Katies visit

Ok so I actually wrote this post a couple of weeks ago but didn't publish it. Oops. Oh well here it is now.


My dear sweet little sister and her darling little boy came to visit us last weekend. I haven't seen her since last Thanksgiving so I was very excited. We had lots of fun watching our little ones get to know each other. Wesley has gotten so big, he wasn't walking the last time I saw him. Wesley and Cailyn had so much fun together, I enjoyed watching them so much.


Day One

Katie arrived around 3:00pm I think, she would have been there earlier but there are apparently two places in Salem with my same address. So, after using all my prepaid cell phone minutes and running up a roaming bill on Moms cell, Katie and Wesley eventually got to my apartment. It wasn't a terribly eventful day, lots of meeting and greeting. Hugs and kisses and such. Cailyn was excited to have someone there to play with her. She took Wesley into her room to show him her toys, she was hoping he would look but not touch. She eventually warmed up to the idea of sharing.

Later that day we went to this great little park near our place. It's right next to a school and has a cool little water pad for the kids to cool of with. Then we came home, had dinner, put the kids to bed, and sat up chatting all night like I knew we would.

Day Two

Saturday we had Emmie over to visit while Heather and Ammon went to the Temple. We took them all to the park and had a blast. Then Heather and Ammon stayed for dinner, Jordan cooked fried chicken. He makes the best fried chicken.

Our day at the park.

Day Three

Sunday morning we got up late and decided to try to make it to the last two church meetings. We got dressed, got the kids dressed and went to church very late. When we pulled into the church parking lot it was empty. What? apparently we had stake conference that day and I totally forgot about it. We spent the rest of the day hanging out at home.

This is sure sign your having dinner way too late.

Day Four (last day, so sad)

Monday morning, we planned on going to the enchanted forest. We got the kids ready and headed out. Deja vu, again we face an empty parking lot. They were closed, sad day. I was so disappointed. Luckily the kids are to little to realize what they missed out on.

So instead we decided to visit the state capital building. We got there and realized we had no change for the parking meeter. The place where we parked had about 15 minutes left so we walked around and took pictures for awhile then I ran back to the car and moved it to the next space over that was occupied before, it still had about 12 minutes left, yippy. Katie got to buy something for Wesley at the gift shop like she wanted to.

The weird golden guy at the top of the Capitol building

Katie and Cailyn at the State Capital

Cailyn and Wesley sitting on what looks like a replica of the Liberty Bell, I'm not sure though.

After the state capital we took the kids to play at the park. Wesley had a great time in the water, Cailyn did too, although she didn't actually go in the water. She seems to think that running around it while it sprays is the same as actually getting wet.

Cailyn reading

This is Cailyn reading one of her favorite books, "I love you through and through". The first part of it is me reading it to her, so you could get a little bit of an idea of what she's saying during the second part. I read this book to her every night, she's memorized what it says by the pictures. It's very cute.

Pictures for Grandma and Grandpa

Irwin Family Reunion

Last month we went to a family reunion for Jordan's family. It was really great, he got to see all his cousins who he hadn't seen in a very long time. Here are some pictures, some are sort of blurry but, oh well.

Lots of catching up to do

I haven't updated is so very long. Lets see, where to start. Here are some pictures from Cailyn's two year old birthday party. It was a small, family party in the park. Cailyn had a great time, she loves being surrounded by the people who love her.


We've since moved our little family to the lovely city of Salem Oregon. We are so happy here and love this city so far. Here are some pictures of our last day in Butte Falls and our first few days in Salem.


Here we are in our new apartment.

Braden Taylor Irwin

Yay, he's finally here. Okay, he's actually been here about a week and a half but I haven't got around to doing much other than take care of my TWO kids. I can't believe I'm a mother of two. That's crazy. Okay so here's the info. Braden Taylor Irwin was born on May 28th just before 8:00am, I'm not sure of the exact time, it's like 7:57 or something like that. He was 8lbs 8oz. 20 and a half inches long. Somehow he has dark hair, like really dark, which is very surprising. Jordan and I were both blond little kids, and Cailyn is super blond. He's very sweet, he's eats and sleeps very well and Cailyn adores him. The first thing she said when she came into the hospital room was "I hold baby", very cute. She likes to hold him all the time, only for about a second though, she has a very short attention span.

Getting closer

Yesterday I had my last prenatal check up. Yay, we're getting really close. I think this will be the longest 10 days ever. I'm so happy to see my little boy. I'm excited to see Cailyns reaction to him. She loves babies so I'm hoping she'll really enjoy being big sister. I tell her that I have a baby in my tummy and she repeats it a lot, but I don't think she really understands what's going on.

Oh yeah, Jordan and I decided on a name this morning. He will be Braden Taylor Irwin, the doctor thinks he'll be about 8lbs. That's less than Cailyn was. My c-section is scheduled for 2pm and I can't eat all day. That won't be very fun, but I'm sure he'll be worth it all. I'm really excited because I've only gained 11 1/2 lbs this pregnancy so I'll probably come out of it about 15lbs less than I started off. Super cool. Now I just have to make sure I don't go into labor in the next 10 days. Oh darn, an excuse to sit around and relax.