Chase's first trip to Nannie & Grandpa's house

 We made the long trek to Seattle on July 19th, Chase's 9 month Birthday. I was a little apprehensive about being in the car with him for so long but we were very prepared for the ride and he did AWESOME!! I bought a few new toys and borrowed a dvd player. Oh and we entertained him every waking second. Let me tell you it was no easy task but whatever it takes to have a happy baby in the car for 15+ hours. You know who else was very good? Aspen! She made the trip with us too and she was a gem.

While we were in Seattle we did a lot of fun things...

We went to quite a few parks and even found one with a petting zoo

(Thayne and Craig live so many really awesome parks, )

Went to the Seattle Zoo

Chase met Uncle Cameron and Uncle Jeff

Jon and I went on a date to downtown Seattle

Went on a few walks and hikes

Aspen experienced swimming for the first time

We relaxed, read books and played the piano

Jon slept and got over a virus

Chase got Jon's virus the last few days and had a temp for the ride home. Not fun.

It was a great trip!

Florida Trip, June 21- Aug 10

I really enjoyed the time we got to spend in Florida. Jon was with us for the first week and I stayed almost two more weeks. I don't feel like the pictures do the memories justice. I also was so relaxed that I didn't take many pictures which I regret. While we were there, Chase started really crawling and pulling up on things. He had quite a few bumps and bruises which was so sad but I think he learned from them and is much more stable now.

All the things he loves to play with these days..,

Balloons

 I got this balloon at a Baby Shower and it lasted THREE weeks. He loved playing with it. He got so excited about it. The picture above is a little silly, but I think it's an imitation of his mama when she gets excited. Haha.

Remote Control

Chase also loved the TV remote. He knows it correlates to the TV somehow as he looks at the tv when he plays with it, he thinks it's pretty funny.

The blinds

 These pictures were from back in June but Chase is still more interested in all the things around the house than he is in his toys. It's hard to keep him entertained and safe at the same time.
I do love seeing him so interested in experiencing so many new things.

Time to catch up!

So I don't know where the summer went but somehow I have yet to document it. Please forgive. 

We'll see how many posts I can do tonight.

Getting to know Chase

"Mom, I can feed myself, just give me the spoon."

 "See, I get it all in."

 "Oh I can finger paint too, didn't ya know?"

"I'm pretty good, huh? Don't worry, I'll paint ya another one at breakfast and you can take a picture of that one too."

Chase is seriously at SUCH A FUN stage right now. He loves to smile and giggle and it makes me laugh so hard. He loves to play peek a boo and find whatever is being covered up. Jon was playing with him after his bath the other night, covering up his face with his hooded towel saying, "Where's Chase?" Chase figured out how to pull the towel up and see himself in the mirror. He' really good at it now.  He is very motivated at army crawling when there are shoes, bags, Aspen's toys, trash cans, water bottles and feet on the ground. Go figure. He is loving eating, as you can see. I feed him baby food three times a day now. We've added green beans, avocados and prunes to the mix. He's also sucked on watermelon. He's a very good eater. He is our happy little boy.

Another first.... The Pool!

So maybe I was more excited about going to the pool with Chase then he was. It wasn't even June yet, so maybe I was jumping the gun but he didn't cry, he also didn't giggle with delight. Don't worry, he'll get there. I think he was a little hungry and tired by the time we got to the pool because once we were home again he ate and crashed. We only stayed about 45 minutes. Jon and I really enjoyed getting a little sun and being together just chillaxin. We will get to the pool again soon, maybe even tomorrow.

Two Year Anniversary

We celebrated our Anniversary on May 23rd because Jon worked the 22nd. It was a really nice day. We hiked Horse Tail Falls. This is the second time we've hiked it and this time we got to the top. Chase was such a good sport. He's really good in the backpack and usually falls asleep by the end. He's such a cutie. Aspen also loved it and especially enjoyed the water. When we started the hike it was really cloudy but once we started hiking it got really sunny and poor little Chase got a little pink on his cheeks, I felt really bad about that. I only brought a beenie for him and although it wasn't really cold I kept it on him to keep his head from burning. Case in point, you can never bring too much stuff for a baby. Seriously.

We got home and had planned on taking Chase to go to Brick Oven for a celebratory dinner. He was super tired from such a long day and we decided to do take out. Once we were home and he was in bed we got to really enjoy dinner. All and all it was a very nice break from the normal routine.

Love my Honey. He loves me. We're a happy family.