Summer so Far!

Well, surprise, surprise....it has been awhile since I lasted posted anything on here. The main reason is because I knew there was a lot that I wanted to post which I knew would take forever to write about and upload the pictures. So I have procrastinated long enough! We have been up to a lot of fun so far this summer!

NEW YORK TRIP

We took a family trip to New York a couple of weeks ago. We went because my brother Jason served his mission in Rochester, New York. So he was our tour guide for the week! It was a lot of fun to see all of the church sites and all of the places that he lived. Connor had fun on the plane going there, he enjoyed looking out the window and also loved not being in his car seat! We flew into Buffalo, NY and stayed the night there. The next day we went to Niagara Falls which was amazing! We went on a 4 hour tour that took us to all of the awesome sites there!



My favorite part of the tour was where we got to walk up these stairs that were right next to the falls. We got really wet even though we had ponchos on, but it was so worth it!

There was this really cool part at the top of the stairs called Hurricane Deck and when you are up there you are pretty much standing right under the falls. Very refreshing!

The tour also took us on the Maid of the Mist, which was amazing too! It pretty much felt like we were in the middle of a big rain storm. I love this picture of all of us with our pants rolled up and our matching "very stylish" shoes. :)

The rest of the trip we went around to see all of the church sites. This was a lot of fun to be in the area where the Church began.

PALMYRA TEMPLE

LAKE ONTARIO

The lakes in New York look more like oceans to me. They are so big that they have waves and you cannot even see the end of them. Connor didn't care to much for the waves and the cold water, but he does love being outside so as long as we stayed away from the water he was fine!

PETER WHITMER FARM

So we were driving around looking at all of the sites and my mom sees this sign saying "Seneca Castle 2 miles" So we all decide that we want to go and see this Castle that is 2 miles down the road. Well, we go to miles and we see this sign which says, "Welcome to Seneca Castle." It turns out the Castle was actually just this small little town. Not really exciting at all. I'm sure this story is a had to be there for it to be funny, but it had been a long day and we died of laughter! I also loved that under the sign it says Slow Children because that is exactly what we were, Slow!

We went to this restaurant that is famous for their Garbage Plate. It is a plate of food mixed together. It was one of Jason's favorite restaurants. He talked about it a lot so of course we had to go. I wasn't really planning on getting one because when he described it to me I thought it sounded pretty gross and even when I saw it I didn't think it looked all that great but better than what I was thinking! So we all got one and it really actually was good!

SACRED GROVE

It was so much fun to walk around the Sacred Grove. It was so beautiful and peaceful there. I just love these pictures that we got of Connor. The one with my Mom is so cute, he is totally smiling for the camera!

We also went to the Hill Camorah Pageant, which was amazing. I totally recommend that it! We went on their rehearsal night so there wasn't a lot of people there, which was nice because we were able to get a great seat!

Our last stop on the trip was the Anchor Bar. It is the restaurant the invented the buffalo wings. The hamburgers were amazing...haha...jk...we got 60 wings for all of us to share and they were delicious! It was a great way to end the trip!

James and Connor on Fathers day!

My little boy has now been skinny dipping! A few weeks ago we were at my parents and we were sitting outside and I decided to let Connor put his feet in the pool. I tried not to get his clothes wet but he loves water so much that he wanted to get all of the way in. So I took off his clothes and let him get in with Janalee. I didn't have my swimsuit there or else I would have gotten in too. He is so funny! He was kicking his legs and splashing the water. He just had a great time. He is my little fish, ever since he was born he has always loved being in the water. We go swimming quite a bit now at grandma's. We actually went swimming yesterday :)

SAN DIEGO!

We took a weekend trip to San Diego the weekend before we went to New York. James had some business meetings he had to go to and then we had fun going to Seaport Village, driving around, and also to the beach. I only took a few pictures at the beach, which was probably the best part!

LAS VEGAS

A little over a month ago James and I went on a very quick trip to Las Vegas. We got there Saturday morning and left Sunday afternoon. The reason we went is because we were working with my cousin Kent to get us a new car and we found one that was in an auction in Las Vegas. We actually ended up getting out bid and didn't get the car but we already booked a room at the Statosphere so we still were able to go and just have fun. James had never been there before so we had fun walking around looking at all of the hotels. I think my favorite part was watching the water show at the Bellagio. I think we watched it about 4 times! We have decided that one of these days we are going to stay in the Bellagio and have a room that we can watch the water show all of the time!

On top of the Statosphere! It was a very pretty view!

Before we drove home we decided to eat at Serendipity 3. I had no idea that they have three of these restaurants, but I have always wanted to eat there ever since I saw the movie. One of these days I will go to the one in NYC, but this will do for now :) We got two small appitizers and then of course we had to get one of their famous desserts. It was huge but very delicious!!

My parents were nice and watched Connor while we went to Las Vegas. They took cute pictures of him and these two are my fav. The first is him looking at himself while my mom gave him a bath in the bathroom sink and the second one is him with a spit-up mustache, haha!

Well, I'm sorry but I have to end this post with a Connor update. This is mostly for me so I can remember the things that he does. So since this has been a very long post already you can stop reading if you would like :)

Connor will be 6 months in a couple of weeks. I cannot believe we are almost half way through his first year. He continues to grow and change all of the time. He is so much fun and we love being his parents. Even though he doesn't talk yet I still feel like we talk all of the time. He is just starting to interact a lot more and is learning to make funny noises. There was a week where he learned how to growl and he would do it all of the time. He seriously makes me laugh all of the time. Oh and when he cries it sounds like he is saying Mama! :) He isn't crawling but he sure can get around. He just roles to where he wants to be. I love watching him play on the floor. When he spots something he wants to play with he does not give up until he gets to it. I can tell he wants to crawl because he keeps pushing himself forward with his feet but he just can't get those dang knees up. Also, since he has his two bottom teeth now it hurts when he bits and yes he has bitten me a few times while I am feeding him. It's not the greatest feeling! He laughs like crazy now and pretty much every time he laughs he gets the hiccups. He has been taking longer naps for awhile now and we starting to get on a better schedule. Mornings are nice, he wakes up around 8 and then will play on the floor for about an hour, sometimes longer, then he will get a bath and play for a bit longer, then I'll feed him and he will fall asleep and usually sleep for an hour and a half. He usually takes 2 long naps during the day! It is nice because I feel like I am getting more done during the day now :) He is such an amazing baby!

He sure loves his grandpa!

Connor will not take a pacifier but will suck on pretty much anything else, including my mom's arm. He has actually given her a couple of hickies because he sucks so hard :)


Another time my parent's were watching Connor while James and I went on a date they took these funny pictures. They said they did not put his finger like that and he was sleeping that way and when they woke him up from taking the pictures he moved his finger almost up his nose. haha!

4 months!

Monday Connor had his 4 month check up. He is getting to be such a big boy already! He now weighs 16 lbs 8 oz, which is in the 75th percentile, and his height is 27 1/4 in, which his Dr. said was the average height of a 10 month old. haha! I guess that makes sense why he is wearing some of his 9 month clothes. I believe he is going to be tall just like Daddy! :) He also had to get another round of his immunizations, which he did not like at all. And I just don't like him getting the shots because it makes him so uncomfortable for about a day. He got a fever just like he did last time, and I think all together he just felt awful because he was not a happy baby, and he is always my happy smiling baby!

Well, I am loving watching Connor grow and change! He is just such an amazing baby. I think my new favorite sound is his laugh!! He also is rolling over all of the time now from his back to his stomach. It's funny that the first time he rolled over it was from his stomach to his back and now he can't seem to do it again. I think the next step will be crawling because I can tell he wants to move around everywhere, but I hope we still have a little while longer before he starts doing that. :)

I took this picture this morning after he woke up!

Our feet! I think we have the same toes. I just hope he does

not get my small feet. To get an idea how small my feet are,

his feet are almost half the size of mine, haha!

Funny Baby

Connor is starting to get his own funny personality and changing every day. I cannot believe how fast the time has gone. He has now rolled over from his stomach to his back twice. The first time it scared him but the second time that he did it he was so excited! He also is getting his first tooth! I noticed it over the weekend and was so shocked because I wasn't expecting it to come in so soon. It has been so much fun to watch him change so much! Oh and he is starting to laugh, like it sounds like a real laugh instead of just the cooing. It was funny, on Sunday when we were at church he had a poopy diaper, so I took him to the bathroom to change him. When I put him on the changing table he just started to laugh so hard when I would just look at him. It made me laugh so hard that I was crying haha! It took me a long time to change his diaper because I just could not stop laughing and neither could he :) He also has now been on his first road trip! We drove up to Utah with my mom, brother, and sister for my cousin Justin's Mission Farewell. Connor did so good in the car! The worst was when we were about 10 mins away from home and he just freaked out and had enough of the car. So we had to stop and give him a couple min break. Other than that he did pretty darn good!

Well, I'm sorry if everybody is getting bored with all of my posts being only about my son but really that is the most interesting thing that is going on with us right now. I really am one of those moms that like to talk about my kid all of the time and brag about how cute he is haha!


This is what I saw a couple of weeks ago after we took a car ride! It was so cute! He likes to look out the side of his car seat while I drive so I'm guessing he just couldn't fight the sleepness any longer while he was watching everything pass by really fast!

He is so funny every time he takes a bath. He always sits sideways in his tub. I have tried so many times to get him to sit the other way but he will always gets back to this position every time!

Connor is now showing interest in toys. This is the first time I gave him toys to play with and he didn't know what to do with them so he just sat there holding them like this. It was funny!

Mom's and their favorite kids on Mother's Day :)

I took this picture today. I just thought he looked cute hanging out on my bed while I got ready!

Update!

Well, I know I need to be so much better at posting on here. I always take pictures and say I need to post them on my blog and then I just never find the time because Connor seems to wake up every time I sit down to update my blog. So a lot has happened since my last post. I'll probably be putting a lot of pictures on here so just warning you now! :)

So, Connor is now 11 weeks old! Time has really gone by so fast and he is changing so much every day. He smiles and coos all of the time. Sometimes when I feed him he will stop and look up at me and just smile for a bit and then he will go back to eating. He will also always smile and stare at Jason no matter what he does. The other day we were in the car with my parents going to lunch and the whole ride over there he just stared at Jason. It's so funny! He just loves his uncle. He also is starting to try and sit up all of the time. When you hold his hands he will pull himself up, it's so cute! He was starting to sleep pretty much 6-7 hours a night but the past few nights he has been deciding to wake up every 3 hours. What does he think he is...a baby??? haha! Oh well, all of the sleepness nights are totally worth it. I feel so blessed to be Connor's mom! I could not have asked for a better kid!

Well, I offically quit my job and UOP!!!! yay!! I do miss driving to work and eating lunch with James everyday. And I also miss the people I worked with, but I love my job of staying home with Connor so much more! Connor and I have gone back to visit everybody once and will probably be doing that every now and then! It's a lot more fun to be there when I don't have to be on the phone with mad students. :)

My brother Jason returned from his mission in Rochchester, New York at the end of March. We were all very excited to see him again! We are all very proud of him, he did such a great job on his mission. He has grown so much from the experience but he did keep his sense of humor. That has not changed one bit!

The fam. waiting for Jason to get off the plane

Connor was bored in his stroller. But he was so good the whole day!

Welcome back Jason!

Easter Pageant. Connor was mad before it even started.

He did calm down at the end of the pageant!

Easter. Me, Lori (Jan's roommate), Jason and James playing Rock Band!

I love James' face haha!

Connor had fun watching us play Rock Band!

Uncle Danny and Connor. He gave Connor an Irish hat for Easter! It is so dang cute!

A lot of our family came down to visit for Jason's Homecoming and Connor's blessing.

This was the best picture of all of us. haha! I love Jason's pose and Susie's scary face. And Tom is being a bit PG-13 haha!

Out little Family!

Shanna, Danny, and Justin playing Rock Band. I loved watching Danny play, it was awesome! :)

And here are some pictures of Connor that we have taken lately!

Love this sweet face!

He fell asleep like this on my Mom's lap.

He holds his head up so good now!

Mom and baby love!

Playing with Daddy!

He is so happy!

A couple weeks ago I brought Connor into the bathroom with me while I got ready. He was being a bit fussy until I turned on the hair dryer. When I turned it off he started crying again. So I turned it back on and he was totally fine. So I decided to just keep the blow dryer going the whole time I got ready.

A couple mins later I look at him and he is sound asleep!