lil' skipper

One thing we have been severely deprived of this summer was spending time outdoors.  Its sad to say but I am as pale as a ghost!  Our great friends Tate and Jodi took us on a boat adventure a few weeks ago.  It was a quick trip but oh so fun! Beck was lulled to sleep by the motor, and we all got some good wakeboarding in. **I had a video of myself doing a triple back flip over the wake but it took too long to upload. You'll have to imagine how cool I looked ;-)

Jodi holding the sleeping babe

Tate-"the wakemaster" ( I made that awesome name up)

"lil skipper"

**oops! Did I say "video"? I meant I had a really cool sunburn. 

goin' on an adventure!

A few weeks ago my brother Kyle and his family came to visit.  We got to spend most of a day hanging out with Tayler and we had a great time!

First we packed our napsack full of important adventure tools and made our way into the depths of the cave

We had a telescope and flashlight to help seek our treasures in the darkness

Luckily we had the expertise of a seasoned explorer and his bigger friend Chase

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"I see something!"

She caught an elephant!

We had to climb mountains, crawl through canyons, and over HUGE rocks. 

It was dangerous at times, but luckily we arrived back at home safe and sound.

cinco!!

Our little Beck is five months old!

It seems like every month mark he has a growth spurt. He always seems to hit some developmental milestones on his month birthday exactly.  This month he rolled over from back to tummy and got two teeth on August 1!

Also this month he:

mastered rolling both directions

learned to "inch" wherever he wants to go

found his feet, and loves to suck on his piggys, and

settled into a more predictable napping routine (YAY!)

tried rice cereal for the first time (yesterday)

Beck is still our happy boy-so willing to give a smile.  We have all kinds of nicknames for him.  Chase calls him "Budly Boofer" or "my little guy", or "my little man".  I call him "sweet boy" or "chico banano"

This month Beck and Penny decided they are best friends.  He gets huge grins and smiles whenever she walks by.  His first "scooting" was when he was trying to get to Penny.  If Beck wakes from a nap fussing, Penny is already at the door trying to get in by the time I get there.  The other day Penny, me, and Beck were napping on the bed and Penny settled right in at Beck's feet and layed her head on his legs. 

Last night we tried feeding Beck rice cereal.  I was planning to wait until 6 months but I could tell he was ready.  It was like he had done it a hundred times. He opened his mouth wide for the spoon, closed, "chewed", swallowed, and opened for more. It was the cutest thing! 

We just got him this little jumper and he thinks it is the funnest thing!  He is a wiggle worm so its nice to have a place where he can release some energy. 

We love our little guy so much!