Baseball Game

Nothing says summer like going to an evening baseball game, so we got tickets for the Bees game on summer solstice.  It was awesome!  The weather was perfect and our seats were great!

Austen was super excited because he doesn't remember going last time, so it was pretty much his first game.

 Austen had peanuts of course....and I was wearing the baby again.  It worked for about 30 min, but then Archer was over it and cried and cried.

 No baseball game is complete without a mouthful of cotton candy.

 Austen wanted to bring his mitt and held it up like this forever....even though we were behind the net.  Everybody sitting around us thought he was hilarious....as usual.

 "Austen, smile for the picture".....this is the face we get.

 Takeru Kobayashi (the hot dog eating champion) was even there taking pictures, so of course Brian had to do this.....

We didn't end up staying for the whole game, Austen got a little restless and Archer hated it!  It was really fun though!

I Love Our City!

I hope you've got a while because this post is looong!

Every year our city puts on a super cute parade, fair, and then fireworks.(There's actually more to it than that like a rodeo and stuff, but we don't go to that stuff.)  It's so much fun; it just feels small town and quaint.  This year Brian left early and got us the best spot for the parade

Austen and Hailey watching the marching band

The sirens were too loud.

After the parade we stopped by the fair and had a blast!  Austen loved this giant obstacle course that ended in a slide.

Driving a truck.

and a flying bug.

Baby wearing.....this is how I grocery shop, clean, and leave the house.  I am obsessed with my Moby wrap and so is Archer!

Loading him up on sugar of course.

He even played a game....

And Daddy helped him win a prize!

We had so much fun, but had to leave before the fireworks because Austen was way too tired.  He went home, took a bath, and was out!

Quick Update

It's a quick post today, but I had to post to document the fact that something AWESOME happened yesterday.....

This sweet boy laughed!  It made my whole life!  He is so stinkin cute and happy and just overall the best baby ever.  I am a lucky Mommy.

In not so great news, Austen must have eaten something with gluten because he has been throwing up since last night.  I've racked my brain trying to think of what could have made him sick and the only thing I can think of is that the popcorn at the movie theater must have gluten.  Popcorn is usually gluten free, but they must put something in their flavoring that isn't because this poor kid is sick!  Celiac's disease SUCKS!

Just WOW

Today is our 1st wedding anniversary, so be prepared for some serious cheesiness in this post.

I just have to say that I am in complete awe of my husband.  He is truly the best person I know and I love all of him with all of me.  To say that I lucked out in the partner department would be an understatement....I have someone who always puts his family first, who isn't critical of me, who is happy to do his part (and mine sometimes), who supports me, and who loves me unconditionally.  He is a really great person to have by my side through life, but he is also just a really great person. 

So thank you for picking me!  Thank you for being patient, kind, understanding, and for making life just plain FUN!  When we went on our first date 9 years ago today, I knew you were special because you knew who Bill Curtis was just from his voice, but I never could have imagined the places we'd go.  I wouldn't be the person I am today without you because you have taught me so much about life.  We are battle tested and we are an indestructible force, so here's to tomorrow.  You and our boys are my whole world!  I LOVE YOU!

First Week Of Summer

We had a really great Father's Day weekend and I'm planning to do a post about it, but the pictures aren't uploaded yet, so you are getting a post about last week.

Archer is really good at getting his hands to his mouth now and loudly sucking on them is his favorite pastime.  He also loves to make a monotone noise as he's falling asleep....it's pretty loud and it cracks me up.  He is still as smiley as ever and I'm loving every second of being his mommy!

We visited Farm Country with Brian's Mom.  It would have been a lot more fun if Austen wasn't being a little stinker.  It was kind of a quick trip, but he was super excited to use the quarters from his piggy bank to buy food for the animals.

He also loved riding the pony, but it was a little too slow for him.  He kept telling him to giddy up.

No wonder Austen prefers a bath from Daddy over Mommy.  Daddy goes all out....big tub, bubbles, and a movie.  I'm more of a get in, get clean, and get out bath giver.

Some other things that have made my week great and I feel the need to share:

Shutterfly photo books are my new favorite thing!  No more scrapbooking ever!

Also, chicken cordon bleu casserole from the tasty kitchen blog is so easy and yummy!  If you make it, add half the salt, half the butter, and use really thin swiss cheese slices.  Biggest Loser roasted Parmesan cauliflower is another new recipe I tried, and it was so yummy.  Just google it to find the recipe and try it immediately...best side dish ever!

Be Careful What You Wish For

I have been wanting to move for about two years now.  Our neighborhood is in a great location, but it's full of old people......and I'm not kidding.  We are probably the youngest couple in the whole subdivision which is saying a lot for Utah.  I want Austen to have friends he can go ride bikes with and get into trouble with.  Well, we finally found some.  Austen has befriended a 6 year old and a 5 year old and they are now inseparable!  Brian calls them the three musketeers which is very fitting.  They terrorize the neighborhood on their bikes.

Anyway, I was loving that Austen finally had friends to play with, but then I started learning that having friends brings a whole new set of issues to deal with.

First of all the dirt.....two extra boys in and out of the house all day requires a lot of vacuuming.

Secondly, the food......they play hard and they need a lot of snacks throughout the day. ( I tried to give them a sliced up cucumber one day and one of the boys had never even heard of a cucumber.)

Third, Austen never wants to run errands or go anywhere because he just wants to hang out with friends all day everyday.  Getting this kid to run to the grocery store with me is suddenly a huge battle.

Fourth, they are noisy and wake up the baby constantly....not to mention trying to breastfeed with three boys running around is difficult.

Oh well, it's worth it just to see how happy it makes Austen.  He wakes up first thing in the morning and wants to go play.  When I tell him it's time to come home to eat, he'll tell me not to give him too much because he doesn't want to "waste time eating" (his exact words).  Sometimes he'll just run in, grab a cold hot dog, and be off again.  He needs a bath every night because he comes home so dirty and he is so exhausted he falls asleep in seconds, but he is loving every second of it and that makes it all worth it!

The boys wanted to play in the sprinklers, so Austen turned them on....by himself.

Hero Worship

Archer is for sure obsessed with his big brother and I have to say Austen is a GREAT big brother!

Their first bath together....Austen loved it and now he doesn't want to take one alone because he says it's too lonely.

 Austen loves to entertain Archer and Archer just smiles at him the whole time.

 Look at that smile!

 It's so cute to see them interact.....I'm going to save this picture and show it to them in a few years when I can't get them to quit fighting.

2 Months Old?!?!

Or, I could have just titled this post "picture overload".

Archer is already two months old.  Time goes way too fast!  We are having a blast with this little guy, he is so much fun and super mellow.  He sleeps great (still only 3-4 hour stretches at night, but I'll take it) and smiles all the time at everything.

His favorite book is his colors book.

His favorite thing to do is sit outside.

His favorite position to sleep in is on Mommy's chest, but he sleeps great in his bassinet or swing too.

He has discovered his hands and loves to suck on them and rub his eyes (he rubs his eyes a lot and it's cute....minus the scratches he gets).

I took him to the Dr yesterday and brace yourself for his stats......Head measures in the 30th percentile, length 40th and weight 97th.  He weighed in at a whopping 14lbs 11oz.  I guess I can quit worrying about milk supply.

I took a lot of two month pictures...these were before the shots.  He got three shots and one oral vaccine and he was not happy last night.  Poor guy had a low grade fever and wanted to snuggle all night.

 He got bored of Mom taking pictures and decided to try and sleep.

 But would still smile at me when I talked to him.

 I LOVE those chunky legs.....we worked hard for those!