A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer...

Cayden went to her first "Take your daughter to work" day with daddy today. She wasn't there the whole day, just for about 3 hours, but they had a great time and I'm sure Bryan got nothing done! Yesterday, the Mendenhalls stopped by on their way back home to California! Here is mama Marcie with baby Cayden. They had a hard time leaving 'cause they loved her so much! Kaity Sue had her turn too... Trevor was only a little awkward holding her....but he loved it! And Bradley couldn't get enough! I think he was asking to hold her every 5 minutes! Hopefully we will see you guys again soon, along with Kimmee and Michael! Thanks for stopping by!

Not only has Cayden rolled over this week, but she also said her first word -- "Ohma!" You might be thinking..."that's not a word..." but oh you would be wrong! Ohma means "mama" in Korean! So not only is my baby a chatterbox, but she is a bilingual one! Or I guess she will be bilingual...right now she only speaks Korean. Haha. Listen for it at the 1 minute mark. Ok so maybe it doesn't qualify as a first word, but Lauren and I heard it, as you can tell on the video! She is also apparently ready to crawl if her upper body would just cooperate! She's our little scooter!

This weekend was one to remember for many reasons.... This little one rolled over for the first time yesterday (from her tummy to back)! The weather was at its warmest all year...and we took advantage! Cayden and I, along with friends Kari, Isla and Kylie Lute, Alicia and Brittany, went up to Woodburn to visit the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival on Friday. Besides a little wind, it was beautiful! Crazy story about God's provision....as I was pulling away from my house, I remembered that my camera battery was pretty low last time I used it. With not enough time to charge it now, I thought maybe I could charge it at the Lutes when I got there to pick up the girls. So I ran inside and grabbed my charger. Well, I forgot to charge it at the Lutes, and sure enough, the battery died on the third picture I took. I ran back to some of the tents that were set up at the entrance, and asked a guy with a promo van whether I could use one of the outlets on his extension cord. He was nice enough to l...

She is getting better at smiling every day! Today she was smiling about this massive blowout that ruined her onsie! She kind of looks like a contemplative elf in this picture below. And here's my lunch today....blueberry pancakes topped with strawberries and powdered sugar. I know this is random, but it was so good and pretty too, and I don't get out much. This past weekend was packed with fun things. Friday's spitup onslaught brought on the need for a bath. Sun was home, and decided to be the official photographer of Cayden's bath. Shane came down for youth group on Friday night and decided to spend the night on our couch. In the morning, he had some snuggle time with his favorite niece. Unfortunately, Bryan came home sick from college Bible study on Saturday morning, but Cayden and I had much to do. We went to the store to get him some Pepto and Sierra Mist, and then we were off to Salem for a family baby shower at my aunt's house. We were once again blessed with...

My friend Kaitlynn came down last month to take our newborn pictures with Cayden. Cayden was 8 days old in these pics. So tiny in daddy's arms. Big yawn. Our rings on her wrinkly feet. Me and my baby girl. Our little family. Thank you Kaitlynn for your awesome pictures!

I figure everyone could use a change of scenery in the blog world, so I am taking a break from baby pictures and telling you all (maybe just the 5 people that read this...) about our adventures last night at the Chris Tomlin concert. The CV kids didn't have school yesterday and Bryan's softball game got cancelled, due to this wonderful spring rain, so on Sunday, we randomly decided to go to the concert (in Portland). The catch was...Lauren still had school....so she went to her all-important pre-calculus class 1st period and then we checked her out of school for the rest of the day. Then we all (Sun, Angela, Bryan, Cayden, Lauren and I) piled into the van and headed north. We dropped off Cayden and Bryan's parents' house for the day and then went to Washington Square for some serious shopping. After 5 hours of H & M, Forever 21 and some pick-me-up Jamba Juice, we headed to Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner with Sun's friend Lonny, who was also going to the concert t...