Wednesday, June 25, 2008

It's Summer, we're busy, and we're 6 months!











The beginning of summer has brought us lots of visitors, camping, and swimming! The boys are six months old, and are jumping right up the growth charts. They are also becoming very busy. Sitting still is not an option. Caulder is working on crawling, and Kessler is working on scooting. Caulder has also figured out how to get out of the bouncy seat (check out the video), as well as how to stand up in his crib. We can tell that he is going to be the trouble maker. Kessler has become very vocal, and loves to blow raspberries. He is very sweet, and is much more reserved than Caulder. My favorite new activity that the boys have begun to do is to reach up to us to be picked up. Mat and I bought a family summer swim pass for the Boise outdoor public pools. We have taken the boys down to our neighborhood pool a few times to wade in the kiddie pool. Kessler loves it. Caulder seems to enjoy the water, but clings to mom and dad.

We have also enjoyed our June visitors. Our friends Kevin and Ruth came up for the weekend from Salt Lake city in early June. We had a great time visiting and shopping at the Saturday market. The next week Mat's brother Lucas drove down from Columbia Falls, MT for a week long visit where he met the boys for the first time. We all enjoyed visiting with Lucas, especially Bridger who got lots of walks. Mat and Lucas made time to fish and mountain bike. We also took the boys on their first camping trip along the upper South fork of the Boise River. It was a little colder at night than expected, but the boys did great. This past weekend we went camping at Red Fish Lake with our friends Mike and Danielle along with their month old son Keaton, and Wendy and Jared along with their 2 year old daughter Gabby. Mike and Danielle graciously let us take over their camper, which was very comfy. We had a great trip. We're looking forward to our next camping trip over the 4th in Eastern Oregon with the Morris's.


Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Memorial Day weekend




Caulder and Kessler having fun with Grandma and Grandpa
On the road again.
Caulder braving the drive
Kessler having fun on the road
On a walk in Wildwood Park







We took the boys on their first big trip over Memorial Day weekend. We braved the seven hour drive to my parents house in Portland (Welches). The boys did well (just a little crying along the way). They got to spend lots of time with their Grandparents and meet their cousins, great Aunt, and great great Aunt for the first time. Check out the photos above of our trip. The boys had fun playing with their new toy house, which had endless activities. We also took a little trip to Ikea and the nursery is now outfitted with cute light fixtures and other Ikea gear.

The boys are going to be 6 months old this week. Every minute with them is just so much fun. Both boys are drooling like crazy. We keep thinking that they are about to get a tooth, but no sign yet. Kessler is sitting up on his own for long periods of time, and Caulder is almost crawling. They have their 6 month appointment on Thursday, and we can't wait to see how much they weigh.

Finaly we want to say congratulations to our friends Mike and Danielle who had their first child on Friday - Keaton Dahlberg. Check out the cute photos on their blog - 'The Dahlbergs' link to the right.