Beach!

We went to Gearhart beach on Saturday. It was so beautiful and the weather was fine! Greyson did NOT like the sand though so we couldn't stay as long as we wanted. As always, Baxter loved the water...and birds!

"No more binkies...all gone!"

Back in 1995, Jennifer was visiting us in Utah with her daughter Noelle who was about 2 at the time. Jen was frustrated that Noelle still had a binky and didn't know what to do to get her to give it up. I was babysitting her for an hour or so and decided to try and get her to give it to me for good. I told her that she's a big girl now and she didn't need a binky anymore. She thought about it for a minute then handed me the binky. When Jen came home, Noelle ran up to her and proudly proclaimed: "No more binkies...all gone! I'm a big girl now!"

We thought Greyson would never give up the binky. He was really attached to it. But after losing his preferred latex sucking device, we decided it was time. Miles was also 15 months old when he was weaned from his. It's been a little hard getting him to sleep at night but he's coping well.

As for Noelle: she's now almost 15 and still doesn't use a binky. ☺

Quick Seattle Trip

Becca, me and all our boys took a quick 3 day trip to Seattle to see Oma & Nana who was visiting for the week. It was short but sweet...as always. We went to Alki Beach which I had never been to before- it was beautiful! Then we took a water taxi to the piers in downtown Seattle. What a fun little ride that is! We also went to the Taste of Edmonds and Experience Music Project (avoid!). Visiting my hometown never gets old- I absolutely love it!

Greyson's 1st (big) Haircut!

I've cut Greyson's hair at least 3 times before now. But never this much! He now has a little boy haircut as opposed to a baby haircut. So sad! I tried cutting it while he was playing on the patio but he did not like that at all. So we waited until he was asleep and I cut it while he slept in Stephen's arms. We didn't see the end result until the next morning when he woke up- it was quite a shock! I was worried all his curls would be cut off but as you can see- he still has a few!

My boys and their hair...

My boys are obsessed with their hair. It's quite a task to get them to cut it. They want cool, rock n roll, punky cuts but Steve & I want short little proper Mormon boy cuts. This is our compromise. Yes, these are after they got their hair cut. Like nailing Jell-O to a tree I tell you! But hey! You can actually see Austin's handsome face now!

"Bruiser Baby"

Greyson has a new knickname: "Bruiser". The bruise above his left eye is from a slip in the tub that seemed like no big deal but a few minutes later that big shiner developed. The one under his right eye is from him tumbling out the doggie door. I swear he thinks he's a dog. He even tried dog food yesterday. Silly baby.

Not only does he inflict pain upon himself, he also loves to abuse everyone else too. He'll find Austin's drumsticks lying around and will crawl up to you and WHACK you with it! Numerous times! In the face! Who knew we'd have such an abusive baby?! It's hard to stay mad at a baby as cute as this:

Zoo Zoo Zoo!

We took Greyson to the zoo for the first time on Friday. He loved it! When he'd notice an animal, he'd get really animated- it was so cute! When he saw the black bear taking a nap, he just started blabbing like crazy! We had never heard him talk so much. I think Austin & Miles enjoyed the zoo too- although they weren't quite as animated as their baby brother.