a new baby!

Our family is so, so blessed! The Lord has graciously given us another sweet baby to love on! I am due in January and am feeling pretty good but pretty anxious for the second trimester to start ;). We're  talking all kinds of baby names and anticipating the months to come! 

central oregon family vacation!

We spent last week in central Oregon on our family vacation! It was actually the first time we've ever gone away just our little family and it was such a sweet and refreshing time for us. We spent our time reading, napping (a lot of napping), talking, going on hikes and walks, going to the beach (!!!!), exploring, and just being together. We had originally planned on tent camping but found out that it was going to be too cold so we decided to rent this little rustic cabin, and I'm so glad we did! The first two days were cold (so, so cold) but the rest of the time it was so warm and sunny. We really had a wonderful time and the boys loved spending so much time outside! 

We're moving!

We are moving! Again! We have moved every year that we have been married and even though moving is stressful and annoying, we are so excited! As The Lord has grown us, he has faithfully grown our home (no, we're not pregnant ;)) and we couldn't be more thrilled to be moving FOUR BLOCKS from our new church. We are excited to live so close to so many people that we go to church with-- living in that type of community with people, where you just bump into them at the store or run by their house real quick or even just meet them at the park, is really special to us. Plus, I love, love, love decorating our home... so, getting to do it all over again is a gift ;). 

Anyway, we are blessed and excited to be moving to the Sellwood neighborhood of Portland! 

january.

January was good to us. Normally we dread this month around here but this year wasn't so bad. I felt like we were able to calm down a lot after the busyness of the holidays. We spent a lot of time snuggled up together, reading, playing lots and lots of games, being outside (it has been so sunny), eating healthy, spending time with our new church family, taking mini vacations, watching family movies, and just being with each other. 

"I hear it in the rushing breeze;

The hills that have for ages stood,

The echoing sky and roaring seas,

All swell the chorus, God is good.

Yes, God is good, all nature says,

By God’s own hand with speech endued

And man, in louder notes of praise,

Should sing for joy that God is good.

For all Thy gifts we bless Thee, Lord,

But chiefly for our heavenly food;

Thy pardoning grace, Thy quickening word,

These prompt our song, that God is good."

January 2014. from Adam & Megan Triplett on Vimeo.

Haddon Shepherd.

Haddon Shepherd Triplett was born on Thursday, September 12th at 2:40pm. 9lbs 2oz & 20.5 inches. We are all over the moon for this sweet baby boy. 

Life, lately

1. We had a great date night. One of the things that I love about Portland are the awesome restaurants. 2. We went to the Sellwood pool with some good friends of ours. It was nice to cool off from the heat and feel weightless for a while ;). 3. Adam turned 26! 4. Elliot had his first juice box. 5. We went to the Clark County Fair and saw the Avett Brothers! It was such a nice time and a last "hoorah" of sorts before baby #2 arrives. 6. We've been doing a lot of sink baths lately; this mama can't bend down these days. 7. I've really been trying to soak up these last days with just one little boy. We've been having a lot of lunch dates. 8. Elliot was a little sick and so snugly. He just kept plopping his head on my belly. 9. I had such a lovely time getting pedicures and lunch with my sweet sisters-in-law, their lovely mama and all of my nieces. 

Now we're just waiting things out! Getting ready to have another little boy around this house. We're so anxious for you, little guy! 

Camping.

We went on a little camp trip for the 4th. Even though things didn't go as planned and we ended up coming home early, we still managed to have a good time and laugh (and maybe cry, a little) through it. We saw so much beauty that we otherwise wouldn't have seen if things wouldn't have gone so haywire. I'm thankful that I get to make these memories with my two guys.