Another St. Patty's at Discovery Gateway

The boys and I joined S and I for another fabulous day at the Children's Museum. This year Awesome was much more adventurous and even made a few breaks for it. Thankfully the employees were helpful at stopping kids before they got too far.

We started the day in the construction area. Both Awesome and his friend, I, enjoyed riding around on the trucks. Awesome also found a hammer and enjoyed going "bam, bam, bam" on the sign.


We then spent time at the music table followed by the ball area. Awesome loved hitting the xylophones with a mallet. I think he might have stayed there all day, but he wanted to find our friends. When we found them in the ball area, he quickly forgot about the music table. The boys loved putting balls through the hole pictured below. Awesome also enjoyed putting his face through.
This Jeep was a big hit. Awesome saw it while playing at the water table and the water was immediately abandoned. He sat in every possible seat, climbed over and around, and spun the steering wheel like a pro.
But don't worry, he still found his favorite spot from last year. Nothing like sitting in a row boat.

Getting bigger by the second

Baby Cool is growing like crazy. He will be three months old next Saturday and I can hardly believe he's been with us that long. He is such a calm little man. He is content to lay on the ground and watch what is happening around him. He is just soaking it all in.One Week Old

Four Weeks Old

Eight Weeks Old

Ten Weeks Old

12 Weeks Old

He's Arrived!

Our sweet new baby boy was born on January 2, 2011 at 9:31am. He weighed 6 lbs. 14 oz. and was 19 inches long. He is healthy, sweet, and wonderful. Welcome, Cool Funk!

October

We had such a great October.
We went to Gardner Village and saw the witches.And played with the "punkins."
Then we went to Pumpkinland. Don't let these shots fool you. My little boy had a fabulous time! Peter and I had a chance to go to San Francisco (sorry, no good pictures from the trip). And then came Halloween.

And here's a shot of Brandon's awesome Gizmo Duck, for good measure.

35 Weeks

I have officially been pregnant a whole week longer than I have ever been before. Here's a shot of me and the new little boy.

St. Patrick's at Discovery Gateway

Awesome and I joined our friends S and I for a fun afternoon at Discovery Gateway on St. Patrick's Day. We spent most of our time in the 3 years and under area and the boys loved it. Awesome went straight for the row boat, climbed in and sat in the bow for a long time. The kids crawling in and out didn't even faze him. His spot was claimed.

He got a little more adventurous later and mastered both slides and played with things on the walls. He especially liked the area for really little kids. We also played in the ball area and on the music table. I look forward to going again and exploring more of the museum.

A Day in the Life

Awesome has many activities he enjoys during the day. First: Taking things out of other things. Here you can see that he has surrounded himself with the contents of his toy basket.

Second: Playing on the stairs. He loves to go up and down the stairs, especially if he can get Mommy or Daddy to chase him.

Third: Playing with technology. He especially loves phones, computers, and remotes, but you can see here that he’s pretty interested in the camera too.

Fourth: Exploring the world around him. He crawls all over the place with those wide eyes open. He loves to cruise around holding onto the back of the highchair, his push walker, and everything else.

Mmmmmm...waw!

I sure love kisses from my Awesome. This is his newest trick: blowing kisses. He also holds up his pointer finger to show you he's one.

If we made a Christmas Card...

Playin' Ball

It's Christmastime!

Wishing you and yours a Christmas filled with the love of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Getting into Tight Spots

Yes, Awesome is everywhere. He started crawling more using his knees this week and he's mastered the art of climbing stairs. Now he just needs to learn the safe way down. Don't worry, Pete and I are on our toes and Awesome is keeping us there.

Yessiree, I can climb up the stairs

I have been trying to post visual evidence of this feat, but I fear I have yet to capture a blog worthy video. As soon as I do, you'll be the first to know.

Our Little Lion

Per request, some closer shots of Awesome in his costume.

Halloween

We had a fun Halloween. We had a Trunk or Treat in the morning, went to Peter's parents' for a good chunk of the day, and then came home, passed out candy, ate pizza, and watched National Treasure 2. It was lots of fun and Awesome didn't even seem to mind his costume (not even the hood). Woo hoo!Cerberus

Curious George

Peter and I were a Rubik's Cube and a PEZ dispenser

A little lion playing

Awesome and his daddy

Note: The squares on Peter's costume are arranged in such a way that if it were a real Rubik's Cube it would be solvable, in case you were wondering.

A Very Orange Post

Yesterday Awesome and I went to Pumpkinland with our friends S and I. Pumpkinland is at Vineyard Gardens in Orem. They had a pumpkin patch, a corn maze, play houses, playgrounds, and a light walk. Our favorite part was taking pictures in the pumpkins. We had a really fun time and Awesome even napped while we were there. Sadly, some of the pictures we took show how tired he was, but we got some super cute ones too. Thanks to S for taking pictures with her awesome camera!

Blue Binky Follow-up

Here is Awesome later on the day he found his binkies. Note what he is carrying around.

Blue Binkies

Before you read this story you need some important information. Awesome has three kinds of binkies. Winnie-the-Pooh, Nuks, and the round, squishy kind you get from the hospital (as seen in the photo below).
Awesome's favorite are the round ones and we have dubbed them blue binkies. Blue binkies help Awesome fall asleep, they help with his teething, and generally make him very happy. We own three of these and have not been able to find a single one in over a week.

So, I just put Awesome down for his morning nap, but before I could put him in bed, I needed to change the sheets. I put him on the floor, shut the door, and started making the bed. He scooted around the floor and ended up underneath the crib. I heard him sucking on something and looked under the crib to see if I needed to take it away and he had found a blue binky. I laughed and went back to changing the sheets. I finished and went to pick up Awesome only to find that he had another blue binky. Peter and I have been unable to find any in over a week and Awesome just found two in less than five minutes. Maybe he was hiding them.

Favorite Picture

This picture was taken while we were in Colorado at the end of August. I think it is awesome. This is before he started sitting up on his own but you can tell he was really close at this time.

Mobile

I put Awesome on the floor in the living room a couple of weeks ago and I turned around to play the piano. When I turned back around I saw this:

This was the moment I realized that Awesome is mobile and our lives will never be the same.