I'm Three Months Old!

Justin Matthew turned three months old on June 24th. I don't think three months has ever gone by so quickly?!

Here is Justin presumably thinking "Mommy, get that thing out of my face...you are scaring me." Ha!

Cute outfit courtesy of Auntie Sara in Florida - it's a little surfer boy get up...ahhhh how I miss my Florida girlfriends.

Me & My Boys

It's not often that I get out from behind the camera lens and have pictures taken of me and my boys...so needless to say, I was thrilled that these got taken and turned out pretty good! :)

Me & My Boys...just hangin' out - pictures taken Thursday, June 21st.

Handsome - Just Like Daddy

Aren't these the cutest pj's?! I got them from Old Navy and just love them. Justin Matthew...just as handsome as his Daddy. (Even with his little pointed ear that I lovingly refer to as his "Spock Ear".)

Michael is THREE!

Michael James turned 3 years old on June 18th. He is getting to be such a big boy. Pictures show him having fun helping Daddy mow the lawn. I wonder if the bubbles from his mower really help cut the grass?! :)

(fyi: June 18th happens to be the same day that Julia Roberts had her little boy and Tiger Woods had his baby girl! Ok, yes, I read People.)

Happy Father's Day

We had a wonderful Father's Day today! We got to see my dad (Papa Jim) and spend a little time with him. The picture was taken over at Kay & Kim Gudmestad's house where Mom and Dad were staying. (I should have gotten Justin in there too but he was busy drinking his bottle.) We also went out for dinner and ice cream tonight...all the while Michael kept saying "Happy Father's Day Daddy!" :)

Michael LOVES Mickey

Michael's MOST FAVORITE show is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse...so, of course, this year he received TONS of Mickey stuff for his birthday. He got Mickey & Donald, Mickey shirt, hat and pj's and a new video. He was so excited and ended his birthday celebration sitting in his pj's watching his new video...I don't think there could have been a happier kid around.

The "Cars" Cars

Michael loves the Disney movie "Cars" and received a bunch of the character cars from the movie for his birthday. He loves lining them all up in a row. I think Lightning McQueen, Doc Hudson, Sally and Mater will keep him entertained for hours to come!

Birthday Celebration

Michael James turns 3 on June 18th but we celebrated a couple days early with my Mom and Dad who were in town from Florida. We had a b-b-que, yummy cake and LOTS of presents! Mom and Dad picked up the cutest polka-dot cake from Byerly's - it was delish! Michael made us sing Happy Birthday to him 3 times and each time had to have the candles relit so he could blow them out!

Bath Time with Justin

I can't believe how fast Justin is already filling out his bathtub!! It seems like just yesterday that he was in the swing portion and seemed so little in it. He loves taking baths and smiles and giggles the whole time. Plus, he's really started kickin' his little chubby legs and splashing. So cute!

Little Tadpole

Michael James had his first swimming lesson of the season this past Saturday. The class is cutely called The Tadpoles. He did ok considering we were running a bit late, he fell asleep in the car on the way there and then we just plopped him in the water with the other 5 kids and the instructor. Poor guy was a bit freaked out and lasted 15 of the 30 minutes of the swim lesson...before crying out "Mommy, Daddy...get me out of here!" Oh-well...there's always next Saturday. :)

Papa Jim & Justin Relaxin'

My mom and dad are in town from Florida and they watched the boys tonight for a couple hours. After Papa Jim gave Michael a bath, he chilled on the chair with Justin. Whew...it's a lot of work watching these two! :)

Stacie & Rob Come to Visit

My cousin, Stacie, and her husband Rob came to visit us on Sunday. It was so great seeing them. They were home to celebrate my Uncle John's 70th birthday. We last saw them a year ago for their wedding in Breckenridge, Colorado. We were so happy that they stopped by to spend time with us, meet Justin and play with Michael. We miss them already...hopefully Kevin and I can steal away some time within the next year and a half to take a trip out there to visit them.

A Bit of A Scare...

This past Saturday, little man Justin, gave his Momma a good scare...and a ride in an ambulance. I had just taken him out of his swing and was getting ready to change him and feed him. I laid him on his changing table and he was still drowsy...I took off his diaper and then all of a sudden his little eyes shot wide open and he started gasping for air! I immediately picked him up, took his bulb syringe and began sucking out the sides of his mouth. It only lasted for about 20-30 seconds (but felt like HOURS!) and by the time I was in the living room and talking with 911 he had begun to cry a bit. Fire Dept and paramedics were on the scene within minutes...he still looked pretty rough when Kevin showed up 1/2 hour later...little red eyes, blotchy skin...you could tell he had gone through something not so fun. :(

We took him down to Children's Hospital and all checked out fine. The doctor figures (hopefully) that it was a fluke thing where possibly some old formula had worked it's way up his throat and he had a hard time getting it out. Since little ones don't really have any experience with how to cough hard enough...they choke. He said his own body figures things out though and kicks into gear...my sucking efforts probably didn't do much...though it made me feel like I was doing something to help the poor little guy out.

Anyways, I'm just starting to calm down a bit now...it was really scary but all is good. The pictures here are from earlier that morning...my little boys growing up way too fast.

CHEERS! "Juice Buddies"

Today my friend Jacq and her son Sammy came over for a day of playing! Michael and Sammy are only a mere 10 days apart in age and get along really well. They are both "ALL BOY" and enjoying playing outside together. It's fun to have them over and we look forward to doing it again!

The pictures included are the two boys being "Juice Buddies" and saying "CHEERS" with their cups!