Baby Photo Shoots are Hard Work!

We took the babies outside to take some glamour shots but Jack was not too interested. He kept just kept crawling off as soon as we set him down. Kirsten, on the other hand, was the perfect model and even posed as we took the pictures.

Hey, get back here we're taking a picture!

Playtime with Kirsten

The Rasmussens stayed with us over the weekend which was a lot of fun. Jack and Kirsten were pretty funny to watch as they played and interacted. Here are some pictures of them playing in the mornings.

Saturday in the Park

It feels like we only post pictures from the park these days but I guess we have spent a lot of time there lately. The weather is finally starting to being nice on a consistent basis and the park is always free. Plus, Christian loves the park because he can also kick his soccer all he wants without getting in trouble for playing indoors!

Is the pizza ready yet?

We went to Park City for lunch with our friends and Jack tried a little bit of pizza for the first time. Well, actually he just had a little cheese and pieces of crust but he seemed to really like it.

More Baby Tricks

Here is Jack performing his most impressive baby trick yet. I (Christian) taught it to him last week, its basically him picking up a ball (always with his right hand) and putting into it's toy/noisemaker thingy. Enjoy!

PS- The chair and pillows in the background aren't part of a new Feng Shui concept we're going for, its actually to keep Jack away from the outlet and cords over there. He looooves cords.

Enjoying the Warm Weather

We had a lot of fun outside this weekend enjoying the blue skies and and sunshine. We took Jack to the park and let him climb around, he liked the mini rock wall but couldn't quite figure out the hand holds. This morning we hiked Ensign Peak which is right above Salt Lake City. You can tell from the picture that Jack really loved riding in the backpack, thanks Steve and Amy for getting a new one and passing this one on to us! We finished off the day with another Real Salt Lake soccer game. Jack fell asleep towards the end but woke up when we celebrated our first win of the season.

Video Update

Here is a video of Jack talking in his crib. He is always pretty chatty when he first wakes up! It's pretty cute.

A Visit from Grandma and Grandpa

Grandma and Grandpa Weggeland came down for the LDS General Conference. It was a lot of fun to spend time with them. We miss them already! We had a really nice afternoon at the park. Jack got to play on the equipment and swing for the first time.

A Work in Progress

Here are some pictures of the townhouse that we are going to buy. It is still a work in progress but hopefully with the paint and flooring that we picked out, it will look really nice.

This just a picture of the model but it gives a pretty good idea what the outside will look like. They are in the process of putting in sprinklers and so the front looks a mess, but they will be putting in grass. Our building probably won't be quite so colorful.

This is the front of our townhouse. We loved that it had such big windows in the front since it is a middle unit.

Right now we have a pretty fantastic view of the mountains. At some point they are planning to build across the street from us, but we won't mind if they take a while to do that!

Real Salt Lake Season Opener

This week was the kick-off week for the Real Salt Lake soccer team. They offered free tickets to fans who showed up at the Gateway on Wednesday and so we walked over before Christian went to work and got some. Jack was a trooper while we tried to find the person with the tickets.

Thanks Aunt Jen for the cute Adidas Hat!

On Friday, the team held an open practice and had a barbeque for the fans afterwards. The food was fantastic and we got to meet the players and get some autographs. What a fun week! No photos from that though! We were too busy.

So here we are at the game today. It was sunny out but the wind was really really cold. The game ended in a tie but we had a blast anyway. Can't complain too much when you get free tickets!

Wow that Kid is Fast

I remember days not too far gone when I made comments like, "When is Jack going to crawl?" and "How much fun will it be when Jack can walk." Well, now I am regretting those words. Jack is one fast baby. Turn your head for a second and he is into something that he shouldn't be into. We learned our lesson with the whole eating plastic E.R. incident and so now we watch him like hawks, but he still manages to get into trouble. One of his favorite pastimes is destroying our t.v. antenna. (Yes, I did say t.v. antenna...We don't have cable or satellite dish. I am a recovering t.v. addict and this way chores get done and Jack and Christian get meals!) Anyway, Jack has already broken one of our rabbit ears in half and loves to crawl over and pull on the cords that go to the antenna. We have blocked that area off with his bouncy chair but he still tries to get over there. I caught him in the act today and thought I would share some pictures of our little mischief maker.

This is the first time I caught him trying to get back at the cords.

The sneaky kid figured out that it was easier to get in there by crawling. Kind of a tight fit though.

Getting caught!

If he is this fast and mischievous on his hands and knees, I can't wait to see what life is like when Jack can run!

Standing

So Much Fun in the Sun and Surf

Well, Jack and I just got back from visiting Lizanne and Kirsten in Monterey. He was trooper and slept the whole flight back which was wonderful! Here are some pictures from our wonderful trip.

John- this picture is for you. The green grass above our heads is Pebble Beach. Jack wanted to go on the course and steal a flag pin for you, but I told him no. Sorry.

Jack had some serious bedhead after a nap. I admit...part of it was my fault. I drooled a little on his head while I was napping next to him and tried to wipe it off.

This is a really pretty beach by the aquarium in Monterrey. The lumps in the front are seals.

Close up on the seals.

We ate at some amazing restaurants and the babies were actually pretty well behaved. We were saved by some puff snacks that we just kept feeding the babies as we ate our meals.