Goltiao's in The NW

All I want for Christmas

2009-12-14T21:11:00.000-08:00

Mia lost 2 teeth in one day!

Christmas on Main Street

2009-12-14T20:53:00.000-08:00

We had to post this video because it was hilarious. I caught Mia practicing all the songs for their Christmas performance. This clip is of a solo she's not even singing but obviously had memorized from the girl who was singing it.

Mia's Ice Skating Party

2009-12-14T20:44:00.000-08:00

Tree Decorating Day

2009-12-14T20:38:00.000-08:00

Our 8th year cutting down our tree from the same farm. With twin 10 year olds and a little 7 year old princess, this year it started out joyful and then all chaos broke out.
"I'm done"
"Austin took my ornament"
"Can I go play Xbox now"
"This is boring"
"Why do we have to do this"
So on and so on. Regardless it got done.

Mia turns 7

2009-12-14T20:32:00.000-08:00

Here's a few pictures of Mia's Birthday. Our little girl is getting too big, too fast

We've taken pictures of Mia in this chair on her birthday every year. Crazy to see that her feet hang down them now.

Waking up to presents on her big day.

Halloween 2009

2009-11-01T19:51:00.000-08:00

Here are just a couple of pictures during our church's Harvest party. Didn't do to much trick or treating since Mr. H1N1 was a guest in our home for over a week. Mia had it for about a day, Payton had it for 4 days and Austin had it the worst at 6 days including an ear infection that burst his eardrum and cojuntivitis. This is definitely one of the more memorable Halloween weeks for the Goltiao's.

Sorry for the delay!

2009-10-25T20:27:00.000-07:00

We haven't updated since January. Here's a few snapshots of what's been going on with the Goltiao's up here in Oregon.

Stylin' Boots - Fall Fashion

2009-10-25T20:23:00.000-07:00

Shannon and Kerri with their matching casts. Both have stress fractures on the same foot on the same spot - CRAZY!

Sunriver Fall 09

2009-10-25T20:19:00.000-07:00

We surprised the kids and took them out of school. We spent a few days at our favorite place - Sunriver. Rode bikes and went geocaching.

Here's our first find!

Mom/Dad can we pleeeeeeease hav a pet?

2009-10-25T20:17:00.000-07:00

The kids have been begging for a pet so bad. This is the neighbor's kitten. They kidnap this kitten everytime it shows up outside.

1st Day of School 2009

2009-10-25T20:09:00.000-07:00

First day of school.
Mia - 1st Grade (wow - school all day).
Austin and Payton - 5th Grade (wow - last year of elementary school and then off to middle school next year).

Still just as crazy. These twins haven't changed.

Leaving A Legacy

2009-10-25T20:03:00.000-07:00

This past September, Darryl's grandpa past away at the age of 95. Grandpa finished strong and never missed an opportunity to share Christ with every person he ran into. All 9 of his children and 26 of his grandchildren all know the Lord.

Darryl and his brothers - Matt and Stephen.

Seaside Camping at KOA

2009-10-25T19:58:00.000-07:00

We took a mini trip to Seaside with our cousins and a couple friends - Melschau's and Blair's.

The girls getting ready for the dog parade - huge participation - 2 dogs!

Spa Day with Mom

2009-10-25T19:54:00.000-07:00

Mia before getting her ears pierced.

Mia after getting her ear pierced. Mom said it wouldn't hurt!

Sunriver

2009-10-25T19:47:00.000-07:00

4th of July at Sunriver with our sweet friends from Cali/TMC. The White's, Kostjuk's, and Waldeck's.

The Girls!

Spring Soccer 09

2009-10-25T19:43:00.000-07:00

The boys during Spring soccer. We're at it again this fall too.

Our next author!!!

2009-10-25T19:40:00.000-07:00

Mia at the writing festival. She was one of just a few students picked from each school to receive this award.

Home Depot Kid's Clinic

2009-10-25T19:34:00.000-07:00

Darryl took Mia on her first Home Depot date. She now is a regular at these clinics. I think she will be our next HGTV design star.

Snowboarding 09

2009-01-28T19:59:00.001-08:00

All the boys went on a ski trip.

Brenden, Austin, Payton, and Parker at boarding school.

Boarding school.

Check out the blue skies in the background. It was spring-like conditions. There was an inversion that day. 37 down at the base and over 50 up top.

Aaron and Wyatt cruising down the mountain.

Christmas Day 08

2008-12-25T18:47:00.000-08:00

Mia and her new Bible.

Mommy with her present from Mia.

Mommy and Payton.

Darryl with a new TMC jacket.

Twins with their new Ipods.

Mia and her new pet fish "Chubby."

Arctic Blast...continued

2008-12-25T18:39:00.000-08:00

We are now day 12 with snow, which has been the worst snow storm the Northwest has had in 40 years. FYI for those of you that don't know, Portland/Salem are not snow zone areas.

Here's a video of 1 of the 4 days we were at Uncle Justin's and Aunt Christina's house. The kids stayed out for hours sledding, snowboarding, and having snowball fights.

Arctic Blast 08

2008-12-18T20:39:00.000-08:00

It's been a crazy week of weather up here in the Northwest. School has been canceled everyday and Christmas Break begins next week. The roads have been mad icy and temperatures have been as low as the teens. Remember, we do not live in snow country (i.e. Colorado or North Dakota) so this weather is crazy for us.

Gang Greene Pic

2008-12-18T20:35:00.001-08:00

Gang Greene (and Goltiao's)

Our Christmas Tree

2008-12-18T20:28:00.001-08:00

This year we broke tradition. Every year we have gone to the same tree farm but this year one of the boys' soccer teammates started selling from their tree farm. Every tree was only $16 bucks no matter the size and every tree was full - no Charlie Brown trees.

Church Christmas Presentations

2008-12-15T21:35:00.000-08:00

Children's Christmas Choir!

All the cousins were in it together this year. Here are the boys' with their cousin Brenden and some friends waiting to start their first of three performances.

Mia's 6th Birthday

2008-12-15T21:06:00.000-08:00

Mia's spa party with her girlfriends.

More girly girls.

Mia and her pink polk-a-doted cake.

Paige getting a pedicure.

Erika getting a foot soak.

Thanksgiving 08

2008-12-15T20:54:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving at Darryl's parents. Mia got to celebrate her birthday a week early. She pretty much celebrated everyday until 4 days past her birthday.

Yummy Thanksgiving meal!

Payton made his own fruit Kabob.

Lola and Mia with their new robes.

4 Generations. We got to see Darryl's 94 year-old grandpa. He is an amazing example of a leaving a godly legacy, a prayer warrior at heart. He is a godly pillar for the Goltiao's. Thanks Grandpa.

Ice Ice Baby

2008-12-15T20:43:00.000-08:00

Ice Skating down in California. This was the first time the kids' had gone ice skating and they loved it.

Uncle Stephen with baby cousin Ellie.

Mom and Mia - Uncle Stephen and Ellie.

The twins trying to race around the rink.

Seeing the Bandara's

2008-12-15T20:37:00.000-08:00

We got to see the Bandara's again over Thanksgiving for a couple hours at some park off the freeway. We were on our way to Darryl's family in the Bay Area and the Bandara's were on their way to Medford from Phoenix.

Payton, Garrett, Austin, Mia, and Brooke.

Brooke and Mia

Bunko Bunko Bunko

2008-12-15T20:33:00.000-08:00

Shannon's bunko group. This is their 4th year together. God has worked amazing things in their group over the years. The babies in the picture are of Tera's twin girls. Their are 3 sets of twins in this group.

Twin Day

2008-12-15T20:29:00.000-08:00

Mia and Anika on "Twin Day" at school. No need to put one of the boys since they get to go to school as twins everyday (no big deal).

Dirt Biking @ China Hat

2008-12-15T20:22:00.000-08:00

Darryl got a chance to finally ride a few weeks ago. It's been about 10 years since he got on a dirtbike. They rode at China Hat outside of Bend - the largest trail riding park in Oregon.

Halloween 2008

2008-11-07T22:11:00.001-08:00

Here we are getting ready to go trick or treating. Payton and I went as the "Blue Man" group, Mia decided last minute to go as a girl ghost, and Austin went as a Jedi for the 6th year in a row. Mia was supposed to be "Pinkalicious."

Pumpkin Carving

2008-11-07T22:02:00.000-08:00

Here we are doing our annual pumpkin carving. Mia still wouldn't touch the pumpkin until it was finished because she said it stunk and was gross.

Mia's trip to the pumpkin patch

2008-10-25T09:15:00.000-07:00

Her first bus ride. Mia thought it was cool that they didn't have to wear seatbelts or sit in a booster.

Waiting in line for the Hay slide.

Mia and cousin Ellie.

The "Perfect" Pumpkin!

Fall has arrived!

2008-10-25T09:04:00.000-07:00

Fall is definitely here in the Northwest. This is looking out our window upstairs.

Payton jumping into the pile he just worked hard on raking.

3 in a pile.

Fall Soccer

2008-10-25T09:01:00.000-07:00

Wow! Only 2 games left. The boys moved up another level this season U10-U11, which means more players on field, bigger field, bigger goals - their definitely big boys now.

9 year olds take on the elections

2008-10-23T20:24:00.000-07:00

I was driving the boys and Lucas back from soccer practice when they noticed all the stickers and signs of the recent candidates. Payton then commented that he was voting for McCain and then his twin brother, with no hesitation, that he was going to vote the same. Lucas then said, "I don't know who I'm voting for yet."

Let's you know how much of this is all around us when you have three 9 year olds in the back seat discussing their votes after soccer practice.

Funds Run Day

2008-10-15T20:27:00.000-07:00

Mia warming up before her big fundraiser run for school.

The boys before their run - their goal was to beat last year which was 10 laps.

The boys after the run eating some apples.

Mia starting to get pooped out. She's not even running anymore.

1st Day of School Fall 08

2008-09-20T21:52:00.000-07:00

Mia's 1st day of Kinergarten - Soooo BIG!

Shannon and the boys on their 1st day of 4th grade.

Mia and her brothers - ALL together in school now.

It's pretty cool they get to be in the same school with a set of their cousins - Brenden, Paige, and Ellie.

Mia showing off her new backpack.

Final Day of Horse lessons

2008-09-20T21:46:00.000-07:00

Mia has had a full summer of learning about horses. She has had a blast and today was the last day. So they went to a horse park and had a picnic.

Austin and Payton got to tag along. Here their giving the horses a drink. They acted like they were pros on these horses.

Ringling and Brothers Circus

2008-09-20T21:42:00.000-07:00

Shannon and the kiddos got to go to their 1st circus ever. It was up in Portland at the Rose Garden.

Sunriver with the White's

2008-09-20T21:38:00.000-07:00

We had the opportunity to hook up with John, Bria, Hannah and Josh. We had a blast catching up. John took us on a 9 mile trail ride and saw some cool falls.

Swim Lessons 08

2008-09-20T21:33:00.000-07:00

The kids had fun this summer especially since they were doing this right in the middle of the Beijing Olympics - Michael Phelps.

Sweet Mia

Twin torpedos

Payton Zachary

Austin O'Connor

Twins Hairdo

2008-08-12T21:53:00.000-07:00

The twins requested that they don't cut their hair all summer. Here's a sample of where it's at for now.

Tennis Camp 08

2008-08-12T21:50:00.000-07:00

All 9 cousins were in the same tennis class together this year - SCARY!

Backyard Track

2008-08-12T21:43:00.000-07:00

The boys decide to build a make shift track in the backyard.

Mia - The Horse Whisperer

2008-07-11T21:47:00.000-07:00

Mia started taking Horse lessons this summer and has become quite the equestrian. On her first day, she didn't even get on the horse she was just so amazed with their poop.

Twins Swim Party

2008-07-11T21:42:00.001-07:00

We had a swim party for the twins and their cousin Parker's birthday! Here they are with all their cousins and friends. It was perfect since it was our first over 100 degree days for the summer.

Lolo and Lola's Visit

2008-07-11T21:32:00.001-07:00

Darryl's Bday @ Benihana's with Lolo and Lola.

Sunriver 2008

2008-07-11T21:24:00.000-07:00

Here's one of our mini summer trips to our favorite place - Sunriver. We had fun riding bikes, swimming, riding bikes, eating, watching TV, and riding bikes, oh yeah and the cool park.

Mia at Home Depot

2008-06-12T22:18:00.000-07:00

Mia wanted to go with Dad to Home Depot on an errand and found herself working on a project herself.

Austin and Payton turn 9!

2008-06-12T21:50:00.000-07:00

The boys wanted to go to Sushi for dinner.

Shannon made lemon bars, chocolate peanut butter bars, and rice crispy sushi snacks.

The boys reading their new Star Wars book.

Mom and P.Z.

Our New Garden

2008-05-17T18:45:00.000-07:00

Shannon and the kids decided to plant a garden this summer. Carrots, corn, cucumbers, peas, tomatoes, squash, beans, and lettuce.

The boys backyard soccer field.

Mia swinging in the tree.

Sand Dunes

2008-05-17T18:39:00.001-07:00

Goltiao's JUMP!

Uncle Aaron, Uncle Justin, and Austin
getting some air.

Payton as "young Annakin Skywalker"

Mia with the boys.

Lake Marie 08

2008-05-17T18:26:00.000-07:00

The twins with 1 of 23 salamanders
they caught with all the cousins.

Hunting for more salamanders.

Mia and Ellie.

Boy cousins rolling down a hill.

These pictures are from our annual trip to Lake Marie, which is in the central coast of Oregon. We stayed in yurts again, no luck on the fish even though we had all 9 kids' poles plus all 3 dads, and grandpa's. We did, however, had amazing weather and took advantage of the sand dunes. Oh yeah, can't forget the great eating from grandma - shrimp, crab, oysters, fish, yummy!

Payton's cool trick

2008-03-03T19:29:00.000-08:00

High School Musical Dance Party

2008-02-15T21:16:00.000-08:00

The kids and cousin Brenden having a dance party after watching High School Musical.

No School - Snow Day

2008-01-29T14:22:00.001-08:00

Yeah. No school because of snow!

Here's looking down our street.

Looking out the backyard.

Blazers Game

2008-01-23T22:12:00.000-08:00

Payton waving down the blimp before the game starts.

The boys watching the Blazers win their 10th game of their 14 game win streak!

Greg Oden on the bench.

A few pics from the Blazers game while they were on their streak in December. This game was there against Toronto which was there 10th win in a row for that month.

In Honor of JD

2008-01-23T21:51:00.000-08:00

December 5th, 2007 John Davis III went home to be with our Savior. Below was the last picture we took with John after hanging out on the golf course. John, Bobby, and I have grown up since grade school and have remained close since then. We'll miss you John!

A group of us that pretty much grew up with John.
Danielle, Jon, Me, Bobby, Julie, Jeremy and Nina.

Bobby, Kam, Me, and Hector.

Time with Friends over Thanksgiving

2007-12-07T21:46:00.000-08:00

Bowling with the Bandara's

Bobby and Julie

At the park with the Keller's

Shannon and Heidi

The Twins final game

2007-11-05T21:40:00.000-08:00

Mia & Mom at "Princesses on Ice"

2007-11-05T21:31:00.000-08:00

Mom and Mia wainting for the show to start.

Mia and her friend Morgan

Dee and Morgan

All the princesses

Paul and Ashley - Wedding - Summer 2007

2007-10-27T22:40:00.000-07:00

The kiddos were all in a wedding this summer together.

All dressed up.

The Fam.

One last practice.

Enjoying the reception.

Twins Fall Soccer Club

2007-10-18T21:10:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pics from the Twins' 4th Season!

Cali Trip 2007

2007-10-11T19:11:00.000-07:00

At the Portland Airport.

Shannon and Mia getting ready for takeoff.

Goltiao and Gutwein kiddos about to splash.

The Girls

Wow! We finally have a blog. This was our recent trip to California - Palm Springs, Disneyland, Legoland, Surf trip and had a blast. This was a big surprise for the kiddos. They had no idea until we got to the airport.