Tim wants a sports theme fr 2.0 and these are the two we found that we like. Try to ignore all of the obnoxious accessories in the photos and focus only on the bedding. Place your vote using the poll on the right hand side of the page. Thanks!
On June 12th we embarked on what we hoped would be a nice, relaxing 9 day vacation. We planned it around my step-brother Jamie's wedding which was on June 15th. While we did have a good time, it wasn't exactly what we had envisioned. We arrived to Denver Thursday night, visited with Tim's family - where little Jake got to meet his Auntie Tara for the very first time! - and got some rest before heading to Farmington the next day.
On Friday we rented a car and made the 6 hour drive to NM. Jake was a fabulous little traveler! On Saturday Tim, Alan, my dad and step-mom, Jake and I drove up to Durango so the guys could go rafting. This was Tim's first time on a cataraft and only his second time rafting ever (his first was on our honeymoon in Costa Rica). We had a great day outdoors and that evening we met up with my mom & Bob at Steamworks for Jamie & Laurel's rehearsal dinner. We ate some yummy yummy Cajun Boil and mingled with family and new friends.
Sunday we had a lovely Father's day lunch at my dad's, and then we said goodbye to our little baby Jake for my first overnight trip away from him ever. Tim and I checked into a cabin in Durango and then went to Jamie & Laurel's beautiful wedding at Blue Lake Ranch. We had a fantastic time at the wedding and it was nice to have some adult time.
The next morning we awoke in our peaceful cabin and unfortunately received a call from my dad that Jake was sick. He had been vomiting and they could tell he wasn't feeling well. We decided to let them take him in to the doctor. The diagnosis was that Jake had a bit of a stomach virus and to give it time to run its course. We decided Jake was in good hands so we stayed in Durango for the next night and checked in with them often.
Tuesday we headed back to Farmington to get our sick baby boy. When we got there he seemed to be doing much better although he still had a pretty bad case of the runs. We rested the rest of Tuesday in preparation for our drive back to Denver the next day.
Wednesday morning we packed up the car and hit the road. About 45 minutes in to our trip Jake threw up. We cleaned him up, changed his diaper (which he was filling VERY frequently) and got back on the road. We continued having to make frequent stops to change Jake, but we were thankful he didn't throw up anymore. About 3/4 through our trip, however Tim had to make an immediate stop because I got the bug. I threw up again about 10 minutes before we arrived at my sister-in-laws house (thankfully we had a bag) and Jake and I immediately went to bed. I got sick two more times that evening and was feeling really really miserable. Tim came home from a late night fishing trip around 10:30pm and proceeded to get sick as well. So, for the next few days we were all just a sick, tired mess.
Because of this, I didn't take one single picture while we were in Denver for that last half of our trip. I also didn't get to meet my friend Ivory's sweet baby girl Emma :( And this virus hit almost everyone it came in contact with. In addition to Tim and me, my stepmom, grandma, mom, stepdad, and neices all got it even though we were diligent about hand washing and spraying down toys. It was wicked!
Below are the pictures that I did manage to take. Thanks for making it through my novel of a story!
Get this thing off of me!
River Rats - Tim, Dad, Alan
Wooooohooo!
Floatin' down the Animas
First Father's Day!
The beautiful wedding couple
Baby-free! Well, kind of....
Getting attacked at our campground
Ack!
The inside of our cute little cabin
The end of the happy vacation...waiting for the flu to catch us
Here is a picture of Jake, me and his new baby.......
Can't you just see the love in his face?
Cruising through the office with his lion. He pushes this and his little Radio Flyer all over!
Dancing to the music at the McKinney Art & Jazz Festival
Daddy and Jake melting in the heat :)
Cowboy Jake taking a bubble bath outside 
Shake it!
I'm not going to reveal the sex of our new baby until we get some more votes on our ExpectNet game! There are only 4 so far. Where is the love people? ;)
Guess the sex, weight, length and date of birth and if you are the closest guesser you will win a prize!!!
A few weeks behind, but here are pictures from Memorial day weekend and a few random pics from after that. Before we get to the pictures, here are some updates:
On to the pictures!
A helicopter landed super close!
Jake enjoying the outdoors
Mommy & Jake - excuse my bad hair
Hit Country Artist Chris Cagle performing!
Jake dancing with Daddy!
Eating Spaghetti
Loving it!
My big tall boy checking out the doggies
Funny face!
He is full of expression these days
I am finally getting around to posting the last of our pictures from our Farmington trip. I've had a killer cold this whole week and am just ready for it to GO AWAY!!! Jake is turning into such a little boy. He has his moments when he doesn't seem like much of a baby at all. He finally started crawling on all fours all the time, he has learned how to open cabinets, and all he wants to do it stand, stand, stand. He is just a ball of energy, but he naps really well and sleeps through the night like a champ, so we can't ask for much more. Enjoy the pics!
With Uncle Alan, posing for the camera
My favorite picture of the whole trip!
We miss you guys and can't wait to see you again in a few weeks!
