Nick's First Trip to the Mountians

Nicholas had his first trip into the mountains while his grandparents were here. We went to the Silver Fork Lodge in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Nick loves to be outside so he LOVED the mountains! This is a good thing since he’s going to be in them a lot as he is training for the Olympics and X Games :0) We ate outside on the deck at the restaurant. It got a little bit chilly so we got Nick a nice warm blanket. He loved being under the blanket and was entertaining himself and everyone around him being his usual goofy self :0) I kept hearing people ask, “Did that baby just pose for the camera!?” HAHA Yep, Nicholas LOVES the camera! He can be having a temper tantrum (shocking, I know!) and if I take out the camera, he’ll stop and pose mid-tantrum! How did that happen!? Hmm…could it be the amount of pictures that he has had taken of him!? I guess we’ll never know ;0)

Dinosaur Park

While my parents were here we went out to lunch with everyone from John’s office. We discovered that Nicholas can sit in “restaurant” high chairs now! I know that doesn’t seem like a big deal, but like everything else with Nicholas, I think it is :0) I kept meaning to get picture that day, but I forgot. So, I took pictures the next morning when we went to Breakfast!! Nicholas loves to sit in the high chairs and he also likes to chew on them and the table. We also took Nick to Dinosaur Park. They have a few robotic dinosaurs there and tons of statues around the park. It wasn’t too hot the day we went so we got to see most of the park. Nicholas also went on his first ride down a slide (my dad took those pictures so I will have to scan them in sometime). Nicholas did pretty well on the hour long drive. Grandma Gretch kept him laughing most of the way :0)

Getting Taller!

Nicholas is getting taller and taller by the day! We had to move his crib down to the lowest level because he was pulling himself up on the bars. My parents flew in on Monday, 8/7/06 for a week :0) Here are some pictures of Nicholas showing his climbing skills while waiting for Grandma and Grandpa to get to the house (before we moved the crib down). There is also one of the crab hat they brought for him!! I am thinking that he might be a crab for Halloween, but I know I will change my mind several times before then!

Popsicle Time

Here are some pictures from Nicholas enjoying a Popsicle. Our friend Vicki introduced us to "Mighty Magic Mini" popsicles and Nick just loves them :0) I wish that the Popsicles were flavored, but not colored. They are quite the mess! But, we have it down to a science now :0)

7 Month Photos

I am getting ready to take Nicholas for his 8 month pictures and I realized I never put his 7 month pictures up!! Here they are!

Nick's First Trip to the Zoo

I took Nicholas to the Zoo with some friends this week. Luckily, it was overcast and not too hot for our outing. Nick loved looking at all of the animals. He especially loved the giraffes :0) He was trying to grab them as they got close to him while they were eating. Nicholas just started kicking and laughing when the animals did anything. He also loved being outside. He just looked around and smiled at everything. It was tough to find a way to get pictures of Nick and the animals, but I think you’ll get the idea :0) We are going swimming today and to the Farm next week, so check back for some pictures of those outings soon.

Nicholas & a Tiger (Can you find it!?)

Nicholas & a Giraffe

Watching the Giraffe eat

More Giraffes :0)

Nick & some Rhinos

Mommy & Daddy's Little Firecracker

We went to our friends Becky & Joe’s house for the 4th of July. We had a nice BBQ and Joe put on quite the fireworks display for us! They have 2 Dalmatians, so Nick spent most of his time laughing and trying to pet them. Nicholas loved the fireworks :0) I was surprised that he wasn’t afraid of the sounds. He just squealed and laughed as he watched them. He fell asleep during the fireworks show, but had a fun first 4th of July :0)

Becky & Nicholas

Nick's 4th of July Outfit

Our Little Goofball

Trying to Get Dotty

Some of the Fireworks

Joe with his Bottle Rocket Display

Mommy & Nicholas Watching Fireworks

Watching Fireworks with Daddy

Aftermath of Joe's Awesome Fireworks Show

Daddy Trying to Feed Nicholas :0)

Here are some pictures from John trying to feed Nicholas yesterday. Nick’s high chair cover was in the wash, so John had to try to feed him in his bouncer. Nicholas is getting goofier and goofier by the day, so he was really hamming it up for his Daddy! It was pretty entertaining to watch :0) Of course, I took out the camera and started taking pictures for you all to enjoy!! I was finally able to get a pretty good shot of Nick's teeth :0)

6 Month Photo Shoot

Here are some of the pictures from Nick’s month photo shoot. He did so well for the entire session :0) Some of these were sent off to Sears for their “modeling” contest. You may walk into a Sears anywhere across the country and see our little Nicholas very soon. We are also getting ready for Nicholas and Jackson to go get there pictures taken to be in Old Navy ads and possibly commercials (hopefully! But, once they see them, how could they not put them both on TV!?). We will be doing that in early July. I’ll keep you updated on all of this!! We are still trying to get a picture with Nick showing off his new teeth. More soon…

Finally! We Have...

TEETH!!!

Nick’s first 2 teeth broke through today!! They are the middle two on the bottom. He’s growing up WAY too fast, but he sure looks cute :0) We’ve had quite the week. Nicholas was up all night our first 2 nights back in Utah. At first, we just thought it was just the teething. But, then he got real moody and wasn’t eating. He just was not himself. So, I took him to the Pediatrician on Wednesday. Turns out that Nicholas had an ear infection and a virus that was causing sores in his mouth! No wonder he wasn’t eating!! So, Nick was put on Amoxicillin and alternating Motrin and Tylenol every 4 hours. Add all of this to the fact that his teeth were very close to breaking through and we had one fun week! I think I have had a total of 2 hours of sleep!! Hopefully, he’ll sleep a little bit better tonight since one of his issues has been resolved :0) We tried and tried to get a picture of the new teeth, but Nicholas wasn't having it. So, I posted some other ones from this week. I'll post pics of the new teeth as soon as we can get a good shot! Just a little warning...Nicholas has his 6 month appointment (complete with shots and all) this Tuesday! So, check the Blog this week for a traumatic entry!!

Nick & Jackson Playing

See my feet!?

Nicholas after days and nights of NO SLEEP!!