Straw Drinkin'

My parents came into town the day after we got back from Sun River. We went out to dinner that night and while we were out I decided to try giving water to Ben from a straw... he took it and loved it! Thought I'd share a few shots my Mom took! Thanks for the pictures Mom!

Sun River-ing

For the past few months Nick and I have been planning to go on a little vacation in Sun River Oregon. We wanted to have some of our close friends from Portland to join us. The day we got there we were pleasantly surprised that there was actually sun! But, as we all know things change fast up north and the sun turned to rain within an hour or so. That didn't spoil our fun though! We made food, played games, let Ben and his friend Jake play inside with cars and blocks. Some of the group went to a few local breweries and had just a few beers and that same day after dinner three of the guys went down to the Deschutes river and went for a swim... yeah brr! All in all it was a nice getaway for a few days and we look forward to hopefully doing it again next summer!

Father's Day Ridin'

On Father's Day Nick wanted to go out for a quick ride on the bike with Ben's trailer attached! We put Ben into it and off they went. Just around the block since it was a scorcher that day. He seemed to like it alright... hopefully he'll learn to love it!

Nick's First Father's Day

Happy Father's Day Nick... You are an amazing man, great husband, and now a doting father! I'm so proud of you!

For some reason I can't get the video to save on the blog... so just click on the link...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrEQSJc_lcs

Whistlers from Canada

At the beginning of June we had Nate, Nick's long time and I mean LONG time slash best friend come into town for a visit along with his wife Karen. They stayed for almost a week and got to poke around the city. It was really nice to have them here for such a long time. Just to be able to catch up on life with them and being able to talk baby with Karen (since she's pregnant) was also a treat! On the Tuesday before Nate turned 30 we convinced him to do something CRAZY on the last day of his twenties. He and Nick went skydiving! Nate was a little bit nervous about doing it but, this was Nick's 5th dive and he claims it's still a rush. I don't know about that but, here are some pictures I took from that day. Thanks again for coming all this way Nate & Karen it was so so so nice to see you!

Pre-dive

And they're off...

Let the bodies hit the floor!

That's right Iceman I am dangerous.

Post dive

Little Dipper

A few weeks ago we trooped on down to the neighborhood pool and decided it was time to put little Ben in the water. Not just feet this time but, at least get a good portion of him submerged. We wanted to go in with him for his sake and for our since it was so hot that day! After we got him in he ended up not crying but, just whimpering a little. He clung on tight to Dad and wouldn't dream of letting go! We'll try it again I'm determined by the end of the summer this boy will like the water.

Daddy's Airplane

Ever since Ben was a little boy he has always liked Nick's airplane. You can wind it up and it plays a tune. It's awfully cute. When Ben used to cry on the changing table Nick would wind it and Ben would stop crying almost instantly! Now he likes it not just for the song but, to actually play with it and eat it.