Early signs of OCD

Shawn and I had an opportunity to take just Abby to lunch today. We looked over and noticed that she was neatly lining up her french fries. When we saw her starting to count them, we realized that Abby's similarities to Shawn are definitely more than skin deep. Straight lines, counting repetitively...just like her Dad! I'm sure this will surprise some of you, because Shawn comes off as so relaxed and fun loving. She definitely doesn't get this trait from me!

Happy Birthday Rachel

Rachel turned 12! She has been anxiously awaiting this birthday for a long time now. She had a weekend full of her favorite things. Two soccer games, the new Narnia movie, giant burritos, and chocolate cake with her favorite chocolate ice cream.

She was nice to let everyone share in the fun. Ian lit all of the candles on her cake (she didn't even complain about the wax he dripped.) Abby got to help her open gifts and wear the bows.

Sunday she got her certificate of graduation from Primary and her Faith in God award. We are so happy to have her in our family. She is a great daughter and sister and tries so hard to do right things.

Thanks for a great visit, Dad!

We enjoyed having Dad (Grandpa Baker to my kids) here to visit at the end of April. We watched lots of soccer. Dad started a new trend--loud, VERY loud, canned blowers for every goal scored. Everyone seemed to like it though, and when we missed a week, several people asked where our noise makers were. This past weekend, Shawn decided we really needed more and found a larger size can (good for boats up to 65 feet!). Ian said he could hear us from the porta-potty when Rachel's team scored. :)

We also ate Texas Roadhouse stake and took in a movie. Abby's stomach flu was the only glitch, but even she was better by Sunday and loved having a walk with Grandpa outside instead of nursery.