Our New Pool

Not really...but maybe ONE day we will have a pool again. This summer has definitely been tough without one! I bought a $5 pool yesterday at Walmart for Stellan and we had a little "splash" party in the backyard. He really liked it and it kept him entertained for about 20 minutes. Jinxy was not too happy about it though...I think I need to buy a play pool for her too!

Besides that we are busy house hunting in the Scottsdale, Paradise Valley area...hoping we find something that works for us, and of course a renter for our home. I just keep praying that if it's meant to be, then it will all play out. Here's a picture of our splash day!

And here is another one of Stellan "eating" his book...does anyone see a trend here?

Got my new camera

Well my new camera finally came...going to take me a while to learn to use it but here's a couple new photos. Stellan is officially obsessed with his toes. And he is learning to sit up, with help from a stuffed animal or toy in front of him. And yes...he loves to put his fingers in his food...typical boy.

Red Velvet Cupcakes in a Jar-yes to that!!

Just saw this blog on another website...and think this is such a cute idea...plus how yummy is this?

Red Velvet Cupcakes in a Jar~http://mycakies.blogspot.com/2010/03/diy-cupcake-in-jar.html

My new camera

So my mom bought us a nice camera for Christmas...but I was unhappy with a few of the features. Finally I fessed up and told her, so she returned it and we ordered a new one. Thanks for Liz for doing all the research before hand, and an apology for getting the same exact camera as you!! It's in the mail and as soon as we get it I will take some new pictures and post!

In other news we are getting very excited for our upcoming Michigan trip. Can't wait to leave the heat, but also a little apprehensive about flying 5 hours with a 6 month old! I am also looking forward to redoing my coffee table when some fabric I ordered gets here next week. It will be one of my 1st larger projects...I am hoping it's going to turn out great! Look forward to blogging with you soon!

Love, Lia

Big Boy and His Solid Food

Jason had me totally cracking up today when I was watching him feed Stellan. We were having a bit of a problem with Stellan continually looking down while eating and basically couldn't get the spoon in his mouth. Leave it up to Jason to find a way to get his son to recognize the spoon! Stellan now is keeping his mouth open the entire feeding just waiting for his spoonful of food. Stellan is going to be a giant continuing to eat like this! I love seeing that he has a great appetite like his Dad and Mom. Here's a funny little video....

It's official-Stellan's 1st Haircut!

So I know it's not too exciting...but I have always wanted my son to have long cute surfer boy hair. One day he will have it...I'm vowing to not cut it again till it's SUPER long, but he had a case of "old man hair." His hair started falling out on the top and he had these two chunks on the side of his head that were long. Everywhere we went people laughed at him, in a loving way of course.

I will miss the days of our pretend Donald Trump combovers, and the days were he was acting bad and I made horns with those long pieces of hair! His new hair growing in is super blonde and thick so we took it down to one length to allow my surfer boy hair to grow. I kept his hair for his baby book and almost shed a tear! He'll be 5 months next week~where did the time go??

Before:

After:

And the official video:

Fun weekend!

What a fun weekend we've had so far! Friday night Jason had an appointment with his tattoo artist in Tempe. So after work we packed us up, and went down to my old college stomping grounds. Going to Tempe makes me wish we lived "downtown." I guess I just miss the hustle and bustle of neighborhoods that have the mix of housing, restaurants, art, and more! Maybe one day we'll get to live somewhere were we can walk out our front door and be close to lots of culture!

Anyways after Jason looked at a sketch of his future tattoo, we walked Mill Ave and decided to get some food at "The Tavern." I was a little cautious to take Stellan anywhere because he has given us one hell of a time up until now. We ordered a couple beers, nachos, and hot wings (I know REAL healthy!) and what do you know??? Our little boy was perfect! Maybe he likes the bar scene already? A live acoustic guitar player was there, and we listened to music while the sun set. Such a perfect night!

Saturday morning we got up early and headed to downtown Phoenix. Megan's husband Michael was having his graduation brunch at a place called "local breeze." It was one of the cutest restaurants ever! It's an old house renovated into a restaurant with a huge patio, mature trees, twinkle lights etc. The food was too die for! Banana Foster's French toast! Need I say more? Yum! Then we came home and relaxed. I love the weekends with my favorite two boys, or should I say three~I can't leave Samson out! Oh and Jinxy too...love that little crazy woman dog. Here's some pictures from our adventures!