Happy Father's Day

A Pirate Cake

Here is a picture of the cake I made for Tim today. I used whoppers for cannonballs, root beer barrels for kegs and rolos for booty. I think it turned out pretty cute :)

Saturday Adventures

On Saturday morning we took Chase to the Orem Summerfest. We walked around and looked at all the booths, and had some snowcones. We also met up with Lauren and Gary for a bit. Here is a picture of me and Chase hanging out in the shade because it was so hot!

In the afternoon we had Mark and JanaRae and the kids over for a pool party and a barbecue. Here is a picture of Chase and his cousin Ryan. Aren't they cute! They're friends :)

That night Chase slept in his ducky robe and I thought it was so cute.

After Chase went to bed me and Tim had Ben & Jerry's cinnamon roll ice cream as recommended to us by a friend. It was heaven! You need to try this.

Gone Fishing

On Friday we went fishing after Tim got off work. Tim's dad gave me a fishing pole before they moved to New York and I promised I would use it. So Mike, here are some pictures of us enjoying one of your favorite hobbies :) We went once last summer but the lake wasn't stocked. This time Tim even caught a fish. It was a gorgeous day and we had a great time. Mom, don't worry. Chase has about half a bottle of sunscreen on.

Oh, also, a 13 year old told us we had a cute family. haha

-Katie

Still no teeth...

Chase still has no teeth. Although every time we go out in public (for the last month or two, at least) all these old ladies comment on his teething since he's always chewing on his fists, or the edge of his carrier, or anything else he can find. The pediatrician told us some babies can "teethe" for months before they actually cut a tooth, and some babies only "teethe" for a few days before their first tooth. Anyways, we went to dinner last week, and Chase was sitting on tim's lap and eying his food even though he had just eaten. So Tim stuck the end of a pickle spear into Chase's mouth, kind of to show him "hey, this isn't that great, you don't want it" and also probably because he just wanted to see the sour expression on his face. Unfortunately Chase LOVED it. He chewed the whole thing down to the rind and then we had to ask for more because he screamed when we took it out. It was so bizzare, and I was a little afraid it was going to hurt his stomach, but he was totally fine. The next day I read that some babies like to chew on things like pickles and watermelon rind when they're teething, but I still thought it was funny. So here is a picture of Chase and his pickle.


Also here is a picture of Chase hanging out in his "TV chair" which I think so cute. I actually let him watch Signing Time last week because I want to teach him to sign and he thoroughly enjoyed it. Too bad for me.

And here are some pictures of our monkey sucking on his feet. I apologize because I have no idea how to turn the pictures horizontally so they look a little funny.

Mmmmmmm Gelato!

While in Las Vegas Katie introduced me to a new dessert that she learned to love while living in Europe, it's called gelato... and it is threatening to ruin my diet, because it's sooooo good :)

Shortly after returning from Las Vegas, my co-worker told me about a little Italian restaurant in Provo called Little Italy. I don't know all the details on it, but apparently it is owned by a real Italian Family and he told me that they made real gelato! So of course that evening I talked Katie into trying it out with me (it took a lot of convincing ;) Anyway we went and they make fabulous gelato!!!

Katie tends to like the more creamy flavours (spelled with a U because it's a European treat) like Chocolate Hazelnut and Coconut; I prefer the fruitier flavours like Mango and Strawberry. Anyway it's our new favorite treat, and we highly recommend that you all go out and try it. It's located on the corner of 3rd South and 3rd East in Provo.

The last 5 months

I finally figured out how to upload pictures from my phone and it was really fun to look at old pictures, and to see how Chase has grown. Here are some of my favorites:


The night he was born. He looks huge!

Here's my proof that he was holding his head up as soon as he was born. He's such a strong kid.

His first bath at home

A newsies hat my mom and sister bought for him that makes him look like an old man. Obviously, he's not a huge fan.


His little mittens, and his rainforest toy

His little bear suit for the winter

He was so bald!

Sleeping in his bouncer

His hair's not quite thick enough yet for a sweet faux hawk

Here he is today. Asleep again. He loves this bouncer. Can you tell?