May 3rd: We celebrated Joey's first birthday in his back yard on a lovely sunny but chilly day. Kiley chose a nautical theme with cute decorations and fun snacks. There were lots of children from the Kartchner side, plus the Dunlap family to visit with while the kids braved the cold water in the kiddie pools. We love our little Joey boy! His beautiful, gummy smile and cute personality bring happiness and joy to everyone around him.
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After demolishing his birthday cupcake, Joey looks tired but was in good spirits.
He gets a LOT of love and attention from both sides of the family! |
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| If Joey had words, I think he'd be saying, "My hands are messy!" |
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| "Talk to the hand" |
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| Covered in chocolate crumbs and blue icing |
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| I love this shy look on Joey's face |
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| Cousin, Hudson Dunlap, hanging around the back yard |
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| Acting like Spider Man and shooting webs for Grandpa Hobbs |
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| Kiley's cute nieces and nephews after splashing in the pools and eating cupcakes |
May 4th: Elise's baby blessing was held in the Sage LDS Chapel, where Jacob and Shauna attend church. It was nice to have our family together for this special day. Elise looked beautiful in the long white dress that Aunt Sharon made for her. The dress even had some antique lace on it that was part of Charlene's (Shauna's mother) wedding dress! Elise was a perfect baby in sacrament meeting and through the whole blessing that Jacob gave her.
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Shauna with 2 month-old Elise, Jacob holding Tyler, and other family
members: Uncle Jerry and Aunt Sharon; Justin, Doug, and Jeremy Wallace |
May 8th: Mike and I treated my mom, my sister Jacqueline Babbitt, and my niece Natalie Pitcher out for Japanese food for an early Mother's Day lunch at the Japanese Kitchen Sushi Bar Restaurant.
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| Mike's sushi lunch special |
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| My mom'a favorite sushi lunch: Shirashi |
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| Jacqueline tasting pickled cucumbers and radishes |
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| Jacqueline and our mother enjoying Japanese cuisine |
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Cute little Natalie eating Miso soup.
She landed another summer student internship at Sandia Labs! |
May 9th: Jacob and Shauna treated Mike and I to a wonderful lunch at the new Claim Jumper Restaurant for our belated 33rd wedding anniversary (March 28th) and Mother's Day. We had a great time together, and the food was wonderful!
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| My salmon, grilled vegetables, and rice |
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| Mike's colorful fish tacos and rice |
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| Shauna's beef tri-tips, grilled vegetables, and mashed potatoes |
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| Tyler with his kiddie plate |
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| Jacob's pork babyback ribs and mashed potatoes |
After that delicious lunch, we all went to Wagner Equipment on Osuna Road to let Tyler see the large Caterpillar tractors and construction trucks. He looked so tiny next to those huge vehicles!
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| Tyler sitting up in the cab of this digger for the first time! |
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| He looks like a natural, shifting gears! |
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| Hanging out in the rim of the tire |
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| We love you Tyler!! |
Mother's Day was meaningful and special this year. Mike and I spent some one-on-one time together, and I received some lovely and fun gifts from our loving daughters and their wonderful sons.
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| Kiley made this pretty spring grapevine wreath, which I hung on our front door |
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| Shauna made this adorable picture book that transforms into the cool star, below |
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And here are the cute photos inside the book!
These are from this year's Easter in our backyard |
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Here's one of Elise during her first few weeks of life
The second photo is of our trip to Idaho Falls when Shauna was pregnant with Tyler |
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These pictures are from Jacob and Shauna's trip to San Diego, CA
Shauna's pregnant with Elise in these shots |
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| Jacob and Tyler on their San Diego trip |
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| Grandpa Hobbs with baby Elise, and Grandma Hobbs with baby Tyler |
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| Big brother Tyler with baby sister Elise |
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| My new comfy summer slippers from Jessica and Sebastian |
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| My cute new pajama bottoms (black with pink polka dots) from Jess and Seb |
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Sweet Mother's Day cards and notes from my our children and my step-sister, Sherry Carver
I also got a loving note from my mother-in-law, Joy Hobbs, not shown here
May 12th: We celebrated Marie Sorensen's belated birthday (May 8) by taking her and Rob to Claim Jumper Restaurant for dinner. This was a fun treat for all of us on a Monday evening.
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| We forgot to take pictures of our yummy meals, but here's Marie's red velvet birthday cake and vanilla ice cream |
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| Making a wish before she blows out the candle |
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| Happy Birthday Marie! We love you!! |
May 14th: Our High Desert relief society combined with the Bear Canyon relief society for a service project Enrichment Night in our San Victorio Stake building. The ladies made pretty sun dresses for girls in Africa and made doll kits for children at UNM Hospital.
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Rebecca Struve, our Primary president with whom I serve, and her mother-in-law
sewing dresses for girls in Africa. Rebecca is trying to figure out the instructions! |
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| Rebecca's sister-in-law and mother-in-law hard at work |
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| I loved seeing this cute, faithful family sewing and ironing together |
May 18th: We had Stake Conference today and sat with Kiley, little Joey, and Patti Waseta. We invited Patti to hang out with us after church. We ate lunch together and went for a hike in the Sandia foothills, where there were lots of pretty wildflowers in bloom along the trail.
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| Sweet little Joey playing with my iPhone during Stake Conference |
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| Yellow cactus flowers |
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| Me and Patti taking a break from our hike |
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| Bright Indian Paintbrush flowers |
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| Little white flower bushes |
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| Yellow daisies in the desert dirt |
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| White bunches of daisies |
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| These pinkish purple flowers were in abundance along the trail |
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| Cactus flower bump |
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| My favorite--a purple Thistle flower that is soft to the touch |
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| Bouquets of flowers |
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| These larger sized flowers reminded me of Black-Eyed Susans |
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| More bright yellow in the desert |
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Soft grass plants dancing in the breeze
May 20th: Jessica and I planned a fun luncheon at her home for our Mennonite "sisters" before they left Albuquerque and their last year of teaching at the Mennonite Elementary School.
Our yummy spread on Jessica's new dining table. We served green salad, fresh strawberries
and pineapple,roasted red potatoes, roasted pork loin, and lemon bars
Seated from left to right is Jacob and Shauna, Evangeline Shul, and Jennifer Ensz
I think Jacob is happy to be the only guy at the table
At the end of the table is little Beau and Jessica
Hudson's loving his house "party" with the ladies!
Cutie pie Beau ready to chow down
Tyler was not interested in eating. I think he was distracted by the fun backyard!
Tyler and Hudson riding around the patio together--so cute!
Young cousins playing together at the Dunlap home
May 24th: Mike and I hosted a family Memorial Day BBQ and invited our children and their families to come. Our friend, Patti Waseta, also joined us. There was a LOT of food! We served ribeye steaks, steamed rice, green salad, baked beans, corn on the cob, watermelon, strawberries and oranges, rice crispy treats, and fresh cherry crisp! Mike picked and pitted the cherries from our cherry tree just minutes before I made the dessert! And our salad was made from a variety of fresh lettuces growing in our garden boxes!
A beautiful lizard that Mike caught in our lower backyard
The boys were in awe when Hudson held the lizard!
I don't think the other boys were tempted...
But look at that excited, happy face on Hudon!
Lizards are SO COOL!!
Holding a sleepy Elise near the sandbox, where the boys were playing
Tyler, Beau, and Hudson playing in the sandbox together
Jacob and Shauna hanging out in our lower yard
Sebastian keeps an eye on the boys
Jessica with her new haircut
Jessica doing modeling poses in the sandbox!
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