Reunion with 40 Girls (College Roomies)

Tadeus and Julia

The dads hanging with the kids


Auntie Elisa reading the toddlers their new books

How many adults does it take to keep two toddlers safe?

7 Babies Under 2

From youngest to oldest...

Anna (5 1/2 weeks), Addison (8 weeks), Samuel (15 weeks), Jean-Francois (16 1/2 weeks)

Valerie (16 months), Julia (20 months), and Tadeus (21 months)

And yes, we had a VERY busy weekend

Sam Rolling

Our neighbor snapped some pics of Sam's first roll!

Helping Dad in the Yard

The kid would seriously do anything to be outside...hopefully we'll be able to use that to our advantage later

Play Date with the Ostrom Girls

Tad LOVES being outside...especially when water is involved. He definitely had a swim diaper tan at the end of the day...haha!
Tad trying his luck with Julia who is not too excited about being hugged

Samuel - 3 months old

Anna (3 weeks) and Samuel meet...pretty sure it was love at first sight

Our Little Reader

It's so fun to see Tad's interest in books...makes having a couple dozen children's books stuck in my head well worth it!

I often find Tad sitting or laying on his bed "reading" out loud, using his mysterious baby language of course :)

Napping with Grandad

Grandad Piper stopped by on a bike ride and discovered a very fussy Tadeus. He told his grandson that he could take a nap with him if he wanted to, so without hesitation Tad grabbed his blanket, climbed up on to Grandad's lap and fell asleep. If you know my dad and my son you know that this situation is quite unusual for both of them, which is probably why it was so incredibly sweet!

Hanging around the house

Sam Meets Great Grandma Ruby

Hangin' with Tad

18-month-olds are such a blast!

Sam with the Family

Grandpa and Grandma O Visit

Who's Who?

Tad and Sam look crazy alike in their baby pics!

Tadeus and Samuel Meet

Tad was great with Sam! We told him to be gentle and he responded by petting him just like he does with our dog, Peja :)

The Oppenhuizen Boys

It didn't take long for Tad to figure out that the basinet moved...we took several laps around the postpartum floor

Samuel's Arrival

On Saturday, February 7th, at 3:11pm our second son arrived. Samuel Gregory was 6 lbs 14 oz and 19 inches. He came quickly...very quickly, but thankfully everything went extremely well. I have spent the last nine months wondering what it would be like to have a second child and how it would be possible to love another one as much as I love Tad...but as some of you already know, you just do. My heart has grown again and more than I could ever have imagined. Our family is absolutely perfect.