New PJ's

Jake wearing 6 month pj's, Owen wearing 24 months, and Emery 3T (yep, he actually fits into a 3T :-)

I LOVE these boys

The boys hanging out this morning :-) 

I'm SO in LOVE

Lately I feel like Jake is my happy place.  If I am having a hard day with the older boys and am at the end of my rope, all I have to do is pick up this baby, look at his precious smile and love on him and I feel happy :-)  He really is a happy baby and he brings us so much joy!

We were chillin on the couch tonight and J got the camera :-)

Family fun on the boat

We went out on the boat tonight with just the 5 of us.  We had dinner and played on the raft and did a little swimming.  It was a beautiful night!

Emery got pretty brave and went down to the last step on the ladder :-)

They figured out how to splash daddy :-)

Fun at the Zoo

I took the boys to the zoo yesterday with my friend Amy and her 2 boys, Cade and Carson.  It was such a beautiful day, in the low 80's and breezy.

We walked through the rose garden before the zoo

This is so classic...read the sign on Emery's left

This was their favorite part.....water blowing out of the elephant :-)  Owen was soaked

We took a carousel ride and Emery wanted to ride on the giraffe

This was hilarious...poor Amy had to hold Owen because he was too scared and I was holding Jake

Amy and I were SO dizzy!

And the famous giraffe slide that Emery just loves.

Emery's sweet prayer tonight

"Thank you for mommy, daddy, jakey, owen, cade, carson, cole, mason and "chipey".  thank you for the animals, and for the zoo, thank you for Jesus, for our home, in jesus name amen."

Happy 4 months Jake!

Jake is 4 months old today!  He is changing so much everyday.  He has been rolling over for the past month and prefers to sleep on his tummy.  He was sleeping through the night at 3 months until recently....he got a cold/cough from his older brothers so he has been up lots during the night.  He is a great napper....he stays awake for about 2 hours after eating and then will nap for 1-2 hours.  He really is a happy baby boy, loves anyone that will talk to him, smile, cuddle.....we are so incredibly blessed.

Gotta love the drool :-)

This is how you can find Jake most of the time, either a hand or finger in his mouth

I love his rolls!

Here are your stats Jake Alton:

Weight: 15 lbs, 5 ounces (50th percentile)

Height: 25 inches (50th percentile)

Head circumference: 17 inches (75th percentile)...no surprise there :-)

Kelli is a college grad :-)

Jason's sister Kelli graduated from University of Central Florida (UCF) with her Bachelor of Science in Advertising/Public Relations this past weekend.  Jason made the trip to Florida to support and congratulate his little sis. 

Kel with her father Bob and mommy Kim

We are SO proud of you Kelli!

Weekend pics

Jason has been in Florida for 4 days so we are trying to survive solo.  I took the boys downtown to the Boise market to the fountains.  Emery was really excited to go but then we got there and he didn't want to go in at all.  Owen was not scared at all and had fun playing in the water.

We played outside a lot

Jake is really starting to like tummy time, he sleeps on his belly now, which is not what "they" recommend

but how do you stop it?.

Nana got right in with Owen :-)