Happy 4th!

This year for the 4th we had lots of fun.  But before any of the festivities we had to take pictures of Austin in his cute onesie his Aunt gave him.  I sure do love all of the cute faces that he pulls when I go back through the pictures!

"My mom likes to take pictures of me."

"Do we really have to take another picture"

"Mom, I'm so tired of taking all of these pictures"

"Pleeeaassee stop taking pictures of me!"

"Ok... if I pull a cute face, will you please stop!"

We celebrated the 4th by going to the Moroni and Mt. Pleasant parades, having a barbecue with Brett's family, and going to the fireworks show in Moroni.  We had a great day celebrating the wonderful Country that we live in.  We are so blessed to live here and have the freedoms that we do!  Thank you to all of those who serve to protect these freedoms!  

2 months!

On July 2nd, Our little Munchkin turned 2 months old!  Where has the time gone?!  The stats for his two month checkup were: 

Weight: 9 lb 2 oz 5th percentile

Height: 20 3/4 in 3rd percentile

Head: 14 cm 3rd percentile

We actually made the charts this time!  And he doubled his weight from his last appointment at 4 lb 8 oz!

This appointment wasn't so fun because of the shots, but Austin did so good and only cried for a couple of minutes after.  

The sad boy after the shots.

Because of the shots he was a little ornery the rest of the day, and really attached to his binky which made getting pictures very difficult.  Here is our first attempt at pictures.  

We were doing good with the binky...

 So we decided to take it out...

 And when that didn't work... we tried putting it back in...

So we decided to just try again later when he was happier and feeling better! 

We sure love this little munchkin and all of the Joy he brings into our life.  He's so much fun, and even cute when he's mad! :)

Blessing Day!

On June 23, we had Austin blessed.  It was such a wonderful day filled with love and family.  We had a great day, and were grateful for all of the family that came to support Austin.

The cute little munchkin looking all handsome in his Tux that Grandma made for him.  

 

Grandma and Grandpa Farnsworth

Grandpa Roberts and Beth Ann

Great Grandpa and Grandma

Shortly after Moab, we headed up to the Provo area for a day.  While we were up there, we stopped in to see my Grandparents in Pleasant Grove.  It was so fun to let them meet little Austin, and they were just as excited about it too.  When we arrived, both of my grandparents were right there and just waiting for us to get him out.  My grandma can't really remember things well so she kept asking us the same questions over and over.  It was so fun to see her expression every time she would look at Austin because she would say "My goodness, he is so little.  How big was he when he was born?" or "I never had any this little.  You forget how little they are."  When my Grandpa was holding him, Austin just looked at him intently and kept doing sweet little faces.  It was so fun to take Austin to visit his Great Grandpa and Grandma Farnsworth.  He may not ever remember them because I don't know how much longer they will be around, but it will be neat to show him these pictures when he gets older.  

  

Moab

June 16-18 we were able to spend time with family down on the Southeastern side of Utah.  On the 16, we headed for Green River where we met up with my parents and my brother and his family.  We had an enjoyable evening, and the next morning they headed down to Goblin Valley.  We opted not to go to Goblin Vally with Austin, so we moseyed on down to Moab where we would meet up with the Lever's for our family reunion.  We did a little sight seeing around Moab and then checked into the RV Park where we were staying in a little Cabin.  

Close to the park, we noticed this pedestrian bridge that went across the Colorado River, so after dinner Brett and I headed over to check it out.   

The next morning, we asked my mom if she would watch Austin while we went and hiked Delicate Arch in Arches National Park.  Grandma wasn't too hard to convince, so the next morning Brett and I headed off to hike the most famous Arch in Utah!  

Along the way we found this little Arch!

Walking up, almost to the Arch!  (Don't get too blinded, it was the first time my legs have seen any sun for a long time)

We can see it!  Oh and I'm just resting for a bit :)

Almost there, Just around these rocks!

J

 Delicate Arch!

Both of us together (If you can see us)

After we hiked Delicate Arch, we went back and picked up my Mom and Austin to explore Arches a little more.

 Darn wind was blowing!

We had to go home after the exploring and weren't able to stay the whole reunion, but we had so much fun getting away for a few days.  It is so cool to have places like this so close to us!  It will be fun to go back someday when Austin can enjoy things a little more too!

June 16: 2 Years

It's hard to believe that 2 years have passed since our beautiful Hailey June made her arrival here on Earth.  Happy Birthday sweet girl!

 

What a beautiful but sad day that was for our little family.  Even though she is gone from this life, her influence resonates through me and has made me who I am today.  This I am Eternally grateful for, as I have changed for the better.

 

What a great blessing it is to know that we can be with her and our family again someday, as long as we live worthy lives  It brings me much comfort knowing that Austin has a Guardian Angel to help him through this life!  We love you Hailey, and miss you so much.  Thank you for coming into our lives, bringing your sweet spirit and love that continues to touch us!

Picture Overload!

So it's been a while since I've blogged, and I'm pretty sure that most of my posts from now on will be chuck full of pictures of our little guy, so here you go!

I always tell everyone that he is getting big, and everyone tells me that he is still tiny, but here is proof that he is getting big!  We weighed him last Sunday (his 1 month birthday), and he was over 6 lbs approximately!  Now he's the size of a newborn!

 

This picture I took today and compared it to a picture that he had in the same outfit 3 weeks ago!

He sure knows how to relax when he sleeps!

 

This is the outfit we were going to bring him home from the hospital in.... it still doesn't quite fit! :)

Cousin came to visit to see Austin for the first time.  These two are 9 weeks apart!

Austin sure likes sleeping with Daddy!

Milk Coma!

Today I ran to get diapers, and I came back and found him flipped over... guess I can't leave him on the couch anymore!

Trying to get him to smile!

Last, but definitely not least, he looks like he doesn't have much hair but that's because he has a ton of hair in the back.  I guess we get to rock a mullet for a while! 

Until next time!