Ryan and I celebrated our 10th Anniversary on May 15th! I have had such grand plans in my mind all these years of the benchmark date we would have to celebrate our decade anniversary together. But, oh how life has a way of keeping us humble sometimes. Being unemployed this year gave good reason for us to draw on our more creative abilities. Instead of a gracious and romantic night out together, we stayed home with the kids. I baked a cake similar to what was served at our reception so we could share a few of our memories with the kids. I guess I learned that #1, don't put off having special dates in hopes of saving up for a great big one at some later date! The resources may not be there later. Savor each year, and do something special, big or small to celebrate - every year. #2, the only people who are really going care and remember our anniversary as time goes on besides us, is our children. No one will be more intimately affected by the events of that day than our four sweet boys. We should take the opportunity to share special memories of that day with them. This year, we did!
Taylor turned 7 months on May 20th! How the time is flying. It's hard t
o believe he's been here so long, and yet such a short amount of time too. Strangley, it seems as though he's always been part of our family. We love him so much. He's so sweet and cuddley. He smiles at everyone, and loves to laugh with his brothers. He loves to be held by his Daddy, and especially loves his Mommy.
Mother's Day was a bit of a drag for me. Busy that weekend with having my piano recital, and taking care of a very sick Taylor, I was squelched out of the opportunity to even go to church to hear the children sing in Sacrament Meeting. Either way, I did manage to complete the grandchildren quilt I made for my mother-in-law, and made dinner for the Newby side of the family that day. 
It has been a very busy and unusual Spring for our family. A lot of unexpected circumstances have swirled about our household. But one that we have long anticipated was Jonathan's Baptism day. He was baptized on May 2nd. What a wonderful day and weekend that was for him and our family. We had a lot of family support. 
He truly let his great big spirit shine through. I know he has an understanding of the important convenant and step he took as he entered the waters of Baptism and took upon himself the name of Christ. We are so proud of his decision, and love the young man he is.
filled their buckets half full there alone! 
Then we took them around the neighborhoods for traditional door knocking. By 8:30 we were on our way over to the "Pumpkin House", one of Grandma's friends who carves 50-60 pumpkins the day before Halloween. We had fun looking at all the different pumpkin faces. We ended the night by stopping by Grandma's for homemade cinnamon rolls. It was just a perfect holiday for our family!
