Pomerleau Family Blog: Reflecting back on 2017

In 2018 we had a lot of fun. Here were my top memories and photos of each month.

January:

We started off the year with a massive and record breaking snow storm where we got 11 inches of snow in one night! The kids had fun playing in the snow although we ended up having to make up over a week of school! We participated in our first ever march, when we walked in the Women's March in Portland in late January. It was a powerful and wonderful experience for the whole family. My sister Rachel and Jasper came to visit and we went down to Corvallis to spend time with them. We also had a fun trip to OMSI.

Liv was not so sure about the snow

Brandon loved throwing snow balls!

CiCi came to help out during the epic snowstorm since I had to work and the kids didn't have school

Brandon made a snowman!

Fun visit to Corvallis to see Auntie Rachel!

Marching!

We did the submarine tour at OMSI

In February we celebrated Valentine's Day with a lot of fun classroom parties. Brandon saved up his money and got a Hatchanimal (a little interactive dragon that hatched from a egg). Brandon played a lot of basketball doing a league at his school with games every Sunday. We went bike riding whenever the weather was good enough to do so.

Valentine's Day outfits!

Olivia with her friends at the Valentine's day party

Brandon's kindergarten classroom Valentine's day party

Basketball fun!

So awesome seeing Brandon's improvement, he loved the basketball season

Sean and I had a date night and celebrated Valentine's Day at Urban Fondue

We beat the bad weather and went to Sky High to do some trampoline jumping

In March Brandon had outdoor soccer games. We went to Lincoln City during Brandon's spring break for several days and rented a beach house. We had a blast exploring the coast, eating yummy seafood that Sean cooked for us, going to Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, and exploring Newport.

Soccer game!

So much fun at the Oregon coast

Running from the waves

Having a beer at Roadhouse Brewery

Sand castle time

Hot tubbing it with candy on the Oregon coast

Yacquina bay lighthouse

Sweet Olivia enjoying her bean bag chair

Hanging out with Auntie Rachel and Jasper after a fun visit

St. Patrick's day fun!

Going down slides on a nice day

In April we had a blast going to the Woodburn Tulip festival with the Mowery family. Olivia loved going on her first horse ride. Brandon started little league coach pitch baseball and baseball and soccer overlapped for a few weeks. We went down to Eugene for Easter and had a blast hanging out with Grammy and Papa and going on a Easter egg hunt at their house. Olivia has been doing dance class at her school and they had a really cute little recital for the parents.

Tulip festival fun!

Sweet Olivia and I at the Tulip Festival

Family shot!

Olivia loved her first pony ride

All dressed up for Little League opening day

Practice swing!

Soccer games-last game!

Dyeing Easter eggs-so much fun!

Egg hunt searching in Eugene

Easter pictures-so much fun at Grammy and Papa's house!

Searching for eggs

Dance class pre-picture

Dancing with her bestie Lauren

End of the dance recital

In May, the weather improved dramatically and we had our first high 80 degree days. We set up the pool in the backyard and the kids had a blast swimming and jumping into the pool from the trampoline in the backyard. Brandon continued to have baseball games often times twice a week. He did great and loved baseball. We went to Corvallis for Memorial Day weekend and had a fun time hiking Mary's peak. Brandon also learned how to ride without training wheels!

Apple watch for my birthday present!

Another visit from Auntie Rachel house searching!

Baseball season, so much fun!

Batting!

Making it to first base

Rock climbing at Cruz's birthday party

Olivia and I in May

Trip to CiCi and Baba's house Memorial Day weekend

Hiking Mary's Peak-picture with Daddy

Sean and I on the hike

Family shot!

Playing outside at Block 15

Zoo fun in May

Ice-cream fun at the zoo

In June, Olivia had her gymnastics mini Olympics which was fun to watch. Brandon graduated from kindergarten and had a cute graduation ceremony. Both Brandon and Olivia finished their last day of school. Brandon and I went on a fun trip to visit my sisters and nephew in California.

Mini Olympics fun!

Olivia and Addie before the Mini Olympics

Thank you sign for the volunteers

Brandon and Mrs. Borrelli (his kindergarten teacher)

First and Last day of Kindergarten!

Last day as a kindergartener

First and Last day of Jr. Kindergarten for Olivia

Kindergarten family shot

Fun day at OMSI with Olivia

Kindergarten end of year party festivities

First airplane trip he remembers!

Hanging out with cousin Jasper

Selfie with mommy in San Fran

Trolly ride!

Alcatraz in the background

Pool fun in Los Gatos

Watch out for the big donut

In July we started the month out with a trip right away for 4th of July holiday weekend. We rented a beach house with Sean's entire family and spent a fun 3 nights at the Oregon Coast in Lincoln City. We celebrated the 4th of July with the Mowery family and had a blast. We then celebrated Olivia's 4th real birthday and then had a rainbow unicorn birthday party that weekend at our house. Olivia loved having all her friends come. Then we headed off to Sun River for a week and had a blast swimming, hiking, and biking. We came back home and headed to Eugene the following weekend for Sean's good friend's Jesse's wedding. My niece Sierra was also born in late July.

Cousins at the beach

Tea party with Grammy early in the morning

Making pizza with Auntie Dawn

Oregon coast sunsets are so pretty

Happy 4th of July!

Love this picture of Liv and I on the 4th of July

Opening up presents!

Hugging Daddy!

Birthday gal and her beanie boos!

Olivia and Lauren at her birthday party

Birthday cupcakes

Sun River dinner out on our deck at our house

Evening bike rides

Horse back riding!

Fun at Sun River Stables

Brandon was so good at riding his bike this year

Olivia loved jumping into the pool

Olivia and Lauren at her friend Kennedy's birthday party

Sierra Clare my newest niece born

Jesse's wedding!

Such a pretty wedding

Back with the goats at Lone Pine farm

In August we had a month packed full of travel and activities. We took the kids to Oak Parks Amusement park for the first time and the kids had a blast doing the rides. Brooke and I took the girls to the coast for the weekend and had a fun weekend together. We went camping together as a family for 3 days at Timothy Lake near Mt. Hood and then hustled back to Corvallis to watch a complete solar eclipse with my parents and my Uncle Carl. Corvallis was in complete totality and it was amazing. We then met my mom at Enchanted Forest later that week and headed back to Corvallis for more fun. We ended the month visiting my sister and my nephew at their new house and going to the State Fair!

Swinging at the park in August

Oaks Park!

Roller skating at Oaks Park for the first time

Swimming at the pool at our hotel

Sleepover at the hotel!

Playing on the beach

Addie and Liv on the beach

Camping at Timothy Lake

Picnic lunch by the lake

Such beautiful lake sunsets

Eclipse watching

Family shot!

Enchanted Forest fun!

Splashing around at Otter Beach

Dinner with good friends and Brandon's first sleep over with Logan!

State Fair and petting a deer

Brandon and Jasper reunited

In September the kids started school. Brandon was in First Grade and in Mrs. Lambert's classroom and Olivia was in kindergarten at Rocking Horse and in Ms. Lincoln's classroom. Both kids started soccer and enjoyed it. I had to have another foot surgery for a weird mass in my foot. I luckily recuperated faster this time. We got back into the swing of being in school and enjoyed some autumn activities.

First day of First Grade!

First day of kindergarten 2017

Olivia's first day of kindergarten

Sean and Brandon on the first day of school 2017

Silly shot with Daddy in September

The zoo in the fall is so much fun!

Showing the monkey Mr. Monkey

Exploring at the zoo

First soccer team

Olivia had a cavity she had to have filled in September

Soccer fun!

Brandon playing soccer

Medal for doing well!

All About Me poster

Olivia drawing at Brandon's soccer practice

Jog-A-Thon Brandon ran 2.7 miles in 30 minutes

In October we continued with the soccer games. Brooke and I took the kids to the Roloff Family Farm and we enjoyed the fun pumpkin patch festivities there. We had a fun Halloween party at our house and then I got to spend time at both kids' Halloween parties with them. We had a blast trick or treating with the Mowery family.

Painting pumpkins

Baking cupcakes in October

Watching Brandon play soccer

Goal!

Pumpkin carving at our Halloween party

Roloff Farms!

Poising amongst the pumpkins!

Pony riding is so much fun!

School picture time

Visiting Auntie Tory and my niece Sierra for the first time

Fun at Brandon's school Back to School Night at Baggenstos farm

Dressed up as a unicorn fairy for dance class

Being silly at Cub Scouts

Throwing leaves at the soccer party

Disney on Ice fun with Addie

Halloween party fun at our house

The kiddos dressed up for Halloween

Halloween school party

Brandon's halloween party

In November we celebrated Thanksgiving down in Eugene and the kids participated in in their first race, a Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving.

Fun at Olivia's school Thanksgiving school luncheon

Night before Thanksgiving

All ready for the Turkey Trot!

Thanksgiving evening

Fun farm dinner Sean and I went to

Civil War game!

Autzen!

In December we celebrated Brandon's 7th birthday and he had a fun pool party at the YMCA. Brandon had fun playing basketball with his buddies Colton and Riley at the local YMCA. We did various fun holiday activities including breakfast with Santa at the YMCA, visiting Santa at Bridgeport village, going to the Zoo Lights on a cold Portland evening. We headed to the zoo and then down to Corvallis to spend Christmas there. We then came back home to spend New Year's with Sean's family. The cousins had a blast together.