Birthdays and Cameras

It's really hard when I get behind on this blogging thing because I want to catch up on everything I've forgotten, but it is impossible to do, so I'll just include some highlights:

We were able to spend a little time with our friends Matt and Lauren Bush (left). We (along with Matthew's brother and sister-in-law, J.C. and Tammy) went up the canyon for a little rock climbing. Hopefully we'll be able to spend more time with them next time.

We celebrated Emily and Elia's birthday with a family party at the park. The girls loved their panda bear cake and cupcakes that Paula and I (along with Dave and Eric's help) frosted.

We were all sad to leave Utah. Ethan was a big hit, especially with Emily. She always wanted to hold him.

Elia got that pink camera for her birthday and loves taking pictures with it. All of her cousins loved it too! She takes pictures of everything and is actually getting a lot better at framing her picture. She doesn't cut off too many heads anymore :) Here, she takes a picture of Andrew, a little neighbor boy we watched this afternoon. Next post, I'll post some pictures she's taken.

Ethan, Elia and Andrew (all in striped shirts) lounge around the living room. Elia actually was cooperating with pictures today (often she runs away, but I think giving her the camera helped).

Life is pretty back to normal. We went for our well-child check appointments today. Ethan is now about 4.5 months, and of course Elia is three. Ethan weighs 15 lbs, 13 oz. He is in the 75th percentile for weight and height. Elia, who weighs about 30 pounds and is about 3 feet is in the 40th percentile for weight and 50th for height.