Party Animal

Sunday evening we had our good friends, the Merrills, over for dinner. They have three boys that closely line up in age with our three boys and they are all best of friends. This picture was taken a couple of months ago when they were all over and decided to do crazy hair.



So anyway, the boys are all running around and having a very reverent sabbath evening when I realize I haven't seen Caleb for a while. After some brief investigation, I find some of the boys down in the play room/guest room with about every single toy we own strewn across the floor. They are jumping off the cedar chest and climbing on the bed and in the midst of all this chaos is Caleb, fast asleep on the bed with his blanket.


Ahh, to be a kid again and be able to sleep through anything, anytime, anywhere.

There's a First Time for Everything

In honor of our first blog, we thought we would include a few of our "firsts" from the past year (in no particular order of course).

Our family trip to the Oregon Coast.

8.31-9.3.2007

Cameron's baptism

4.15.2007

Cade and Caleb's 1st pie eating contest

7.28.2007

Paige's 1st Birthday!

8.11.2007

Kara's 1/2 Marathon (2:12:?)

(I've never claimed to be fast at the distances,

but at least I get out there and do it.)

The Colbert Autumn Classic
10.6.2007

Taking home the Green Jacket for the 1st time.

(I should clarify that this was not the first time Blake has brought home the croquet championship, just the first time he has won since the jacket was introduced.)

Way to make us proud, Blake!

7.2007

Silverwood Theme Park

Cameron and Cade earned free tickets through

a reading program at school.
8.15.2007

The 1st day of school

9.6.2007

(These weren't really taken on the actual 1st day, but don't tell anyone.)

Consider this the short list, as we truly have experienced more firsts than these this past year. These are, however, the ones for which we have pictures.