Playing Peek-a-boo

Stephen always gets the little ones to laugh. This is only the 3rd time Titus has laughed- and Stephen got him going really good!

Titus Enjoying His Mobile

We have some good friends who are missionaries, and after Titus was born they sent us this mobile. I'm not quite sure where they got it from, but we think it's very cool... and so does Titus!

Talking to Titus

Brian's 30th Birthday

Brian's 30th birthday was last month and we decided to have a surprise party for him. The kids all chipped in to color and draw on the banner as well as Sean and Laura.



Sean made Brian this awesome cake. We are huge Lord of the Rings fans and so when Sean was trying to decide what kind of cake to make he came up with the One Ring.
I borrowed 12" round cake pans from a friend who bakes them professionally. I made a chocolate cake and a vanilla cake and bought some bavarian creme filling from the cake shop. I was also able to get some gold shimmer powder to mix with vanilla and brush on. I gave the cake and supplies to Sean and he worked his magic... he was cutting the cakes and ended up slicing half way through his finger... so the cake was definitely with his blood, sweat and tears. LOL




Notice Sean in the background with his bandaged finger.



The surprise came out pretty good. He suspected a little I think, but quite a few people came, so that at least surprised him.

Naomi's Blankets

Naomi has a blanket that Linda made for her when she was born. She is really quite attached to it and at night when we check on her before going to bed ourselves she is normally wrapped up in it. She has learned how to wrap it around herself, so she does. When she wakes up she wants to hold her blanket while she sits on our laps. Maria, an adopted grandma at our church made Naomi a blanket recently... so then she was walking around with both blankets.
"Blanken" she calls them.