Twins' Turn 2 Months

Carson and Cole are "growing like a grown up," as Kaden says. (Little does he realize that grown ups don't grow much anymore...)  At their 2 month check-ups Cole weighed 13 lbs. 12 oz. (74%) and Carson weighed 12 lbs. 3 oz (34%).  They are both the same length (23.5 inches) and Carson has a giant head and Cole doesn't.  They both eat a TON (6 oz. per feeding x 6-7 feedings a day.  They have eaten that much since about 2 weeks.)

They are starting to smile and coo (my favorite) and have little personalities (hooray)!  Cole is the smiliest, most content, easy-going baby.  Carson has pretty bad reflux, so he's decently unhappy a lot of the time due to discomfort, but he's still a sweet baby.  Here are their two month pictures. They turned out so cute and I think they capture their little personalities quite nicely.

Twins' Blessing

We blessed our twins on August 2, 2015. Curtis did a really nice job with both of the blessings. We weren't sure who to invite/not invite so we basically invited the majority of both of our families so no one felt left out and surprisingly everyone came.  We had Curtis, my dad, Marv, Jason, Kyle, Grandpa Fairbourn, Jeff & Dave Rowell in the circle for the blessing. 

Dana took notes for us, so I can actually recall what their blessings' said. This was especially helpful since Kaden decided to scream through most of Carson's and throw a tantrum and I was so busy trying to shush him and keep him quiet that I honestly couldn't hear it and was so grateful to have the notes to look back through later.

Cole's Blessing: Name and a blessing- Cole Wilson Fairbourn. Blessing to be able to maintain incredibly sweet spirit demonstrated thus far.  I perceive that you have a very calm and peaceful spirit, which is important in a not-calm, wicked world.  I bless you to be able to be in the world, but not of the world.  I bless you to utilize the gifts of peace and calm to stay close to the Lord.   I bless you to be diligent to keep the commandments and learn quickly the things of God to accomplish His will. You had a miraculous birth.  I bless you to be perceptive of the Lord's blessings, to see His hand in all things and be able to have a determined heart and mind, that you'll be able to see things through.  I bless you to be able to overcome challenges and obstacles and have a love of the Savior in your life.  I bless you particularly that you'll be able to reach out to those less fortunate and be a peacemaker, outside, and especially inside your family.  Through your example you'll show others how the Lord would have them act.  The Lord loves you. I bless you that you'll be a strong man of God.

*Neither Dana, nor I could hear very well on this blessing, so I'm sure there's many details missing. Sad...

Carson's Blessing: Name and blessing- Carson Thomas Fairbourn.  This blessing will carry you throughout your life.  You have been chosen for a specific purpose in our family. YOu had a miracle birth.  I bless you to be able to be perceptive of the Lord's hand in your life and with the power of discernment.  You'll be blessed with spiritual sensitivity and be able to be close to the Lord and keep communication with Him. I bless you with health, to be able to overcome any physical challenges.  You have a sharp mind and you'll be able to comprehend things around you, especially things of the Lord.  You have a lot of love in your heart.  Make it a positive force in showing love and compassion for others.

After sacrament meeting, we had everyone over to our house for a luncheon.  We had taco salad and cookies. It was delicious.  We'd been slaving away in the backyard for about two weeks prior to the blessing, to make it presentable so we could have tables out there for people to eat, since we didn't have enough room for everyone in our house.  We put in curbing, landscaping fabric, mulch, a honey locust tree, 3 junipers and pulled two garbage cans' worth of weeds on our rock wall in the back. Needless to say, it was a lot of work, but we're pleased with how it has come together.  We never could've done it without the help of the Fairbourns and my parents.  My parents helped us weed one weekend/watch the twins. Marv, Dana and Jason came down for Friday/Saturday before the blessing to help us work and my mom watched the twins while we worked on Saturday and my dad helped us a bit too.

I wanted to remember who came to the blessing, so I've got pictures of everyone:

Curtis' cousin, Michelle Swaner & Lizzie

 Joy & Ethan LeGrow

Tanner & Missy

Lexi & Tyler

Aunt Kristie (holding Cole) (Uncle Larry was there too, not pictured)

My Dad (holding Carson)

Curtis & Connie Rowell

Dave Rowell

Jared Harper (Aunt Shelley was here too, but I didn't get a picture of her)

Grandpa Fairbourn

My Mom & Cole

Aunt Sherrie & Uncle Jerry

My cousins, Ann & Michelle Harper

My Grandma, Gram Thomas

Dana & Kyle

Curtis' cousin Jeff Rowell & Nathan

Jeff's daughters, Audrey & Grace

 Matt Rowell & Jason

Anna & Brian Swaner

Kaden running amok...

This is all he ate for lunch that day....

Four Generation Picture- Me, Cole, Mom, Carson & Gram

Four Generation Picture- Curtis, Kaden, Cole, Grandpa, Marv & Carson

Sweet Carson boy

My parents and all their grandkids- Kaden, Cole, Lexi & Carson

Cole, who couldn't be bothered for pictures. Ha ha.

Carson's "stink face"

Nana & Papa and the twins

Kyle & Jason

Kaden playing between the couch and ottoman. Not sure why.

Me & Carson

Fairbourn Family Reunion

We went to the Fairbourn Family reunion at Marv and Dana's on July 10.  Normally it is held in August or around Labor Day weekend, but this year we did it a little early so that people could attend Kyle's mission homecoming as well as the reunion. The twins were 3.5 weeks old.  It's nice to have summer babies because I feel like we can attend big events without as much risk of sickness like if we had the twins in the winter or something. We always have so much fun with the Fairbourn family. There's so many fun cousins, aunts and uncles to hang out with and so many kids for Kaden to play with that it's just pure bliss.

Grandpa Fairbourn will be 95 this August!! He's an amazing man whose life has been dedicated to serving the Lord and his family. Dana asked if I would take family photos of everyone with Grandpa who wanted one. It was so fun!

Cherie, Zuri, Brock, Preslee, and River Ball

Andrea, Brad, Lily, Hyrum, Jack and Brigham Heath

Travis & Nate Fairbourn

Our family- Curtis, Carson, me, Cole, Kaden & Grandpa

Phil, Tiffany, Emerson & Colston

 4 Generation Picture with Paul, Phil, Grandpa, Emerson & Colston 

Nate, Jameson, Grandpa & Travis Fairbourn

Nate & Debbie Fairbourn

 Our attempt(s) at getting a picture of Grandpa and all the great-grandkids. Ha, ha, ha...

Nana, Jace & Emma

We had a big lunch, played lots of outside games. The kids had a scavenger hunt where they got waterguns and bubble wands at the end. Dana also had a big slip n' slide set up for all the kids (and big kids, like Curtis) to play on. I was only outside for a bit because I was in feeding babies most of the day, so I don't have many pictures beyond the ones I took at the beginning.

The next day, Phil & Tiffany blessed their baby Emerson while the whole family was together and that way Grandpa got to stand in the circle.  Kyle gave his homecoming talk and did a wonderful job! He was a hard working missionary and has gained an awesome testimony. We were so proud of him.