A fun pre-Father's Day

A day picking blueberries. 

Followed by a picnic at our favorite vineyard. 

Fedora baby. 

A perfect day. 

Our Little Hipster

3... 2... 1...

Lift off!!!

Santa Barbara Magazine!

We were pleasantly surprised to find out a photo of Linden was used for Kacy's company in Santa Barbara Magazine's 2013 "Best Of" issue!! Proud parents!

Land of Giant Dwarves and Tiny Princesses...

This Halloween was especially fun since we decided to go with a theme for the whole family.  Linden wanted to be Snow White... so what else were the rest of us going be but her Dwarves??!!  Berrit being the bald one, was the clear choice to be Dopey (plus, she tends to stick her tongue out and drool an awful lot).  Kacy and I then decided to be Bashful and Sneezy respectively.

The day started off at Preschool with her best buddy Logan (err... Peter Parker... err.. Spiderman)

Linden was dead set on being Snow White for Halloween ever since we introduced her to the movie...

Dopey

Snow White, Bashful, Sneezy and Dopey

Snow White and a few of her Dwarves

I think we both spotted something spooky simultaneously

Chilling at Nana's after a long evening of trick or treating...

This one is just because it's damn cute

Vicarious living...

Enjoying her first Bumper Car experience in Ventura

This picture really sums up the joy I feel as I experience life through Linden's eyes...

A couple of pics...

Linden and her buddy Logan walking back from breakfast.

 

Daddy taking the girls to the park to kill time!  I mean have quality time...

Firsts (from Piggy PJ blog)

Kacy posted a cute list of "firsts" on the Piggy Pajamas blog this morning.  Thought it would be worth posting a link here.

Click here: FIRSTS

Sister Love

Doppelgangers

We have been amazed about how much our two little ladies looks so alike at a few days old. We were able to catch Berrit in a position that we caught Linden back in December of 2008.

Berrit (left) and Linden (right)

Sisters

We are hopeful that Linden and Berrit will have a close a special relationship. Here are a few shots of the beginning of their journey as sisters!

Happy as a clam.

Getting instruction on how to support Berrit's head. "Like this?"

Proud big sister

"I love her!"

Reunited at home for the first time. Linden was overjoyed to see her.

The Trip Home

After 3 nights in the Hospital, we were sent on our way yesterday. Here are some pics of our journey home...

Putting on her first outfit...

Nurse Julie helping Berrit get in her car seat...

Clearly she is a fan

The 3 of us ready to brave the "real world".

We made it home!!

Here is a look back at our last time experiencing this!  CLICK HERE

Brief Recap of yesterday

Here is brief photo recap of yesterday.

Everyone is doing well. Kacy is slowly recovering and Berrit is adjusting to the outside world.

Moments after the birth. We were instantly in love.

On the scale. 8lbs 1.8oz... Let's round that up to 8-2!

First bath. Thanks Susan!

Proud Daddy with a freshly bathed baby. Her head and face got pretty beat up in her "introduction party"

The 3 Yardley ladies. First time sisters meet! Linden was SO excited to meet Berrit.

So gentle...

"This is pretty easy!" (just you wait and see smarty-pants...)

Nana meets Grand-Daughter #2.

First Family Photo (7/18/12)

Linden's first blog posting: CLICK HERE

Introducing...

Berrit Emiko Yardley

We are so excited to welcome the new member of our family!

Here are some of the stats:

Born on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 2:19 PM
8lbs 2oz
20" long
14.25" head circumference

Right after getting her first bath... Looks a lot like her big sister!

Linden's Announcement: CLICK HERE

Instagram

We've been using Instagram quite a bit recently, and since this blog has been neglected, I thought adding a photo feed at the top would help keep this blog somewhat up to date.

If interested, click on a pic above and it will open up into a larger size.  There are currently about 40 photos in this album.

Click HERE for the entire album.

Blog Neglect...

Well, I see it has been over 6 months since the last posting... Sigh.

Despite this, I realize that I haven't plugged Kacy's blog on here.  She blogs for her new start up company and typically strays to the more personal while doing so.

So, while I've been neglecting this site, some personal updates can be found here:

The Piggy Lounge

July 20 is fast approaching, so baby #2 will be here before we know it.  Girls galore in the Yardley home!

Belated Birthday...

On December 9th, Linden turned 3... and we had a modest party planned for her with just a couple of friends. Unfortunately she woke up that morning with a fever and was unable to shake it all day.

Although we had to cancel the party with the friends, she was still up for a little cake and carousing in the evening w/ the family.



As you can see, she likes to wish "Happy Birthday" as much as she like to receive it! And yes, she was still in her pajamas...

Family Photos

We've never really done the whole "family portraits" thing before... in the past, friends and family had taken pictures of us, which in turn became our Christmas Cards, blog postings, etc...

Well, we finally had the opportunity to do an official photo shoot with an old friend from college who visited us in mid October. His name is Bryan Wiepert and we are very excited and pleased at how they turned out! If you're ever in the Portland, Oregon area, look him up!

Here is a sampling of some of our favorites!