Boys on Bikes

Jerrod recently had his bike tuned up, which inspired us to start riding our bikes more. So we attached a child seat to each of our bikes and now we take family bike rides around our neighborhood. Both boys love it!

Owen's 2nd Birthday

Owen's second birthday was January 26. He had birthday muffins for breakfast with a candle. Then I took him to Chili's for lunch and they sang to him. Jerrod surprised us by coming home early, so we met him for dinner at Mamacita's. They sang to him also and gave him a sombrero and sopapillas. It was quite a day! We gave Owen a kitchen for his birthday.

Kyle, Amy, Madison, Ethan, Evan, Ashley, Jim, and Jeanne came to visit this weekend for Owen's birthday party. We had his birthday party at J&R Gymnastics. We made Owen a Cookie Monster birthday cake. He loved it so so much! He had such a fun day, he had a hard time sleeping that night. We had so much fun with our family!

Happy Birthday Owen!

Two Boys

It is so much fun to see Owen and Eli interacting and playing together. They are enjoying each other more and more. Owen loves to help feed and dress Eli and make him laugh.

Eli's Dedication

We dedicated Eli to God this past Sunday at our church. It's hard not to be impressed by the awesome responsibility we have as parents to raise them in homes where Jesus is evident. I'm so comforted knowing that God is the only perfect parent and the Holy Spirit is the only perfect guide. I'm so glad we don't have to do this on our own.

We are all enjoying Eli so much! He is so happy and seems to love his little family. I'm so glad we have him!

This is Eli with his friend Caleb. They were both dedicated on Sunday. They were born 10 days apart.

Owen the Drummer

Owen was very inspired by our church's Christmas program's rendition of "Drummer Boy," so we got him a drum set for Christmas. He spends a lot of time on his "music" every day. Attire is optional....

Sasha and Owen

I was horrible about taking pictures over Christmas. :( Eli got very sick with bronchiolitis/RSV, which occupied much of our time and almost all of our energy. He is feeling much better now. We had a lot of fun in Colorado with our family. I did manage to take these pictures of Owen and Sasha.

Bob the Builder

All three of my brown-eyed boys like watching Bob the Builder on the computer. I thought this was so cute of all of them together.