Jody and I

We were goofing off and dancing when our friend Amy snapped a couple pictures. I take so many of the boys, but hardly any with the two of us-you know how it is.

9 months old

Gavin was in the thick of a head cold on the day of his actual 9th month, you can tell by the look on his face below, next to Caleb. He's better now, and his ear ache is hopefully healed since it's drained.

It's February!

I am so happy to see the sun shining in western Washington state! For some reason the "add image" button will not work on my blog here, so I will just write a bit.

Let's see, Jody's in his 5th week of the fire academy. All things are fire fighting around here, since Jody's gone through the week, everything hinges on getting through the week until daddy comes home. We've gotten used to our schedule however, and the weeks seem to go quickly. I on the other hand try not to hinge everything on Friday evening, to make sure we enjoy each other and live each day to it's fullest as best as I can. We are so proud of Jody. He's stressed but enjoying himself-to wrap it all up in one sentence! :)

My mind is buzzzzzing all around and I find it hard to settle down and stay in the lovely world of my kiddos right now, as I am eager to get my hands on a prof. camera, hoping to hone in on some skills and encourage growth in that creative arena for me. The fun part of photography is that our kids are the best subjects! :)
So, I look forward to Jody's up coming schedule as an opportunity for me to jump out in faith and ignore fear, and go for something I've thought about for many years.

The boys are doing wonderfully. Healthy, love to play together and on their own. Caleb is loving swimming lessons, as he's taken them through last summer and had just a month off after Christmas. Luca chose not to attend lessons again, but will start up in the summer with Atticus, also trying it out. If I can still get Luca in baseball, he wants to try that, as we've not ventured beyond soccer or swim. I love to see them try new sports or school activities-I look forward to seeing their individual tastes develop.

Well, I hear a baby up from nap time.....blessings on your head. -Stacie

Eight Months Old

Bathing made easy, and more fun in the sink!

Gavin Shea Wilkins

Seven Months Old

Gavin, Nov. 21st, 2006. We were in TN for Thanks-
givning, and he was in the thick of his first head cold
on this day. He loved watching his second cousin,
JT play guitar and got to bang on the small guitar shown in the picture here...















Six Months Old
Oct. 21st, 2006

Gavin is sitting up so well now. About two weeks before his sixth month, he was sitting up, but falling over some, now he rarely falls over and is starting to reach far out in front of him for toys. He also got up on his hands and knees yesterday (Oct. 28th), and started rocking back and forth....crawling is soon to come!

Five Months Old

Gavin Shea in our bay window on Sept. 21st

Four Months Old

Gavin

This was actually three days away from his actual 4 month, but we were traveling to Canada on that day and don't have a shot of him alone. This was taken at the zoo on Caleb's birthday, where we spent the day celebrating our 7 year old!

Three Months Old

July 21st, 2006-it's going so fast!

Two Months Old

Gavin is smiling so much now, and out pops his tongue sometimes, too!

One month old

Gavin Shea taking a bath.....those are not MY legs, daddy's bathing him here!