Coates Family » Luke

At the Fair

Janna — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:51:03 +0000

T-ball and Coach Pitch

Janna — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:31:29 +0000

This summer Luke is doing T-ball and Chloe is doing coach pitch at the Y. It’s a great program and Nathan has been having fun helping to coach both teams.

Cincinnati Reds

Janna — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:41:55 +0000

6…4…2

Janna — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:41:32 +0000

Because things have been a bit chaotic lately we were a bit behind getting Chloe’s 6 year and Luke’s 4 year pictures taken. Levi’s 2nd birthday is this weekend so I just went ahead and scheduled them all to have their pictures taken. We tried to get a group shot of the three kids together but, well, you can take a look at the slideshow on this link and see how that went! When you go to this link you can click on “view slideshow” to see the pictures a bit bigger.

CLICK HERE to see the photoshoot.

Family Vacation 2010

Janna — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 01:47:43 +0000

It’s been a crazy month in our house. After closing on the sale of our old house and then living with Nathan’s parents for a few weeks we finally closed on our new house and moved in. Three days later we left for our family vacation with all of my (Janna’s) family in Michigan for a week (10 adults, 12 kids 8 yrs. old and under, 3 babysitters). We got back a week ago and I’m finally attempting to catch up on some pictures and posts. So I’ll start with a slideshow from our family vacation and then catch up with several other events from the last many weeks. Here are some of the highlights of our family during our vacation in Michigan.

Night-Night

Janna — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:48:58 +0000

So, for the 3 weeks between houses we lived with Nathan’s parents (THANK YOU PAM AND GARY!). Chloe and Luke each had a mattress on the floor. Luke’s is the one pictured on the right. Here is where we often found Luke:

When I went to move him back to his bed on this specific night, here is what I discovered, because, let’s face it, who doesn’t sleep with a pirate sword!?!

Graduations

Janna — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:56:27 +0000

It’s been a big week for Luke. First he graduated from his first year of Cubbies at church where he had learned his Bible verses each week. Then he graduated from his “early learning” year of preschool. We are proud of our little guy!

Grandma Jan visits

Janna — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:00:51 +0000

A few weeks ago Grandma Jan came for a visit. The kids (and us) always look forward to her visits. Unfortunately it was cold and rainy and, because of our impending move, most of our toys, etc. were already packed. We managed to find enough to do to keep busy and have fun together. We did a lot of coloring and reading books, went out for breakfast one day and ice-cream the next, and played at the Y.

Hello….Goodbye

Janna — Fri, 28 May 2010 01:09:01 +0000

10 years ago this summer Nathan and I purchased our first home. It was a great home for us and we have many happy memories there. Add to the picture three children and things start feeling a little cramped. So for the past year we’ve been looking for a new home. L…O…N…G…. story short, we finally have found our new home. We aren’t moving far but will have more space to spread out just a bit. We will miss our home and neighborhood and especially our incredibly wonderful neighbors, but are looking forward to what is ahead as well.

Happy Mother’s Day to me….

Janna — Mon, 10 May 2010 00:33:56 +0000

Luke found a nail and decided to draw all over my van door….