Des Moines Visit

We went to Des Moines over the weekend. My college roommate got married up in Iowa Falls, so we stayed in Des Moines with some friends. It was a great weekend...especially because I got to go to TARGET! The Target close by is nothing compared to Des Moines. I was thrilled! :) haha

This is Trygve - who we stayed with. I never did capture a picture of Blake and Julie, Trygve's wife.

This is my friend from college and her husband. They live in Newton. We stopped by their home on the way back to Keokuk.

Sarah & I

Sarah and I took Blake for a walk after lunch. It was SO hot and he still managed to fall asleep. :)
Zack and Trygve had a great time catching up. Their neighbors actually came over, and they all played cards for a few hours.

Here is my roommate and her new husband. They are TOTALLY in love - so cute!

Blake was going crazy while we were waiting for our food. I think he thought he was at home in his Jumparoo. He was going all over the place!

Blake and mommy!! (Yes, I finally have a picture of us !:)

Blake and Daddy!

(Notice we both had to basically hold him still so we could get a photo! He is going to be a wild one I think!)

Ava

Brian, Erin, & Ava stayed with us a couple weeks ago. Ava loved this - she caught on very quickly!

NEW PICTURES!

Here is what happens every time we try to get a picture of Blake and Aija....we never catch "the moment"! Jenny, we need to keep trying though! haha You can probably tell it was WAY past their bedtime!

We were outside playing, and I thought this would be a cute picture.

Blake LOVES to be outside. This is my new favorite! :)

Takin' a shower with dad! So much easier for me!

Riding with Granny, Papa Tom, & Sterling. Blake almost fell asleep...must have been a peaceful ride! ;)

Blake finally liked all of Brian's high-pitched goofy noises! He usually cries....but this time it was a hit! We love ya Uncle Bri Bri!

Sterling liked the back of the truck for...um...about two seconds. I think he felt too confined! He can move now - he doesn't want to be stuck! lol

Sitting on Daddy's 4-wheeler with Uncle Luke. We've decided Blake needs a battery-operated one. He loved his friend Noah had. He even went by himself a couple of times. Scary!

Blake kept tackling Sterling (belive it or not..haha) Sterling sat there and looked at him like "what do you think you're doing." Kacie and I were cracking up!

We finally! decorated Blake's walls. I didn't want to hang a thing until I had enough to hang everywhere. Zack was thrilled!

After we were done hanging everything, Blake and Zack were playing on his Harley. He stayed by himself - so Dad was excited!

Um, we weren't to fond of the hammering going on! I love it though!

This is a shirt his Aunt Ashley made for him. It's a temporary one until the one he wears now is too small! It's a little different though, but it is an awesome one!

Here is the football jersey he got for Christmas. Aunt Ashley put his name on the back for us! I couldn't wait to frame it because I was so proud of the idea! Yeah, yeah - I'm a dork!

Mommy's New Favorite Picture

Aunt Ashley decided to spike Blake's hair - so Mommy decided to get the jacket and sunglasses! What do you think....adorable or what?! :)

Hangin' With Dad

Last weekend we spent Sunday afternoon at Grandpa & Grandma Ames'. Blake LOVED the outdoors. Zack took him on a tractor ride and 4-wheeler ride, hung out in Grandpa's shop....all those boy things! We can't wait for the weather to stay warm!

Loungin' Around

Playing In The Clothesbasket

Six Months Old

Blake turned six months old a couple of days ago. We had his pictures taken last week. Most of you probably received one of these, but I decided to go ahead and add the rest to share with everyone. We took a total of eight pictures - I am just hoping that he'll stay this cooperative! :) I'm sure it will all change very soon!

Fun Pictures!

Here are some pictures of all of us. We were goofing around the other night and captured some good pictures. Enjoy!

Beatuiful smile, Blake! He's learned to stick his tounge out at you...thanks Aunt Ashley! :)

We've recently discovered mom's hair. For the most part he's nice...but man does he have a grip when he gets ahold of it!

Wee! Blake loves to be upside down! He laughs extremely hard and immediately crosses his arms and covers his eyes. We just happened to capture the picture first!

Aw mommy! He's finally sharing his kisses with Dad too! They don't feel too well anymore though - we're working on two bottom teeth! We can't wait until they come all the way in!

Blake and daddy! Say cheese!

This is Aunt Ashley's puppy named Harry. He loves Blake. Harry jumps around and licks Blake, and Blake gets his arms going just as fast!

Can't we just go play?!

Whenever we go outside, Blake gets very excited! Zack started opening the curtains to let him look outside. So now it is a daily thing. Whenever we sit down on the couch, he assumes that's what we're going to do!

He especially loves to look outside after school because there are so many cars to follow and kids to watch! Whenever one goes by, he gets serious. And then when they're out of sight, he gets excited and just talks away!

Mmmmmm

Blake has always loved pop cans. As Zack would take drinks and set the can back on the table, Blake would fuss until he picked it up again.

So....Zack decided to let him suck on the side of it! He really thought he was something, let me tell ya!

This is after he got to suck on the can. He was so happy!

A little pose for mommy! Do they look alike or what?!