Disneyland

So Jeff's mom got us Disneyland passes for our birthdays, and we finally got to partake!
We went last Friday night with the Hansons. It was so nice to finally get to hang out with them again, and of course push through obnixious crowds at disneyland!

So although I did plan on writing every week, I've resigned to every other week since I really get at a loss of what to write about unless I have pictures to accompany my entry. Last Thursday night I got a phone call around 5 from Jeff telling me, "Oh, I think you may need to cancel your plans tonight because I won't be able to watch Simon...I think I'm going to start my Master's degree." haha oh Jeff. Although classes had started the week before he was able to get the class he wanted and start right away. It amazes me because I am so far from being spontaneous that the fact that he thrives off of this stuff is insane to me.
So that being said, Simon and I have had some quality time together this month so far! Today is actually Jeff's 30th birthday. Happy 9/11 Jeff! He is playing a show at the prospector...so if you're around you should go. I unfortunately will not get to see him at all on this monumental day. I think he prefers to have his quarter life crisis sans wife.
So after flaking on her Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday I finally got to hang out with Lacy on Saturday night...and now instead of discussing heartbreak and English class our conversation strays more towards baby (and okay a little bit of heartbreak reminiscence). Well she told me the joy of frozen fruit. So Lacy...I have you to thank for this amazing site:

Yes it honestly looks like he ate raw meat... So that was pretty much an amazing evening.

We have also found a renewed joy in riding bikes. It's been so nice to be able to ride around together again and have Simon absolutely love it. and yes...please note his new top two teeth. So here is a random night at the circle enjoying a picnic dinner:I know people would normally have pictures like this and say "I love summer" but guess what? I hate summer...I love fall! That's the best hang out weather by far! haha

Simon's August

So this month has been one of my favorites with Simon. He is truly growing so fast and learning so much. It's so precious to see him explore, and I've learned that I'm the much more lienent parent! I do indeed give him pine needles to play with until Jeff doth protest. haha oh well. He discovered mud the other day which was way too fun:

So after our bath we played with dad through the glass, and then figured out how to play tug of war with Grover...which is now a nightly ritual

So this Sunday Jeff spent the day getting our bikes ready for our first bike ride with Simon. It was pretty much the cutest thing ever. The helmet was his arch enemy until we started moving, and then he seemed to forget about it. We packed a dinner and went and ate in the circle...

Round 2

So I swear I really am going to start trying to get better at this and be a more active "blogger." I think I let so much time go between doing posts that I totally dont' know where to start. So I will try to start posting once a week to ensure I have my topics covered!

We had an amazing summer with our little booshi and can barely believe he's going to be one soon! The big arguement in our home is what the theme of his birthday party will be, and I think we are settling on the Southern Huck Finn theme. But we will see if that is still the case next week. Ralph made this photo for us...so we may just make an entire party around this picture:

So I will give you a brief view of our summer through photos (I'm totally going to forget so much, but oh well)

May - We actually took our first over-night experience with Simon, and although the first night sleep wasn't something he really enjoyed, it got much better the second night (mostly because Jeff's parents were there and watched him for us!).

We went to Santa Barbara to go to a wedding of two of the most amazing people I have ever met.

Oh...and Jeff officiated the wedding. So if you are in need of marriage...he can preform services for you.

So prior to our trip Suzanne's friends (and now ours too - we stole them) came out from Nashville and stayed in the back house. They are like our college aged children and we miss them dearly. Shannon is going to be our southern consultant for Simon's birthday party...Okay now on to June!
Jeff finished work and got 5 weeks off which was amazing (for him...for me I got a huge jealousy complex - if that's even a complex?). The first week of his vacation we went up to Hume Lake with my family. So here is that:

We went paintballing for father's day...

Overall the week was amazing and Simon had so much fun it is ridiculous. We already have the cabin booked for next summer!

July -

We had our first camping trip which was fun and dirty. The Teranishi's and Hanson's joined us in big bear and we enjoyed some paddle boats, hikes, and dust.

Here is Simon and his bff Miles, and the girl he adores emma....(shadlie please do not notice how dirty your walker is...I cleaned it!)

Okay here we go

So I've finally been talked into starting a blog. I'm not quite sure what is actually interesting enough to write about on these things, but I will try to do my best to bore you with my ramblings. Since I'm not going to do a catch-up I will just post some pictures to get you all caught up with my life until now. Jeff has written a full recollection of Simon's labor, and if I ever have the energy to re-live that moment I will write it down. But anyway...enjoy the pictures and I will try to write whenever I think about it.