McDonald's Farm

February 6, 2010

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:25:03 +0000

Ella counts to 10 on her own while counting fridge magnets! SOO COOL!

Updating the blog

mcdonaldsfarm — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:36:29 +0000

Apologies for my delay in updates on the blog. Our iPhoto and blog are at full capacity. For the time being I have uploaded photos to www.mcdonaldsfarm.shutterfly.com

THANKS

April 22, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:56:58 +0000

LIAM STARTED WALKING TODAY……………

April 14, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Sun, 10 May 2009 03:22:14 +0000

Liam and Ella received their Easter “baskets” from Gma and Gpa K.

April 12, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Sun, 10 May 2009 02:56:10 +0000

Easter……..Troyer, McDonald and Kaufman style

April 11, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Sat, 09 May 2009 21:11:46 +0000

Liam’s first haircut…….was a family affair. Mom, Dad, sissy, Gma and Gpa all went to help Liam through the “trauma” of his first haircut. After his cut, Gpa and Dad went to play golf and the rest of us went to Hayden’s baseball game and then onto lunch with Hayden and Stacy.

April 5, 2009

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April 3, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:57:33 +0000

We took the kids back out to Kim’s for their 1 year photos…….

The proofs are available for viewing

www.photosbykimberly.com

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Password is Shay (case sensitive)

ENJOY

March 28, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:53:48 +0000

Granny McD and Aunt Robin stopped by for a visit with early Easter gifts….the kids seem to like their Easter lambs from Granny.

March 23, 2009

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March 22, 2009

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March 21, 2009

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March 20, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:36:45 +0000

Cousin Tina was in town for the weekend…..Liam has a new girlfriend )

March 17, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:51:40 +0000

Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2009!!!

Gma and Gma Troyer are back from Hawaii so they came over and we celebrated by making corned beef and cabbage and drinking some Guinness.

A little different from last year’s ……

March 15, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:20:58 +0000

March 10, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:42:35 +0000

We are babysitting Winnie while Gma and Gpa are in Hawaii….everyone has so much fun together!

March 7, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 04:53:30 +0000

Liam and Ella are “officially” 1 year old today (based on their adjusted age – due date of March 7). Because Liam is 20 lbs and 1 year old we got to turn his car seat to forward facing today……HE LOVES IT! Ella still has a couple pounds before we can turn her around.

March 3, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:29:19 +0000

March 1, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:17:01 +0000

Liam and Ella are 14 months old………….

February 23, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:10:55 +0000

Ella’s first lime….

The twins came home from the hospital a year ago today……time sure does fly.

February 22, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:05:23 +0000

February 21, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:45:09 +0000

Aunt Kelley was here for a visit! HOORAY!! We also hosted a potluck to celebrate the twins being home from the hospital a year.

February 19, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:29:09 +0000

February 17, 2009

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February 15, 2009

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February 14, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:18:56 +0000

Gma and Gpa Troyer took everyone out for a Valentine’s lunch at Monteaux’s. We had a great time. The twins had hummus, perogies, carmelized onions, steak, chicken and so much more. We even figured out that the twins can use a straw! )

Ryan and I ended up enjoying lasagna followed with cheesecake and champagne!

February 12, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:04:17 +0000

Liam finally got mom and dad’s cold.

February 8, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:30:18 +0000

Grandpa + Ella + strawberries/chocolate sauce/whip cream =

February 7, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:25:04 +0000

Today we hosted a baby shower for Jen and Bjorn Nordquist and their baby girl. We had a lot of prep work but we also had a blast at the shower.

February 5, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:12:41 +0000

We had the kids’ first physical therapy appointment today – both feel asleep on the way home but Ella didn’t seem to be hungry enough to wake up for lunch.

February 1, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:13:16 +0000

Liam and Ella are 13 months old…….

January 31, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:11:20 +0000

January 30, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:02:58 +0000

Tonight we (Ryan, Shay, Mom, Rich and Todd) went to dinner at Benihana to celebrate Ryan’s bday. Uncle Tony and Aunt Staci watched the twins.

January 29, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:58:35 +0000

Today was a BIG day. We picked up Liam’s glasses and he got to try out his new specs AND today Daddy turned the big 33!!!

2009

2008

January 28, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:49:47 +0000

January 27, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:41:32 +0000

Brother got sissy pretty good this morning……I doubt it will be the last time.

January 25, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:46:16 +0000

We tried to get some cute photos for our Valentine’s card – who knew getting twins to cooperate would be such a difficult task. Also, Uncle Todd came home from Florida for a few weeks and the twins LOVED seeing him.

January 24, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:28:20 +0000

Today we went to Aunt Viktoria’s bridal shower (well Mom, and Gma and Ella). So we had to get clean and gussied up. We didn’t get a pic with Aunt Vik but we did with Aunt Kate – Ella had a great time snuggling with Aunt Kate at the shower.

January 22, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:22:53 +0000

Ella decided it was much easier to just lie down and play the karaoke machine with her feet. The other pics are just cute ones of the day.

January 21, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:16:01 +0000

January 18, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:38:15 +0000

Dad got a little frustrated with Liam playing with his bib and then his t-shirt so he ended up eating dinner topless.

January 17, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:30:51 +0000

We drove to Salem for the afternoon to celebrate Granny McD’s bday with the twins. The morning started very eventful with Finley stepping on Miss Ella’s face which led to an impromptu visit to Dr McCloskey’s office for a quick check and an Rx for eye medicine. By the end of the evening, the swelling had gone down and she was left with a small scratch. She was pissed when it happened but hardly missed a beat the rest of the day.

January 16, 2009

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January 15, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:16:42 +0000

We ran out of space in the fridge for morning bottles……..Ryan had to improvise. )

January 14, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:49:31 +0000

We spent the day playing with new toys and preparing for poker at our house.

January 13, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:43:52 +0000

Today we had Liam and Ella’s 1 year doctor appt and both kids are doing well. Liam weighed in at 21lbs 15.5oz and Ella at 18lbs 8.5oz. They are both right at 29 inches long and are both hovering between the 10th and 25th percentiles on most of their measurements (Liam’s head size is in the 75th percentile) ) Liam now has 5 teeth – Ella has 4 teeth. We are adding more and more big people food to their diet everyday and for the most part they seem to be enjoying it. Liam was taken off his reflux meds and Ella had her dosage increased.

At their appt the doctor recommended that we start both kidlets on physical therapy to assist with their gross and fine motor skills – we start on Feb 5th. Liam was referred to a urologist to follow up on his hernia surgery and some subsequent issues – we see the urologist on Feb 19th. Finally, Liam needs glasses. We noticed he had been favoring and playing with his right eye quite a bit over the past few weeks and also noticed some eye wondering……he is apparently far-sighted. We filled his Rx for glasses this week so he should have his super rubber- non-breakable spectacles in about 2 weeks. I am sure it will take some getting used to but if it helps his little eyes it will be worth it. We have been seeing the eye doctor since the NICU and this is a potential preemie side effect. They have suggested that we get Ella checked out soon as well.

It has been a hectic past couple of weeks and we have been thinking a lot about where the four of us were this time last year……..but at the end of the day we have two healthy, happy babies who brighten our world every single day. We are blessed beyond means.

After we got home, we “celebrated” by putting together a couple of the kids’ birthday presents….they both loved the Karaoke machine but had to go to bed before the Jungle toy was finished.

January 12, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:56:12 +0000

Today was Finley’s 5th birthday. We took her out to PetSmart for some goodies, a few new doggie toys and a nail trim.

January 11, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:37:09 +0000

Ella wasn’t too happy with our dinner choice tonight.

January 10, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:34:35 +0000

Ella and dad took her new backpack out for a spin (around the house).

January 7, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:31:16 +0000

Today when we got home there was a package from Aunt Katrina, Uncle Chase and cousins, Rocco, Siena and Secily. Liam and Ella enjoyed opening some more Christmas and birthday gifts. THANK YOU!

January 6, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:21:18 +0000

Today Liam & Ella opened birthday presents from cousin Christina………THANKS TINA!!

January 4, 2009

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January 3, 2009

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January 2, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:33:06 +0000

When we got home from work today there were two birthday packages waiting to be opened by Liam and Ella. Thank you Great Uncle Jerry and Aunt Vicky and cousin Haleigh – they loved opening up more packages and playing with their gifts.

January 1, 2009

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:58:11 +0000

Liam & Ella’s First Birthday………….

It is hard to believe it has been a year since we welcomed Liam Hudson and Ella Grace into this world. It is very hard to believe that these perfectly healthy babies started out at a little over 2lbs each and spent almost 2 months in the NICU at St. Vincent’s. We are so lucky to have two wonderful children who bless our lives on a daily basis. Our dreams definitely came true.

We had an intimate family celebration at the house but spent the majority of the day just being with the twins on their first birthday.

December 31, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:08:37 +0000

Liam & Ella’s first New Year’s Eve………..

It is very weird to think that this time last year I was laying up at St. Vincent’s feeling miserable and swollen to the gills and not sleeping……waiting for the doctors to decide what the next steps were. And, that the next afternoon we would meet our beautiful children for the first time. The year sure has flown by.

This year we spent the evening with Gma and Gpa Troyer and Uncle Ed and Aunt Gayl. We had a delicious dinner of prime rib, scalloped potatoes and creme brulee. One of Liam’s xmas gifts was delayed due to the weather – it finally arrived and Gpa Troyer was very happy to show it off.

December 30, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:45:17 +0000

We celebrated a belated Christmas dinner of pizza and cheesecake with Stacy, Hayden and Gma and Gpa Troyer.

December 28, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:29:37 +0000

Due to “Arctic Blast 2008″ we had to reschedule our Christmas Day dinner with the Kaufman’s until tonight. We had a great time playing with the twins and the girls and exchanging gifts.

December 27, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:31:41 +0000

Liam and Ella’s First Christmas with Granny McD…..

Due to the weather this past week, Ryan’s mom wasn’t able to make it to Christmas Eve with the twins so once the snow melted she was able to get up from Salem and watch the twins unwrap their Christmas gifts. Thanks to dad’s gift to mom (Sony TriPod) we were able to get a family photo.

December 26, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:06:19 +0000

December 25, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:18:58 +0000

Liam & Ella’s first Christmas Day…….

The morning started with opening gifts from Santa and stockings. Liam and Ella received a pony from Santa and some adidas track suits. Stockings were generous as always and included the typical candies, ornaments, Starbucks gift card, soaps, etc, etc. After stockings were opened we had our traditonal breakfast of pancakes with peaches, bacon and mimosas. Liam and Ella were very happy with the pancakes and peaches tradition!!! The majority of the afternoon was spent playing with gifts, napping and picking up last night’s Christmas bomb of boxes, bows and wrapping paper. Due to the current weather, the Kaufman’s were stuck in Ridgefield so we had to have our traditional prime rib dinner with just the six of us. Both Liam and Ella liked the baked potatoes and prime rib but neither were too hot on the green beans. Green Slime was the dessert this year and BOTH kids loved it (hopefully it will become another holiday tradition).

All in all, the twins first Christmas was incredible!!!! Can’t wait until next year!

P.S. Happy Birthday Uncle Todd – we miss you!!!

December 24, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:09:09 +0000

Liam & Ella’s first Christmas Eve………..

We spent the morning at home just the four of us – opened some packages from Great Grandma and Grandpa Killingsworth and then headed up to Grandma and Grandpa Troyer’s house for Christmas Eve festivities and to stay the night. The kids had a great time “opening” packages (i.e., mainly playing with wrapping paper and tissue paper) and they both fell instantly in love with their lullaby bedtime buddies. Liam’s first top tooth broke through today and he is SOOO very close to pulling himself up on everything. All in all, it was a fabulous first Christmas Eve and of course the kids were spoiled to the hilt.

December 23, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:20:47 +0000

Another “snow day” with the kids……..working from home would be a HUGE task on a full time basis. We were forced to venture out of the house again today for the kids shots (they are getting RSV vaccines throughout the winter months). Liam weighed in at 21lbs 6oz and Ella weighed in at exactly 18lbs.

December 22, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:29:11 +0000

More snow and stuck at home with kidlets trying to “work” from home………we finally had to dig ourselves out to get to Haggen for Ella’s prescription.

December 21, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:12:33 +0000

The first day of winter has a new meaning for us Oregonians today……..we spent the majority of the day in the warmth of our house but did venture out for some fun in the snow. We ended the day watching Gpa Troyer officiate the New Orleans Bowl.

December 20, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:01:24 +0000

Despite a good amount of snowfall we still went ahead and hosted our Holiday Open House. Thanks to all of you who traversed via 4wd and chains to enjoy some hot cider and cocktails……..

December 16, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:52:38 +0000

A little play time before bed.

And our decorated Christmas tree for 2008……….

December 15, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:21:17 +0000

Gma Troyer’s first bday as a grandma……..

December 14, 2008 – Part 2

mcdonaldsfarm — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:20:30 +0000

Best way to warm up after playing in the snow is a hot bath……..

December 14, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:04:45 +0000

The twins first snowfall…..

December 13, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:00:52 +0000

We took Aunt Staci and Uncle Tony out to lunch to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Staci and also to say THANK YOU for babysitting the twins. The twins could not have been any better……played with balloons, ate crackers and french fries and just enjoyed the scenery that is Red Robin!

December 4, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:27:38 +0000

After a quick run of errands after work , Ella had a little case of static cling after I took her hat off at home.

December 3, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:26:45 +0000

We found new chew toys……spatulas!

December 2, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:25:44 +0000

December 1, 2008 – The Twins are 11 months old

mcdonaldsfarm — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:24:37 +0000

Random photos from the past couple weeks

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:39:48 +0000

Sorry for my blog-delay….more pics coming soon

November 29, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:26:40 +0000

The twins’ first Civil War……not a happy day for the football team but we are proud as ever to be Beavers.

November 28, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:43:07 +0000

We got the twins bundled up and headed out of for our annual Christmas tree hunt and lunch at Helvetia Tavern. We got a good one this year!!

November 27, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:39:50 +0000

The twins’ FIRST THANKSGIVING was up at Gma and Gpa Troyer’s with mom, dad, Gma Troyer, Gpa Troyer and Gma McDonald. They watched football and ate some turkey, mashed potatoes, orange salad, sweet potatoes and coconut cream pie. YUMMY!

November 24, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:26:35 +0000

Celebrating Gpa Troyer’s first birthday as a Gpa.

November 23, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:16:26 +0000

November 22, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:52:38 +0000

Gma and Gpa Troyer were in Arizona so that Gpa could officiate the OSU/UA game so we got to dog-sit Winnie for the weekend – we had a great time playing photog with the twins and Winnie.

November 21, 2008

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November 20, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:35:41 +0000

November 17, 2008 #2

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:39:00 +0000

Learning how to share………or how not to share…………

November 17, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:27:29 +0000

November 15, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:16:40 +0000

Saturday with the twins. Gma and Gpa Troyer took the twins overnight so Ryan and I were able to have a true “date night” with sushi at Sinju, shopping, Cold Stone and a movie at home.

November 12, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:05:04 +0000

November 6 – 10, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:40:02 +0000

Gma Troyer and I took the twins to California for their 2nd extended weekend to see great aunts and great uncles, 2nd and 3rd cousins, great-grandparents and their great-great grandma. We had such a great time with our family…….we miss being able to see them all the time.

more pics…….

Ella and Liam with Great-Great Grandma MercerFive Generations of Killingsworth’s

Four Generations of Clark’s

November 4, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:13:30 +0000

November 2, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:00:43 +0000

Learning to use a sippy cup….

Having fun on Sunday morning…….

Dinner with Uncle Todd and friends before he moved back to Florida……

November 1, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:43:47 +0000

Today the twins are 10 months old…….my how time flies.

October 31, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:09:36 +0000

The twins had a very active filled Halloween. Aunt Kelley (Godmother) arrived early today and helped Gma Troyer pack them up to visit Gpa Troyer’s office, mom’s office and dad’s office. They were very exhausted by the time we got home and didn’t do any trick-or-treating this year……next year!!

October 30, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:54:43 +0000

October 28, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:52:38 +0000

Liam now has his 2 bottom teeth – Ella is still working on sprouting her first!

October 27, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:51:17 +0000

October 26, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:45:20 +0000

Busy day for the twins………CHURCH………RED ROBIN………..GMA AND GPA TROYERS FOR TACOS AND HANGING WITH UNCLE TODD

October 23, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:18:44 +0000

October 19, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:17:13 +0000

After church cuteness – the kids were much more interested in the grass than the camera……

October 18, 2008

mcdonaldsfarm — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:13:47 +0000