David Turns 5!

David's birthday was August 23rd.

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Real Men Wear Pink

Sheldon and Jared came home from church today and made dinner because I stayed home, not feeling so great. They had to go home-teaching after dinner so Jared, wanting to stay clean, borrowed his sister's pink apron. Julia is visiting her great-grandmother so wasn't here to object. He looked so darn cute I had to get up and take a picture; Jared was surprisingly OK with it! Seriously there is nothing better than when your husband and kids take over meal preparations when you're feeling sick.

Jared making au gratin potatoes for the first time.

Helping his Dad pound the chicken flat and
adding the chopped garlic and herbs

Sheldon can't resist using his barbeque fork on Jared...
Being sweet and helpful...this had to be documented on my blog so I would remember that his 14th year was not all arguing and exasperation. Love You, Jared

Thanks for being such a great son today!

The Twins and Ledyards Visit

So cute the way they mixed and matched their swim suits.
Rachel was in heaven with both cousins to play with for a few days.

Catching up my blog...these pictures were from the 9th and 11th.
After the baby shower, Jessica and Jourdan, Sheldon's sister Sabrina's twins, stayed for a visit while Julia went to visit Amber at Sabrina's house. They got picked up that Tuesday morning and then Wednesday my good friend from when I lived in Pine Grove, who now lives in Elk Grove came to visit, catch up and talk homeschooling. Wendy Ledyard is one of those friends who I instantly liked...We met in the nursery at Pine Grove; Rachel and her twin girls were only a few months apart and her two older girls were the same age as Julia and Jared. She was a first year homeschooler so was excited to meet someone who had been homeschooling for a while...that was about 5 or 6 years ago.

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Zoe 8 Days Old

Brandon is a Daddy so in love with his little Zoe. Rachel was super happy to get

to hold her adorable niece.

Pure joy to feed Zoe a bottle today. As Rachel and David gently rubbed her soft head, Zoe's sighs of contentment were precious to hear. When Zoe wrapped her little hand around mine to hold on as I fed her the bottle I can't describe how blessed and happy I felt to be holding my sweet little grand-daughter! Grandpa Sheldon took a break from work to come get a Zoe fix too... She seriously is addictingly sweet! Zoe loves to hear her Daddy's voice...her little face blossomed into the biggest smile as he was talking to her! Soooo Precious!

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Brandon's Smilebox of Zoe & Meeting Aunties Julia and Rachel and Uncle David

Brandon sent me a smilebox of some pictures of Zoe with a video of her with hiccups at the end, then I added the pictures of Zoe meeting her Aunties Julia and Rachel and her Uncle David taken on the day she came home from the hospital, 8/19.
(Jared was at Taekwondo, so hasn't met his new niece yet).
Brandon called me when he was on his way to work today and told me that Zoe had a doctor's appointment today. The doctor said she was perfectly healthy and she now weighs 8lbs 4oz, up 6oz from her birth weight of 7lbs 14oz.
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Holding Zoe for the First Time

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Zoe is Here!

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Jared's Pioneer Trek 2010

Cami and Brandon's Baby Shower for Zoe

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David's World

Mommy: "What are you doing?
David: "Killing people"
Mommy: "That's not very nice!"
David: "But Mommy, they're EVIL!"

David was using his sword the other day to scratch his back and said, "This thing makes the best backscratcher!"

Grant Haselton's 5th Birthday

We had a fun time on Saturday going to David's little friend, Grant Haselton's Birthday Party.

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