Its been forever!

Over the last, hmm.... 3 months since I've posted, I've meant to blog about numerous different things, including Halloween, Jack and other various family fun. But since that would take a lot of time and effort, I'm just going to post the family pictures we had taken at the beginning of Nov. :)

They were done by a girl named Abbey Kyhl and I think she did a great job! I'd recommend her to anyone looking for a really good photographer.

And just as a quick update on Jack, he can now clap his hands and wave. He also says mama and dada all the time, but I don't really think he has meaning behind it, I think they're just fun sounds to make. It's so cute to hear though! He still doesn't have any teeth, but I bet it won't be much longer. He's a speed crawler and moves at an incredible pace if he's motivated by something he wants! He sure is a little stud! I can't go anywhere without Jack working his charm on everyone around him. It's his infectious smile. He's probably the happiest baby I've ever seen. I may be a bit biased, however. ;)

Jack's favorite song

I love finding out new little things about Jack that show me his personality. I've recently discovered Jack has a favorite song! Whenever I'm in my car I put my ipod on random, and the other day when Jack was crying, Three little birds by Bob Marley came on and the moment it started to play, Jack was instantly calm. As soon as the song was over he started to cry again so I put it back on and he quieted right down again. The next day I was telling Jason about it while Jack happened to be crying in the car again and we decided to see if it still worked. This time it put him to sleep. It's uncanny! The moment this song comes on, Jack is happy. I've used my little trick quite a few times now and it hasn't failed me yet. I just never took him for a reggae guy.

Some Random Pictures I've Been Meaning to Post for a While

It's been a while since I've posted, so here are some random pictures to catch me up a little...


Jason and the boys at Station 10B. Crockett, the one on the right, got a bid at a new station so we took a picture to document the original crew.

Since Jason had to work on the 24th, the station decided to have a family bbq and they fed us really well! Here's some pictures we took next to the engine.


Jack's pretty happy to be here.

Jack's even wearing his firetruck outfit - not on purpose.

Driving the truck. We're training him young.

We went to a Bee's game with Jake and Shalise, lot's of fun!

Jack has a new trick. If you set him up on the hill outside our house, he can sit up! He hasn't mastered this on flat ground yet, however.

I love these pictures! I took like 20 of them, because this is the first time I was able to capture jack's smile on camera. Up until this point, the smiles would completely turn off as soon as the camera came out.



I love these smiles!!

This is what happens when you try to feed Jack baby food. He's not a fan.

Here's Jack right after the bath!

Me and Jack just hangin' out.


Jack likes to share with Daisy. They're good pals!

I'm so excited!!!

The main picture is in honor of my favorite 4th of July tradition.... THE CORVETTE SHOW! Every year the corvette club of Utah has a show at the West Jordan Park (except for last year and we don't want to talk about how they ruined my 4th of July.) I'm so excited!! There's nothing better in my opinion than a snow cone in one hand and a multitude of bright, shiny, beautiful corvettes in front of me. But there's a chance we might not be able to bring ours to the show like we do every year because she's not really equipped for car seats. Oh well, we'll see what happens.


I'M SO EXCITED!

P.S. This picture is from when we visited the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY.

Strawberries, anyone?

Does anyone know anything about growing strawberries? I obviously don't. They started out so pretty, and I even got a picture of my very first berry, but sadly they've taken a turn for the worse since then. Am I watering too much? Too little? Too much sun, maybe? I have no idea. But just as a side note, this is the planter box that Jason and I made for Mother's Day. I think they came out quite nice!


P.S. I thought this was a cute picture I got the other day of Jack. He always has his hands up in his face, even when he sleeps. Myabe the lights were too bright. Cute little guy!

Makin' a break for it....

Apparently Jack thought he could escape. Or maybe he was just going for the binky he dropped.

Two months old!

My baby is two months old today and MAN has time flown by! I guess that's what happens when you run on a consistent lack of sleep. :) Jack's doing really well. He just started smiling at us and that is sooo much fun. I think he smiles more at dad though. Not fair. He's growing like a weed. He just broke the 10 lb mark so he's almost double his birth weight. He's such a sweet little boy with a very good temperment, unless he's hungry and then he thinks the world is coming to an end! I know I've been a slacker when it comes to posting about Jack, so in honor of his two month birthday, here are some of his Easter pictures.

My handsome little devil in his church clothes. This was the first week he got to wear them and I was way more excited about it than I should have been.

Jack found his basket! He doesn't look to excited, however.

All the kids with their baskets.

Showing off what the Easter bunny brought him!

And while I'm posting pictures, here's one of his room. It's almost done, I need a few more things on the walls and a valance on the window and then it's complete!

Jack's first photo shoot

My brother in law, Chris, did Jack's first photo shoot and I think he did such a good job!! Jack is 10 days old in these pictures. Here's a few of my favorites....