Thanksgiving 2011




Despite great food and riveting conversation Porter started the head nod mid meal. I guess the anticipation of the thanksgiving meal finally caught up with him.

  Thanksgiving 2011, we celebrated at home in Medford as a family with food, football and sleep in no particular order. Despite doing 90% of the food tasting (the most important part of the cooking) I still took the lead role in cleaning up after the feast. Our first attempt of brining our turkey turned out a turkey that was moist and salty . Next time we will have to cut down on the amount of salt that we put in the brine. The rest of the meal was made by Stacie and was perfect as always.

Porter's 1st Buzz Cut November 2011





Before hair cut



After hair cut

 Stacie again believes Porter's hair is too long and unmanageable. I did my best to delay the inevitable but Stacie prevailed (like always). It is amazing how different he looks, but his unique attitude is as great as ever showing that the hair doesn't make the man.

Loss of Roc's First Tooth November 2011

Roc looses his first tooth while eating corn on the cob.  The Tooth Fairy did not come during the night because it was way to windy for the Tooth Fairy to fly.

Roc's first year of football. This year he played flag football but next year he will get to play tackle. He learned a lot and had the opportunity to play all the positions, he really enjoyed rushing on the line of scrimmage and blocking, he was able to make several key blocks during touchdown runs and he scored an extra point with a nice cut to make the other team miss. His favorite part was "when I almost took the ball from the other player." Roc wanted me to mention that he did pull the guys flag when he tried to pull the ball out.

Halloween October 2011

Halloween 2011. Emma is an University of Oregon cheerleader, Roc is Bumble Bee and Porter is Scooby Doo. They went door to door with dad while mom and Calvin stayed home and enjoyed the peace and quiet. The best treat was the mini pizzas the kids got from Papa Murphy’s.

Porter at the hospital visiting Stacie and Calvin October 2011



Porter finds a place to relax and hide while visiting Stacie and Calvin at the hospital (he probably could use a pillow).



Emma and Roc's Halloween parade at school October 2011

Emma and Roc's Halloween parade at school. Emma is a cheerleader for Oregon University and Roc is Bumble Bee. During the assembly Roc's name was drawn and he won a prize that he got to pick out. Like Roc usually does he picked a car.

Welcome Calvin to the Family

　
The Birth of Calvin Wells Riggle.  Calvin was born at 7:04 pm on Saturday October 29, 2011. Healthy 7lbs. 4oz boy, 19in. long. He did bruise his nose on the way out as you can see from the dark ring around his nose and mouth. The rest of the family is so excited to welcome him into the world even Porter who has showed his interested with a curious poke to the forehead.

Porter's First Hair Cut July 2011

Porter has the best hair, long and curly but once his hair got so long that it was covering his eyes Stacie says it has to go. I tried to just cut his bangs but he then just looked like a pretty girl so we put him in his chair and gave him his first hair cut. He handled it well, I think he thought he was we were playing with his hair and he was just waiting for lunch.

Roc's Kindergarten Program May 2011



Porter enjoying the show!

 Roc's last kindergarten program. Roc showing off his skills. "It was really fun and I really liked it and that's it" Says Roc about his concert.

Porter's 1st Birthday 1/31/2011

Porter's first birth day. 

Emma's Dance Recital May 2011

Emma's last dance recital while living in Lewiston. 
The two person show.
It was fun while it lasted.

  

Christmas 2010

Emma and Roc Christmas of 2010 I am not sure where Porter is? Stacie thinks he was sleeping, he is the middle child so I suppose that he may have been forgotten for the pictures.

Our first post 11/23/2011

This is the start of our family blog. We recently moved to Medford Oregon and had the birth of our fourth and final child. We find ourselves in an unusual position, being in a town with no family. After being inspired by another family who has a similar blog, we thought it would be a great way to record the events of our family's life and also provide a web page that family members can stay up-to-date with our family. We thought it would be especially useful to those family members who have had the opportunity to watch our kids grow up before the move.