Haden turned 8 on June 5, but I decided to wait until we had his party to post pictures of the event. It's hard to believe that Haden is actually 8 years old!
Brand new baby Haden
Just a couple weeks old with big sister, Kenedy.
I had Haden in Portland, OR just 3 days prior to Jim graduating from Dental School. He was a very calm baby and it's a good thing because the first couple months of his life were a whirlwind for our family. Jim graduated from Dental School(June 8, 2001), we moved to Richland 4 weeks later into a rental house which actually sold the day we moved in which meant we had to move out 13 days after that. Then, we couldn't find an apartment, so we moved our family to Bend to live with Jim's parents. Jim lived in Motel 6 in Richland during the week so he could work and came to Bend on the weekends to be with us. Jim found us an apartment which we could move into the 2nd week of August, but we still had a couple weeks until that time, so I drove with the kids down to Idaho to stay with my parents and attend my cousin's wedding. When we finally got settled into our apartment in Richland, it was Haden's 5th home and he was just over 2 months old.
He has grown into a handsome young man and we love his sense of humor. You never know what he's going to say and that keeps us laughing all the time. Love you Haden!
Haden chose to eat at the mongolian grill for dinner and really enjoyed his food. :)
Haden loves Legos and playing on the playstation. He was very excited about the Indiana Jones Lego set we got him. I found the shirt below at Target-"just one more level..."- and since that's what I always hear from him, it was perfect.
We had his birthday party on July 2 at the church pavilion. We played a couple games, built things with legos, ate birthday cake and broke a pinata. What more could an 8-year-old ask for?
I was very impressed with how the cake Jim made Haden turned out. They really look like lego bricks.
Opening presents
Swinging at the pinata. I think Jaret actually broke it.
A mad dash for the candy!
On July 4, Haden was baptized. He was able to be baptized with his friend, Kirby Robertson whose birthday is just 3 days after Haden's on June 8. Grandma and Grandpa Carey were able to come and also Grandma and Grandpa House and Uncle Rob. It was a very nice baptism that I hope he will remember always. We're proud of him for making the choice to be baptized.
Smile for the camera. :)
My three beautiful girls.
Kenedy, Hallie, Lexie, Tiffani, Mikayla, Amy and Lilly sang "When I am Baptized" for the baptism. It was beautiful.
The next day, July 5, we blessed Calvin in sacrament meeting. He has been such a wonderful addition to our family and his blessing capped off a wonderful weekend. He's growing so fast and I'm loving every minute I have with him. He's smiling a lot now and I think my favorite part of the day is when I talk to him and he smiles and coos at me. There's nothing better than that.
4 comments:
Wow the first time i met you, was the Sunday that Haden got blessed. Time goes by so fast.
You and your family had a wonderful few weeks. Thanks for sharing you special days with us.
Looks like Haden's birthday party turned out GREAT! What a fun and memorable weekend. I was a little confused when I saw that baby picture, thinking it was Calvin at first:) You have a beautiful family.
That musical number at the baptism was so moving! They did a great job! I miss being in primary and hearing Haden's comments. He cracks me up!!
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