July 4th

Cousins Chris and Andy were in town for the week, and they accompanied Uncle E, JJ and me to the fireworks show at Auditorium Shores.  This was JJ's first fireworks show and I was a little worried the noise would bother him or he'd turn into a monster from staying up so late.  But he ended up doing pretty well!  He had fun dancing to the symphony music before the fireworks started, and then during the show he helpfully kept telling us to "Look! Look!" at the fireworks.

Riding to the show in style, courtesy of Chris

Having fun with Andy

Rough-housing with Uncle E

My attempt at capturing the fireworks

My silly patriotic dessert

A few days later we had dinner at Eric and Jess's and got cute pictures of Wesley with the cousins.

Summer Treats

Our treats this summer weekend were baby laughter, juicy watermelon, and a wee bit of refreshing rain.

Wesley's 4-Month Doctor Visit (+ misc. pictures)

Wesley is 4 months old!  He did great with his 2 shots (plus oral rotavirus vaccine) and is growing well.  The doctor said he can try some rice cereal anytime now.

His stats:
Weight: 15 lbs 14 oz (50-75th percentile)
Height: 25.5 inches (50-75th percentile)
Head circumference: 42.8 cm (70-90th percentile)

Compare to JJ's 4-month stats.

Other stuff Wesley is up to: laughing, squealing, continuing to roll over (belly to back), reaching for toys, jamming everything in his mouth, and being very interested in his brother.

Some recent pictures of the boys:

Backyard pool time

Mini ice cream cone treat

Opening a gift from Nana

Bro snuggle time

Diaper bonnet

Water Balloons

JJ's first time playing with water balloons!

Hitting the pool on Memorial Day

We checked out the new community center pool today.  JJ had lots of fun playing in the water features.  He was a little bummed out that he couldn't go down the slide (it'll be awhile before he's 48 inches tall) but he still had a good time.  Wesley donned a bathing suit for the first time and dipped his feet into the pool but mostly hung out in the shade.

The Merry Month of May

Here are some miscellaneous pictures from this month.  Some of these are courtesy of Jess and Eric and their awesome camera.

Wesley enjoys bath time and has started to do lots of kicking and flailing while he bathes.

Daddy brought home a super tasty ice cream cake for my birthday.  JJ approved.

My parents had us over on May 6 for a birthday lunch for me!  Yum.  

Dessert was a decadent chocolate peanut butter cheesecake.

Hugging his new Sophie giraffe, courtesy of Aunt Jess and Uncle Eric.

I think Wes looks like a 6-month-old in this picture.

On my actual birthday, Andy and I went out to dinner and a quiz.  I had a delicious Tres Leches cake for dessert at 400 Rabbits.

Delivery of 6 cubic yards of woodchips for the new playset.  JJ, who is obsessed with trucks, was napping when the woodchips were delivered, so I had to snap some pictures for him.

Brotherly love on a Sunday morning.

JJ (and Jonah) having fun on his new playset.

Everything's bigger at Costco.