July

We've been crazy busy this month! I don't even know where to begin so I won't. This post will be mostly pictures (which is the best part anyway) and I'll try to add a few captions.

Over the 4th we went boating with my family and while we were out having a good time....This poor little thing got attacked by who knows what (we are thinking maybe a deer or maybe a person) Luckily she is recovering and will be ok. We went boating again and this time our friends came!

Jeni, me, Lisa Crue watching fireworks for the 1st time...he LOVED them!

We went up to Island Park with the Galbraiths & Kings

My birthday brownie...yes that's a match

Mike was a pro and roasting marshmellows

J.J. here was my little boyfriend! He would hug me and hold my hand constantly!

I love this angle!

He's getting so good at giving kisses!

Crue loved the birthday cake my family made me

He wasn't quite sure about swimming at first...but once he relaxed he had so much fun!

Home depot is Mike's favorite store so Crue and I always get dragged there. We get really bored.

Eating licorice for the 1st time. I had to pry it out of his hands!

Eating lunch with grandpa

Mike & Crue at the Bountiful parade

Sam & Crue being patient while we waited for the floats to come

Jayda's 1st birthday party! These 3 are so dang cute together!!

Jayda, Crue & Melia

Survivor

Big blue eyes

Cute little figure

Back away girls

till I get a little bigger....

That is if the poor thing can survive with us as parents! ;) I just found out a few days ago a secret that my husband had been hiding from me. While I was out with friends and Mike was at home watching Crue, there was a little accident. Let me first start out by telling you how I came to learn about this accident. I was in the kitchen with Crue and I had him sitting on the counter and I was just getting him some crackers from the cupboard. I still had my hand on Crue so it wasn't like he was chilling there by himself. Mike walked in and said, "Shan! You can't leave him like that on the counter." My reply, "Mike. I'm his mom, like I would leave him on the counter. He could fall off. Why would you even tell me to be careful?" (I asked this question because I've done a few things I probably shouldn't have done when it comes to parenting and he's never questioned anything). Then he gives me this look like, "Should I tell her or should I stand her and pretend that I was just taking a more active role with the parenting?" This look may or may not have actually exisited but if you know my husband I'm sure this thought was running through his head. However the next thing I said was "Come look at Crue. He was sitting on the floor playing and he hit his head when he fell forward. Do you think we need to have him checked?" Then Mike said "No he's fine. When you push on the bump and you can still feel their skull then they're ok. It's when you can't feel it that you need to worry." When I heard him say this I think my eyes got wide and my jaw dropped. How did he know this? Well, apparently while I was with friends a couple of weeks ago Mike sat Crue on the counter. He then turned to grab him a bottle and Crue took a nose dive toward the hardwood floor. Now Mike tells me that he thinks he caught Crue before he really bonked his head (I think he may just be saying this so I don't shoot him). He then proceeds to tell me that he called his mom. Not Crue's mom, which would be me, to let me know about what just happened with my son. She tells him to go to insta-care (thank you Carol). So Mike takes Crue to insta-care where the dr. checks him out and tells him that everything will be ok and gives him the info about bumps. Now you're probably wondering how I didn't notice the goose egg on my childs head. I got home late and Crue was already in bed. I only check on him at night to make sure he's breathing. Since he'd been with his dad all night I didn't think it would be necessary to do a full body search for bumps and bruises. That has changed. When I asked my husband why he didn't tell me he said it was because he knew that I would be worrying all night, checking on him, looking for any kind of sign that something might be a little off so I could run him to the hospital again to make sure everything was ok. He's right. He also said that he worried enough for the both of us and that he kept getting up in the night to check Crue to make sure everything was ok. I'm thankful that he cares enough about me not to let me worry and enough about Crue to get up in the night and check on him. Thankfully Crue survived this and I don't think there is any perment damage. Although he has been doing this kind of retarded smile for awhile now.... Anyway I know accidents happen and I really don't blame Mike at all. I'm sure something like this will happen to me eventually and I just hope Mike's not around to witness it, because when it does happen I will not be telling a soul!

Family Party

We had a small going away party for my cousins who will be moving to Iowa soon. We will miss them while they are away but hopefully they will visit often!

Aunt Kaish & Crue Our little family
Bug, myself, Crue, Gena & David
Bug & Crue playing with the trucks
I love this little monster
So I found some wigs in my Gma's closet and that's when the real fun began!

Crue with blonde hair....
and now brown!
He likes to change up his hair color just like his mom :)
Zac & Zane
Mike & Keala
(no one mention to Mike that I put this pic up...he would KILL me)This is so embarrasing but if I'm posting them of everyone else I better include myself!Mimi
This one was too funny not to post!

One busy week!

Since I have so many pictures and I dont want this post to be forever long I'm going to try to do a quick recap of our week! Last Friday we went to dinner and the chalk walk at the Gateway with our good friends the Newmans. They have a little boy that is 3 months younger than Crue and I can't wait 'til they get a little older and can play together (or get into trouble together which I'm sure will be the case with these 2). That night we took Crue up to my moms house so she could watch him while we went to Powell with Mike's family and the Barkdulls. It was hard to leave the little guy and I missed him a lot but it was a nice break and Mike and I had so much fun not having to worry about him. However, I felt bad that Mike had to spend his first fathers day away from his boy. I hope he knows that, even though we didn't really get to celebrate being on the lake and all, we really love and appreciate him and all he does for our family. Mike really is a hard worker. I love ya babe. Anyway when we got home on Thursday we were so excited to see Crue but apparently he wasn't too excited to see us. When we came through the door and he saw Mike he just started crying! It was so sad. He would stop crying as long as my mom held him but he didn't want to be around us. Thank goodness that didn't last too long and now he is happy to be home with his parents! Well because I felt guilty for leaving him we decided to go to the zoo the next day. We went with my friend Aubrey, her husband, and their cute little girl Jayda. I realize the kids were probably a little young but we had fun anyways! On Saturday while Mike was working in the yard Crue and I went to breakfast and the farmers market in SLC with my mom and grandparents. I can't believe how crowded the market was, I can't wait to go again next week though!

Chalk Walk

Aiden & Crue

Jeff & Mike being themselves

Meg & I doing who knows what!

Lake Powell

Mike teaching Dyl had to drive the boat

I wish I would have gotten pictures of this guy wake boarding...he's pretty good

The Zoo

LOVE this face

Crue & Jayda

The monkey was right by the glass but unfortunately you can't see him :(

I think the best part of going to the zoo was messing around in the gift shop!

Breakfast & Farmers Market

6 Months

We had Crue's 6 month appointment today and I wasn't at all suprised to find out that he was in the 20th percentile for height (25.5 in.) and weight (16 lbs). He's so tiny still but I'm hoping he might have a growth spurt soon now that he's eating baby food. Some new things Crue has been doing lately are holding on to the side of the couch and standing there by himself, when put into the sitting position he will sit there for quite awhile, he's definitely talking and screaming a lot more, and he is learning how to throw tantrums.! Yay! My mom actually noticed this last little trait while I was at her house yesterday. Apparently I have been babying my child. In my defense he has been sick with a runny nose, pink eye, and a cough(all of which he so loving passed to me) so when he would cry I would pick him up and try to comfort him because I knew he didn't feel very well. Anyway while I was over at my moms he started to scream while he was just sitting there with his toys and my mom looked at me and said, "thats a fake scream, do not pick him up just see what he does". Sure enough a few seconds later he was totally fine and found a new toy to play with. This scenario went on for a little while: he'd scream, we would ignore him, he would find something else to entertain him, he would get bored and....repeat. I do love my little buddy though, even when he is naughty and throws tantrums. Here are some random pictures in no particular order:

Crue LOVES his walker

Here he is throwing one of his tantrums (arched back and everything)

This pic was taken about 2 seconds before the one above

Crue loves hanging out with his Uncle Zane

Not sure what's going on here...

Nap time has turned into play time now that he knows how to roll over

Hanging out with his mom