Life in Dowd Land

Two months and no entries. Shame on me! These kids grow too fast to let that much time go by! :)

Really, they are going through some spurts these days. Last week Caelyn took her first series of steps and each day she seems a bit more stable and confident. She still prefers crawling, but I'm sure once she realizes that she's walking she'll never look back. While all this has been happening Timothy has decided to be a "Bigger Boy" (his term) by using the potty regularly. I have not changed a #2 Timothy diaper in a week! Hallelujah!! He is very excited about his new skill and will gladly chat with you about it if you are so inclined.

In other news, we have (somewhat unexpectedly) entered the wide, wide world of buying a home. Many options lay before us, some complicated, but all exciting. Hopefully we'll have more on that in the near future! In the meantime, please keep us in your prayers.

The kiddos and I get together with friends regularly each week and Timothy loves his weekly swim class (about which he will also gladly chat...there's actually a long list of favorite topics at the moment, potty talk taking first place of course). We've also gotten pretty involved at Oak Hills Church, in particular with their Missional Living team (i.e. international ministries, etc.) We're really thankful for the great people we've met there and growing community life, including a weekly guys beer night. We also welcomed this summer the arrival of my dear old college friend, Katie (Wolfe) Paulsen and her sweet hubby Jeremy. They moved to Folsom this summer and I am incredibly glad to have her here.

Last weekend we visited Apple Hill, which is a group of apple farms and country shops near Placerville. We picnicked and picked (and ate) apples with Ryan and Bridget and the kids for what turned into an awesome day! It happened to be William's 3rd birthday, too. It was truly heartwarming to see how Timothy and William played together... they were happy to see each other from the first minute to the last. Such sweet cousins!

So here are some pics. Caelyn is now 11 months old and will turn ONE on October 13. Timothy will be 2 and a half next month.