The Blooms of May...

We enjoyed our first roses of the year this month, and it seems as everything blooms in our yard so does our life here in Folsom. We are doing more and more things with people, some of whom we can say are moving from acquaintance to friend. There are tons of young families in our community and so I have had no shortage of playdate buddies. As far as activities go, on Mother's Day we visited Clarksville, a local ghost town that held an "Old West" living history event. The kids and I have also been enjoying the start of "Thrilling Thursdays", which is a weekly fun activity organzied by our friend Emily for the summer. We've been getting out for lots of "regular" things like jogs by the lake, little dips in the pool, playing at the park, etc. We even hosted a Memorial Day BBQ with 8 adults and 8 kids bringing tons of life to our rockin' back yard!

This month Caelyn also crossed the threshold of mobility, which has gotten mixed reviews from her Big Brother as she is continually following him and wanting to play with his toys. However, when she's doing her own thing he tends to gravitate toward her and join in whatever she's doing. "I can't live with or without you".... As for me, I don't know what I'd do without those two Munchkins!

On another note, we are thrilled to announce that my brother Anthony and his wife Mallory are proud parents of a new baby boy, Mattox Garrett, who joined our family just last week!

Timothy's First 2 Years

This is a slideshow of Timothy's growth over his first 2 years. I thought it would be fun to see how much he's changed. Boy, is it a LOT!!

Brother and Sister

Ummmm... notice any family resemblance? The first pic is Caelyn at 6.5 months eating avocado. The second pic is Timothy at 6.5 months eating sweet potato.

 
 

Chilling Video

Timothy and Brian enjoy their nightly bathtime routine. Click the image to pull up a video. (Pardon the nudity)

From May 09

The Faces of Caelyn

Caelyn shared some fun faces today for the camera... I thought they were worthy of a post.

Timothy's 2nd Birthday Party

We celebrated Timothy's 2nd Birthday (which is actually on Apr 23) with a CHOO CHOO bash. We invited his play group, church friends and family members to join us for a ride on the local light rail, meet a train conductor (my dad) who gave them their very own hat, and then party with food and cupcakes at the park. It was fun to observe the anticipation in the kids' eyes as they waited to climb on board! Timothy is currently obsessed with all things trains, including Thomas the Train... so it was a given that Thomas would also make a special appearance at the party in the form of plates, napkins and balloons. There was no shortage of little boys joining in his excitement, to be sure. We had a wonderful day and are grateful for our blossoming relationships here in Folsom. It was a surprisingly huge turnnout which made us so happy!! Here's a slideshow that captures the day... a bit long, but I didn't want to leave anyone out.

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Dedication

We had a wonderful day last Sunday when we did a dedication for Caelyn at our home. She wore my (Amber's) baptismal gown, which was made by my mom and grandmother when I was born. We did a ceremony led by her Godparents, Kavi and Taylor Simpson, and everybody shared some beautiful letters of blessing for her. We finished off the day with a great meal and lots of fun with 4 crazy toddlers and 4 babies roaming about our place! It was fantastic to have so much life lighting up our home! Enjoy this slideshow of that special day.

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