Sarah and the kiddos came over for dessert the other night while our husbands gambled away our money on a poker game... As we were ooodeling and doting all over Kellen, we noticed the Connor and Rachel were missing from the main room. We followed the sound of Laurie Berkner blasting from Connor's new room. Sure enough we found the two having a wild dance party! It was hilarious. Connor just learned how to turn on his CD player, so his new favorite past time is to turn on his music and dance! So there were the two of them prancing about his room happy as can be!! Can't wait to show them these pictures when they are older...
Our friends from up north (Seattle area) the Piacitellis came to visit and meet our new man Kellen! Their son Sam is a few months older than Connor and while they are still working out the kinks in their friendship we know that down the road they will be great friends. Steve and Don are best friends from college. Dawn is expecting their second baby - a little girl - in November. We are so excited for them. In a few years I see Sam, Connor and Kellen running around and little girl Piac having no problems keeping up with them!
Okay, is the above picture not amazing! It is compliments of my friend Kati Radziwon of Bean and Sprout Photography. She is extremely talented and came to our home to capture Kellen and all his newborness at just 5 days old! She is wonderful and I highly recommend her! http://www.beanandsproutphotography.com/ 
Oh, the joys of that first bath at home! So traumatic, and for Kellen too! I must admit I am not a fan of the newborn bath. I get so nervous that they are going to roll off the little bath thingy, or I will get too much water in their umbilical area, or soap in their eyes, etc. Not to mention that Kellen was screaming in decibals of I never new existed... But the speedy RN in me took over and the bath took all of 2 seconds (I am an swift bed bath giverer) and our boy was wrapped up in his warm bath towel and back in mommy's arms in no time at all.
I have countless pictures of this same nature, but take out Kellen and put in Connor. Our first week home with Connor was spent blissfully taking turns napping with our sweet boy on the couch. Now, it was January, and he was our only child. Fast forward 18 months and we have Kellen, but also it is summer and big brother Connor wants to play, outside! So we had to steal our time napping with Kellen. It is complete heaven to hold your sleeping baby! We are enjoying every second of our first week home together as a family of 4! Don is off for the week and we are keeping busy in the morning with Connor. We have taken small walks to the local coffee shop, gone to feed the ducks, even went to the splash park in West Linn. But the afternoons while Connor naps for 3+ hours, Don, Kellen and I relax on the couch taking turns holding him and napping ourselves. We love our little family of 4. Opps, 5, sorry Murphy...
