Happenings...

We have been loving summer so much! Doug and I are both working full-time and enjoying our one day off a week together. Beckham is growing so fast and is such a happy baby. He has been sick the past week with a cold, but is still as smiley as ever.

Last week we went to the zoo and had a good time taking pictures with Beckham and the animals. Here he is almost being eaten by a alligator...He started crying and then I felt like a bad mom.

Beckham enjoying his time with the prairie dogs

I have attempted to go running a few mornings and I think that Beckham looks so cute all bundled up in the jogging stroller.

Doug's sister Brooke and her kids have been in town the past month and we have loved getting to see them! Shaun and Beckham have matching Sunday outfits.

Austin sure loves Bow and is really good at washing him

Aly and I welcomed the warm weather by longboarding down Provo canyon. I had Bow run down it with us and he was actually able to keep up really well. Also, we started playing wallyball every Wednesday night at 7 pm...so if you ever want to play, let me know! It's a lot of fun and Beckham is getting really good!

Wonderful AZ

We got back last night from a great trip to Arizona for my sister Alyson's wedding. I am so excited that she and Brett finally tied the knot! He is a great guy and I am excited to have him in our family. Here is Beckham all ready to go on the trip...

After this trip Beckham has now been to Illinois, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona! All before 3 months old...what a traveler!

We spent a few days baking and cooking for the wedding. My talented sister Shannon made the wedding cake and it looked awesome. She even gave me a lesson on cake decorating, which I will hopefully put to use some time soon.

The weather in Phoenix was great...85-90 degrees...so we took advantage of the sun and went swimming. Beckham really enjoyed the water and looked so cute in his swimming suit. (Thanks to my sister-in-law Candice for letting us use the swim trunks and for letting us overwhelm her house with all the family in town.)

I went down a week before with my mom and two nieces to spend some time with my Grandpa Hall. I love him and get a kick out of hearing all his stories. He is a lot of fun to visit with.

We also got to visit with Doug's great grandmother. She is so sweet and I really enjoyed meeting her for the first time. I also got to meet his great aunt Linda and her kids. They are all so nice.

I didn't take any pictures of the wedding because I was too busy visiting, dancing, and eating delicious food, but here is one I was able to get my hands on. It was such a fun night and everything went perfectly. Aly looked great and the weather couldn't have been better.

This past week I have really started to see how much bigger Beckham is. He fits into clothes that once drowned him. Here is a progression of his growth, next to his trusty monkey for reference of size.

at a few days old

One month old

and now at two months old

After feeding Beckham at 2 am I came back to bed to find Doug like this. He often falls asleep in bed with his DS in hand. He has been working really hard these past few weeks with school and somehow stays optimistic and happy all the time.

In preparation for the day of doom (when I have to go back to work) we started introducing the bottle. I thought it was going to be this huge struggle and ordeal, but it was quite to opposite. He drank it right up and didn't seem to mind at all. What a great little boy we have!

We went to color-me-mine and did this plate a few weeks back. Doug and I are not the most creative and artistic, but we really like how it turned out. It was surprising how difficult it was to get his hand prints to work. Every time we tried to put them on the plate Beckham would clench his hand into a fist that was near impossible to open. Eventually we got it after his hands, feet, and head were covered with paint (we were not the best at keeping his hands away from his face/head while trying to get the handprint).

And last, but certainly not least...Doug started his new job last week and is loving it. He has caught on really fast and enjoys the people he works with. What I am surprised about is how happy he is at 5:30 in the morning!

Chicago

The three of us had a wonderful trip to Chicago last week to visit our dear friends Ali and Vance. I was a little worried to go with a 6 week old, but it was the only time that Doug and I both had work off and it was Doug's spring break. The trip ended up working out perfectly and we had a great time.

Sleeping is what Beckham did the most on the flights. Doug and I realized that flying with a baby gives you VIP treatment. We went to the front of all lines and got great seats on the plane.

We went to the museum of science and industry and it had some awesome things to see and do. I think it could entertain any age for quite some time.

Our first night we decided to eat at hot doug's to get the true taste of the Chicago hot dog. Well after traveling for a while we arrived only to find it closed at 7 pm. That led us onward to a delicious little corner shop that had amazing roast beef sandwiches...good enough to be on the food network.

We took a chilling walk down Michigan avenue to the giant silver bean... Doug and I had never heard/seen it before, but it was quite the tourist attraction. It was pretty cool to see the reflection of all the tall buildings in it.

Vance doing a great job pushing Beckham. Beckham was a very good traveler. I just realized that we don't have any pictures of him outside of his car seat because he was always to content we didn't want to ruin a good thing. Also, it was pretty cold outside and we wanted to keep him as bundled as possible.

On our way home we had a pit stop in California for the night to visit Doug's family. We loved seeing his two aunts, cousins, and grandma and grandpa. I really wish we could have spent a few days visiting, but it was only a grand total of 12 hours in CA before our flight left for UT.

Photo shoot

My talented cousin Sara came over last week and took some great pictures of Beckham. He tolerated all that we did...even though I am sure he was tired of being posed and moved all around. Here's a sample of the great shots that she got...

This was the last picture that we took. He started to tell us that he was done!

Beckham sure loves Doug.

Sara's son Henry is 6 months old and he was so well behaved the entire time. We got some fun pictures with them together. I LOVE this picture.

This is Bow's " I am sick of pictures face"

And here is Henry handling life so well, even with our dog sitting right on top of him.

We love this little boy and feel so blessed to have him in our lives.

Fun with Daddy

Doug here posting on the blog. I know it is a surprise, but i could not pass the opportunity to post about this cute baby.

the other day i was sitting on the couch playing my DS, and Beckham make a noise(one of those baby noises) and i looked at him and said, "yes what can i do for you?" and he said, "grunt-grunt." but as the great dad that i am, i understood that to be, "Daddy what i really need is one of those gummy-bears that you have." and i replied, "but Beckham what would your Mommy say?" and with a few more grunts he told me, "mommy is asleep and she will never know." needless to say Tricia found out.

but before Tricia woke up Beckham and I decided to go on a ride around the house. but i will say that it was his idea to go out to Macey's for ice cream, and i did warn him not to get the KONG cone, but did he listen? no. but i got him home in time for Tricia to wake up and not suspect anything.