Family Day 2011

Every year we celebrate our very own holiday, Family Day.  We celebrate the day Anson's adoption was finalized and we were sealed in our temple here in Chicago.  We all were blessed in abundance that day we all were made an eternal family.  Our church believes if we are sealed as families we can be together even after we die.  This year we found out the DuPage Children's Museum was having a special Insect Zoo the same day as Family Day.  Anson is a bug lover, much more so than the rest of us, so we went.  

Here is Anson holding one of the HUGE bugs they brought.

Here we all our enjoying the night together!

Here is the room of mirrors.  I loved seeing them see each other forever and ever in the mirrors on this day especially.  We love all of our children and are so glad we all will be together forever!

Aaron's 6th birthday

We celebrated Aaron's 6th birthday last month.  He waits very IMPATIENTLY for the 6 months between when Anson has a birthday and he does so they are the same age.  Every year he wants a similar cake with cars on it.  This year was no exception.  It was a spy cake with cars. 

 

He also got last minute tickets with Dad, Grandpa Blackham and Anson to go to the Cubs game the day after his birthday. 

He is such a friendly and patient boy.  He tries so hard to make good choices and make friends.  He has started Kindergarten this year and loves it.  He loves cars, obviously, legos, and learning to read.  He is a great older and younger brother and son!  We love our Aaron.