Baby Garrett!!

My dad and his wife Celeste had my baby brother this weekend! Garrett Clinton Roper was born on August 27th at 7:32 pm! He was 8 lbs 15 oz and 20 inches long! He is a chunker but sooooo cute! On Saturday we took Jaxon over to meet his uncle! Haha! He was a little apprehensive at first, and really just wanted to run around the room playing with everyone! But he was so sweet with him!
People ask me if it's weird to have a little half brother 21 years younger then me ... I say kinda... but not really. There are FEW things in life that I don't over-think or over-analyze. Thankfully this is one of them - he is a baby. he is my half brother. I am in love with him. That's it.
Jaxon kept asking to see the baby, once we got there he was not so sure...
He finally warmed up and started asking for the baby again. My dad helped him softly touch his hair! So cute!! He says "niiiicccce" and pets softly. He is such a big boy now when I compare him to a newborn!
Welcome to the world baby Garrett! Yes I will admit it... I am totally baby hungry now! Joel laughs at me.. but he is too! Maybe in a few months... maybe not?!?! :) Who knows!
We went up the canyon tonight for tinfoil dinners and smores!! It was so fun and the weather was perfect! I will put pictures up soon! (I'm too lazy to do it right now)

I take lots of pictures... I mean A LOT of pictures! Hubby also takes a lot of pictures. That combined with the fact that I am obsessed with my little man, leads to really long posts! I apologize... except I don't really mean it.. i love all of my pictures even if you don't! Here are some fun things we have been up to!

~Highland Fling~
Joels parents saved us a great spot for the parade!

~Riding a Horse with Grandpa~
He did NOT want to get off! They rode around for a while!
~Deer Creek Boating~
We went with my Dad and family after work! SO FUN!
~Danielle's wedding!!~
She is Joel's cousin and one of my best friends!

~Bridal Veil Falls~
Sunday Drive with my mom and sister! Lots of people there, but beautiful!I still have a million pictures I want to put up... but this is probably good for now!

SUMMER!!

I'm sure we aren't the only ones LOVING summer! We are having so much fun now that Jaxon is running around everywhere! We have spent MANY days at the pool, the park and the splash pad! My little toddler is a maniac and runs circles around his mom! But I love watching how much fun he has! (plus it makes for WONDERFUL naps when we get home!)
The splash pad in Highland is genius, it's free, super fun, entertains Jaxon forever.. BUT usually very crowded! We went one evening when Joel got home from work! Best idea ever! Still busy, but not near as bad! I was laughing my butt off watching these 2 play!
This is what he does.. runs in and out!In other random news... Jaxon is 17 months today!! Yeah he is almost 1 1/2! And guess what that means!! NURSERY!!! Joel and I both teach the sunbeams, doing that with Jaxon is a challenge to say the least! Hopefully we can start taking him soon, I know they say 18 months... but a girl can hope right? ;)
Jaxon TALKS up a storm now! His vocab list is soooo long now! I probably couldn't write them all down if I wanted to! But some new favorites are: Grandpa, Baby, Socks, Hot, What is this?, Bubba, Hot Dog (from the mickey mouse clubhouse song, haha).
I went to Costco, and found these 100 % organic cotton jammies! I bought them cuz of how soft they are! It took me a little while to realize I just bought him something in 2T!!! What happened to my baby? :( So grown up!


Yep we still do the "cheese" face around here! Dad has learned it too! Haha!Now, I am well aware I have a 17 month old that STILL INSISTS on a bottle! He wants nothing to do with sippy cups! Ugh great! Any suggestions?? Or should I just leave it be for a while? Either way we have FINALLY given up milk in bed! YAY!! (that was a big step for us)