A Little Bade

Yay! I finally got Baden to coo a little on camera. Here he is. Don't mind the kid in the background who won't stop saying, "cheese!" He's quite persistent.

I have been trying to accomplish more things this past week, so my blogging suffered a bit. I did get the walls down the stairway painted, which was a great feat. I also got some things hung up and our house is feeling more like it's ours. I love decorating in ways that represent who we are and I've been watching a bit more of HGTV when I'm nursing. Anyhow, I'm back.

Here's a video that's been sitting on my camera almost a month now. I've recently been trying to get a video of Baden jabbering, but whenever I get out the camera he stares at it like a deer and headlights and goes silent. Anyway, here's a little of both boys. Nothing super exciting, but it'll keep you happy until I post some new pics.

Brotherly Love

Rex is a great big brother. He still hasn't ever done anything mean to Baden. He just loves to hug him and kiss him. It's really sweet. Well, recently I've witnessed the ultimate act of love from Rex. Anyone who knows Rex know how attached he is to his blanket (aka. woobie). He takes it all around the house. As seen in the picture, it even accompanies him to the table to eat.

Lately he's been sharing his woobie with Baden. He'll loan it to him for a while. It's really sweet.
I just can't wait until these two little guys can play together. I think they will be buddies.

Jeff's Big Day 'O Fun

This week was the Tour of Utah (pro cycling race for those of you who don't know). Jeff happened to win a bid on ebay to ride in the Orbea/Land Rover team car on one day of the race. He was REALLY excited to say the least. Yesterday was the big day. I took the kids up the mountain to where the race ends and met Keith (Jeff's brother) and his family. We watched the race and saw Jeff come through. He looked happier than the homecoming queen in the Elkhorn parade. Rex was really excited to see him drive by.

Here we are hanging out with the team afterwards. Rex was a little concerned that they were all "naked." The team managers were super nice and gave us tons of Livestrong bracelets. (Let me know if you need one.)
On a separate note, I bought Photoshop Elements (the very cheap version of Photoshop) and I am so excited to be able to do some more fun stuff with my pictures. (That's how I did the first picture in this post.) There will be a lot more editing fun to come. I'm so excited. (Oh, and to answer an old question I forgot about, my camera is a Nikon D40.) I think I've maxed out on the acceptable amount of times you can use parathesis, so I'm signing off. Hope you all had a great weekend!

Peace

If been meaning to write this one down for a while. My brother-in-law Chris (aka Coco) has already messed up my child. He has taught him to say "peace" ever since Rex was little. Well, when we tried to teach Rex that he was going to be two we would show him how many that was with our fingers. That happens to be the same sign as peace, so if anyone asks Rex how old he is he always replies, "Peace!" We've tried to undo it, but it's useless. He is a peace-year-old. I had to get him this shirt when I saw it. It's very him. Thanks uncle Chris.

I got a fall coat for Rex and had him try it on. I told him how cute he looked in it and I think it went to his head. He asked me to get his sunglasses, so I did. He then started prancing around the kitchen like he was too cool for school. I thought it was pretty funny. Here he is hamming it up.
Things Rex is currently into:
- He is still obsessed with the garbage truck. It's his favorite day of the week.
- Anytime we run out of something he says, "Get more! Go to grocery store!" He loves the grocery store. They give him a baby ice cream cone there. Say no more.
- He repeats EVERYTHING we say.
- He thinks rocks are really great. As we got on the freeway the other day he saw how the landscape by the on-ramp is all rocks and he got really excited. "Rocks! I pick up rocks!"
- It was thundering the other day and he asked me if I could turn off the thunder.
- He loves to play what he calls, "Tackle Me." That means he tackles mommy over and over until I tell him that's enough.
- We're trying to get him to go on the potty, which he has done a few times. I put him on the potty and he says, "Come on, pee-pees! Come on!" and he grunts. I think it's hilarious.

Floating Through the Summer

Is there any treat more classic than a good old rootbeer float? This has been my addiction this summer. I can't get enough. I just finished one seconds ago. I think whoever came up with this concoction should win a Nobel peace prize. Yum!

....and cheers to my computer that is now working again AND to my husband who fixed it. Soon to come...photos of my boys that are even more fun to look at than a rootbeer float.

Babyface

Just a couple more shots of my sweet babyface. He's growing so fast that I don't want to miss documenting it all.

I love this sweet round face. He's so soft and snuggley. For cuddling purposes, I wish he never had to grow up.

PS - I'm having some major computer problems. Does anybody know what to do when your computer will turn on, but the screen stays black? Yikes! I hope it's not toast.