Jacob’s First Food

At 7 months old, Jacob got his first dose of people food. Fresh green beans boiled and pureed. He didn’t quite know what to think of it. Every time he did the truly sour look, my camera missed the moment. He didn’t really get much down. Just a lot everywhere else. This is the first baby that I haven’t started at 6 months, and on rice cereal. I’ve been trying to track down something with his GI tract. I have found that through my breast milk he is allergic to: sugar, honey, wheat (gluten – any refined flours), AND dairy. Aside from learning how to eat differently, the nice thing for me is that my clothes are getting larger/body shrinking with this kind of diet! (Some days are MUCH harder than others to stay on the bandwagon.)

Jacob's first reaction to the green beans

Anthony’s last day of 1st grade

Anthony really wanted to wear his Tiger Scout uniform on his last day of school. Sure, Why Not?

In Anthony’s last day of 1st grade, he got the “Bionicle Builder” Award because he was always talking about his Bionicle creations that he does at home. And even brought a few too to show his class.

May Pictures

Spaghetti Benjamin with Samuel looking on – May 19th

Camping in the kitchen

I can’t remember exactly why it is Benjamin and Samuel are camped out in the kitchen. I think it was because Jacob was beginning to sit up, so I put blankets and pillows around him, so the hardwood floor wouldn’t be such a hard landing. Sam and Ben got in the spirit of things as well.

April Pictures

Benjamin, Anthony, James and Ruxpin at Wheeler Farm in Sandy, UT – April 17th

Samuel, Cousin Alex holding Jacob, Benjamin, James, Anthony – April 20th

3 Boys and a dog

Julles’ dog, Ruxpin, is pretty much a fixture in our family life. Wherever the boys go, he goes. Here’s a cute picture one morning of the boys playing on my bedroom floor, with the dog right smack in the middle of it all. It reminds me of my dog when I was a kid. She did the exact same thing. My mom told me that there was a children’s book in the 50’s that had the phrase, “And there was Timmy, right smack in the middle of it all”. So this phrase I use a lot because I heard it a lot growing up!

Oh, how boys love having a dog.

Samuel, Jacob (looking at Ruxpin), and Benjamin

Go-Dog-Go Play

Benjamin, Samuel, and Jacob with an actor from the play

Recent Pictures

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March 30th, 2009 – Pictures

Benjamin is 5 and loves his baby brother Jacob (4 1/2 months). Benjamin always is asking me to come take a picture of them.

Jacob is already learning to foster a love of books!

Samuel is 3 and just loves to swing. This picture (though blurry) really captures his love of life!

Jacob is successfully finding his fingers and thumb. He loves to smile at anyone who smiles at him!.

I’m now the Cubmaster, Dave is the 11 year old scout leader, James (9) just got his Bear rank, and Anthony (7) a Tiger Cub excitedly looking on.

Dinosaurs at the Rock Show

Dad’s & Donuts

Reading at Larsen Elementary for "Dad's and Donuts."

The school has a program every semester (I think) where the dad’s are invited to come and read to their children in the classroom. Children seeing their father read is supposed to greatly increase the odds that children will also be readers, and continued learners. Having the boys see dad reading isn’t a problem at all. Though we could probably improve on spending time reading with them. Sometimes at night during story time, one of us (the parents) fall asleep mid-story. Then in the morning the child who was jipped with the story, insists that their book is finished that very morning.

At this particular Dad’s and Donuts we arrived a bit late (goodness, that’s something else we need to work on). So by the time it was time to get a donut, they were all gone. And when they were reading, they were kicked out of the room. Well, not literally, but were encouraged to leave to go get some donuts. Which had run out.