Makaela Marie and Isaac Timothy

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Now Jacquelin is wearing her aunt Jocelyn's dress....so cute

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photo shoot at my mom's

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beautiful beautiful beautiful child

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She's wearing her mother's baby dress

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Her smile makes me smile too

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Baby Jacquelin in a good mood

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Sorting the coin collection. Seeing how much we've saved, and picking out each state's quarter for our collection

Heck yeah, check out my car.

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This is one of the many toys that my kids have borrowed from the neighborboy's house. It has gotten to the point where I don't know what is ours anymore...or if it even matters.

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My three lovely offspring

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Water Play Park

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One of the best feature's of this area are the "water/play areas" It was a little bit of a blustery day, but no sign of rain gives us hope that we might have a chance for sun.

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Makaela's face at the Saturday Market in downtown Portland.

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Isaac get's his face painted at the Saturday market. Heather, Sean's sister, and her boyfriend Dave were visiting, and we went around Portland a little bit. And he is wearing a balloon contraption...why the balloon man chose to make it with purple and pink
, I don't know....it was a beautiful day to be outside.

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Pen and ink -- of Daddy

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A monsterous Marble run! I love this toy. We construct it ourselves, and even I can't resist dropping a marble into the top as I walk by.

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Miss M checks her look in the mirror

Isaac turns three!

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We had a party for little Isaac who is not sooo little anymore! Just turned three on March 8th.

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my three year old hits it with all his might.

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Isaac has a turn with the pinata.

She made it! We all did, luckily. Jacquelyn Cecilia Cannon was born on January 20th at 6:47 in the morning

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Let's make a long story short:
5:00 am - I had my first contraction
5:15 am - I get out of bed and start packing my hospital bag, wondering why I waited until now.
6:00 am - "It's time" I said to Sean as I woke him up (I've always wanted to say that because that's what they always say in the movies, and this was my last chance xxno more babiesxx)
6:01 Sean enters the shower after being a little bit frantic
6:10 I call my brother Kip to come up and be with the kids when they wake up
6:25 Kip arrives, wow that was fast
6:30 My water breaks on the kitchen floor
6:35 Sean helps me into the car
6:36 I put the seat back and proceed to be in pain
6:37 Sean calls 911 to ask the police to call and notify the hospital for us
6:46 We exit the freeway and have only about 5 blocks to go until we reach the hospital
6:46 and a 1/2 between two harrowing contractions I pull my sweat pants down because I'm pretty sure she's crowning, although Sean keeps saying, "it's okay, just, just breath", and then when my pants come off he says "no, Cat, we're almost there, we can make it"
6:47 She is born onto the seat and we are stunned, I can hear sean's voice ringing over and over again with a frantic but controlled "oh my Lord, oh my Lord", I check that she's breathing and wrap her up in my pants. It's over, I am so happy at this point! I'm laughing with joy as we pull into the emergency entrance.

When the nurse opens the door she quickly realizes that the baby has already been born and says, "Okay, baby's in the car, change of plans, get a stretcher (they had brought out a wheel chair).

There were 10 people out there waiting and watching as one petit nurse climbs into the car, straddles me and Jacquelyn and she assists in Sean cutting the cord. Then they help us onto the stretcher and up to the room.

It's over, we made it, and we couldn't be more happy about the way that it turned out. Having given birth in the hospital twice already, I can honestly say that as unexpected as it was, I was actually happier to give birth in the car than in the bright, noisy, emotionless hospital. It was quite an experience! And I would do it over again if I had to. Jacquelyn Cecilia Cannon is amazing, and beautiful and fits right in. She somehow makes our family complete. Welcome to the world Jackie.

a visit at the hospital

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Makaela and Isaac are amazed at how tiny she is. 6 pounds 4 ounces when born.

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Sean gives the ceremonial first bath

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A proud father! You rock Sean! I love You

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my perspective, she is so tiny

Still can't believe three of them fit.

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Beautiful Makaela and Dad go on a walk down on the shore of the Comumbia river while, Mommy, baby and Isaac napped. Ahhhh

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Cool head lamp Isaac

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Miss M the Pillow Queen

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Finally, we got a Piano! We were suppose to pick it up from a woman selling it on Craigslist, but I gave birth in the car that day, so she held it for us until that weekend. We love it! Makaela can play Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star".

Makaela and Isaac love her so much

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Days with Jacquelyn: number 2, Pizza in front of a fire

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mean faces 101

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Rosy cheeks, and so smooth and warm

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Clea checks the baby out

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Baby, baby you are so cute. She is the princess of princesses.

Isaac meets Jacquelyn

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Makaela meets Jacquelyn for the first time.

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From the family room looking into the dining area.

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Family room

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We finally bought a house! The Cannon's own a home! What? Never thought this would be possible, but with the economic slump, house prices finally back, and the luck of finding a really good deal, we did it andwe are so grateful. We live in downtown Vancouver, Wa. Just fifteen minutes from downtown Portland, Or. We're on a dead end street with friendly neighbors, in a great school district. Makaela will be in kindergarden next year.

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The stairway going to the main floor from the kid's upstairs area. There is a third bedroom up here for the new baby that I didn't take a picture of, there's nothing yet to see in there except an empty crib...just waiting for the baby to pop out in January ( Though I wish it were sooner).

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The play room upstairs where we keep the mess of toys. This will eventually be Isaac's room when the kids are bigger.

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Makaela and Isaac's room. Eventually it will be Makaela's own room, once the kids have had enough of each other.

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Basement where we have our tv and kids bikes. The yellow room is Sean's music/geek room.

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Our new kitchen! yay!

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strick a pose babe

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me and the kids overlooking the columbia river

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She's holding Sean's flip flops while he takes a dive off the jumping rock.

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which hand mama?

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cutie Issac with his fingers in his mouth

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cool rocks at the swimming hole

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Swimming at the Washougal swimming hole

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Isaac painting

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can't get enough of that beautiful face!

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see her?

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playing in our back yard...they are such nudists!

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getting some sun in the yard

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Neither kid wanted to walk.

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a visit to a light house on the coast

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father and son

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a visit to the Oregon coast. Wow that day was cold!

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Discovering the caves on the Oregon coast with Dad.

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Dirty? Yes.

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All I heard was "Mommy, Isaac's eating dirt!" Shoot.

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What's up? Ryan Tracy had a stack of baseball caps just waiting to be tried on. Makaela liked dancing to the records with this red one on.

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Chris, Brian, Cat, Isaac, Makaela and Sean. Down in Ryan and Jo Jo's basement hanging out.

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Playing in the sand at the river during vacation

Sean and I played Mancala during our visit to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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'laxing at the cabin in Park Rapids, MN

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It was so good to see Jo Jo and Ryan. We got to leave the kids for a night with Jeannie and go up to the cities to visit them.

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Going to Minnesota, Yay!

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Five baby kittens. They are only 6 hours old in this photo!

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Sabine had her kittens! Five in all. Aren't they cute?

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Isaac loves riding the new bike!

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This is what little Isaac looks like close up......

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And this is what Isaac looks like when we say "cheese"

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beautiful daughter

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Isaac playing on the rocks down on the water front

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At OMSI

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At OMSI - the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

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Kiss me I'm Iris and I have the red hair to prove it

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Dressed up to make a movie

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Weeeeee

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Hhmmmm...where to go next?

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Makaela in the sand box at Washington Park

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Here is Mommy, playing in the sand box!

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Our new ukelele! Makaela and Isaac love to play it. But Isaac throws fit if I take it away.

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Remember when you scream into a fan it splits up the sound of your voice and it sounds funny? Well, now that the fans are out the kids are rediscovering this.

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Makaela's view of her painting

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Vanilla