I suck at blogging

I used to love blogging, because it forced me to take pictures, something I have never done consistently. Now I just feel bad, because I have nothing to blog, because I never take pictures! Well, last week Zeke and I went to Oregon for my Uncle's 50th birthday party, and then a family friend's wedding. I didn't take pictures at either one. Zeke was melting down (literally, it was hot) at both. I did however get some cute pictures at otter beach in Corvallis. Otter beach is the name of the public pool's outdoor play area. It's super fun for kids, and Zeke can't wait to be a bigger kid.

Here he's just testing out the water

Lincoln loves his little cousin!

Zeke realized he could stand and play with this apparatus.

Zeke LOVED these two boys. When they had to go in, he crawled after them.

And here's a shot of UNCLE LEVI! Best uncle ever! He is so good with the babies. He always holds them and loves them and helps take care of them. Zeke pretty much screamed every time I left him alone this week, but not if Uncle Levi was there with him. We'll miss him! COME VISIT UNCLE LEVI!

It's a BOY!!!

It's official! We're having another baby boy in December. This is exactly what we wanted, the boys will be 17 1/2 months apart, and will be the best of friends. Right? I'll post pics later.

I THINK I'M IN LOVE!!!!!!!!

Tonight I was at Wal-Mart looking for good old fashioned fudgecicles when I stumbled across these! In case you can't read the package, they're birthday party ice cream sandwiches. And I just ate one. And they are as good as they look! The cookies are a little firmer than the classic sandwiches, so they don't stick all over your fingers, and the ice cream has crunchy sprinkles throughout. And the ice cream itself is light, so it's not so bad for you! That means I can have one for me, and one for the baby!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZEKE!

I can't even believe that it's been a whole year since I had this little angel. He's the SWEETEST baby anyone could imagine. Currently, he's cruising along furniture, has 8 teeth and eats just about anything (including an entire bratwurst last night), and he usually sleeps 14 hours at night straight through. Plus a 2 hour nap at some point during the day. Sometimes 2.

This is his 1 year old picture from after church yesterday. I tried without the binky, but he wasn't focusing! He had just woken up from his nap, and friends were there!

For father's day, as well as Zeke and Kurt's birthday that is today, we had the Waller's over. Kurt, Lindsey, and Chase came over to play and BBQ. After dinner, the dads were enthralled in some XBOX, so we took the boys out back to play in our kiddie pool. They did have fun, this is just the only picture of both of their faces.

Then we got cleaned up and opened presents. Zeke got a busy ball popper, duplo legos, and cars from us, books and clothes from Nana and Papa, and a baseball and glove from the Wallers.

Here he's a little scared of his cake. In all fairness, it is on fire.

But once it's extinguished (with some help from daddy) he seems to cozy right up to it.

You can tell he's really enjoying it, because we're getting the "cheesy" smile.

It's all fun and games until someone rubs their eyes with red frosting all over their hands.

Then we stripped him down, and gave him a bath in the sink.

We LOVE our sweet baby, and we can't imagine our life without him. He's such a blessing, and he teaches us so much every day. I'm so excited about his little brother (or sister) that's coming this winter, and watching them grow and play and learn together.

Zeke LOVES strawberries!

One evening last week I picked all of the strawberries out of my garden. They're smaller than store ones, but I got 2-3 cups full. I sat with Zeke on the sidewalk out back, and he dug right in. After about 3/4 of the container was empty, I thought, "This is sure cute. I should probably get my camera." So you're catching the tail end of our strawberry extravaganza. He clearly loved them.

"This is delicious!"

"NO!!! They're almost gone!"

I think Reggie wanted a bite, but no luck!

Viva la familia!

Last week, I took a trip to Oregon, and then Washington to see some family.

Jacqui, Dan and Levi came down to see some friends in Reno. Then we caravaned back up to Oregon all together. Levi is the CUTEST uncle. He took such good care of Zeke and Paolo the whole time! This is us at Black Bear Diner in Mt Shasta City, with Mt Shasta in the background. It's a really pretty drive.

When we got there we just had to go see Nana and Papa, and they suprised us with Heather and Isabel coming down! We went to lunch and had a pretty good day. Zeke showed off his straw skills by sucking down literally half of my chocolate milkshake.

He's also taken a liking to sunglasses. It's pretty cute. Here he stole Isabels. He just started doing it on the way to Oregon with Jacqui's. They were pink too. Uh-oh.

Zeke loved playing with his cousins. Here he is with Paolo.

This is at the family reunion in Washington with Jared. He is my cousin Zynna's 9 month old.


I'm sure he was tired, but mostly it was warm in there. I think he liked the nice cool floor.


All the hot ladies. And their babies. Jacqui and Paolo, Zynna and Jared, Aunt Coca, and Zeke and Me.



Finding his new love. Strawberries. I never bring him food because he can eat basically anything, but here it was limited, so he ate about a dozen that day. I had strawberry juice all over my nice white pants.



Here is a lot of the family that was there. I could even tell you most of their names now! YAY!

Silly BABY!

Zeke has been quite the handful lately. And since I'm pregnant, I've been lazier than ever. I had a little bleeding episode on Sunday night, so Monday, I was taking it easy. Whilst laying on the couch, I dozed off, and Zeke found my extra strength Tylenol in my diaper bag, got it open, and proceeded to try some. I woke up when josiah got home and discovered them all over the place. I called poison control, and the guy said at his weight, 4-5 are toxic. Since we didn't know how many he had, we took him straight to the emergency room. They had to give him a little IV, and they tested his blood for the drug. Whilst we were waiting, I asked the nice doctor if I could be admitted because I thought I may be miscarrying at 12 weeks. There were no doctor's offices open since it was Memorial Day, but since we were already at the ER, I figured, why not? So while we were waiting for Zeke's results, they set me up for an ultrasound. Jo and I said a little prayer while we were waiting for the doctor, and when he came in to do the US, everything was fine. He said I had a "marginal placenta" which tends to bleed when overexerted, so I REALLY have to take it easy. And Zeke had no tylenol in his system. One of my ward friends called to have her hair done, and I politely declined due to my situation. She called me back 15 min later, and told me she had called the primary president, and told her I needed to be released from Nursery. HAHA. Whatever it takes. But it really is a legitimate request.


New Story:

Every single day Zeke and I take a shower. Every day I get out and fill the bath with 3 inches of clean baby soapy water. He plays while I get dressed, and then I get him out and get him dressed. Well, today he must have been a little tired/impatient, because before I could get my unders on, he did a face plant on my bathroom floor. It looked like when seals flop on the ice. He just slid out face first. He got a tiny fat lip, and he cried for a long time. He hates getting out of the bath as it is, and he was REALLY tired. He's fine now. It was hilarious though. A mental picture I'll cherish forever.

Last weekend we went camping with the Turners. It was a blast! I can't wait to go more this summer!

Josiah's bringing us all our tin-foil dinners. Yum YUM!

This is where we wanted Zeke to play all day:


This is where he preferred to be:

This is also his 11 month shot! How HANDSOME!

Here's my sexy hubby cooking us dinner!

And here's the boys playing horseshoes. Mike brought the games. He also brought a beanbag toss called CORNHOLE. That's really the name kids. I thought they were just being funny, but when I got home, I wanted to buy a set so bad I googled it and there's an ACA. American Cornhole Association!!! We had a really good time!

Zeke got into pen the other morning.

And Lastly, my gardening update.

What a carrot should look like:

What happens when a small carrot hits a rock, or something else hard.


And this baby just came out of the blue. I check my plants at least every other day when I water, and this was there today! HOW FUN!