Happy Spring everyone! We just celebrated Russell's first birthday. His actual birthday was spent in Austin with Granny, Papa, Auntie 'Laine, and cousins Cecily, Reuben and Spencer. We put Russell to work packing the truck for Auntie 'Laine's move to Albuquerque. It was great getting to see everyone, even for just a day! This past Sunday we had a little party for Russell. As you can see by the pictures he has some new fun toys, but more importantly enjoyed a delicious piece of cake!

Russell went in for his one year checkup yesterday. He's doing great! He's 22lbs 12oz and 30 inches tall. He continues to be in the 50th percentile and very healthy. He's taking 1-2 steps on his own sometimes, but knows he can get places quicker if he just crawls. He's been more interested lately in holding a hand and walking so we suspect that he could be on his way to motoring around on two feet here pretty quick.

Erick is doing great! We will be registering him for Kindergarten on April 9th. It's hard to believe he'll be starting Kindergarten in August! Wow! The time is flying! He is now working on math equations in school. This week we are doing subtraction. He loves it!

We'll be headed to PA next week for a visit with family and also Russell's baptism. More pictures to come soon! And we're looking forward to catching up with many of you in person on our visit! Take care!

Love always,
Michelle, Gordon, Erick and Russell