Apple Orchard

Fall is here! Jagger and I spent Saturday with our wonderful friends Rachel and Randy at the County Line Apple Orchard in Indiana. We picked apples, ate apples off the tree, fresh apple doughnuts and cider, listened to live music, ate pulled pork sandwiches, took silly pictures and took in the warm sun and cool breezes. It was the perfect day (the only thing missing was Jacob).

First Flight

with Capt. Daddy.

10 weeks

Trying new things.

Some he really liked from the beginning:





Others are taking time to get used to:

Some daddy thinks we are old enough for, but turns out we are still to little:

And others scare mommy to death, but prove how strong he is:

All this new stuff really wears him out!

Pre-Labor Day Grandparents and Family visit

Jagger and I flew from SLC to KC to spend a few days with my parents (no pics to be had), see my family and Tim and Whits new house. Jacob flew in and we drove down to Arkansas for the day. We stopped in Joplin to see Luke and Caitlan's new house and hear all about their amazing honeymoon. Later Caleb joined us and we all got to enjoy a little dinner out. It was great to see them, but our time there was not enough!!

Later, Jagger got to hang out with his adorable cousin Edy. He was rather smitten...as you can tell.Edy is almost a year now; Jag only being two months it was shocking to me when I saw this picture of how big he is next to her. (and how happy he is to be sharing Grandmommy)



He also got some real sweet lovin' from his Greatgrandmama Shell...

and his Greatgrandpa too. Short and sweet as it was, we had a great time enjoying the beautiful weather and both of our wonderful families.

Lovely ladies

Last week we flew to SLC so Jagger could meet two of my best friends Jacci and Shannon. Jag loved the attention of his two adopted aunties. We had much to celebrate with Shannon getting a new job and Joe and Jacci expecting now!! I miss you ladies so much...how hard it was to leave!

On the town

Reading the paper with daddy on the bus:

Riding the El: Look at the boys matching expressions, funny!

He loved the sights, sounds and smells of the city:The boys:

Jacob's good friend Nick was in town for a couple of days, and wanted a little tour-de-Chicago. So we played tourist and hopped on the bus, saw Wrigley Field, rode the train, ate at a little local diner, headed to Michigan Ave, walked the Mag mile, then ended the day at the Millennium Park bean and left just in time to escape a downpour. Jag already loves being on the go! The only one who was tired at the end of the day was the momma (as seen clearly in the above pic!).

Getting Cheeky--6 weeks

Our baby is getting rather cheeky. Today was his 6 week check up appointment, and well...he is a BIG baby boy! Thankfully he is healthy as can be, and he is height and weight proportionate. BUT he is already 23.5 inches long and a whopping 13lbs!! In mommy talk, he is in the 97th percentile of height and weight! Check out those cheeks! I am pretty sure he is holding a good amount of weight in (both) his sweet little cheeks!

1 month old

During this week we gave Jagger his second bottle ever. He not only polished it off...he did it himself! The picture proves that he was holding it on his own and one handed!

FLORIDA: Sweet moments

I have always known I was blessed with the best of husbands. BUT nothing has been more beautiful than seeing my husband become a father. These were some of our sweetest moments yet, walking the beach as a family, and discussing the amazement we had for each other and what we have created.

FLORIDA: Sisterly love

Jacob adores his sister Hannah, they have always been close and I thought this pic was super cute! There is no better place to capture the two of them together then on the beach, babies in tow. ((And Edy looks like she is doing a little dance for the camera to boot!))

FLORIDA: First time to the ocean, 2 weeks old

FLORIDA: Baby soothing

At the ripe old age of 17 days, I broke down and introduced him to the pacifier. We learned quickly there is a reason so many people use these things, and yes, it does earn its name accordingly.