wheeler farm 2013

aunt sherry was nice enough to let us use her house for our dinners.  we were so glad the weather was nice so we could eat outside and let the kids run around.

grandma and grandpa lowry

uncle shane and cooper

aaron and cooper

we spent saturday morning playing at the park by wheeler farm, then the kids walked through the farm and saw the animals.   

 i love when we get together with the lowry family and my kids get to play with their cousins.  such fun memories.

hogle zoo 2013

our second day of the lowry family reunion was spent at hogle zoo.  the last time we had been there was when cooper was four months old.  my kids were so excited to go with cousins this time.

aaron and coop watching the elephant's

teagan

kinlee, cambrie, and paige

morgan and jacee

coop was pretty interested in the heavy equipment they were using for the re-model at the zoo.

all of us watching the bird show.  this show is one of our favorite things to do at the the zoo.  we love watching all those birds fly 2 inches from our heads. 

carson and coop in front of a giant lego polar bear, i think carson might be needing some food.  the poor boy was ready to call it a day.

sweets candy company...lowry family reunion 2013

to start the lowry family reunion this year, we all met at the sweets candy factory for a  guided tour.  we couldn't take any pictures inside, so i made everyone put the hair nets back on and pose for one outside.  coop looked so cute with his on:)

this one makes me giggle.  he is pretty happy to score an ENORMOUS bag of candy. 

shane, tylyn, and jacie.  

my kids loved the tour, and all of the sampling.  it was so fun to see how it is made, and see so much of it being made.  lots and lots of sugar and lots and lots of candy....it smelled really good in there.

piano recital 2013

just a few pictures of my cute girls at the piano recital.

we always have to get a picture with grandma jackie.  so grateful she is willing to teach these girls.

carson's baptism

love these two boys.
what a special day to spend with them and our family and friends.

we tried to get some pictures after the baptism at our house.  

coop was not cooperating.  he was either jumping in pictures we didn't want him in or not looking when he was supposed to be smiling.  

it is really hard to pose for pictures when your family and friends are waiting at your house to eat, and everything isn't quite ready.

a picture of the whole family looking just wasn't going to happen, coop was having a pretty sad day.  we tried and tried, and after about 15 tries we gave up.

this is what most of them looked like:(

carson with grandma and grandpa lowry

carson with grandma and grandma williamson

after carson was confirmed, our counselor from the bishopric asked that carson's grandparents on each side, say a couple of words to him.  it was the sweetest thing to watch these grandparents tell carson how much they love him and give him a few words of advice.  carson was very touched by this experience.  i asked him later that night as we were writing in his journal how he felt about what they said to him, as he told me, he got choked up all over again and said "he just felt very loved."   what a special day, so thankful for everyone who shared it with us.

carson's baptism pictures

can't believe how grownup this little boy looked in his suit.

love this boy and his sweet smile.