2 Liters vs 308 Winchester

While my brother Jim and his family were here from PA Bobby took my mom and the boys shooting on the west side of Utah Lake. It's a pretty popular place to shoot 1) because it's out in the middle of nowhere and 2) because it's surrounded by hills perfect for catching bullets. People bring all sorts of things out there to shoot--we've seen toilets, hot water heaters, computer monitors, mannequins, bbq's, and VCRs--among other things. The only downside to this site is that on some days it gets pretty windy with the wind coming off the lake---as you'll hear in the video. Other than that, it makes for a pretty perfect outing! As an aside, this was Luke's (Jimmy's oldest boy--age four) first gun safety course. For some cool pictures see Jim's blog post.

Recent Firsts

In the past month it seems like Henry has grown so much--physically and developmentally. About a week and a half ago he cut his first tooth and in the past week alone he has started crawling AND pulling himself up into standing positions (in his crib, on the couch, etc.). With his new found independence that comes with greater mobility, he has developed an intense curiosity for everything in our apartment (except for his toys!). I realized fairly quickly that I needed to deep clean the baseboards, kitchen floor, and to keep the carpets well vacuumed at all times because Henry puts everything in his mouth :P The other day he somehow pulled a dust wad out of the foot of the vacuum and was on his way to putting it into his mouth but luckily I saw it in time and was able to remove it from his fist before it landed on his tongue. Anyhow, we've been having a lot of fun watching our little guy enjoy his new abilities and wanted to share some pictures of them with you too! Enjoy!

As a side note, Henry also ate his first potato chip this week. I turned my back for a moment and when I turned back around Henry was on his stomach, a can of Pringles open in front of him, with a chip in each hand chomping away---it was so funny because his expression was so innocent--you could tell he thought they were pretty good!

A Sample of Jimmy's Camara Skillz

These are pictures my brother Jim took of us while they were here visiting from PA. He is a great photographer and we love it when he comes with his nice camara!

Henry: Recent Misc.

Bobby and I like to go to Owlz games (the Angels' farm team) one, because we like baseball, and two, because the stadium is right across the street :) It makes for a nice evening out of doors--especially this season now that Henry is here to enjoy the games with us!

Bright flash!

This is typical Henry--whenever he is not trying to crawl, he's doing the 'airplane' :)

Using (and LOVING) his new sippy cup!

Checking out his new cup (before bath...)

Dad is so funny! Bobby was making him laugh so hard! (As you can tell, Henry also had a fun time trying to grab the spoon I was attempting to feed him with...)