2:11 ketchup

So it's been a while and we've missed some pretty great things. 

Least exciting, We both got new glasses. Chanté needed them as her eyes were not compatible with her current prescription, and Jake wanted to see 20/15 again. Yes, that's better than normal people. And he now looks more dignified and wants to talk about relative theories and psycho-analysis.

More exciting is the Baby Hickey that Xan gave Chanté when she was making him wait just 10 seconds for food. Thats what you get when you come between a baby and his food.

I Love that he looks like he means to do it again if we don't hurry.

Then we have a new video of Xan smiling and talking:

I also have another video here about my amazing spinning baby. He was put in a friends Jumperoo but could only get it to spinneroo.

And finally we have big news! We're going to be in Utah for 2 weeks! We arrive on the 20th and will be there until the 2nd of June (unless we can find some cheeper flights to extend our stay).

There are many people we hope to see but unfortunately don't have enough time to see everybody. 

As Ellen would say: Laugh. Dance. See you soon.

2:10 A Couple More Pics

2:9 - 2 months old?!

Can you believe this kid is already 2 months old?! it seems like we just welcomed him into the world just the other day. Either way he brings an incredible spirit into our home, and his smile is quite contagious. He's started singing to us with his long coos, and he's trying to grab for things now. He hasn't really perfected his hand eye coordination, but he can always get his hands to his mouth and often grab something within his tiny range.

His first piggy back ride! Mommy thought it deserved a picture.

Easter!!! And guess who got all the candy... that's right, Jake did!
But Xan got all the good pictures

I love this family!!!

2:8 Cherry Blossom Festival

So the big thing in our area now is the cherry blossoms that burst out this time of year. I must admit I thought it was going to be a dud but it really was quite cool to see a mass amount of trees all blossoming at the same time. We went right before sundown so we got some pretty amazing pictures of the sunset.

A close up of the blossoms.

Xan is staring at the sun going down in the distance.

And yes there was a crowd. We didn't care for them.

It was also Xan's first time on the metro! he looked around and around trying to figure where all the sounds were coming from. He fared fairly well ;)

2:7 baby pics

this is Xan's first time going to church... Super cute! He was the same size as one of the 3 month old babies in our ward. He's getting so big so fast!We had a friend take some professional pics for us. see his blog for some of the previews: www.hopelandstudios.com/blog/hello-xander. he's excellent at what he does!

2:6 5 Weeks Already?!?

I can't believe our little man is already 5 weeks! He's growing so fast. He can now smile which is really fun. We haven't been able to catch a good one on camera but there are a couple almost smiles below. He is also a lot more interactive. He has started to coo a little which Jake has turned into a fun copy cat game (they take turns copying each others vocal expressions). It's really funny to watch. He is also starting to fill out a little more. You can tell the most in his cheeks. As for his hair, yes, he's bald on top now. He looks like my Uncle Clint only with a little more hair :-) I think that's all for now. I hope everyone is as excited for spring as I am. Yea!!!

2:5 from her pregnancy.

Chanté wanted to post a couple of pictures from the beginning of her pregnancy to the end. She picked a few pictures out of the plethora that we have and I turned them into a quick video that I think turned out really well.

2:4 More Xan please!

Wow! it's hard to believe that our baby is really ours! It kind of still feels like we're babysitting on a long term basis. He's so cute though and growing so fast. He is now about 10 lbs! 

We want to say a big public thank you to my mom, dad, sister, and grandma who all came out to help us. It was great to see you all and the help was very appreciated. It wouldn't have gone nearly as smooth without all of you. THANK YOU!!!!

Here are a few more pictures for your viewing pleasure.

Xan and Dad get along great! They both like to sleep. 

Here's one with Xan and Great Grandma. 

And a serious one. He's still just stinkin' cute! Even when he has a serious face. 

2:3 "the customer is always right!"

Recently the gliding chair we bought started to squeak, not like a mouse but one of those really annoying loose-nail-in-the-floor-board squeaks, so with my handy-man abilities got the WD-40 and gave all the hinges a good lube. That is until I found the real reason for the noisy occurrence; one of the hinges rolled right through its bearing and ate away at the bare metal each time you rocked. The Glider was later disassembled and I brought it to the store and pointed to the receipt where it said "satisfaction guaranteed". So I chose the model I wanted and payed the extra for the upgrade... I soon realized this new chair was not going to fit in my compact car... hmmm.  

Chanté did get her chair, but the fun is in how I got it home.

Here you can see I'm standing in front of a truck with window stickers and a Dealers license plate! Bwah ha ha! Yes, I went to the local used car lot and told the man I was looking for a truck. We gave it a test drive and and I told the man I needed to show the wife who is at home with the baby, and he let me take the truck. He even filled it with gas before I took it! 

On my way home to "show the wife", I made a quick stop at the furniture store and picked up my rather large box I had purchased earlier, drove it home, delivered it, and on my way out the door asked if she liked the truck enough to buy. Before she could answer I had left and told the man the wife didn't like it. I thanked the man and left.

Nothing beats renting a truck without renting a truck.