Jon's Bday Weekend
4 weeks ago
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
McCreery/Maher Wedding - Best wedding EVAR!!!
I shouldn't have been surprised about how cute Haley's wedding was because she has always been one classy lady! There was music from the '40s and '50s, soda in bottles chilling in a couple of old washing machines filled with ice, and every table had a unique salt and pepper shaker - ours was Mr. Peanut and I am STILL kicking myself for forgetting to photograph that!
How cute are these two? Haley's hair reminds me of Jane Seymour's in Somewhere in Time. Love it!
They even had a fountain to refill the empty soda bottles with water, but the kids enjoyed playing in it, too.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Father's Day in 1861
Probably too hot for a battle, but here we are anyway...
Cooling off at Dairy Queen after the battle. Happy Father's Day!
Cooling off at Dairy Queen after the battle. Happy Father's Day!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Soren Update: 7 months
Soren is growing. He weighs in at 21 pounds this month and is 29-29.5-ish inches long. I would tend to attribute this to the meat we've introduced into his diet, but I think there's a growth spurt that usually happens around this time.
I'm sure Soren would like us to inform you that he is no longer a baby. He is trying to consolidate naps, only sometimes unsuccessfully. He is sitting by himself quite well and is showing signs of wanting to move. Instead of crawling, though, he would rather indicate to us that he wants to move or for us to put a toy within reach, so he doesn't have to stretch for it. He also would rather have us help him up so he can try to walk.
Being a big boy also means he gets big-boy food. Soren has started to show interest in what Mama and Daddy are eating and is less content with his own food. He lunged at Daddy's stir-fry just the other night. We've started cutting up soft foods for him in addition to his lovely purees.
Our new toy is foil this month. I didn't realize how bad of a mama I was when pitched the Dove chocolate wrapper, but Soren let me know right away. When I finally figured out what had happened, I fished another piece of candy out of the bag so I could give him a shiny new foil square and made a mental note to start saving the foil for him. Soren also loves when we get fajitas at the local Mexican restaurant; then he gets to play with two BIG pieces of foil that covered our tortillas.
I'm sure Soren would like us to inform you that he is no longer a baby. He is trying to consolidate naps, only sometimes unsuccessfully. He is sitting by himself quite well and is showing signs of wanting to move. Instead of crawling, though, he would rather indicate to us that he wants to move or for us to put a toy within reach, so he doesn't have to stretch for it. He also would rather have us help him up so he can try to walk.
Being a big boy also means he gets big-boy food. Soren has started to show interest in what Mama and Daddy are eating and is less content with his own food. He lunged at Daddy's stir-fry just the other night. We've started cutting up soft foods for him in addition to his lovely purees.
Our new toy is foil this month. I didn't realize how bad of a mama I was when pitched the Dove chocolate wrapper, but Soren let me know right away. When I finally figured out what had happened, I fished another piece of candy out of the bag so I could give him a shiny new foil square and made a mental note to start saving the foil for him. Soren also loves when we get fajitas at the local Mexican restaurant; then he gets to play with two BIG pieces of foil that covered our tortillas.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Little Rascals discover Boonville
Soren and I joined Morgan County 4-H's Little Rascals on a trip to Boonville, Mo. Our first stop was:
One of the horses had foaled this morning, so we got to see a brand-new baby. Then we went to see the Old Cooper County Jail and Hanging Barn. We also walked a bit on the Katy Trail and checked out the caboose.
One of the horses had foaled this morning, so we got to see a brand-new baby. Then we went to see the Old Cooper County Jail and Hanging Barn. We also walked a bit on the Katy Trail and checked out the caboose.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
Soren Update: 6 months-ish
It's WAY past Soren's half birthday, but I wanted to update you on recent developments.
Soren got his 6-month shots and weighed in at 19 pounds 8 ounces. He is 28.5 inches tall.
He's a good eater. We've experimented with peas, sweet potatoes, carrots, apples and pears in addition to the rice cereal and oatmeal. The peas didn't go down too well the first couple of times, but he hasn't had any problems with them recently.
Soren has six (6!) teeth that have emerged from the gumline. The first two started coming in the week before Mother's Day and the other four followed a lot faster than I thought they would. It's caused some crankiness, so I'm hoping that we get a break for a bit.
In the past couple of weeks, Soren has become an independent sitter. He would prefer to become an independent walker, but thank goodness he's not quite there yet. He's rolling over front-to-back and back-to-front, although it's still mostly the former. Soren has discovered that his toes will fit in his mouth when he's not saying, "Da da da da da!" We've only heard "ma ma ma ma" once, but I have gotten a real kiss.
And, we must also report that it didn't take him long to get ornery. Soren has learned to stop his swing by grabbing one of the poles and if you've told him no, sometimes he'll watch to see if you're looking before he grabs for it again.
Soren likes to play peek-a-boo, look in the mirror (He is a Stapp!) and crinkle newspaper and paper bags. He also likes flying around the house with Daddy and laughing at Mama's dancing.
Soren got his 6-month shots and weighed in at 19 pounds 8 ounces. He is 28.5 inches tall.
He's a good eater. We've experimented with peas, sweet potatoes, carrots, apples and pears in addition to the rice cereal and oatmeal. The peas didn't go down too well the first couple of times, but he hasn't had any problems with them recently.
Soren has six (6!) teeth that have emerged from the gumline. The first two started coming in the week before Mother's Day and the other four followed a lot faster than I thought they would. It's caused some crankiness, so I'm hoping that we get a break for a bit.
In the past couple of weeks, Soren has become an independent sitter. He would prefer to become an independent walker, but thank goodness he's not quite there yet. He's rolling over front-to-back and back-to-front, although it's still mostly the former. Soren has discovered that his toes will fit in his mouth when he's not saying, "Da da da da da!" We've only heard "ma ma ma ma" once, but I have gotten a real kiss.
And, we must also report that it didn't take him long to get ornery. Soren has learned to stop his swing by grabbing one of the poles and if you've told him no, sometimes he'll watch to see if you're looking before he grabs for it again.
Soren likes to play peek-a-boo, look in the mirror (He is a Stapp!) and crinkle newspaper and paper bags. He also likes flying around the house with Daddy and laughing at Mama's dancing.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
June trip to Columbia
I was honored to receive the 4-H State Council Alumni Award from this year's council at Congress. It really means a lot to be recognized by an organization I respect so much! (This photo was taken by the lovely Cassie Reid.) After the evening assembly, we visited with a few friends.
Then we went bowling with Brian.
The next day we went to visit Carolina and have a pool party with Mariana and Gabriel.
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