What an eventful March!

My sister Jessica is expecting her first baby in May, and we had a baby shower for her in Renton this month. I left Marin at home with her Daddy, and Maddie and I had a special weekend together at Nana & Grandpa's house! Since my Mom and I were hosting, Grandpa and Madeline were pals that weekend. Can you tell this girl likes her Grandpa? She NEVER falls asleep on someone's lap!








Kyle and the booyas when to a Portland Trailblazers game this month... While they were out, all the wives & kids came over and we had a pizza & popcorn party, including lots of wild playing, topped off with watching Cars. Mine are the only girls in the group, so the boys weren't going for the Strawberry Shortcake suggestion!

As an early celebration of our 9th anniversary, Kyle and I went to see a performance of Wicked in Portland, and had dinner at the Portland City Grill... I had never been there before, delish!! And the performance was AWESOME, just a fascinating and fresh plot... A twist on the Wizard of Oz... Kyle and I both thought it was funny and captivating, and the singing was insane. Insane! Here are some pics of our dressed up outing, including the dressed up food we ate :)

Before the show, Marin and I experimented with my old sponge curlers. I love having girls!!

We had our buddy Silas over one evening recently, while his mom & dad Sommer & Jordan went out on a surprise date! My girls smothered him & his toys, but I mean really... Look how cute he is, how can any girl resist??

Hmmm, Marin's first black eye! Considering how it happened, it's suprising it's taken this long. All it took was running into the dining room table during one of her races around the house. I guess we will delay Easter pics a week or two!

Who gave Marin the camera?!! I guess you can tell who she loves the most, since sister is front and center :)

It's been awhile since I've had the "matching girls on the steps" pose... For some reason, it's our favorite place to take a pic when they happen to be matching that day. And for those of you wondering if our son will be subjected to the same, the answer is no. I'm not THAT into matching (well, yes I am but I do recognize the boy needs some dignity). Of course, holidays don't count :)

If there is one thing I can say about my sweet, cute girls... they are TOUGH!! It was like 38 degrees outside, and Kyle decides to wash his motorcycle with two helpers in tow. When I cleaned them off an hour later, they were completely muddy and SOAKED from head to toe, down to their undies/diaper. Not one complaint! Just cold girls needing a warm bath. Wow, even I am not that tough.

And last but not least, Happy St Patrick's Day from the Irish Corrigan girls!

It's a boy!

We are ecstatic to share the news... It's a boy!

This and that

The last month has been a mish-mash of things here and there.

Marin had her first experience with the stomach flu... at one point, both she and her mother were hurling into the same toilet at the same time... the heating pad on her stomach made her feel better though :) She konked right out.

Maddie started walking last month ~ finally!! It's only taken her 17 months of trying, 5 months of physical therapy and lots of encouragement from her big sister. But of course, as soon as the camera comes out she gets wacky. So these pictures are kind of ridiculous, but they'll do.

Kyle brought home a special treat for the girls: new tools! Marin in particular is getting more interested every day in having tools like her Dad, so he just spoiled them JUST THIS ONCE for no reason at all.

Another milestone: Maddie's first haircut! Although the mullet look was cute in its own way, it just had to go. We found a cute "salon" nearby that specializes in kids so it was a perfect way to initiate Mad into the world of haircuts.

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More arranging from Marin. All I can say is it took her a LONG time to break the little playdough into pieces and arrange them evenly around the placement. She was very proud.

I found the girls hysterically laughing, sitting in the blanket cupboard just apparently amused with themselves that they both fit in there. It is beyond fun to see them play together and have their little inside jokes.

We had a nice visit to Renton to visit Nana & Grandpa and the Kirkland Corrigan's new baby Annalise (no pictures, dang what happened there?!?!). Here is just one of the snuggly moments shared during our trip.

I love having two girls. Pink toes for everyone! Marin asked me if we could paint Dad's toes when he gets home. I told her she'll have to ask him herself :) Stay tuned, if he says yes (doubtful) there will definitely be a picture.

Another wonderful reason to love the number 3

We are so excited to finally share that we are expecting baby #3 in our family! I am 12 weeks along, and expect our little one to arrive in August (sharing a birthday month with Maddie). I've been super sick, so it's been a rough couple of months. Here's to hoping the next several months are pregnant bliss! Ha! We are so thankful to God for this precious gift.



Here's a shot of me and my prego sister :) She's due 3 months before me!




Big sister Madeline!

A reason to celebrate 3

My baby Marin turned 3 this month, and she is changing by leaps and bounds every week. Man, I can't believe I've been a mom for three whole years, that we've lived in Portland that long and been in our house that long. Time flies when you are living your dream :)

Kyle made her a "princess cake" by request, and she was fully spoiled by all the people who made her feel special on her big day/week.













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And here's Marin using her new camera, to capture her arranging skills. This is what happens when two engineers breed children!!