A Canadian Wedding, eh

Our good friends Dmitry and Elisabeth got married in Calgary, Alberta a couple weeks ago. My mother-in-law was so nice to fly out and hang with Kailer and Addie for the weekend so that Michael and I could attend the wedding. Michael was one of his groomsmen. The wedding and everyone involved was absolutely beautiful. It was great to have some time away with Michael (and Colby), and to explore Canada for the first time.
The Groomsmen: Michael, Dmitry, Aleks, Sam (his brothers)

Dmitry's mom, Emma

Colby had his first swim at the hotel pool with Daddy and he absolutely loved it!

Lovin' the sun

Spring time

The weather has finally warmed up and so we spend most of our time outdoors. The route we take to the park everyday has been so beautiful this week, I had to capture it on camera. Kailer helped by going ahead on his scooter and pointing out all the flowers he thought I needed to photograph.

Just a few random pictures. . . 

Adelynne is now in a toddler bed, making for many naptime and nighttime battles. Most of the time she falls asleep right in front of her bedroom door. I can barely get in to put her back in her bed.

Pizza, pizza

Ones of the kids' favorite things to do is make homemade pizza. Well, semi-homemade anyway. We pick up the dough and shredded mozzarella at our favorite pizza place, Albanese, I make a quick little pizza sauce, and then the kids get to work. They try their hardest to get the dough to stretch out into a nice large crust, only for it to shrink right back into the little mound it began as. The funnest part is watching them toss it up into the air like the pros. (Don't worry- I always make sure my floors are nice and clean before this takes place.) Then they spread on the sauce, top it with some cheese, and I throw it in the oven. Surprisingly, the end result is quite delicious!

Lovin' my boys

Easter 2009

We drove to New Jersey to spend Easter weekend with my sister and her family. We had a great time! The cousins always have so much fun together!
Ryan & Carolyn



The Isam Family: Conner, Carolyn, Grace, Ryan, Paige Lily

The Hunt

"Ooh, wow! Cool! Cool! COOL!" she says, as she discovers what is hidden inside each egg.





Auntie Carolyn & Colby



The first thing Addie did when she saw her Easter basket was tear open the chocolate bunny and take a big bite.