It's hard to believe that one year ago Kestrel was born. It's amazing how much personality kids develop and how much they grow in 365 days. She's crawling all over the house now following Layton where ever he goes and will probably take her first unassisted steps in the next few months. She really wants to grab holds on the climbing wall but can't reach any yet. Right now the biggest transition for Kestrel is removing the formula bottle routine from the program as she moves to milk, but we began that a few nights ago and it seems to be going well.
Shown here are a few photos from Kestrel's and my dual-birthday celebration (with Baskin Robins ice cream — yummy!) last Monday (4/19), with our friends Andy and Jill, who are moving back to Colorado in another month or so. We'll definitely miss having those two around.
Happy Birthday Kestrel!
On Saturday May 15, 2010, we celebrated young Skywalker turning four years old. It was a great day with lots of friends from the neighborhood, pre-party pool session, lots of sweet food and drinks, lots of presents and a huge 18-foot tall blow up, bouncy slide that Mom called "jump-jump". We had the slide for over 24 hours which meant that everyone got lots of time to slide and bounce on the massive structure. On Sunday (Layton's actual b-day), Layton, Chase and I had an excellent soaking wet session on the slide during a rainstorm that created some extra speedy and slippery laps. Thanks to everyone who came out for the party!
