My lil' crawler

I don't have a picture of it (yet), but J.G. has learned to crawl today. He also learned how to play peek-a-boo this week. I was really hoping the crawling skill could have waited until he was at least 7 months old, but no. He decided it was time. Every one told me once JG could sit up on his own what a great phase that is--he can sit and play and not move. That lasted about 3 1/2 weeks. As my sister said, he probably realized his situation wasn't going to get any better so he decided to get up and GO! Lord help me. Seriously, how do you handle a 6 month old who can crawl? I always thought once they started to crawl, you have to start disciplining to teach them what they can and cannot have. With such an early start, my son has a long life of discipline looming in his future!

The great yellow one

You Are Big Bird

Talented, smart, and friendly... you're also one of the sanest people around. You are usually feeling: Happy. From riding a unicycle to writing poetry, you have plenty of hobbies to keep you busy. You are famous for: Being a friend to everyone. Even the grumpiest person gets along with you. How you life your life: Joyfully. "Super. Duper. Flooper."

The Sesame Street Personality Quiz

So, I'm also a copy cat as this was my sister's idea. But funny, huh? If you take the quiz, leave me a comment telling me what character you are! I accidently did this whole personlity test thing before doing the big bird test and realized why I might have a hard time getting along with some people. (Despite what it says above about me being big bird and all) Although I'm pretty outgoing, apparantly I am a heartless bitch sometimes. Here is what the test said:

"Key Areas of your Personality
Your personality stands out from the average person's particularly in the areas of:

. Your High Curiosity Level
. Your Low Emotional Reactivity Level
Your High Assertiveness Level"

It said some other things, but really just that I was outgoing. I guess that is true sometimes. Anyway, I'll try to post once more before we leave town, but don't be surprised if you don't hear from me in a while. We are going to South Carolina on Monday for three weeks. I'll try to update with some photos while we are there. I can't wait to see family and all go on a unicycle ride together! (reference to the Big Bird in me)

Leisure Suit, circa 1976

This leisure suit was my hubby's when he was a baby! J.G. has almost outgrown it, but it wasn't really warm enough to wear it until now. Besides, it shows off the little bit of chub he has since it fits so tight. And capris are in style for little boys, right? Ha!!

Spring 2007 Hottest Colors

What can I say, I was interested. Click on title to be linked to the pantone website.

Is this normal?!

Is it normal for a six month old to be able to walk (with a little assistance)? He will put one foot in front of the other and walk around as long as I will hold him up.

Ralph Lauren Easter Bunny

Here is Cousin "Naniel" with his ears, sweater vest and tie. Oh my gosh he was cute on Easter Sunday!

Easter weekend.

I didn't take any pictures on Easter. Well, one inside shot of my nephew, Daniel, but I haven't loaded it in my computer yet. Why didn't I take any pictures? Well, the outside temperature never exceeded 34 degrees all day and it snowed. All day on Easter. So, for all my Southern etiquette friends, what exactly are you supposed to wear on Easter Sunday when it is snowing?? But more important than the weather is the beautiful meaning of Easter. We had a great service at church praising God for His great story of redemption and forgiveness.

I also wanted to jot a quick note to let you know I survived two nights with three kids. A 3 year old, a 16 month old and a 6 month old. And it was actually a lot of fun. It would have been a complete fun house except my hubby had bronchitis and the 6 month old (JG) has been running a fever since Sunday night. And he was up from 12-3 on Sunday night and from 12-4 on Monday night. Oh, and he was pretty fussy and didn't want to be put down which made taking care of the other two children quite a challenge. I have a whole new respect for moms. And to my sister Erika, I'll be praying for you as your third will arrive in June. But, you were always better than me at these types of challenges, so I have no doubts in your abilities. Maybe none of your kiddos will get sick for the next year or two. If they do, your two boys sleep great at their Aunt Shinny's house! Send 'em over. I have been tested and I survived!!! (didn't thrive, really, just survived!)

The Attack Kiss of a 6 month old!

More 6 month shots. . .

The boy and his Daddy. . .


The boy and his Mommy. . .

J.G. is 6 months old!!

J.G. turned six months on April 3rd. We took him out to the college down the street to take a few snapshots at the time he was born (6:18 pm). His other big news is that he can sit up now!!


Well, MOSTLY!


But, he still would much rather be standing, even if he has to have a little help with that still.

So, I really love hanging out with my boys. And I am surrounded by boys between my hubby, the dog and my son! Here are my boys sitting on the patio watering the grass. They both love hats. Well, JG might not really have an opinion about that quite yet. Next week I'm watching my sisters two boys for a couple nights. They are 3 and 16 months. That's five boys and me. For a girl who grew up with 3 sisters, I'm beginning to feel a little out of my element! Taking advice now. :) I have a week to prepare!

Firemen in the hood. . . my sister's hood

For those of you who check out my sister's blog, this is old news. But, the other day Todd got to fight a house fire in Erika's neighborhood. Only about two streets away from her house. At one point she could see the flames from her house! Well, Bryan and my nephew Garrison walked over to see 'Uncle Todd' at work and snapped a couple photos. You can sort of see the burnt remains of a roof in the background.

Ari-ZONA!!

Thanks so much to Nick and Angie Kahler (and their children Emily-6 and Ethan-17 mo), our dear friends in Phoenix for showing us such a great time in Arizona this past weekend! The weather was warm, the food was fabulous and the company was fun and courageous (putting up with Jack Greer for a long car ride!) Nick and Todd were in Iraq together in 2003 and this was our first chance to all spend time together since they left Colorado a couple years ago. Guess what? The grass is ALWAYS green in Phoenix. It's amazing. Especially after our experience of 15 weeks of snow in Colorado Springs this winter. Thanks again ya'll and we look forward to your visit to Colorado this summer when you are needing an escape from the 115 degree weather!

The Return to Salida

So on the 13th of March, Todd, Jack Greer and I loaded up into my friend Claire's van (THANKS Claire!!) to make the return trek to Salida to pick up the Subaru. We made a day of it and had a great lunch in Salida, a calming walk by the river and a (thankfully) very uneventful drive!! So far the car has not had any more problems, but we're certainly not counting on it for much these days.

Baby Shower!

I went to a baby shower on the 13th for two of my dear friends, Claire & Priscilla. Congratulations to them both! Claire's Stella came on February 23rd (I believe) and Priscilla's is due in June!

March 2-4 Young Couples Retreat

So, we've been busy lately. Busy for us because we hardly do anything or go anywhere. The adventures started on Friday, March 2nd. We were heading down to a retreat center outside of Westcliffe, CO to listen to Andy Lewis tell us how to be better Christians :). Andy and Elizabeth flew out from Greenville for the weekend.

On our way to Westcliffe, we were going to make a 30 minute detour drive to one of our favorite towns, Salida. We thought we'd grab some lunch, some coffee, take a walk and then make our way to the retreat. Sounds like a great plan, huh? Yeah, we thought so too until the car broke down about 20 minutes outside of Salida. We love our Subaru. Really. But the last three months it has been in and out of the shop multiple times and finally it blew a gasket. Literally. Here are some pics of our hour and fifteen minute roadside rendezvous while waiting for the tow truck. Jack Greer did great.




When we finally made it to the retreat center late Friday night (in a rental car), we had a great weekend! We did some fun log pillow fighting. (Bryan is the upside down guy. . . great tactic!)


The location was beautiful and we got in some great tubing runs. Wish we had a picture of our jump. When you reach the bottom of the tubing hill there is a rooster tail stop, but it just launches you into the air. Hilarious and so much fun. We took the tubing very seriously as you can tell from the pictures. And it's hard to see the action shot because we were moving SO fast.

I'm a little small for this chair

We started cereal last week! Although I still have to prop J.G. up in the high chair! He seems to really like the stuff and trys desperately to grab the spoon or bowl!