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Sunday, June 15, 2008

Creative Josh

So now that Jack is crawling, my time is spent preventing all the accidents that accompany new, mobile babies. I barely have enough time to check my email or use the bathroom, let alone blog. I do, however, make sure to have my camera close by to capture the funny stuff that goes on in my home.

Lately, it's been all about finding Josh's creative sleeping spots.


Everywhere but his big, comfy bed, right...


I had to include a cute one of baby Jack too. Sometimes this boy will look as if he just collapsed from a sitting positions, and will be bent over in half.

Josh loves mommy's homemade play dough. No, he doesn't eat it. His most favorite things to create: "goggies," "fff," (fish) cars, planes, balls. He's such a boy.

Here's a "fff." (sometimes called "mehmo" = Nemo)


Thursday, June 5, 2008

Ta-Dah!!

  Just shy of his 1st birthday, Jack is crawling! I have to give credit to Josh, who really helped teach Jack how to do it. The entire day before, Josh was on his hands and knees all day pretending to be a baby lion. (at my request) I figured that Jack just needed a visual to get him started. The very next morning, he was giggling as he made his way around the basement and bedroom. 
 


  He is very proud of his new talent, but is still figuring out the rhythm and coordination of it all. The occasional faceplant does make him pretty frustrated, but he'll get it down soon.  The funny thing is that when he started crawling, Josh was so excited for him, yelling," YEAH!" But, Jack can now crawl right up to Josh and grab whatever he is holding. That makes him kinda mad, and confused.

Sunday, May 25, 2008

When Daddy Works...

What do we do all day when dad locks himself away in his office?

Josh just discovered that forts are fun! 
(they made him nervous a few months ago)

We stuff ourselves in Josh's bed, which makes Jack feel so big


This must be some secret ritual between the boys that I don't understand... 'cause I'm
 just the mom!



Josh is teaching Jack all about sound effects.

So now you know what we fill our time with. What do your days look like?






Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Will Work for Food

Jack starts to perform as soon as he gets strapped in to his chair...




(this goes on the entire time he eats, while I try to sneak the food in when he stops for air)

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Last Full Day

We spent the whole day at the beach: swimming, frisbee-ing, skim-boarding, hiding from the sun under the umbrella. This was our way to say, "Thanks, Maui, for having some awesome beaches!" 

(yes, the island has made me cheesy... or maybe it's all the UV rays)





Wednesday, May 14, 2008

More from Maui...

We have had some cloudy weather, and while we were out snorkeling today it actually rained a ton. Rain seems so much nicer on an island for some reason...

Dan overcame his fears of seeing ocean life under the surface, and we all loved swimming with the fish and sea turtles. It was all amazing. 

As we headed back to the marina, we were met by the last humpback whales of the season as they catch up with the rest of the migrating pod. (tomorrow is the last day of whale season here) There was a mom, her baby, and either 1 or 2 males. Before we had to get back, there was some pretty violent behavior between the female and one of the males that we witnessed. It was totally unexpected and basically a free whale-watching trip. 

I am working on getting the videos to loaded, but they are being stubborn.


Tuesday, May 13, 2008

1st Day at the Beach


Yep, Maui is the place to be. It's hot, humid, and the water is warm and clear. Here is what we did yesterday...