Ode to Canon

Canon is a very smiley baby. Here he is in his p.j.'s, wearing Aubree's glasses( looking very studious), and holding his head up at about 3 1/2 months. It won't be long before he's mobile! Look out!

Canon's blessing outfit and blanket. He wore this cute little vest once before it was too small.
Canon as a newborn. That phase didn't last long, did it?

They change so much in such a short time. When we brought Canon home, he fit into his car seat, cradle, newborn diapers and 0-3 month clothes. Now he doesn't fit into any of those things! We had to adjust his car seat belt twice within the first month. He's also in size 2 diapers and I just had to bust out the 9 month clothes today. What happened to my baby? He's turned into a tank, as Uncle Trent would say. And like Scott pointed out, every tank has a "cannon", so I guess the name fits. :)

I love the song Canon in D. I looked up what "canon" meant because I've heard it used to reference several things. It could be a song, a canon of scripture or law, but the definition that caught my attention was one that said it was the best representative work. Since my Canon will be influenced by both his parents and his siblings, he will be the best representative work of all of us as a family. And I love it when names have a story or meaning behind them.

Safe harbor

This is a poem I love by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik.
Safe Harbor
"Oh, the comfort-the
inexpressible
comfort of feeling safe
with a person-having
neither to weigh
thoughts nor measure
words, but pouring
them all right out, just as
they are, chaff and
grain together; certain
that a faithful hand
will take and sift them,
keep what is worth
keeping, and then with
the breath of kindness
blow the rest away."

Not to be outdone, Kiersten tested into the honors program for her grade. She also attends an after school program where they challenge her way of thinking and broaden her problem solving skills. I'm hoping all this problem solving will help the harmony in our home. Wishful thinking?

We are so proud of Rylee! She tested into the ELP program at her school. Apparently, we have a critical thinker on our hands. :) I know she didn't get that from me. She attends an after school club where they do funky things to challenge the way they think. I laugh at Scott's reaction... "You want to go to more school?" I think he is the most proud. :)

Aubree recently finished her first middle school soccer season. The charter school she attends is small enough that the boys couldn't field a soccer team on their own. So they let the girls play. I was surprised Aubree wanted to, she hasn't played soccer since she was 6. But she had fun. It wasn't anything close to a winning season. I think they scored 2 goals...not per game...the whole season. :) But she gained some good friends and we enjoyed watching her play.

We also took our own school pictures this year. They get more and more expensive, and when you have multiple students, it can break the bank. So we took our own, and I have to say, I like picking my own poses and backgrounds!

GO LEGACY!

We went hiking for the Civil Right's holiday. Scott had to work, but got home early enough to do something fun with us. Nice baby backpack complete with canopy...this is the way to hike! Poor Dad...he ended up carrying way more than he should have. If Raegan wasn't so cute, he might have told her to walk. Of course, it might have had something to do with Mom telling her that if she didn't walk faster, the snakes would get her. :)

It always surprises me how big these saguaro cactus are up close!!
Everyone's still in a good mood before we start hiking. By the end of the activity, I think I heard everyone of them complain about something different on their body that hurt. What a bunch of pantywaists! Clearly, we need to do more activities like this.

Our families just keep growing!!

We blessed Canon on Sunday. I can't believe everything went without a hitch. We didn't forget to invite any family members, got to the church on time with all our clothes on, Scott recorded the name right, we got a huge family picture and one with just us and the baby, and had enough food for our 65 guests. That's the way it goes when you both come from large families. It rained on us and was blustery all day, but I consider the affair a ginormous success considering what could've gone wrong and usually does. :)