Has It Been 3 months?!?

Ok… So we know, we know - it's been a while. But instead of apologizing, here are some shots from the past couple of months!

Easter! 

We got together at the Pratt house in Danville (along with the Rossi clan, Kaitlin and Chas, Shaws, Bryan's parents, sister, and nephew, AND Connie and Avery)

2 out of 3 looking at the camera ain't bad :)

Some Easter egg hunting!

Myla approved

The girls also got something special when they found their baskets back at home: Elsa and Ana dolls!!

(It's from the movie Frozen if you missed that; if not, just Let It Go)

Just some playing around...

Avery also celebrated her last day at Little Bridges Pre-K. They had a Spring Recital where she sang some amazing classics:

Before and After pics from our summer swim lessons

Also some new additions to our family: we're watching Connie and Avery's cat Morton (who is really friendly), and the girls officially "adopted" Elmo and Piglet...we were such proud parents :)

Some other new additions - Twinsies!!! Erica and Bryan had their babies, Ezra and Nora and we couldn't be happier having them here! 

Unfortunately, Nora had to be in the ICU for a little bit, but Ezra got LOTS of cuddle time!

The girls were especially fond of taking turns holding Ezra and singing to him :) 

Living it up at Franco's b-day party!

Enjoying some time with Haley's old college roommate Kari and her kiddos in the city...super fun having an excuse for an adventure!

Mother's Day at Father Nature's

Andy and Haley took a brief "trip" to San Lius Obispo for the first time. It was a trip instead of a vacation…..

Some more cuddle times with the Twins

Myla went through a phase of a couple weeks of putting on her rain boots every time she went to bed, we think maybe she was having some very "stormy" dreams ;) 

We also celebrated the birth of Mackenzie Morlan (whose parents are our dear friends Brian and Jen)!

What else have we been doing? Backyard remodel!!

Thanks for all your help Chase!!!

The somewhat finished project (still some more to do)

In case it was a question...the adoption is still happening, Haley got a new awesome shirt:)

Summer fun times still ensue - pool time at the Hibbs', silly faces, family visits, running through sprinklers, and Myla saying she didn't pee on the driveway (despite it being sooo obvious ;)

Enjoying some froyo while Grammy visits!

"Myla, did you just go potty?" "No Mommy!"

The beginning of summer also brought a break in our small group. We grew from 4 to 14 in 9 mths (Not including kids :)!! We feel excited about the growth, so blessed having each couple in our lives, and can't wait to start meeting again in the Fall.

What We've Been Up To

With the answer being - a ton!!

Haley had a week of vacation in February, and so in the "Koning Style" that you all know and love we decided it would be a perfect time to remodel our bathroom :) Honestly, the shower had started to make an odd creak and squeak so it had to be done. Haley and friend Britney put on their construction hats, and along with the counsel of Haley's brother Chas, undertook an amazing feat.

     

  Chas was SUCH a huge help in guiding us through it all, it couldn't have been done without him.

 

The Dynamic Duo!!

                                                                                                      

Sometimes the brain gets fried when you are laying so much tile... 

.... and of course we had an amazing helper! 

But finally, the finished product: 

It's so wonderful, and not only does it function and look great - we also saved a ton by doing it ourselves.

We also celebrated our nephews with Franco's baptism, and Malachi's First Birthday

While we have no new news about adoption, we can say that everyone is right when they say the waiting is the hardest part. Anxiously awaiting that phone call makes things tough and our up and downs in dealing with the wait is depressing. We're blessed to have friends who have gone through this process reach out to us, but the difficulties of waiting for your child (who may not be in a loving or healthy environment) can be unbearable. But it's all in God's timing so that He can bring glory to Himself, right? Keep us in your thoughts and prayers, and ALWAYS feel free to ask about it all.

Other than our normal day to day stuff, we've had two additional events that have rocked the Koning household a bit: Myla sleeping in a big girl bed, and the movie Frozen. Myla has become quite the little girl, and Haley and I had been talking about whether we should make the switch out of her crib into a bed or not. When we were given a headboard, and chair/desk set by a church member - the timing seemed right. Though it has been a blessing (she couldn't have been more excited when we picked up the headboard and mattress) and a curse (many nights of finding her asleep on the floor late at night, or waking up crying at 530am) she has transitioned into being a full on toddler and is loving it.

She was sooo excited when she saw it, and kept saying, "MY bed, sleep in it EVERY night!"

All snuggled and tucked!!

Frozen  has been a hit in the house, and so far it's been many an evening of singing along to the songs from the movie. It has become Avery's absolute favorite movie, trumping The Little Mermaid (gasp), and we love how "into it" she gets. Here's a peak at what that looks like:

Avery has also become quite fluent in Spanish:

Hope all of you are doing well, and sorry it's been so long!! Till next time...