The Cutest Cousins

Who needs toys when Moms purse is around

Cash and Jackson

We had a quick visit with Jackson and Lauren last week. We haven't had a pic of the 2 of them in quite a while so figured we better get some of the two of them. They are both crawling and getting into LOTS!

Outside Pics

Rafting on the Yellowstone

On Sunday we went rafting on the Yellowstone River with the Newton Girls. This was the first time I had been able to go in 2 years! BJ and Cash had a day at home by themselves while I got to go out and have some fun :) We made 3 runs down the river and had such a fun time! The water was a little chilly the first run, but by the last run it felt pretty good to get drenched! This is the first time that we had been able to have our picture taken. Dad and Justin stayed out once each with Ryan and stopped on the bridge to take our pic. They turned out pretty cool. Can't wait to get out again!!

Sweet Pea Weekend

It was time once again for the Sweet Pea Festival. Aunt Tina and Amanda make the trip over from Washington every year for a long weekend packed with shopping, coffee, and treats :) The kick off to Sweet Pea is the parade down Main Street. The parade starts with a Childrens Run. It is always so fun to watch the kiddos running trying to get ahead of the kid in front of them. There are always a few balling while there parents coax them down to the finish line. This year was Cash's first year in the Childrens Run! Ok, well he didn't actually run, but there are entries for strollers, so the plan was for him to "stroll". Let me preface this with the fact that on a general basis, Cash loves his strollers. He is a total people watcher, and really likes being outside checking everyone out. So....we dropped Andrea, Amanda, and Cash off at the starting point of the parade and Mom, Aunt Tina, and I headed down to the end of the Main Street where the run would end. We all waited in anticipation for the girls and Cash to come strolling by....well...what showed up was a little different than we expected. Apparently just before the race started, Cash had a meltdown and refused to be in his stroller. So Andrea pushed the empty stroller, while Amanda CARRIED Cash for the mile long race. As they passed by us, you could tell by the smile on his face that he knew he had totally buffaloed the two of them! Pretty funny. Next year, I am sure we will be running after him trying to chase him down. So here are the pics from the run.

9 Months

We had an eventful August with Cash. 8 Months was full of milestones. Cash learned to crawl!! It's actually an army crawl, but he is REALLY fast at it. We have officially baby proofed our house. BJ finally broke down and put up the baby gate to the downstairs. Cash also grew a tooth! He actually is getting the 2nd one in this week, but as far as his 8 month milestones go, he only had one last month. He got a tooth, started to crawl, got an ear infection, and stopped sleeping through the night all in about a 10 day span! Talk about a work increase for me :) His ear infection cleared up with a bought of amoxocilian. I still have no idea why he is not wanting to sleep through the night anymore....His doctor said to just let him cry it out, however this breaks my heart and I have not been able to do it. He had his 9 month well baby check up this last Friday, and he is 18 lbs 2 oz, and 28.5 inches long. He is in the 13 percentile for weight and 52 percentile for height so looks like he is on track to be tall and skinny like his dad! He grew 4 inches and gained 4 lbs in 3 months.

He has been eating more and more tablefood and enjoys animal crackers and cherrios :) He has also likes yogurt for breakfast. We had about a week or so that he refused all baby food, which was kind of tricky to find food for him to eat, but then a week or so later, he decided that he liked baby food again. Whatever works I suppose.

No Camera=No New Pictures

BJ went on a ride last weekend over to Cody, WY and back home. While he was in Lovell, WY he left his backpack at a gas station accidently. Our camera was in the pack. I will post pictures from his first Sweet Pea run, and his 9 Month monkey pictures when I get copies from my Mom. I'm not ignoring my blog, and with no camera you realize how much you actually use it!

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