Thank you Aunt Jean :)

Thank you Aunt Jean! Hopefully you got my long overdue thank you card! I had it done right away but could not seem to get myself to the mailbox. We love the outfit! Thank you for thinking of us. We are all doing great. Eric and I LOVE being parents! Hope you had a nice Christmas.

Love,

Stacey, Eric & Bryan :)

The fight for Mom's favorite

Who is MOM's favorite????lol

The Baldridge Girls at Ashely's shower

Abbey Keyes, Ashley Newberry Williams, and Chelsea Hauser at Ashley's shower

Ashley Newberry Got Married

Ashley and Shane got married this summer. Donna Dyn Newberry mother of the bride and Shane's Mom had a shower for them Thanksgiving weekend. Ashley and Shane will be living in Little Rock, Arkansas. We wish them best of luck.

HAPPY DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Nancy Grunwald -9

Raymond Joseph Knapp-10

Chino Cruz-19

Natalie Knapp-19

Raymond Knapp III-26

Ashley Newberry-29

home movies

my parents came to portland for a week long visit. i took them on a week long trip of a week in the life of caryn. work, food, drink, friends, family. they just came along with me to all the stuff i do every week. i loved sharing that part of my life with them. since they are only here a week at a time they never get a sense of where and why my place is here. i hope they saw it and enjoyed it as much as i enjoyed sharing it with them.

please enjoy the quick video i made of an evening spent at the pollinger's new house. i hope this reaches all of you healthy, happy and peaceful.

caryn

Happy Halloween!

I hope everyone had a safe and happy halloween in your neck of the woods! This year was no different for the Grunwald's in Oregon - short! We were fortunate that it didn't pour on us, the weather was actually quite nice. Jae was Optimus Prime and Hannah was Hedwig (the owl from Harry Potter, also Jae's costume when he was 1.5).

The kids had a great time going from house to house but as usual, Jae was tired by about block 3 (He's just not a walker, plus his mask was starting to bother him). Hannah was a trooper and kept up with him until about block 2 and started getting tired (she almost fell asleep while I was carrying her, but all the excitement from the other kids distracted her). The kids still made out with a good stash of candy. We came back to hand out candy, but only got a handful of visitors, so now we've got a bucket of chocolate hanging around the house! This is not a good thing.

Hope everyone is doing well!!!
Patty, Bill, Jae, and Hannah Grunwald


This is a picture of Jae wearing the owl costume (just for a quick comparison)

Bryan's first Halloween Party!

The hospital where we had the baby has this Mommy & Me group that they really encourage new moms to come to with their new babies I love this group!!! It has been so nice to be around other sleep deprived moms and listen to other peoples stories, tips, advice, etc. A nurse facilitates the group. It's a great support system. This week there was a Halloween Potluck.

Bryan Poirier - 8 weeks

Here are some pics of our little guy! Bryan is 8 weeks old now! We are starting to get a few smiles here and there. Sleeping is still a challenge for him. I hope we figure that out before I go back to work on Dec 1st. Eric and I love being parents....even with the lack of sleep. I will say that has been one of the hardest parts of this whole thing. I think it is right after childbirth for me. Benny loves his new friend. They crying does not bother him one bit.

NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Gracelyn Knight-5

Diane Knapp-7

Gail Dyn-7

Phillip Knapp-11

Barbara Pollinger-17

Kristin Rost-25

Jerry Keyes- 27

Lorraine Grunwald-28

Ben Schwartz- 30

Poirier/Grunwald updates

To catch up on some of the new Poirier/Grunwald happenings, check out our blog: http://staceyanderic.blogspot.com/

wedding. the movie. part I

here's a peek at jen and travis' wedding day for those who couldn't make it. you missed a fun party!

OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

Chris and Darlene Baldridge-12, 1991

Erin & Chino Cruz-17, 2003

Meghan and Brandon Knight-21, 2006

Carlos & Lisa Briz-28, 2000

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

MONICA KNAPP-4
ISABELLA CRUZ-12
KATHY GRUNWALD-13
MICHAEL DAVIS-14
ALI DYN=18
DIANE DYN-21
NICHOLAS KEYES-21

Aunt Jeans 80th Birthday

THE DYN FAMILY ALL OF THEM!

Pictures from Aunt Jean

Ashley graduates top of her class

CONGRATULATIONS

Baby Poirier has arrived!

Baby Bryan William Poirier arrived on Tuesday, 9/1/09 at 10:32 PM. He weighed 7lbs 13 oz and is 20.5 inches long. He arrived three weeks early!!!! My water broke at work at 1:45 PM (fun times...NOT!)...checked into the hospital at 3:30 PM and found out around 7ish that the baby was breech and I would need to deliver by c-section. The hospital was packed that night with deliveries, in fact our entire stay the birthing center was running near or at full capacity. You could not tell by the service. The nurses were all great. The downside was I had to go through some bad (in my opinion) labor pains while I waited my turn for the OR. I guess I was their 4th c-section that night! I was wheeled in to the OR at 10:00PM. It was very scary for both me and Eric but we are glad it is all over and everyone is well and that we have the cutest baby boy ever!

HAPPY SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Mary Grace Baldridge-7

Stacey Poierer-12

Mark Dyn-19

Patty Grunwald-28

Happy September Anniversary

Jerry and Debbie Keyes 4,1987

Raymond and Jennifer Knapp 4,1999

Ray and Diane Knapp 18, 1971

Ed and Helen Schwartz 27, 1952

Muny Opera "Hairspray"

Went to see "Hairspray" at the outdoor Muny Opera in Forest Park. Grandman Jean has season tickets and she takes all the daughters, grandkids, and great grandkids that want to go. There were 17 of us in all.

MINI VACATION

We had a really nice weekend. Relaxing but not long enough. Two days in Tahoe are not enough.

Very Peaceful. We went with friends who have a very nice house. Pat and I went for a walk until we crossed path with a coyote. OK enough for me. Turned around and went back. Bears attacked about 10 PM. Lucky they were just after Garbage. Those smart bears figured out how to open the "Bear Box" "Smarter than the average bear".

AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES

Greg and Diane Dyn-August 6, 1983

Henry and Gail Dyn- August 19, 1978

John And Vicki Schwartz- August 29, 1992

Jennier and Travis Bennett-August 29, 2009

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS

Bill Grunwald-4

Bob Grunwald-6

Chris Baldridge-13

Caryn Grunwald-25

Katie Doyle-28

Libby Schwartz-28

Chino Cruz-29

peel, peel banana

superstar in training ...

mmm-magic

brent & joe rost do magic at disneyland, 2008. [i had shingles. it sucked.]

Gabriel's First Day of Kindergarten

Gabriel Cruz ( Denise Hauser's grandson/ Erin Cruz's son) started Kindergarten last week. He is attending Daniel Boone Elementary in New Melle and they are in school year round so his school year started July 18. He loves it so far.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

Brad & Nancy Grunwald July 9, 1977

Marilyn & Kurt Davis July 29, 1978

JULY BIRTHDAYS

JULY BIRTHDAYS

Christine Dyn-2

Kurt Davis-9

Donna Newberry-11

Marilyn Davis-13

The Baby Room in Progress

I had to get a picture of the daddy in action! His back was shot by the end of the day. I tried to blame it on age ;) but he says he has always had problems with his back.

This is the closet full of shoe's for our baby. Thanks to Bill, Patty & Jae. I will put them up until he can wear them but had to take a photo! There are quite a few Nike shoe's in there so I should say thank you to Aunt Barbara & Uncle Jake too!

Here is the closet with clothes! All washed and ready to go. Again, thank you to Bill, Patty & Jae! The color of the wall is some sort of tan and Eric painted the ceiling white.

We are not done yet. We think we are putting some type of molding at the top.

When we are done, the baby by far will have the best room and best furniture in the house! We do not even have a bedroom set and have done nothing to our bedroom walls since we moved in. LOL! That's ok though. :) Only the best for our little guy!

Oregon Father's Day

The Grunwald/Pollinger/Poirier families celebrated Father's Day yesterday, June 27th so we could all be together. Good times as always. The kids never let us down and always keep things moving for us! :) The women cooked and cleaned for the men since they did the same for us on Mother's Day.

Barb & Jake got dad this blanket called a Snuggie. He is always cold...I mean ALWAYS! If he had it his way the house would probably be kept at a toasty 80 degrees. So hopefully this will come in handy this summer when mother has the A/C on. :)

Eric got some yummy candy from Bill & Patty. The kids were hilarious. They sat there staring at him while he ate it. Eric was going to share but mommy said no. After seeing the cutest face ever, Eric was allowed to give Jae a small piece.

Uncle Jake and Jae playing a video game. Bill resting for a few. :)

Jae was pushing Hannah....then he said hmm...Hannah you push me. They took turns doing this for awhile. Very cute. However, it did not end cute. I recall tears from both parties and the toy having to be removed! LOL!

It was a wonderful Father's Day. I feel lucky to have such a great dad who has taught me and given me so much.