Mommy's Birthday

 Last Thursday, Mommy turned 35! That sounds so much older than 34.

 It was pretty much a normal, crazy day for us, with the exception of going out to lunch with Ma and Ben. Gwen was thrilled to have chips and salsa for lunch!

 Caleb's birthday present to me was learning how to pull himself up on to furniture. He is learning all these new tricks way to fast!

 A sweet neighbor brought me some yummy treats from BYU.

 The afternoon was spent doing homework, kids dentist appointments, and Adam's soccer game. 

After dinner Mommy got to open a couple of presents and we had cake and ice cream. 

 Daddy got me a cd and Tessa gave me a Teddy Bear (that was mine).

 Adam wrote me another fun poem. 

 35 is a lot of candles!

 Friday night, Eric and I got to go to dinner for my birthday and Saturday and I went out with Kristin for the evening. It was fun to get away for a few hours and relax. 

Sunday we went to Ma and Pa's house to celebrate the April birthdays. 

 Tessa had a plan for the birthday candles. Since it was Becky, Matt and Andrew's birthday's, she thought we should have the candles spell "BAM". Pa put her in charge of making her vision come to life. 

 Mattman was a little eager and blew out the candles before Andrew and I were ready. 

 I have so much to be grateful for. Hopefully 35 only means good things!

Adam

Adam had some exciting events last week. On Wednesday evening, he got to participate with his school in the Hope of America program at BYU.  We have been practicing songs and choreography for months in preparation for this event. 

He got to be in the blue part of the flag and sat in the upper left hand corner. Pa spotted him first from across the room and we were able to keep our eyes on him through the whole show. He did a great job and I am so glad he got to participate in something so special!

 The last song they performed was "We Can Be A Light" and they had actions they did with flashlights. It was beautiful and moving and my favorite part of the night!

 Ma and Pa were able to come and watch Adam. He was glad to have them there. 

 On Saturday, Daddy and Adam met up with Uncle Mattman to go shooting. This was Adam's first time shooting a gun. He was excited and I was nervous. I kept myself busy while they were gone so I didn't worry too much. Our windows are really clean now!

They had a lot of fun and Daddy said Adam did really well for his first time. They both said Matt was a really good teacher. Adam liked the targets and the smaller guns, but wasn't a huge fan of the shotgun. He didn't like the kick that came with the shot. 

8 Months Old

This beautiful little boy of ours turned 8 months old on Saturday. It has been a big week for him. Last Sunday, he started sitting up on his own and by Wednesday, he was crawling all over the place. His big brother and sisters love that he is on the move constantly now. Mommy and Daddy are now constantly keeping him away from the stairs and other dangers. He loves that he can get to all of us now and he is fast!!

He has 2 teeth and as of last week weighed in at 19 lbs 10 oz. He has healed perfectly from his surgery last month and he spits the most slobbery raspberries I have ever seen come out of a baby. He loves his tongue!
His eating and sleeping are about the same. Some days great, some days not so great. 

Overall, he is a happy and wonderful baby. We are so blessed to have him!

 He did not want to sit around for pictures. He had places to be!

 Phones and remotes are still favorites. But only the ones he isn't supposed to have. 

 And then he found his shirt sticker. 

 And that's what was left of it....