Good times...

These pictures are from a few weekends ago. Brian ran in his first race (he was convinced he was going to win until he saw all the "big boys" there.) The rest of the pics are from the Elk Festival (only in Logan, right?). The balloons are supposed to look like elk racks. We shot BB-guns, bows, and rode a horse-drawn wagon through elk country. Very fun. Speaking of fun, we had a great time this weekend with Carl, Steph and Ben. Cute family. Ben (and all the boys for that matter ) had a fun time sliding down a big inflatatle slide, riding a carousel, and climbing through a McDonald's-type play area. That's about all for now...

Brian is 6!

Can you believe we're that old? Crazy. Speaking of crazy, his party was insane. Next time remind me not to try to drive anywhere with a bunch of little boys -- especially when there is a parade going down Main Street! We made it through relatively unscathed though, and Brian had a great time.

Other than that, not much else is new. We love fall in Logan -- the leaves changing and everything. Before we know it, the mountains will be covered with snow.

August News

Adam is crawling everywhere these days. At 6 months, he's our earliest crawler. He even pulls himself up on the couch, and then gets a little scared because he knows that falling is inevitable if mom isn't close by. We visited Delona's family in Orem a few weeks ago, and she snapped some family pictures of us at BYU. It was strange being back on campus -- this time with 4 little boys. Where has the time gone? We visited Boise as well this month, this time to say farewell to Rick, who's heading off to Independence, MI for his mission. We're proud of him -- he's seems so grown up and mature these days. Speaking of grown up, Brian is officially "big" now -- he caught the bus to his first day of Kindergarten last week. He is SO ready to go (he barely missed the deadline last year, so he's one of the oldest). And last but not least, Uncle Carl and cousin Ben came to visit over Labor Day weekend. We had a fantastic time together. We went to the park a few times, watched a few movies, and went to a remote control air show (Ben was absolutely adorable -- ask him what an airplane says next time you see him. He puts his arms out like wings and makes the cutest noises). We will miss them when they move to Arizona next year! Well that's about all for now...

July Update

Adam is growing big, Aubrey and Mark (and BethAnne and Grace) stopped in for a visit so we went fishing and played in the sand, Tyler had an awesome dinosaur birthday (he turned 4!) with 25 neighbor kids (yes, it was a bit crazy), and Cameron drove us crazy by escaping into the garage to ride dad's motorcycle 14 times a day (literally!). We also finished our basement (Lisa is loving it because all of the toys are downstairs now!). To top the month off, we went camping at Tony Grove (a beautiful place near Bear Lake) and discovered that Tyler is absolutely obsessed with fire. That's about all for now...

Quick Update...

Hi family and friends. We've had a fun couple of months. Tyler caught his first fish (he called it "a rainbow fish named trout"), Adam was blessed, Brian played his first team sport, all of the Baker grandkids got together, and the boys helped? us paint the basement. We love you all!

 
 
 

Adam Jacob Llewellyn

Adam was born February 9th at 7:40pm. He was a healthy 8lbs 13oz, and 20 inches long. We are so blessed to have this little guy in our family. The boys all love him (except I have to wonder when Cameron tries to sit on him...)

 


When Adam was 3 weeks old, he was still sleeping 23 hours a day and wasn't gaining weight very quickly. Then I found him laying on the couch with blue lips. Althoug he started breathing again when I picked him up, we took him to the doctor, and then on to the hospital. We spent two nights there and worried as his oxygen saturation levels dropped to 60 and 70% over and over again. He stopped breathing at least 5 times, and we were mad at the doctor when he told us "oh, it's just acid reflux...he'll grow out of it." Adam went home from the hospital with oxygen, and we found a more concerned doctor who has done quite a bit of research for us. It probably is reflux-related, as his reflux medication seems to be working, but he still gags and coughs enough to keep us worried. He goes in for more tests in a few days.

The rest of the family is doing just fine. The drywall in the basement is finished, and Brian cased out most of the windows on the main floor this weekend. We'll keep you posted...

Lisa's sister Chrissy and her husband Jon came to Logan for the weekend to help hang drywall in the basement. We are so thankful for all of the family and friends who have helped us with our house! We're hoping to have all three rooms in the basement finished by May for the baby blessing...

Christmas!

Christmas time! We went to Bountiful on Christmas Eve and enjoyed visiting all of Lisa's extended family on her mom's side. The boys loved meeting their second cousins. In this picture, Brian is thanking Great-Grandma Shurtliff for a fun dinosaur toy.













Christmas morning - waiting to see if Santa came....The Boys are so excited they can hardly stand it. And a few minutes later, after the stocking craziness, they gather around one of their new favorite toys.

Happy Halloween!

Brian and Tyler ("Tiger") insisted on being scary this year, so they wouldn't smile for the picture. Despite their grouchy faces, we all had a fun day -- 2 Halloween parties, a community carnival, trunk-or-treat in the church parking lot, and the traditional trek around the neighborhood -- I'm tired just thinking about it again! Cameron was happy I found another tiger costume before he ripped Tyler's tail off trying to steal his. We have way more candy than I know what to do with - the kids think they've died and gone to heaven.

Brian spared me the icky task of pumpkin carving. I supervised and made sure the kids got more paint on the pumpkins than on themselves. Little Brian has decided that Halloween is "way more funner than Christmas." I bet he'll change his mind in a few months!

And one more makes four!

Boys that is. Llewellyn boy #4 is due on Valentine's Day, and we couldn't be more excited. Tyler and Brian took the news very well, despite the fact that they have insisted for months that it would be a baby girl like their new cousin Emily. I regret that we won't be inheriting Emily's darling clothes (and her pink suede bouncer seat!) but besides that I'm glad that Cameron will always have a buddy and someone to share a bedroom with. We've set up a missionary fund through Wells Fargo - you can donate to any branch - j/k (but not a bad idea!) :)