Chase Eating Meat

First, a picture of the big boy standing. He pulls himself up now! But, he can't sit up on his own. So we are safe for a couple more weeks.

I think we have a vegetarian on our hands, much to Joel and I's surprise. Below first picture Chase after eating a vegetable medley. The following pics are of him "exploding" after trying chicken for the first time.

Chase "Crawling"

Chase isn't crawling yet. I know we should be counting our lucky stars. BUT, especially on your first child, you often wonder if you are doing something wrong and holding them back somehow. I know we aren't, but there is always that lingering doubt. I'm excited for him to start crawling and walking. I'm ready. :)

So here are the pics of Chase figuring it all out.

This picture is sooo bad. But, it shows his number one move right now. He pushes on his feet and nose dives. I have a good video of it. It's just a little choppy (it's taken with our camera).

Here he is moving back and forth. But, not actually moving.

And the this is hard mama look.

Fourth of July and Our Garden

The one and only fourth of July picture. The miracle of having all three kids sleep. :)

The coolest flower ever! Joel took this pic. It is called a Japanese Box Plant. And is pretty indestructible. It blooms out in a puffed up box and then opens up.

And finally our garden has started to mass produce. I don't check on the garden. It really is more Joel's garden than a family garden. Anyways, these zucchinis went unnoticed for awhile. Joel is behind Chase, just in case you were worried.

2 Years Ago

I was getting ready to marry this man. So much has happened in two years. It makes you wonder what will happen in the next two.

Telluride

It is becoming a family tradition to go to Telluride for the Bluegrass Festival. I love it there, Joel
loves it there, and I'm pretty sure Chase loves it there.

Every year the days go by way to fast. And every year both Joel and I say how one day we will live in the mountains with Green trees and rivers. One day.

We left Tuesday night and got to Flag. Then we drove to Dolores on Wed and drove the rest of the way on Thursday. In Dolores we spent the night in a small small cabin right off of the river. It was perfect.

Below is a picture of Joel and Chase on our first stop. I thought it turned out pretty cool.

Below are pictures of the cabin we stayed at. I think I was feeding Chase here. We literally were within 10-ft of the river.

We got to the campsite around 3. So we had a lot of time to "waste" before bed time. We went on the pet walk and came upon some swings. I love this picture of Chase and I.

I was really nervous about it being to cold for Chase. So here is the getup. He had socks on his hands and the hat was a litttttle big.

Chase ended up being just fine. The boy likes it cold!

The rest of the pictures are from Telluride.

The view on Friday. It was probably the best spot we have gotten.

Aidan getting ready for the night concert. It was to cold for me. :)

I forget what day this was. But this is the typical setup. We have two tents that are shared by 6 adults and 6 kids.

Mr. Rowen saying "Cheese". I have another picture of Ainsley smiling the exact same way.

To wear out the kids, we took them for a hike. We had the chariot with us. So Joel and Court took turns pushing that sucker up the hill. The chariot can carry two kids, so this was no small feat. I also have Chase on my back.

On the way down from the hike.

The last day. :(

Chase goes biking and tackles the sippy cup

Chase and I met Joel for a bike ride after work yesterday. It was pretty fun, I packed a nice dinner for us and we had ourselves a picnic. We biked 8 or so miles. For most people this would be a piece of cake, for me...well I'm a wimp.
The setup. Joel pulled the trailer. The trailer is pretty nice, has suspension and a nice 5 point harness for Chase. Chase loves the trailer!

This is where we ate dinner.

Chase and I after dinner. We got home right around 7. I made chocolate chip cookies and Chase went to bed at 9. Which is a LATE bed time for him.

The sippy cup. I introduced the sippy cup about a month or so ago. And Chase did really good at it. Then I went out to lunch with some friends and was like, look what Chase can do. And he wanted nothing of it. So here is my proof...the kiddo can actually use the sippy cup.

This was midway through. He decided to smile and laugh at me instead of drink.

And finishing up. If you notice the sippy cup is almost the size of his head. :)

And last but not least pics of Chase sitting in his bed.

I get this expression ALOT.

More pictures from the weekend

We decided to bust out the pool. It was still a bit to cold for it...so Chase didn't last long.

After the pool sitting and admiring da da. Did I mention that Chase says Da Da? If only he knew who Da Da is....

And a family photo of sorts. Avery is peaking around the bench, my reflection is on the window, and of course my lovely boys.