Summers Sons' Saturday Soup

Wow! Where has the week gone? I didn't have anything planned this week but for some reason the week flew by, and I still haven't checked off hardly anything on my list. Here's some pics to share. First is our super fun Murder Mystery dinner that our great friends the Janke's put together. We had a great time and are so glad to have such fun friends here! I was an FBI agent with a rich lady cover and Shawn was the town Mayor.The picture of Jack was funny to me because it looks like he's celebrating or shouting hurray!!Final shot - I've been working on a new feet picture for the blog header - but getting the boys to both sit still, not cry, not squeeze the other one to death is kinda a challenge! Oh, well - I'll have to wait for Shawn to help me ... We hope you all had a great week, and can't wait to see our family this week for Jack's blessing!!!

Two Fun Tags

Tag #1: Look in your picture file, find the fourth folder, find the fourth picture in that folder and post it - the result A super cute picture of Jack taken by Erica, love it.


Tag #2: This one I thought was super cute, so here it goes:

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car) Brownie 4-Runner
2. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR'S NAME: ("The" + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”) The Reading Sun Tour
3. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie) Oatmeal Cookie Dough Snickerdoodle
4. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name) M-Sum
5. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal) Red Dog
6. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born) Hill St.Anthony
7. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first) Summe
8. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The" + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink) The Blue Almond Punch
9. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers) Bill Grant
10. STRIPPER NAME: (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy) Eternity FastBreak
11. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ) Siddoway "G"
12. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter) Weatherston Washington
13. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower) Summer Iris
14. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”) Pineapple Pajama-ie
15. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree) Banana Pancake Willow

I know tag anyone who wants to do either of these tags - they were both really fun!!!Don't be scared, you know you want to do it . . . .

Summers Sons' Saturday Soup

Jack is 1 month old today! I can't believe its already been a month. He continues to be the best little boy, sleeping and eating great. One thing that I love about Jack is how alert he is. He'll stare right at us and its such a funny thing because its like he's "really" observing you and remembering you. He and Sam are so cute together and I went into check on Jack while he was napping and found a "friend" in napping with him too. This is Sam's Baby Jack (Mic - you'll recognize this little contribution you made to Sam's toy collection) and he's been napping, pooping, and yes even eating. I went to nurse Jack and Sam decided that his Baby Jack was hungry and sure enough he lifted his shirt and fed him, then burped him, then layed him down to sleep. What a good brother.

Sam has had another great week - really his behavior this week has been very good, and I think that he's going to be okay. For awhile there, I was nervous because he had become really aggressive and physical, but he seems to be learning (slowly) that being kind is a lot more fun. This week he's done some pretty cool things. First it started off with a trip to Target and one Buzz Lightyear Costume. He was so excited to put on the costume, and then once on it didn't come off for two days - literally; and we could only call him Buzz, not Sam.
Only the call of nature could get him to even partially remove it. In fact the first night he slept in it, I went in to check on him and he was drenched with sweat (the costume is nylon). So I took it off of him hoping to make him more comfortable. At 2:00 A.M. he woke up to go to the bathroom, noticed he wasn't wearing Buzz anymore and started to sob until we put it back on him. We ordered him a way cool inflatable "Jet Pack" to complete the costume and give him wings so he can be a real space ranger. He thinks he's pretty hot stuff - and can't get over looking at himself in any reflective surface (notice the picture by the glass door - he's checking himself out).
Second: Shawn gave him a special treat and took him to Walking With Dinosaurs - a really cool show that has automated Dinosaurs. They are super life-like, and Shawn and Sam loved it. Sam is also learning at a really young age that Dad is the guy to take to places like this, he made off with a super cool (and expensive) dinosaur toy, french fries and ice cream!

Third: We hit some garage sales this weekend and got some killer cowboy boots. I of course took a picture - but have discovered another hilarious thing about Sam. I say, "Say Cheese" and Sam makes his cheese fit the occasion. For example, he said "Cheese Cowboy Boots" or when I took his Buzz picture he said "Cheese Buzz LightYear" or "Cheese Dancing" - he's very descriptive.

Finally I have to note how happy and blessed I feel right now. As I hold and play with my two healthy, sweet boys I realize how wonderful it is to be me. I don't always have these feelings - especially when Sam has just hit me and told me I was mean, or Jack has pooped through his diaper, or I haven't showered at 2:00 in the afternoon and my house is a complete mess, but overall my life is very happy thanks to my boys and my sweet husband - who not only loves me and our boys, but shows it in everything he does!

My Beautiful Baby

My extremely talented friend Erica took pictures of Jack last Friday, and did a wonderful job, that I can't help but post them for all of you to see! Isn't he such a beautiful boy?? Well I won't make you answer that, but as his mother, I can answer completely unbiased that he is in fact BEAUTIFUL! (okay Erica's great photography skills might add to it too!) Enjoy.
I loved these pictures of the two of us, and after listening to President Uctdorf's talk at the R.S. General meeting, I have to agree that my greatest joy has come from the two little boys that I have helped create.

Summers Sons' Saturday Soup

We had a fun and busy week with the two boys, and I'm trying to get use to having two kids (oh, I was so niave to think that I can still get all my "things" done in between feedings, diaper changes, playing with Sam, etc.) Jack hung out with his friend Claire and experienced his first trip to the Blank Park Zoo. Sam being the great big brother he is showed him the ropes, and decided that Jack's favorite part was seeing the lions.
Shawn made a new best friend when we were feeding the farm animals - the llamas couldn't get enough of him, and Shawn loved them back.Sam stayed busy helping me dig up the flower bed and then play in the mud and hunt for spiders in the window wells - and we found a whopper! He's been pretty good with Jack, but seems to be finally feeling the impact of having to share time with another person. I only beat him once or twice a day for climbing on top of Jack to give him a kiss, so I feel like we are doing pretty good (J/K). He's been noticing that Jack doesn't like to have his stomach squished and crys when this happens, and he said to me "Mom, Jack doesn't like me." I asked him why, and he said, "Because I'm mean to him." At least he's making the connection, but this correlation hasn't changed his approach to loving his brother. Overall, he's been really good, and I'm so happy that he seems to love Jack so much.

Brotherly Love

Jack had his 2 week check up and everything was great. He is 8 lbs. 6 oz. (gained 1 pound) and 20 1/2 inches long, and 50% in everything. He is still doing great, and last night only woke up once sleeping for 5 hours and then 3 1/2 hours! I love this little guy.

The story I can't wait to tell brought tears to my eyes. I told Sam we had to take Jack to the doctor, and Sam asked if he had to get a shot. I couldn't remember so I said maybe. Sam started to scream and cry, and I asked him what was wrong and he said "We can't take him there Mom, he'll get hurt!" Ohhhh.... needless to say I started to cry and comforted Sam by telling him it would make Jack big and healthy if they had to give him shots and it only hurts for a minute. Despite the laying on him to kiss him and poking his nose and face, Sam really does love Jack! I'm sure Jack loves Sam too.

Summers Sons' Saturday Soup

READYSET, GO . . .Day at the Apple Orchard
An Ear of Corn - literally. This is what happens when you swim in a pool of corn, we're still finding in it crevises and corners you wouldn't believe. IOWA GROWN
Jump Pillow
This goat was about 15 feet off the ground, on this tiny platform just munching on some food - he must have been starving!Cowboy Up

Shawn is the self proclaimed master of stiltz - he says he owes all of his success to hours wasted working for BYU's sprinkler crew with Kaelub. They used and ruined shovels for practice.Sam's absolute favorite part of the day was riding the pedal tractors!!! Future Farmer???
This was such a great place and it had the Three Little Pigs houses (straw, stick and brick) that the kids could go inside and act out the story! We had a great day at the orchard, and made away with some cider slushies, cider donuts, and a bag of crisp and deliscious apples!

Here are some parting shots of Jack - he such a great baby, and we're loving him more and more each day.
Newborns are so hard for me to take good pictures of - the camera always seems to catch the strangest angles and expressions, and here's a great example of that.
Soooo Tired