7 Weeks: Portland Trip - Meeting the Brehms

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This weekend we went to Portland to spend some quality time with Great Grandma Dorothy and meet some Brehms! We fit in quite a bit of visiting and of course oo'ing and ah'ing. It is now a general consensus that Kenley is the cutest baby ever - or at least since Jake was a baby. We visited with Elie, Theresa, Lucy, David, Jake, and Josie, Chris, Chris and Noah, and Pam Jacobsen! Elie and Grandma also watched the baby so Josie and I could go see Jake play in his varsity soccer game - we arrived just in time to see Jake score and then watch Wilson beat Lincoln 2-1! Go Trojans! We also happened to be at Lucy and David's house when Rike called to read me my letter telling me I passed the bar!! We ate thai food in celebration! We had a chance to visit Aunt Chris and give her baby kisses to make her get well quickly. We also visited friends Michael, Michelle, and Melissa on our way out of town. Thanks to everyone for a great weekend - here are some photos and videos!

Here's a little Babushka from Annetefka (otherwise known as Josie on her way to a sing along Fiddler on the Roof)!


And here is a tour of the family members we visited with!!






























































Kenley decided Great Grandma and Grandpa Brehm are pretty cool, here is a video of her telling them all about it.


Kenley and Aunt Lucy bonded over their agreement that diapers unfairly restrict babies. Lucy won Kenley's heart by letting her squirm for as long as she wanted with no diaper. Here's the video of their conversation on the subject!

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