Poor Sick Karren

For those of you who don't know yet, Karren has been pretty sick and feels like "a slug who ran into too much salt." (her words) You see, Karren seems to have hard pregnancies, and since she is 10 weeks along, her morning sickness is in full force. Luckily, she got some Zofran this time around and it is preventing her from throwing up too much. She tries really hard not to take it, if she can avoid it, but it really does help. Our child will be born around October 25th and no, we don't know the gender yet.

Is this the child of a baker or what?

This is courtesy of our friend and photographer Ksenia Everton.

The Wylde Man Prophesy

This is a video I did right before Karren and I started dating. It comes from the creative genius of Elliott Bynum, AJ Juson, and Kevin Hammer. Enjoy!

The Wylde Man Prophesy

The Wylde Man Prophesy Extra Footage

Here is the Story Board

A tiny, pointing hand in my face

I stayed up really late last night doing Karren's business finances and went to bed exhausted. So, when Sonya woke up at 4 AM wanting milk, all I could do was put some in a bottle, lay her next to me, and immediately fall back asleep. Five minutes later, SMACK, the bottle was placed into my face to indicate she was done with it. I put it on the night stand and went back to bed, Sonya laying next to me. Half an hour later, SMACK, a pointing finger with my little girl saying bababababa. I handed her the bottle, let her finish it, put it back on my night stand, and went back to bed. Half an hour later, once again, SMACK! Sonya's hand was in my face again pointing towards the bottle. It was empty, but I gave it to her anyway. Unfortunately, she didn't want an empty bottle, so I got out of bed to put more milk in it. She drank it, handed the bottle back to me, and we both went back to bed. Finally, around 7:30 AM, Sonya wanted to sleep perpendicular to me and basically kicked me out of bed. Lesson learned: Don't let Sonya sleep in our bed, regardless of my tiredness level. That is, until the next time I am too weak.

A Traveling Family

Karren and I have been able to travel quite a bit over the last three and a half years. We love visiting new places and discovering new cultures. Below are photos gallery of our travels from 2005 to 2007.

2005

Mount Saint Helens, Washington (Ape Cakes hike and around)

Florence, Oregon (Where we first held hands)

Saddle Mountain, Oregon (This is one of my favorite photos. That is Karren with the moon behind her and the clouds beneath)

Nehalem Bay, Oregon

Redwoods National Forest, California

Arches National Park, Utah

2006

Oaxaca, Mexico (Honeymoon)

The Cedar Creek Grist Mill, Washington (Karren's Great, Great Grandfather build this)

San Juan Islands, Washington

Heber Valley Camp, Utah (Wilde family campout)

2007

Alaskan Cruise

Tillamook, Oregon