Jaydin LOVES to be on our bed, but whenever he is he just wants to roll, roll, roll... but it keeps him VERY happy :) i can't believe that he is already 8.5 months old!!! he just got three teeth in on top so he has been a VERY fussy baby, but when he is around other people he seems to be happier, go figure... so no one ever believes me when i say he is crabby.

he's just the cutest bug

Paige just got done watching 'Sleeping Beauty' and all she wanted to do was dance and sing.. so here she is singing and dancing with her prince Jaydin... little did she know...

he was gonna lay a big ole kiss on her ...

and that he would do it again :)

so we haven't really been doing too much this summer... Jason has been stuck at work with not much time off and no chance of vacation anytime soon because of the verizon/alltel merger ... jason decided to "surprise" me by getting tattoos while i was in washington... they are actually size of each of the kids footprints after they were born... he is proud to sport them

paige LOVES her lil brother... especially now that she decided that she could pick him up whenever she wants... we were at my inlaws and looked over and she was holding him upside down by his ankles... jaydin was just smiling and happy.... but we were all a lil scared :)

it has only taken a few weeks, but he started rocking on his knees and two days ago he SCOOTED!!!! went from the couch into the playroom to get to the weebles castle ... it is so cute to watch, and after refusing to roll for the last two months he is rolling back and forth and ALL OVER the place, there is no stopping him now...

the first time he went to the beach :) well he was a sandy, but holland beach... he sat in the sand playing with a shovel for a while and then a handful of sand went in the mouth, and a few minutes later 2 fistfuls of sand went in the mouth... that is when we went in the water and he LOVES to splash!!

the FIRST thing paige does when we get to the beach (every time) is get herself buried in the sand... David (jason's brother) buried Jaydin's feet after he buried paige, and jaydin didnt seem to be bothered by it...

he loves the water...

Paige is now infatuated with feeding Jaydin, anything she eats she tries to give Jaydin some... i think he is catching on because everytime we eat he whines like it is so unfair if he doesnt get a taste... he loves cherrios and puffs right now... and he is feeding himself which is very cute...

jaydin "reading" his book :)

hopefully it won't be too much longer before i post again :) hope everyone is having a great summer.

I took this picture in early june... so Jaydin is 5 months and Paige 4 ... it was really cute because she just wanted to hold him and cuddle... i took them to make Father's day card.

Jason and Jaydin, proud dad of two.

he is getting his first tooth... could feel it for the first time today 7.7.09... that puts him almost exactly two months behind Paige who got hers at 4 months old.

"the face" .. lol

while at Birch Bay, WA, i was walking back to the picnic tables and i heard a thud, turned and saw a crab flying through the air ... a seagull dropped him ... he was a pretty big crab so i am glad i went back and took a picture.

my mom making Jaydin fly at the Bellingham Airport... this airport was VERY small... it only had 2 gates :)

The last day we were in Washington :( ... i already miss the girls, it was a lot of fun and very nice to see all of them again.

At Whatcom Falls Park, WA ... Jaydin had his first swing ride along side of Nikki.

My mom me and JD at Whatcom Falls Park

San Juan Islands, Cattle Pt.

I sat Jaydin on the couch and he kept eating his feet which made Cameron laugh so hard ... it was really cute.

San Juan Islands, Friday Harbor ... we had a bite to eat and i put JD in a resturant high chair, he was so proud of himself :)

Mt. Baker in the rain

Larrabee State Park, WA

photo booth and jd

me and paige had a lil fun with the photo booth on our mac... LOL  ... some of the images can be pretty funny :)

i think this one is 'fish eye'

X-RAY setting

Jaydin decided to join the party :0)

this one is the mirror setting

Jaydin just started to eat baby food!!  just the oatmeal and rice mixes that have fruit in them, but he enjoys them ... although he does try and suck his thumb while i am feeding him, so i have to hold down his left had while he eats 

his FAVORITE toy is his giraffee that we call raffie!  he LOVES to suck on his tail ...

he is not the hugest fan of being on his tummy, but he is getting used to it... although with a great dane in the house he doesn't really get a lot of floor time... but he has mysteriously rolled over in his crib 4 TIMES now, but NOONE has seen him... we put him to bed on his belly and he has woken up on his back 4 times PLUS at grandma Stegehuis' he rolled over while her back was turned and the only one to see it was David (Jason's little brother who is 8) ... so i am trying to be patient with him, but i want to see him roll over SO bad... Paige was doing it by 3 months!!! it is driving me nuts!! :)

flashback

we brought zahn to the vet the other week and he weighed 125.7 lbs. (he is 1.5 years old)

he is starting to fill out a little more.
Genesis made it to 120 lbs and was 2 years old, but we think that she was a lil taller than zahn...  still cant believe its been over a year since we had to put her down.

we went to the GR Museum a few weeks ago and it was exactly the same as it was when me and jay went there when we were kids... the only reason we went was for the dinosaur exhibit because paige thinks they are cool.

Paige making a very cute a photo opportunity :)

DINOPAIGE!!!

Paige drew a dinosaur... i drew it with my finger on the chalkboard and she traced it, but it is still good 

chillin in the tub

our computer is so cool, in our picture program we can retouch/BLUR out parts that we dont want to see.  FOr instance, JD's lil baby boy parts and believe it or not, paige had chocolate all over her face before i touched it up :)  i think its pretty cool.

Jaydins first shoulder ride

Jaydin is still proudly sucking his thumb :)  and it is still very cute.

Jasons sister sarah tried out some spray hair gel out on Jaydin and we gave him a lil mowhawk, it is  a lil curly though :)