Monday, June 30, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
a red-letter day for the Bosters
We had quite the interesting evening tonight. It all started when we went to Walmart to pick up a few things for our vacation we're going on next week with my family. We decided that it would be fun to take our bikes (Jonathan has his new one, and I have a hand-me-down one that a good friend gave me last year) - we're going to St. George and we're staying at a place that is apparently near a lot of bike trails. So we bought a bike rack to go on the back of our car, and we were so excited!
We came right home and Jonathan started to put it on the car and figure it all out while I made some dinner for Grandma and fed the boy. He put it on the car and put his bike on it, and it looked great! We decided to get my bike out from the shed. This is a bike that I have never actually ridden, because I got it while I was pregnant, and just haven't really thought about it since James was born. Now, I am not exactly a hard-core bike rider. Actually, I am not even a bike rider, period. I think the last time I owned a bike was at least ten years ago, and I think it was pink and purple and teal. Yeah, good times. While Jonathan and I were dating, we used to ride his bike, Gary, together and had a lot of fun (if your definition of fun is yelling "we're gonna die! we're gonna die! you're gonna hit those cars!" - no, actually I did have lots of fun riding with him, and we never did crash into any cars!).
Once I borrowed Jonathan's bike. It was after we had only been dating a week, about three years ago. It was also the last time I rode a bike. We were on campus and I had to go to the testing center on the other side of campus, so he said, "why don't you just take my bike" - great idea, right? Well, I am embarrassed to admit that it had been many years since my last bike-riding experience, and so I was a little rusty, and his bike was just kind of big for me and the seat was a little too high - and, well - I totally fell off the bike into a bush, like two seconds after I got on the bike. Man was I embarrassed! But I pretty much just said "I'm fine!" and got back on and rode (very wobbly, might I add) away to the testing center.
So tonight I was excited and Jonathan washed the bike off for me and lowered the seat, and I decided to give it a try. You know that expression, "it's like riding a bike?" Well I think that's crap. I totally used to be good at riding a bike (I swear) and would ride all over the neighborhood with no problems. So I get on the bike, it's slightly wobbly, but I'm fine - I take off and go for a little spin in front of our house and around a cul-de-sac, and then I come back. Well I swear that the front wheel was slightly wobbly, and the brakes didn't work that well, they needed to be tightened a bit (too bad we didn't check that before...) and as I went through this dip and turned to pull into the driveway, I didn't turn quite sharply enough and I slightly hit the curb and kind of biffed it (but with way more dignity than last time - this time I pretty much stayed on the bike and the bike stayed upright - yay, go me!) But I totally whacked my toe on the curb (I was wearing flip flops), and totally jammed it. I don't think it's broken, but it sure hurts and it swelled up and I am limping all over the place. Sad day.
So that was sad. I was sitting on the porch, holding James, while Jonathan finished putting the bikes on the rack. Oh and then James spit up carrots and pears ALL down my leg and on my foot. And my pants. And I had mud on my leg from riding the bike.
We hadn't eaten yet, so we hurried and ate some sandwiches quick, and we were going to go return a redbox movie quick and then go visit my family for a little while. We were in a hurry to return the movie, and we all got in the car and backed out of the driveway, through a big dip and into the street - and we heard this awful noise. We had been in such a hurry to leave, and James was fussing a lot and we were just trying to get on the road quick, and we hadn't even thought to make sure the bikes were placed high enough on the rack so they wouldn't hit the ground when we went through a dip. It was awful. Jonathan got out of the car to see if either of them had been damaged, while James was crying and I was putting ice on my big toe. He got back in the car and said he thought that his front wheel on his bike was bent a little. We were so sad! His brand new bike. :( So we pulled in front of our house and I got out to look with him. We think it is only just slightly bent, like you can hardly tell at all. But still, it is his brand new bike! As we were trying to assess the damage, poor James was just crying and crying in the car.
We decided to just pay an extra dollar on our redbox movie (the story of our lives) and just go to my parents' house. We adjusted the bikes so they were sitting higher on the rack and so they probably wouldn't touch the ground again. But we wanted to be sure, so every time we got to a dip I limped out of the car and watched as Jonathan drove like 2 miles an hour through the dip. It was great times.
When we got in the house, my family was all happy and excited to see us and we were just all sad, and didn't quite know how to tell them that his new bike they helped get for him might be bent. But after further examination, we really think it's not bent too bad at all, just very slightly. We think it'll be ok. We showed them my toe and they felt bad for us and my mommy took care of us and fed us pizza and ice cream. Don't you just love mommies??
So we were having a nice visit and everything was ok. And then, suddenly James just started screaming, he was crying so hard. Nothing we did would help - and we were trying to figure out if he was teething or something. It was the weirdest thing. But then I realized what was wrong - lately he's been struggling with, well, not having enough fiber in his diet, and things just won't move very well, and as you can imagine it is not very fun. We switched from rice to oatmeal and have been going way easy on the bananas, and have even tried some prune-apple juice, but for some reason he is just still struggling, poor kid. So our sweet boy was just crying SO hard and it was the saddest thing ever.
My awesome sister Annie ran to the store for me and bought him some prunes. By this time it was way late, way past his bedtime and so he was not only...struggling...he was exhausted. And then we started to feed him this strange food and I'm sure he was so confused and sad. And when you're confused and sad, you just need your mommy, right? Well, his Grandma was feeding him and I was just holding him on my lap and trying to comfort him, and all of a sudden he decided that he just wanted to cuddle, and he turned his head and buried his face into my shirt. And his face was completely covered in prunes. It was hilarious - at that point, I was so tired and I just didn't care, so we just cuddled away and he actually seemed to really like the prunes, he ate the whole jar! What a champ. It's funny how, as a mom, you just get so used to having drool and snot and spit-up on you that you get to the point where you just don't care!
He finished the prunes and he got a nice bath and got all cleaned up, and now he is sound asleep and is doing much better. And Jonathan rode his bike and he thinks it is just fine. My toe sure hurts, though!
Here are some great pictures of the evening. I know, I look lovely. Oh and to top it all off, James had to wear a pink bib, cuz that's all Grandma had. Poor kid.
We came right home and Jonathan started to put it on the car and figure it all out while I made some dinner for Grandma and fed the boy. He put it on the car and put his bike on it, and it looked great! We decided to get my bike out from the shed. This is a bike that I have never actually ridden, because I got it while I was pregnant, and just haven't really thought about it since James was born. Now, I am not exactly a hard-core bike rider. Actually, I am not even a bike rider, period. I think the last time I owned a bike was at least ten years ago, and I think it was pink and purple and teal. Yeah, good times. While Jonathan and I were dating, we used to ride his bike, Gary, together and had a lot of fun (if your definition of fun is yelling "we're gonna die! we're gonna die! you're gonna hit those cars!" - no, actually I did have lots of fun riding with him, and we never did crash into any cars!).
Once I borrowed Jonathan's bike. It was after we had only been dating a week, about three years ago. It was also the last time I rode a bike. We were on campus and I had to go to the testing center on the other side of campus, so he said, "why don't you just take my bike" - great idea, right? Well, I am embarrassed to admit that it had been many years since my last bike-riding experience, and so I was a little rusty, and his bike was just kind of big for me and the seat was a little too high - and, well - I totally fell off the bike into a bush, like two seconds after I got on the bike. Man was I embarrassed! But I pretty much just said "I'm fine!" and got back on and rode (very wobbly, might I add) away to the testing center.
So tonight I was excited and Jonathan washed the bike off for me and lowered the seat, and I decided to give it a try. You know that expression, "it's like riding a bike?" Well I think that's crap. I totally used to be good at riding a bike (I swear) and would ride all over the neighborhood with no problems. So I get on the bike, it's slightly wobbly, but I'm fine - I take off and go for a little spin in front of our house and around a cul-de-sac, and then I come back. Well I swear that the front wheel was slightly wobbly, and the brakes didn't work that well, they needed to be tightened a bit (too bad we didn't check that before...) and as I went through this dip and turned to pull into the driveway, I didn't turn quite sharply enough and I slightly hit the curb and kind of biffed it (but with way more dignity than last time - this time I pretty much stayed on the bike and the bike stayed upright - yay, go me!) But I totally whacked my toe on the curb (I was wearing flip flops), and totally jammed it. I don't think it's broken, but it sure hurts and it swelled up and I am limping all over the place. Sad day.
So that was sad. I was sitting on the porch, holding James, while Jonathan finished putting the bikes on the rack. Oh and then James spit up carrots and pears ALL down my leg and on my foot. And my pants. And I had mud on my leg from riding the bike.
We hadn't eaten yet, so we hurried and ate some sandwiches quick, and we were going to go return a redbox movie quick and then go visit my family for a little while. We were in a hurry to return the movie, and we all got in the car and backed out of the driveway, through a big dip and into the street - and we heard this awful noise. We had been in such a hurry to leave, and James was fussing a lot and we were just trying to get on the road quick, and we hadn't even thought to make sure the bikes were placed high enough on the rack so they wouldn't hit the ground when we went through a dip. It was awful. Jonathan got out of the car to see if either of them had been damaged, while James was crying and I was putting ice on my big toe. He got back in the car and said he thought that his front wheel on his bike was bent a little. We were so sad! His brand new bike. :( So we pulled in front of our house and I got out to look with him. We think it is only just slightly bent, like you can hardly tell at all. But still, it is his brand new bike! As we were trying to assess the damage, poor James was just crying and crying in the car.
We decided to just pay an extra dollar on our redbox movie (the story of our lives) and just go to my parents' house. We adjusted the bikes so they were sitting higher on the rack and so they probably wouldn't touch the ground again. But we wanted to be sure, so every time we got to a dip I limped out of the car and watched as Jonathan drove like 2 miles an hour through the dip. It was great times.
When we got in the house, my family was all happy and excited to see us and we were just all sad, and didn't quite know how to tell them that his new bike they helped get for him might be bent. But after further examination, we really think it's not bent too bad at all, just very slightly. We think it'll be ok. We showed them my toe and they felt bad for us and my mommy took care of us and fed us pizza and ice cream. Don't you just love mommies??
So we were having a nice visit and everything was ok. And then, suddenly James just started screaming, he was crying so hard. Nothing we did would help - and we were trying to figure out if he was teething or something. It was the weirdest thing. But then I realized what was wrong - lately he's been struggling with, well, not having enough fiber in his diet, and things just won't move very well, and as you can imagine it is not very fun. We switched from rice to oatmeal and have been going way easy on the bananas, and have even tried some prune-apple juice, but for some reason he is just still struggling, poor kid. So our sweet boy was just crying SO hard and it was the saddest thing ever.
My awesome sister Annie ran to the store for me and bought him some prunes. By this time it was way late, way past his bedtime and so he was not only...struggling...he was exhausted. And then we started to feed him this strange food and I'm sure he was so confused and sad. And when you're confused and sad, you just need your mommy, right? Well, his Grandma was feeding him and I was just holding him on my lap and trying to comfort him, and all of a sudden he decided that he just wanted to cuddle, and he turned his head and buried his face into my shirt. And his face was completely covered in prunes. It was hilarious - at that point, I was so tired and I just didn't care, so we just cuddled away and he actually seemed to really like the prunes, he ate the whole jar! What a champ. It's funny how, as a mom, you just get so used to having drool and snot and spit-up on you that you get to the point where you just don't care!
He finished the prunes and he got a nice bath and got all cleaned up, and now he is sound asleep and is doing much better. And Jonathan rode his bike and he thinks it is just fine. My toe sure hurts, though!
Here are some great pictures of the evening. I know, I look lovely. Oh and to top it all off, James had to wear a pink bib, cuz that's all Grandma had. Poor kid.
Friday, June 27, 2008
it's been awhile...
I feel like it has been forever since I have updated our blog - I have just been putting up pictures from our trip to Oregon, but I haven't put up many recent ones!
We've been doing really well. James has been tasting lots of new kinds of foods and really enjoying eating solids! Lately he has loved oatmeal and pears and carrots, and he can usually tolerate a little squash. His biggest news is that he has learned how to crawl! I'll have to take a video of him and post it, it is so cute. For awhile he could get up on his hands and knees and would rock back and forth, and he could scoot anywhere if there was something he REALLY wanted to get his hands on - which is usually something electronic (like father like son!). On Monday, he all of a sudden started crawling, moving his hands and knees! It is so darn cute and we can't believe how fast he is growing! His personality is getting cuter and cuter. I think he has quite the sense of humor, and he seems really aware of things and really smart (not that I'm biased....) The other day while I was feeding him he was just laughing and laughing at me, it was so fun.
He also had his 6-month checkup with Dr. Durham and got his immunizations. He did really well this time with his shots, only cried a little and wasn't too sore afterwards. Dr. Durham said he is really healthy! We were a little surprised he hadn't gained a little more weight, he weighed exactly 16 pounds, and dropped a bit in the percentiles. But he is eating so much now, I 'm sure he'll be just fine. He is a GREAT eater and is getting so good at opening his mouth WIDE for bites! So cute.
James' first time trying carrots - he loves them!
My boys
Here are some fun recent pictures. These two were taken on Fathers Day when we went to visit my Grandpa and Grandma Gibbons. They are so cute and I love them so much! I am so glad that James has such wonderful great-grandparents who love him so much!
My sweet white-haired Grandma with James
Grandpa sure loves to hold the boy!
The other day I was making dinner, and I heard Jonathan playing the piano. When I came downstairs this is what I found! James loves playing the piano - maybe he'll be a pianist someday! His Daddy plays a lot, and lately I have been practicing a lot more - so maybe it'll rub off on him!
We've been doing really well. James has been tasting lots of new kinds of foods and really enjoying eating solids! Lately he has loved oatmeal and pears and carrots, and he can usually tolerate a little squash. His biggest news is that he has learned how to crawl! I'll have to take a video of him and post it, it is so cute. For awhile he could get up on his hands and knees and would rock back and forth, and he could scoot anywhere if there was something he REALLY wanted to get his hands on - which is usually something electronic (like father like son!). On Monday, he all of a sudden started crawling, moving his hands and knees! It is so darn cute and we can't believe how fast he is growing! His personality is getting cuter and cuter. I think he has quite the sense of humor, and he seems really aware of things and really smart (not that I'm biased....) The other day while I was feeding him he was just laughing and laughing at me, it was so fun.
He also had his 6-month checkup with Dr. Durham and got his immunizations. He did really well this time with his shots, only cried a little and wasn't too sore afterwards. Dr. Durham said he is really healthy! We were a little surprised he hadn't gained a little more weight, he weighed exactly 16 pounds, and dropped a bit in the percentiles. But he is eating so much now, I 'm sure he'll be just fine. He is a GREAT eater and is getting so good at opening his mouth WIDE for bites! So cute.
James' first time trying carrots - he loves them!Jonathan just got a fun new toy - he got a new bike! He used to have a nice bike before we met and when we were dating, and he used to ride it EVERYWHERE. We would even ride it together all over campus, and we named it Gary. He loved his bike - but then it got stolen! Since then he hasn't really ridden much at all. My parents went in with me on it for their graduation gift for him, and it was my Fathers Day gift for him. He has been riding it to work most days, which we think is about 6 miles each way, and he is loving it! I have to admit that I am also loving it, because it means that I have a car during the day! Jonathan is enjoying his job and we are currently trying to figure out our lives and get him ready for grad school.
My boysI have actually been sick for 2 or 3 weeks and I am finally just getting better (one reason I have not posted on our blog too much lately). I was sick for awhile, and I finally gave in and went to the doctor and it turned out that I have some type of rare sinus infection. I am feeling a lot better now, though, thank goodness!
Here are some fun recent pictures. These two were taken on Fathers Day when we went to visit my Grandpa and Grandma Gibbons. They are so cute and I love them so much! I am so glad that James has such wonderful great-grandparents who love him so much!
My sweet white-haired Grandma with James
Grandpa sure loves to hold the boy!We love living so close to my parents, and James loves his Grandma and Grandpa! We were there for dinner on Sunday, and Aunt Liz brought her whole dinner group from Provo for dinner, and we had such a fun time! We stayed a little late and, as you can see, James was SO sleepy! Here he is in his comfy pajamas with his Grandma.
The other day I was making dinner, and I heard Jonathan playing the piano. When I came downstairs this is what I found! James loves playing the piano - maybe he'll be a pianist someday! His Daddy plays a lot, and lately I have been practicing a lot more - so maybe it'll rub off on him!
Sunday, June 22, 2008
A quick weekend with the Bosters
In June we were able to see Jonathan's parents for a quick weekend visit in Salt Lake. Jonathan was able to get the day off work and we had so much fun spending the day downtown with Jonathan's parents and some siblings, as well as a few of his aunts and an uncle and a cousin. We went downtown and visited the Church History Museum, ate lunch at the Lion House Pantry, and visited a few other places like the Family History Center and Brigham Young's grave. We also went to the top of the Church Office Building (I had never been there before!) - it was a great view from the observation deck!
James with his Uncle Benjamin
It was a like a mini-reunion for Jonathan's Mom and some of her siblings. They are all so much fun! Here is Jonathan's Mom with her sisters Namoe and Michael Jeane, and her brother Alan.
What a fun bunch!
James and his Daddy at the Church History Museum. I love this outfit on James, I think it makes him look like a big boy!
James and I in front of a covered wagon
Jonathan and James at the pulpit of the tabernacle display
One of the views from the Church Office Building
James and his cousin Joshua
Our family
My boys
Cool view of the Salt Lake Temple
James and his Grandpa
The little boys playing in the grass at a park
Jonathan's cousin Kim and her husband Ryan - they are such a fun couple!
James and his cousin Hannah
Me and my baby
My two handsome boys!
James with his Uncle Benjamin
It was a like a mini-reunion for Jonathan's Mom and some of her siblings. They are all so much fun! Here is Jonathan's Mom with her sisters Namoe and Michael Jeane, and her brother Alan.
What a fun bunch!
James and his Daddy at the Church History Museum. I love this outfit on James, I think it makes him look like a big boy!
James and I in front of a covered wagon
Jonathan and James at the pulpit of the tabernacle display
One of the views from the Church Office Building
James and his cousin Joshua
Our family
My boys
Cool view of the Salt Lake Temple
James and his Grandpa
The little boys playing in the grass at a park
Jonathan's cousin Kim and her husband Ryan - they are such a fun couple!
James and his cousin Hannah
Me and my baby
My two handsome boys!Thursday, June 19, 2008
The Boise Zoo
While home at the farm, Jonathan and James and I went to the Boise Zoo (or Zoo Boise, I guess it's called...) with the Tessems and Benjamin. It was James' first time at the zoo! Here are some pictures...
James and his Daddy ready to see the animals!
Looking intently at an animal (not sure which one...) :)
Gracie and her Daddy
Penguins are my favorite animal ever!
Lily going down the giraffe slide
Jeff attempting to go down the slide with Gracie in the backpack - it was quite fun to watch him try to go under the bar and not fit, then climb OVER the bar - I'm glad they made it down safely!
James and Lily sitting atop a seal
James on an elephant with his cousins
An awesome turtle
James and his Daddy with a camel (wow, we've got more pictures of fake animals than real ones! I guess that's what you get with a small zoo...)
Our little family in front of the gibbon exhibit
Me posing by the gibbons in honor of my maiden name :)
As they were taking the picture, all of a sudden a monkey ran out above me and posed for the picture - gibbons are sure smart, aren't they? :)
James and his Daddy ready to see the animals!
Looking intently at an animal (not sure which one...) :)
Gracie and her Daddy
Penguins are my favorite animal ever!
Lily going down the giraffe slide
Jeff attempting to go down the slide with Gracie in the backpack - it was quite fun to watch him try to go under the bar and not fit, then climb OVER the bar - I'm glad they made it down safely!
James and Lily sitting atop a seal
James on an elephant with his cousins
An awesome turtle
James and his Daddy with a camel (wow, we've got more pictures of fake animals than real ones! I guess that's what you get with a small zoo...)
Our little family in front of the gibbon exhibit
Me posing by the gibbons in honor of my maiden name :)
As they were taking the picture, all of a sudden a monkey ran out above me and posed for the picture - gibbons are sure smart, aren't they? :)Wednesday, June 18, 2008
white elephant
Nana decided that since the whole family was home, we should do our traditional Christmas Eve white elephant gift exchange! You never know what you'll get at this crazy party...
The gifts...
Rebecca got an awesome outfit from Jeff - isn't it cute?
Benjaminor and his t-ball set
I think Daniel really loved his pink mirror I gave him...:)
And then there was the highly-coveted cocoa-motion. It probably got stolen about 20 times - especially once someone figured out that if someone stole it from you, all you had to do was steal your spouse's gift and then have your spouse steal the cocoa-motion back for you (you can't steal something right back that was just stolen from you...) Here is Sierra, after stealing it from someone...
And Kathleen takes it...
Joseph has it...
Nanna takes it...
And Kathleen is the lucky winner!
The gifts...
Rebecca got an awesome outfit from Jeff - isn't it cute?
Benjaminor and his t-ball set
I think Daniel really loved his pink mirror I gave him...:)
And then there was the highly-coveted cocoa-motion. It probably got stolen about 20 times - especially once someone figured out that if someone stole it from you, all you had to do was steal your spouse's gift and then have your spouse steal the cocoa-motion back for you (you can't steal something right back that was just stolen from you...) Here is Sierra, after stealing it from someone...
And Kathleen takes it...
Joseph has it...
Nanna takes it...
And Kathleen is the lucky winner!
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