Ducks

They said that when a child is nearing it's first birthday that they will start imitating the people that they love. Well ... after looking at this picture ... i am unsure whether he is pretending to be a chef ... a construction worker ... or a soldier. Neither Jen or myself are any of the above .... so I don't know who he's trying imitate

We took Ben to feed the ducks with our bread surplus that we accumulated. We all had great fun ... except Benjamin thought that feeding the ducks was a waste of bread. He kept eating it himself.

Yeah .. I can't tell from this picture if he's about to throw the bread to a duck ... or attempting to put it in his mouth. I think the ducks got rather frustrated!

Oh here you go ... a picture of Benjamin and his Dad. Of course Benjamin is too busy eating the duck food to smile for the camera.

And here's Mom too !

There were these little ducklings too ... 12 of them total. We threw them some bread crumbs but they didn't eat it. They would look at it ... and ignore it. Then another couple came and threw popcorn at them and they chowed the popcorn as if they had never eaten before. I guess the ducklings are Gluten Intolerant

Stewart Falls Hike

We hiked to Stewart Falls with Jens friend Kira and her friends. We started the hike at about 7:30pm. As always, Steward Falls was just as beautifull as before ... except this time we got to see it at a different time of day when the sun was setting. Yes, I did say when the sun was setting. We had to hike back in almost complete darkness with a baby on our backs trying not to trip over surprise rocks and roots. The group was divided into 3 seperate groups and one of the groups missed the shortcut that takes us through Aspen Grove Lodge. Pitch black outside, we had a small organized search party looking for our lost friends. It was great fun ... and deffintely a new experience for us. This is the first time I've done night hiking. Next time I will take a flash light because our cell phones don't exactly light up the path very well.

This is the river leading away from the waterfall. It was relaxing to enjoy it.

Oh ... Here's us and Benjamin in his carrier. He loves his carrier because he likes to kick me in the sides to keep me walking ...... I felt like I was his personal donkey.

Here's Jen and her friend Kira from Calgary Canada. She was in town for an oboe conference and we all met up to go on the hike. (Thanks Kira .. The Hike was Fun)


And here is some evidence that Benjamin was having fun too ... He enjoyed it so much that he instantly fell asleep in the car after we put him in. Ben likes to express his fun by falling asleep instantly after setting him down. Benjamin didn't think the hike was hard at all.

When Pigs Fly ???

Ok .... out of all the thousands of pictures i've taken .... this has to be the funniest. One morning we woke up and we found a flying pig. All those times that i've promised Jen to do chores when pigs fly have now all caught up to me ...... This picture was taken from our porch.

I wish this picture was more crisp ... but it was taken through a window so its rather pale. I could've ran outside with my camera and snapped a shot. But if i did that ... we may have had flying deer to. Flying deer or perhaps a flying Ricky when daddy buck attacks me with his rack of sharp pointy head gear. Oh, i just remembered why I took this picture ... you can see a baby fawn. We gave him a very unique nickname of Bambi. The following day we saw this fawn and another one playing together in the yard. They were jumpin and a hoppin and having a good o' time just like kid deers should. This one in the picture has white spots on his fur, but you can't see them very well in the picture.

Alright Everyone ... This is the moment that we have ALL been waiting for. Benjamins First Steps have been caught on tape and we are thrilled to share the experience with you. He is a little twitchy at the knees, twisty at the feet, and a little bouncy on his bottom .... but he is learning really fast and it shouldn't be long before I post a video of him running around the house!

Hope you enjoy the video clip!

Hi Everybody!

Sorry its been a while since i've put anything on here but as you all know that life is really crazy now for us. Jen is working hard long hours at work and she is going to the gym to exercise. She is doing very well and has already lost a few pounds. We are also trying to eat more healthier. I am about finished with this summer semester at school. I have 4 weeks left and 8 tests left ..... 4 for Accounting and 4 for Business Law. I'm kinda stressing about it. Also, I will be having about 4 weeks off of school until the Fall Semester. During that time I will be searching for jobs and learning more about whats out there. Even though my major is Facilities Management, I think I want to focus on a Property Management career because there is no cap to income if I can establish my own business later in life. The only obstacle about Property Management is that I will have to get my Real Estate license in the state we end up moving to. Jen and I are excited for me to finish school so we can step to the next stone.

Here is a video clip of when Jed came to town this past May. We had tons of fun.ww As you can see in the video, we encounted an interesting animal. And our trip to Provo canyon. I hope you like my low cost solution for my windshield wiper repair.

Benjamin and Mothers Day 2008

Here is Benjamin playing with his new ball that we bought him. I really likes it!

Here are some pictures of Mothers Day. Look at Benjamins badge!

He really does love his mommy!

This is the Mothers Day card that Benjamin made Mom. He had great fun making it, and got blue paint everywhere!

And here is a close up of the card. I made the image a little bigger so you can read the writting. (hopefully)

Benjamin 7-8 Months

Alright everyone, here is another video clip of Benjamin between 7 - 8 Months. He's growing so fast! Sometimes I feel that we don't take enough videos and pictures, we can't keep up !!

(Press the play button on the bottom bar)

Me Again!

This is a picture of Benjamin and his favorite friend Elmo.

Can you see my drool?

Mom and Dad were laying out in the sun and I did a fine job keeping them active! .. Everytime they sat down, I'd quickly run to something dangerous so that one of them has to get up to save me. It's a lot of fun! .... But then they decided to tie me down with a piece of yarn and a burp cloth .... but even thats not going to stop me!





Haha ... this is the burp cloth harness before it failed in attempt to keep me still .... Mom tried to make me look like Goldilocks ..... HEY, look in my mouth ... you can see my 2 new teeth, i'll bite whoever laughs at me !!!

Cy's Birthday Party

Hi Everyone! Ben is having so much fun at Cy's 1st Birthday. He ate guava cake and watermelon. Yum!! He also got to dance to the beach boys and meet Elmo.

Ben loves his Mommy and Daddy!

Here's Elmo...Ben didn't know Elmo was this small...

Our Hiking Trip to "Y" Mountain

Yesterday we hiked up to the BYU "Y" up on the mountain. I took this picture from our house so you can see where we hiked to.

Here is a picture of at the Y. Some of us got very sleepy!

"If you want me to stop drinking your water .. you'll have to wrestle me"

Look how cute he is with his first sun-burn. We didn't think he'll get sun-burned becasue the hike was only about an hour .... and it was cold! Next time, we'll put some sun block on.

Well .. here you go. This is the view looking out from the Y on the mountain. There is no evidence of the Y on the ground, but I can ensure you that we really did walk to the top! It was actually a bad day to walk to the Y because we forgot that it's BYU graduation and there was SOOO many people. But we still had fun, and an occasional chat to the people anxious to take a break. In the distance, you can see Utah Lake and the Provo Bay. Hopefully in a couple months we'll have some visits to the lake that we can share with you. We haven't really explored the lake much, but we intend to! There is so much to do here in Utah that we don't know what to do first!

Well ... this next picture isn't exactly related to the Y mountain hike ... But i'm happy to see that it won't be long before we don't have to carry him all the way! I'm looking forward to the time when he can walk himself ... and when we actually have to chase him to keep up. (That would be nice!)

This picture was taken from our porch. There were 4 deer, although you can only see 3 in the picture. I love seing wildlife in our yard. We see alot of squirrels, birds, and even a racoon once. Its beautiful to see them so close.

Pictures

Hi Everyone !!

I found these pictures and I thought I'd share them with you !!

This is a picture of me hiking up at Rock Canyon. Although, I should probably say that this is us walking in the Rock Canyon. I wanted to go on a more challenging hike but Mommy and Daddy need more excercise before going on those. We saw cool things ... like rocks ... and .. well .. more rocks. But they were all pretty !

Oh ... This is me practicing brushing my teeth. You can't see them from this angle, but I got 2 very small ones in the front. So small that I couldn't find them with the toothbrush. But Mom ensured me that they are there, and that I musn't worry.

Wooo Hoooo .. I love to fly.

Here is a picture of Benjamin. This video clip was an experimental one, so I didn't spend too much time on it. The first person to find the mistake will get a pat on the back ! Click on the play button.