St. George Trip - Subway Hike

This is the face of a happy man. Chris and his buddies from highschool, as well as his brother Scott, hiked the Subway at Zions NP the first weekend in July. They had such a fun time together and had plenty to talk about as they caught up on life.

Back at home we had tons of fun with the kids. They jumped on the tramp, painted, watched movies, and lived up the cousins life.

Alex lost his top two teeth

On a bored summer day Alex pulled out one of his top teeth. A couple days later he biffed it on his scooter and out popped the one right next to it. After the trauma of the fall the first thing Alex said was "How am I going to eat corn on the cob!!" The great news is he can still eat it even with the missing teeth. Phew... that was a close one.

Jacob is WALKING!!!

A month ago Jacob took his first steps with the walker. Today he can walk anywhere he wants and has the bumps on the forehead to prove it. It has been so exciting to watch him learn to walk because he can't hold back his giddiness. I love the first picture on this post because he is laughing so hard it takes all he can just to concentrate and stay upright.

This little man has gone from being a sad, sad baby (0-4 mo) to a very happy toddler (he will turn one on Sunday) Every time he has learned a new skill or gained a little more independence, he has become a more content child. I love to see his big spirit find happiness in his little body.

California Academy of Science

The boys and I took a day trip to San Francisco to meet up with our Michigan friends the Hogans. It was a great day and the CA academy of science did not disappoint.

Can you tell these two became friends?

Summer Days with Cousins

We spent yesterday at the Young's house playing in the pool and having so much fun! The kids could have swam forever. Jacob crawled around the pool area with gusto and was thrilled to watch and splash. He was so sleepy that he fell asleep while riding on my lap on the walk home.

Aaron spent all 3 hours in the pool. Never got out. He wore his floaty suit and for the first hour he hung on to the wall. After he let go and realized that floating was a safe method as well, he explored the whole pool and floated next to whoever he felt like. He made lots of friends and by the end he was bobbing up and down in the water and very proud of himself.

Alex swam with no float device and did just fine. He and Edie had fun jumping in and lounging in the big floaty.

In the evening we pitted cherries, watched the movie Sandlot, and took pictures of the kids. It was the perfect summer day.

San Fran Day Trip

We took our first day trip to San Francisco and it was a success. We went to the SF Fine arts fair at Fort Mason, the Exploratorium, the Marina Yacht Harbor, a great restaurant called Capurro's, and finished the day riding scooters at walk in front of the Maritime Museum.

The weather was a little chilly/windy to play in the water. Of course Aaron did it anyway. Since it was only an hour drive, we saw a lot and the boys loved riding their way around the major landmarks. I think we will definitely scoot our way through vacations in the future.

Born to be a big brother

Aaron enjoys Jacob so much each day it makes my heart smile. Aaron will pick up Jacaob and take him on little tours of the house. "C'mon Jakee, come check this out." And he will swing him gently or put him in front of a mirror which sends Jacob into fits of laughter because he is thrilled to be hanging in mid air.

This is Jacob's favorite move "the backwards belly slide" where Aaron pulls Jakers by the feet.

Sweet hugs

(Please don't call child services on me but...) Jacob loved being Aaron's wheelbarrow.

Jacob in his church clothes.