We have a cousin!!!

This post is a little over due so I will just lump it with "We get to meet our cousin". Hudson Paul Carman was born on August 1st and we finally got to go down last week to meet him. While we were in La Grande, we stayed with some great friends from college. Payton and Kellen had a blast playing with their little boys Aiden and Loren. We stayed up late after the kids were in bed every night playing games and had a ton of fun meeting and holding Hudson!
Here is Kellen on the drive down...apparently enjoying himself

Don't let Payton fool you...he just was pretending to be sad for the picture

Cousins 6 weeks apart

The babies having fun at the park

An awesome park in La Grande...we would have stayed all day if the boys weren't tired

While we were at the park we met up with another friend from college. I regret not getting a picture of Payton and her little boy Greg. I so wish we lived nearer to our friends there so the boys could all grow up together.

For less than a dollar a day you can feed and clothe this poor boy...No actually Gavin's parents had a fun dirt pile to dig and play in!

Aiden, Kellen and Payton playing in the sprinkler

We tried to do a photo shoot of all the grandkids but it proved to be kind of tricky. Here are the best of what we got :)

And another one of silly Kelly as Payton calls him. He is definitely the jokester of the family.

This is the cuteness we wake up to every morning...

Who does she look like?

I assumed when I was told that Kellen was a boy, he would come out looking just like his brother. The older he gets, the less I think they look alike. When we found out there was a third on the way, I immediately started wondering which one she would look like. So far, I am leaning towards Payton, but I guess we will see as time passes :)

Lydi's smiles

Lydi had been doing a little growing the past 7.5 weeks. When she was weighed today she was 11 pounds...almost 4 pounds bigger than when she was born! She has started smiling intentionally the past few days as well. Not those gas or I'm pooping smiles, but real, light up her face when she sees you smiles. And we are loving them. Payton loves talking to her and getting her to smile. I need to get a picture of her dimples because they are pretty adorable as well. Really everything about her is.

Lydia's friend Charlie - he is exactly 3 weeks younger than her

Lydi talking to big Papa