Monday, September 20, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
Fourth of July
I know that this was two months ago, but somehow these pictures just barely got onto our computer, so here we go.
For the fourth of July Kaysville City has a big parade. It just so happens that this parade goes right past our house. In fact I don't know if there could have been a closer spot than our place. So the day before the parade I set out a bunch of blankets on the grass so we could have an awesome spot to watch. I have never done this before and it made me kind of nervous. So I kept checking on them to make sure that no one had moved them or stolen them. At one point during the day I saw a car pull up and went outside to have a look. Just as I opened the door I saw a lady put a blanket on the sidewalk in front of one of my blankets. Her husband asked if that space was reserved because of the blankets on the grass and she said "If they want to be able to see the parade, they should have put there stuff here." I was super annoyed, but really didn't want to confront the lady about. So as soon as they left I put more blankets out on the sidewalk.
On parade day we had a lot of people over. Almost all of Zach's family came, Jackie's sister Jessica and her family, and my sister Carolyn and her family. The parade was a lot of fun. There was a lot of candy and at the end the floats and stuff spray a ton of water. A bunch of us went inside for this part, and those that didn't got soaked. It was a lot of fun and the best part was that we didn't even have to drive anywhere.
For the fourth of July Kaysville City has a big parade. It just so happens that this parade goes right past our house. In fact I don't know if there could have been a closer spot than our place. So the day before the parade I set out a bunch of blankets on the grass so we could have an awesome spot to watch. I have never done this before and it made me kind of nervous. So I kept checking on them to make sure that no one had moved them or stolen them. At one point during the day I saw a car pull up and went outside to have a look. Just as I opened the door I saw a lady put a blanket on the sidewalk in front of one of my blankets. Her husband asked if that space was reserved because of the blankets on the grass and she said "If they want to be able to see the parade, they should have put there stuff here." I was super annoyed, but really didn't want to confront the lady about. So as soon as they left I put more blankets out on the sidewalk.
On parade day we had a lot of people over. Almost all of Zach's family came, Jackie's sister Jessica and her family, and my sister Carolyn and her family. The parade was a lot of fun. There was a lot of candy and at the end the floats and stuff spray a ton of water. A bunch of us went inside for this part, and those that didn't got soaked. It was a lot of fun and the best part was that we didn't even have to drive anywhere.
Monday, July 26, 2010
St. George
A few weeks ago Zach, Toby, and I went on a trip to St. George. The drive down wasn't too bad. We left just before Toby would need to take a nap and once he woke up we turned on Baby Einstein (thank you Carolyn for the portable DVD player).
While we were down there we relaxed, went hiking, shopping, and saw a show at Tuachan. Zach and Duane went on a couple of hikes looking for tortoises without much luck. I came along for a hike up an extinct volcano. And Once Brandon came down he went with Zach and Duane to some lava caves. The scenery was beautiful and in the morning the heat wasn't too bad so hiking was nice. I think next time though we will go when it is a little cooler.
We stayed with the Woodmansee family and had a great time visiting with them. They have a dog, Muffy, that is getting a little old and doesn't hear very well. Toby was fascinated by her. He followed her around the house and we had to make sure he didn't sneak up on her. We also had to keep the dog food out of Toby's way. Toby also had fun helping load/unload the dishwasher. We had a great time and it was fun to do something different (we usually go on vacation to Disneyland).
While we were down there we relaxed, went hiking, shopping, and saw a show at Tuachan. Zach and Duane went on a couple of hikes looking for tortoises without much luck. I came along for a hike up an extinct volcano. And Once Brandon came down he went with Zach and Duane to some lava caves. The scenery was beautiful and in the morning the heat wasn't too bad so hiking was nice. I think next time though we will go when it is a little cooler.
We stayed with the Woodmansee family and had a great time visiting with them. They have a dog, Muffy, that is getting a little old and doesn't hear very well. Toby was fascinated by her. He followed her around the house and we had to make sure he didn't sneak up on her. We also had to keep the dog food out of Toby's way. Toby also had fun helping load/unload the dishwasher. We had a great time and it was fun to do something different (we usually go on vacation to Disneyland).
Friday, June 25, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Toby's First Birthday
Toby's birthday celebrations were going to start on June 12th, the anniversary of his due date. Just like his due date it was disappointing. We were going to go to Cherry Hill with Zach's family, but the weather was awful. It was rainy and cold. The next day we had a bithday dinner/father's day dinner at Brent and Karma's before they left to Europe. The birthday dinner was great. Toby got some great presents: a tent and tunnel with balls, a winnie the pooh riding toy, a toy airplane, a piano/xylophone, and many others. Toby also enjoyed his first cupcake and made a huge mess. Then on Toby's birthday we had a picnic at the park by our house. We had lunch, played at the park, and opened a few more presents: some clothes and books. We had a lot of fun.
Monday, June 21, 2010
One Year Old
Saturday was Toby's first birthday. I can't believe it has been a year. He is such a cutie and a troublemaker. To celebrate Toby's birthday we had dinner at Karma and Brent's house as well as a picnic at the park (pictures to come).
Today we had his one year check up. Toby weighs 21 lbs 13 0z - 34% (his friend Cade is 4 months younger and at least 2 lbs heavier). He is 29 inches tall - 24%. And his head circumference is 18.8 inches - 85%. WE have begun the transition to milk and a sippy cup. Hopefully Toby will do really well since he isn't too big a fan of solids yet. As most of you know Toby is a big fan of baby food. I didn't work too hard on normal food because of this. Lately I've been trying to give him more things, but he is a little picky. This isn't to say he doesn't like food, except mashed potatoes. It's just that one day he will eat a food and the next day he won't. So it's just a big guessing game. He is very consistent about eating fruit though. So if all else fails that's what he eats.
Toby crawls all over the place and gets into everything. He actually took his first steps by himself on his birthday (video of this to come). It is so funny to see him try to walk. He usually only takes a couple of steps, but already has gotten better in the past two days. Toby loves Baby Einstein and I don't think either of us could live without it, especially at 5 am. Some of his favorite toys are his Winnie the Pooh Train thing and his tunnel that he got for his birthday. Another thing that Toby loves is our wind chime. Every time he hears it he giggles. He also giggles at other things. If he hears laughter he laughs, if you play peek-a-boo he laughs. It is pretty easy to get a smile out of Toby and we are grateful that for the most part we have a very happy baby.
Toby is also very loud. He babbles to himself almost all day long. He laughs, cries, screams (either happy or sad), and makes noise all the time. His "first" word is uh-oh. He knows exactly what this means and says it a lot, mostly when he drops things. It is so cute to hear him say it.
Monday, June 7, 2010
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