Full of joy!

Another year in the books for the Diedrich Family, and 2025 was filled with so many beautiful experiences, and a few challenges just to keep it interesting. We have so much to be grateful for, and our family and friends are at the top of the list. To the people who show up, thank you!

Some of our major highlights this year include: Ardyn starting Kindergarten (What??!!), Silas learning to walk, talk and watching him grow, and Luke and Sydney's Europe trip!

Looking forward to 2026, we could not be more excited to welcome baby number 3 into our family and hopefully get some more passport stamps (too ambitious? Never :) ).

Highlights

Silas started walking in January!
Luke's redo on his half marathon in April.
We traveled to Pittsburg as a family for uncle Wade and aunt Sarah's wedding in April.
We found out baby #3 was on the way in May!
Ardyn started Kindergarten in August.
Sydney and Luke spent 2 weeks in Europe in October (Thanks, Nana and Papa!)

Our Favorites

Friday pizza and family movie nights.
Kitchen dance parties to Princess music.
Family bike rides and neighborhood walks.
Sydney’s monthly book club.
Ardyn’s swim lessons & gymnastics classes.
Silas’ giggles and new catch phrases. "I did it!"

Silas Lee - 21 months old

Watching Silas grow has been such a gift this year. He has developed quite the personality and voice! More than anything, he loves his big sister and she loves him. Their bond is truly something special and watching them play brings us so much joy. Silas loves to swing, ride his scoot bike (or anything with wheels), kick balls, run, and all animals (mostly dogs!). He started walking at 11 months old and running shortly thereafter. In addition to the usual milestones, Silas started Montessori school this year, where he is affectionately known as "Si Si" (Sigh Sigh). Lately, "the boy", as we call him, never stops moving or snacking! He looks forward to starting more organized activities and becoming a big brother next year!

Our big boy! 11 mo

Sledding in the backyard!

Silas' first birthday!

We love a ball pit

First haircut! 13 mo

Always snacking - 15 mo

Loves playing with balls.

Big brother loading!

Swim time!

Animal lover.

Running!

Biking!

Swimming!

First day of Montessori school - 19 mo

Always on the move! 20 mo

Halloween with our Dinosaur and Elsa!

Thanksgiving in San Diego.

Hunting for our Christmas Tree - 21 mo

Ardyn Lucille - 5 years old

2025 was a big year for Ardyn! She learned to ride her bike without training wheels, got her ears pierced, participated in lots and lots of art camps, and started Kindergarten! She still enjoys weekly swim lessons and gymnastics classes and started Theatre classes through school. She played (read suffered through) Soccer again this year and is currently taking Jazz classes, working toward her winter showcase. Ardyn's passion for art and drawing continues to grow, and so does our collection of "Ardyn Originals". This year, she wants to be a scientist and a mommy when she grows up (you go, girl!).

Our favorite artist.

We love our cousin, Cayson!

The sweetest big sister you ever did meet.

Park days!

Flower girl for Uncle Wade and Aunt Sarah!

Gymnastics superstar! Year 3

Our little fish loves to be in the pool.

Happy 5th Birthday, Ardyn! - April

Ardyn's 5th Birthday Party Cooking Class.

Exploring Pittsburg

Denver Zoo fun with cousins!

Ice cream buddies!

Pretending to be a bride 👰

Soccer year 2!

Fun in foam at our neighborhood block party!

Preschool graduate!

Art all the time!

Ardyn got her ears pierced! August

He's got room for one more!

Summer fun.

First day of Kindergarten!

Learned to ride a bike!

First school portrait

Fall in Colorado.

Princess Elsa for Halloween

Big girl!

Climbing trees!

Fun in San Diego with Cousin Brix!

Thanksgiving goofballs.

Jazz recital!

Sydney & Luke

Sydney

Sydney is still enjoying working fully remote in her role as a Digital Marketing Specialist and Media Coordinator, but is looking forward to taking some time off to bond with baby in the next few months. She was able to take quite a few solo trips this year: To Minnesota in February for her Grandma Margie's funeral, to Minneapolis for work in March, to Newport Beach for a bachelorette party in July, and to San Diego for a girl's trip in November. The highlight of her year, though, was definitely the babymoon that she and Luke were able to take to Europe in October! This pregnancy, in between binge eating pasta and running the kids to and from activities, she has been going on weekly walks with neighbors and enjoying her monthly book club, which turns 3 this year!

Luke

2025 was the year of come backs for Luke! For those who remember, Luke experienced stress fractures in both hips in 2023 after training for and running in a half marathon. This year, he returned to run in the same half in April, and finished (beating his previous record) with no injuries!! Luke has leaned into the hobbies this year, taking up Golf, learning the guitar, going to concerts, running and exercising as much as possible, cooking, and making time for video games (per usual). He was also able to take a solo trip to San Diego for a bachelor party in October. When he isn't trying a new culinary experiment, Luke is the kids' favorite jungle gym and fully embraces daddy playtime. Though he still claims our dog, Winnie, is his favorite child ;).

Family Adventures

Sydney's 33rd Birthday party!

Sydney and her big brothers in Minnesota.

Celebrating Silas' 1st birthday.

Luke's Half Matathon Finish!

Congratulations, Daddy!

Celebrating Wade and Sarah

Childhood Besties!

Cousin pile!

Mother's day picnic

First family County Fair day!

Ready to embrace the chaos!

The silliest babes.

The Diedrichs

The Scriven Wedding in Temecula - November.

Ardyn's Jazz recital - December

Visiting Santa - December

Sydney + Luke in Spain and Italy (October)

We were so fortunate to be able to take time away from our kids this year to get oversees and explore for the first time since our Honeymoon in 2018! We spent 4 days in Barcelona, then flew to Naples and went to Sorrento, Positano, Capri, Amalfi, Pompeii, Rome and Florence! We ate our weight in Tapas and Pasta, walked 20,000 steps a day, and got the pregnant tourist royal treatment! It was truly the trip of a lifetime.