Cookies from Kentucky?

Tonight while I was putting Brenner to bed, he wanted to call and say good night to his Daddy, who is on the road. He asked Daddy, "Where are you going?" Daddy said, "I'm going to Kentucky." Brenner's eyes got wide and he said, "You're getting cookies?! For my mouth?!"

Silly Salamander

Sean walked out of the house this morning and a salamander darted out in front of him. Aile and Brenner loved the little guy! Aile has no qualms about holding squirmy little animals, so I got a couple pictures of her with him. Brenner loved looking at him and leaned in real close, but when we put the salamander in Brenner's hand, he held his hand way out and declared, "I don't want him!"

Great Birthday!

We had a combination Memorial Day/Birthday celebration at the river for Uncle Sidney's 13th birthday. The water was surprisingly warm and the kids had a blast swimming and going down the "waterslides"--slick rocks and small waterfalls!



Caelum didn't mind missing out on the water fun--he enjoyed his snooze in the warm outdoor air!

They didn't care to wear the goggles in the water, but thought they were hilarious to wear after they were done swimming. Brenner's are fish, and Aile's are frogs, so they pretended to be those animals. They pretended they were at the aquarium visiting all their friends!

First Camping Trip of the Summer

The weather was beautiful for our first camping trip of the season and Caelum's first camping experience ever! We has a great camp site with lots of woods and space for the kids to explore!

This was Brenner and Andrew's favorite resting spot--the fallen tree on the edge of our campsite:


The kids all took turns getting rides on the back of the bike, either in the seat or in the cart. Hours of enjoyment for them all! (And plenty of exercise for our friend David!) :)


Emily, Brenner and Andrew had a great time "making pancakes" for us!

Aile and Brianna relax in the camp chairs for just a moment before finishing their scavenger hunt:

Flutter By, Butterfly

A couple weeks ago, we were outside exploring and a butterfly decided it really liked Aile! It stayed on her toe for about 20 minutes, then went to her finger for a while. She was so enthralled with her new friend!

Not trash, just treasure!

When Brenner is expressing his opinion about things, he always makes it a two part statement: "Not that one! Just this one!"

The other day I was carrying Caelum and I took a box outside to the trash can. When I came back, Brenner was waiting for me at the door, looking very upset. "Mommy!" he cried. "Don't throw baby Caelum in the garbage!" I explained that I would never do such a thing, and I that I love them both too much to ever do anything so awful! Brenner rolled his eyes and flipped his hand up, a small smile on his face. (His way of outwardly showing that understanding has dawned.) "Oh..." he said. "Not Caelum in the garbage, just the box! Okay!"

With Caelum's newfound ability to smile and laugh with us, he is sure to join in our special moments more and more each day!

Well, it has been a while since I've kept up with the blog! Life does that sometimes! I've missed recording some pretty funny and heart-warming things, but we'll try to begin keeping up with it now! The most important news item this blog is missing is the announcement of the new addition to our family! CAELUM SCOTT was born on March 19 at 9:21 am. He was 7 lb. 15 oz. and 19 1/2 inches long. And he has red hair! And it just keeps getting redder! We are all having so much fun with him, and we will enjoy sharing him with everyone who chooses to check in with our blog and see our family happenings. Above are a few of his first photos...