georgia – but we
were all together again to celebrate the 4th of July attending
parties at the Franklin’s and the Wolf’s.
Kelly spent the majority of July working, travelling for
work, working some more, oh, and raising three small kids. She travelled back to Indy and once to San
Diego while working on two proposals for MWH, with a brief respite in between
when Alex and Katey Johnson came to visit.
We got to see Train, The Fray, and Matt Nathanson at Fiddler’s Green,
and rounded out a very busy and stressful July with a trip to the Broomfield
Bay water park.
August began with a barbecue at the Vinson’s, which Kelly
attended alone while I stayed home with a sick Olivia. Kelly went on a MOPs retreat the following
weekend and we completed our “summer of concerts” by returning to Mile High to see
Kenny Chesney. After learning our lesson
from the Luke Bryan concert, we got a hotel room in downtown Denver and enjoyed
our fun little overnight getaway.
The next weekend, Addison got her first “modeling” gig with
Lillebaby, a company that makes ergonomic baby carriers. She was a perfect angel as a complete
stranger toted her around posing with the company’s newest line of carriers. We drove up to Keystone the next weekend and
went paddle boating, took a gondola ride, went for a brief hike, and tried
slack-lining (unsuccessfully) while Granny took the girls to Heritage Square
for a birthday party. We drove to
Saratoga the last weekend of August to visit Gary and Crystal, who took us
fishing on Saratoga Lake and kept us well fed.
After a relaxing couple of days, we drove home in time for me to go to a
Broncos preseason game with Zack Wulbecker, pushing my excitement for football
season to its limit.
Over Labor Day weekend, the Zuikers graciously invited us to
share their cabin for a night at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park. We fought the crowds and the traffic and
eventually made it up there for lunch and a quick walk around town. That evening, we all went for a gorgeous
sunset hay ride that concluded around a campfire where we roasted marshmallows.
We attended Anna Lever’s baby shower one Saturday in mid-September,
watched the Rams lose another Rocky Mountain Showdown (Go Buffs!), and ended
the day feeling sophisticated at the Wolf’s wine and cheese party. Kelly traveled to Arizona the following week
for a 252 Basics writers’ conference, came home for an hour, then left again
for the mountains to spend the last September weekend with her girlfriends at a
condo in Silverthorne.
Aaaand, I’m exhausted.
We ask for your prayers during this insanely busy season! Until next time!
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