Friday, July 27, 2012

Sarah + Perryn.

On June 30th 2012, Sarah and Perryn committed themselves to eachother.  It was a fabulous time with family and friends! We got to spend tons of time with the Michigan crew (my dad's side of the family) and they got to meet Jackson for the first time!


Cousin Emma reading to Jack

The cousins loved feeding Jack!
Meeting Jackson for the first time.


The ceremony. They did such a great job decorating!

Hangin' with David

and trying to steal his water bottle

Jackson got to see his buddy Ben again!

The cake

The ceremony









Hanging out by the pool...it was hot!

Their backyard looked fantastic.

He got dad pretty good.

Emma and Andrew Conniff

Introducing...

The Krebs fam. Please forgive Jack's face. He was seriously ready for a nap.


Petting Roxy :)

Sisters



Congrats, Sarah and Perryn! Thanks for letting us celebrate with you.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

8 months.

Our little man is officially 8 months old as of July 24th, 2012. He's pretty much the best.
Sometimes he likes to eat the pages...

Reading with Grandma Krebs :)
 What the little man is up to these days:

1. He can get into anything and everything and LOVES that he can. The other day he was pulling out all the wipes from the container and eating them.
2. He can walk around the furniture now. Which means we have replaced the coffee table with the ottoman. I think this has returned my blood pressure to healthy range.
Lovin' Grandma's coffee table.
3. He loves paper and ripping it to shreds. Unfortunately he likes to eat it too.
4. He has a thing for cords. Computer chargers, phone chargers, lamp cords, anything will do.
5. If I walk away from him while he is playing he follows after me, usually complaining a little bit too.
6. The only time he sits still is when he discovers a new toy (usually something he isn't supposed to have) and when we read to him (most of the time).
7. He is a speed demon these days. 
8. He loves when we sing to him and sometimes he tries to sing along.
9. He can keep a pretty good beat on a table by banging his hand, but he usually gets distracted easily :)
10. He likes to remove things one by one. He will pull the magazines off Grandpa Woods' tables, pull clothes out of laundry baskets or drawers, pull his toys out of the basket, or the Tupperware. All one by one.
He LOVES the Tupperware drawer :)
11. He has gotten really good at using his sippy cup.
12. He hasn't quite figured out how to feed himself finger foods, but he's trying. They usually just get stuck on his hand and he can't get them in his mouth.
13. He blows bubbles, usually while he's eating.
14. The poor little guy had double ear infections again this month, although they weren't as bad as last time.
15. He likes to make noise. Usually he just sort of yells, but sometimes he gets chatty with "ba-ba" "ah-ba" "da" and "ga" noises.
16. He still cuddles when he's sleepy...and I love it.
17. Loving cups still and the noise it makes when he talks into them.
18. He has graduated to the big kid tub and likes to play in the water.
19. When he finds something new he really studies it and turns it over in his hands.
20. Sometimes he spots things under the couches or crib and he leans down really low to the ground to see it and tries to get it. It's really cute. 
21. He is soo happy when he wakes up and that makes me so happy :)

"Don't mind me. I'm just chillin'"

Playing with my cousins.


Man, does this guy love to go for walks.
He is so fun. He makes our lives infinitely more exciting. Whatever did we do before?

Friday, July 20, 2012

Sandy toes.

June 9-16. Beach Week 2012.

As always, in June of this year, we gathered with my family and three other families for a week of fun in the sun. We gathered at Edisto Island this year and everyone made an appearance at some point during the week! Even the newest member of the beach crew :)


Grandma and Jack chillin' on the beach.


Discovering the sand for the first time.

Not a huge fan of the waves at first.




Em and Andy rockin' out.

The audience.

Jackson's best buddy.

Yep, Jack made it out in the ocean on a boogie board, I was on the verge of a heart attack the whole time.


That's a Kentucky boy.







The "kids crew" minus Bryan and the O'Sullivans.


Man, he's a happy kid.




Trying to sneak the sand into his mouth.


Aunt P did his hair into a mohawk. He looks pretty GQ if you ask me :) 

Annette made him some adorable hats! And he OBVIOUSLY loves them.

The Krebs family :)



Some of our favorite things:
1. Watching Jackson discover the beach for the first time.
2. Playing catch phrase with the whole crew. 
3. Being on the ever-losing catch phrase team.
4. Going on Bike rides around Edisto Island.
5. Seeing a man in homemade "shock" tennis shoes yell, "150 pts.!" every time he swung his club (swung, not hit) at the driving range.
6. Laying in the sun.
7. Reading wonderful books (except The Pilot's Wife...horribly depressing).
8. Eating DELICIOUS food.
9. Trying out some new baking recipes on the beach crew.
10. Long porch chats.
11. Going on our customary beach walks.
12. Spending so much time with family and friends.


Until next year!

Oh hello, internet.

My gracious father and his girlfriend, Kathy, allowed Chuck and I to live in the basement of my childhood home while we were in transition from Utah to the townhome in Kentucky. Not only did they let us take over their basement, they feed us dinner, let Jack get into practically everything, shared groceries with us and babysat! We had a blast living with them and are grateful for the time we were able to spend together.

However, since all the girls had moved out, my Dad discontinued his internet service, logically. I guess it's true what they say about the younger generation and their addiction to technology because, wow.  Chuck, my lovely twitter-happy, espn-loving, hulu-watching, google-friendly husband and I, the pinterest addict, blog stalker, all-recipes queen, struggled to live "disconnected." 

While I'm glad we had a few months to experience life before internet (like using actual cookbooks for recipes, getting out maps to figure out where something is, looking through magazines to design our townhome, etc.), I am happy to report we are "connected" yet again. And what did we do last night? Watched White Collar on hulu in bed. Just like the good ole' days.

So, we're back :)