Ragnar, It's about time!

Yup, it's been a month since we participated in the Wasatch Back Ragnar Relay, so I guess I can blog about it now! :) This is Sam, back then...just starting to get good at sitting up and helping me pack for the trip. So, we were short a runner in our car...we went through about 13 different people commit and then back out and by the time the last person backed out we were already on our way up to Logan and decided that we'd suck it up and run the extra legs. This is Chandra after the first 'extra' leg.

Just getting a little video in there.

This is Annie, the one with her eyes closed. She and my brother, Jordan (in picture above) are getting married in about 20 days!

Jordan and Annie chillin in the love sac. BEST thing we could have brought on our little journey.

Chan and Annie.

Catching a little sleep.

Annie on one of her runs.

Our favorite "Mullet" team. We leap frogged each other the whole way.

My cute husband just running through green pasture. It was SO pretty the whole way from Logan down to Park City.

And exchange between Gary and Chan

Annie and I sporting our hot safety vests. Gary's sister, Julie (standing next to us) and his parents came out for the fun too.

Gary finishing another one of his legs. He took on two extra legs making his total mileage 24 miles. This is where we finished our part of the relay. The other team still had one more set of legs to run but we were DONE! :)

Riding up to the finish to wait for the rest of our team to finish.

After we got back to Provo, we tried to get a picture of all the grandkids for my Dad for Father's Day. This is about as good as it got...

And then Sam fell over

And Gary disappeared. But I found him!

All dressed up for Father's Day.

This is Gary's Brother and Dad (and Gary) - a little celebration on Father's Day to some of the best Dads.

A little sticker fun with Corbin, Ava, and Tanner

A quick motorcycle ride

Half way to 1 already?

I've always thought that all of my friends' cute little kids grew SO fast! I mean, I've got friends who's kids are already in elementary school! I held them when they were just days old! How does time fly to quickly?

Everyone told me when I was pregnant to 'enjoy every minute because it goes SO fast!' which I had already witnessed with my friends' babies and have tried so hard to do. But NEVER did anyone tell me that it goes twice as fast with your own! I've loved every minute of my time with my little side kick. He's the happiest, most easy going, even tempered little baby and I just LOVE that he's mine! But, I can't believe he's six month old already! Can we rewind time a little bit? Break out the DVR on life? Record, but go back and watch and enjoy it again? Hasn't anyone figured that out yet?!? As much as I miss each stage as it quickly passes, I'm in love with
Sam's new stage as well, which is causing great conflict inside my head! I try not to spend too much of my time missing the old stage and just focusing on enjoying the new stage but before I know it, that stage is over and he's onto something new!

One thing I know for sure, I still get butterflies just watching him sleep. I get giddy when I hear him waking up because it means we get to play! And I'm SO grateful that I have one of these little things! What would my life be like without him? I don't even want to know.

His latest thing is playing with his paci. He likes to wrap his lips around the whole thing, or as seen in these two pictures, he'll bring his bottom lip out and suck on the nipple AND the bottom of the pacifier. Of course, we think it's cute and funny and take pictures...This was while waiting at the Dr. office for his six month check-up. He's weighing in at 17.4 pounds and is in the 50% for his lenght and weight. His head is a little smaller and he's in the 25% for that but Doc isn't worries because he's growing at a steady rate. Now, those darn shots...those things break my heart!

He loves to sleep with his feet up. Either suspended in the air or propped up on the side of his crib. Notice the blanket over his face, yeah, that too.

Another trip to Utah

There was this AWESOME seat sale with Southwest a while back. We're talking C.H.E.A.P so naturally, I couldn't pass up a good deal. I had no reason to go to Utah to visit family except that these tickets were such a good deal. Luckily it worked out that the sale overlapped when my Sister in-law was due. Talk about perfect timing, I got there the day after she was born! We celebrated Annie's birthday. Annie is my soon to be sister in-law number five. We're excited for the up and coming wedding!

My trip also overlapped with Mother's Day. Actually, it was my Mother's Day gift...Thanks Gary! At church I saw Malia...who grew up next door to me. She had her baby, Owen, just two weeks after Sam. So, every time we see each other we get talking about our boys. I'm thinking he might be a tall one, look at his Momma! :) Poor Sam, doesn't have much of a chance with my genetics.

Auntie Channy getting some snuggle time in

Auntie Carol. Sam likes her!

Lincoln and Chandra REALLY wanted to make Creme Brule one night and even asked me to bring my torch. For some reason, I got all freaked out that it would explode or something on the plane so I decided to leave it at home and maybe Lincoln would forget. Well, Lincoln doesn't forget about food. So, we went out and bought one for him and made LOTS of Creme Brule. He ALMOST didn't even share with the family when they were over one night. Lucky for everyone else, he broke out the creme brule and rationed it off cautiously. It was divine! We used Jessica's recipe...we were sad they weren't there to share in the fun!Dallin, Chandra, Mom and I went to lunch one day at this really yummy, cute new place called Molly's. I have a thing for taking pictures of Mullets...and there just so happened to be one sitting next to us. So, Dallin and Chandra posed for the picture (but really so I could get that mullet) and HELLO! Dallin is full on pointing at her!Sam's first encounter with something other than Rice Cereal. Peas...he really didn't like them so much. In fact, this was his face with every.single.bite. He's liked everything else I've given him but those darn peas are just killing him! I'll keep trying...

Sam has always seemed to enjoy his baths, he's never once cried except for during those sponge baths when he was a newborn. (you mean he's not a newborn anymore? Man, time flies!) So, Gary and I were super excited to take him swimming for the first time. Why are these things SO exciting to new parents? It's not like the kid even really knew what he was doing...we were loving it though and of course thought he was so dang cute!

Gary was taking a few pictures and then the lifeguard told him he couldn't take any pictures...so this is all you get.

Well, just another one here, Gary snuck out the camera and hid it under a towel, the lifeguard was TOTALLY watching and I'm sure it was more obviously than anything that he was trying to hide the camera. Ha! We got a picture anyhow.

We just got a Five Guys here in ABQ so after swimming, we decided to go. Sam always wants what we're eating...but for obvious reasons can't have any. But I decided to give him some of my sprite...kidding! It was water but he was loving it. I think he liked the straw most of all.I have thousands of pictures of Sam sleeping. Why? I don't know. Other than the fact that his cute little quirks are evident even when he's sleeping. Such as, his leg totally hanging in the air, how funny. And that little blanket, he really likes it but it doesn't matter WHAT it is, he likes to pull a blanket or burp cloth over his face and he'll even stick it in his mouth (especially when he's sad). It's hilarious! I really need to get it on video for you to see.

Sam sits!!! And loves this ugly mirror we have in our hallway! The other day he was sitting there and his soother was sitting in his lap and he tried to reach through the mirror to pick it up. So funny!!!

Another sleeping picture of Sam with his four favorite things. A {clean} diaper, his soother, blanket, and a burp cloth. Usually any one of those items will keep him happy for a long long time. Long enough to fall asleep! :)

Another one because I think he's so cute!

Oh wait, one more!