What a week!

I got tired of moving pictures around, so sorry about the array of out-of-order pictures.

Carter in his blessing outfit.

He's getting to be so big!

Josh blowing out Dad's birthday candles.

Josh smiling with his new baseball mitt. Yeah, that's a basketball. We couldn't find his baseball...

Man, it has a been a busy week! Full of good things to make us busy, but busy still the same. We've been celebrating continually since May 21st, our anniversary. That day was lame-o, since Ryan had to go to school, but that's okay, we'll get 'em next year. On the 31st, we celebrated Ry's birthday. We had a barbeque for him and some friends (who had birthdays too) that Saturday, and then had cake and a special dinner that Sunday with his family and the elders. (His family flew in last Sunday night to be here this Sunday for Carter's blessing...) Then on Wednesday, Ry's little brother Matt turned 13, and the next day Josh turned 2. For Matt's birthday, we made brownies and played a game of Settlers--thrilling, huh? Sorry Matt. :) Hopefully you'll get a big birthday bash at home...For Josh's birthday, we opened presents in the morning, said goodbye to the fam (they went to the city and Ry went to school), and headed out to the park. Luckily Josh is easy to please. He loved the baseball mitt and ball we got him, so he was happy. Yesterday, I picked up my dad and brother Jeff at the airport, and we all went into Manhattan to celebrate Jeff's graduation from high school. Man, I get tired just writing this down!
Today we blessed Carter, the main event that everyone came out for. He was so cute. We had bought his blessing outfit a while back, and I was afraid it would be too big for him, but it was quite snug. :) He was quiet through the whole blessing, he had just eaten so he was content, and at the end when Ryan held him up, he was just wide-eyed and bushy tailed. (Isn't that the saying?) When we got home after all of church, we had roast beef and mashed potatoes, with corn, salad, crescent rolls, and blueberries. Then we had Josh blow out the candles on his birthday cake, which he had been waiting to do for a few days.

In the midst of all of this, we found a new apartment and will now finish the moving process we tried to start last month. Phew! I remember my parent's somewhat laughing at me when I told them I was SO busy in college. They told me, "Just wait!" I figured they didn't know what they were talking about, but I've started to change my mind....

Josh as a baby. I think he and Carter look a lot alike, don't you?

Josh at one year.

Josh being his thoughtful self at the mature age of two.