The Brothers

Last week, I took the boys to the school nearby so that Jude could play on the play structure.  When we walked up in the stroller, Jude and I realized we forgot to put his shoes on before we left the house.  There was tree bark everywhere so splinters were inevitable if he ran around the play structure.  I let the boys instead run around the school's open grassy area for a while.  I just so happened to have brought my nice camera along.  Lots of running, crawling, and picture-taking took place.  I may just have to forget to put shoes in the stroller more often ;)

Before we left the house...

At the school...

A few newborn pictures

In our life group, there were 6 babies born in an 8-month period.  It was awesome.  Here are a few pictures of two of the little guys that have joined our life group family.

First up: Caleb Edward Shamlian.  Caleb was about a month old at the time.  We had a fun mix of getting him to sleep like a newborn along with a few of him looking attentive and excited about his 1-month-old life.  He is such a wonderful addition to the Shamlian family!  What a cutie.

This is Caleb with his big sister Annabel.  Annabel and Jude are great friends.  They most recently connected while camping over marshmallows and all things related to dirt.

Next up is Mr. Miller Diaz Bickel.  Miller is awesome.  His look in this first picture says it all.  What a handsome guy.  He is the most recent baby born and I cannot wait to see who he becomes over the next months and years.  He is already loved by so many!

Our sons are so very blessed to have other young boys to grow up with.  I have a feeling our little Owen will have some very close friends in Caleb and Miller for many years to come!

Playing Catch Up

Here are some pictures of what I have been up to the past few months (in no particular order).  

First up, Miss Amelia Jo.  This was Amelia at 9 months, she is now 1 year.  She was too much fun.  I adore her!

This next set was not a photo shoot necessarily but just two of my favorite kiddos hanging out with Jude one rainy afternoon.  Maddex is Jude's best bud and Paisley is their awesome sidekick.  Here's hoping to many more rainy afternoons with the Zimmerman crew.

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Last but not least, here is a photo shoot of Gemma and Summer.  These are two more of Jude's favorite people.  I am so thankful for these sweet girls and their mama!