Some people I know always have really creative blog titles (MC)...creativity is not my strength, hence the reason I have no title. Here's a little update for you all:

Doug and Beckham are still just as cute as ever. Beckham is getting to a really fun stage. He rolls all around, sits up on his own, loves to make noise and is smiling lots.

He had his 6 month check up yesterday and is now a whopping 16 pounds. We tried to pose him for some good "Doctor Beckham" pictures, but he kept putting our props in his mouth...which I thought was disgusting. Plus we kept getting stressed that the doctor would walk in on us while we are rummaging through the room.

Last week we went to a Real Salt Lake game with our friends TJ and Tara. It was a lot of fun, especially because we got club seats that gave us unlimited food and drinks. We will definately be going to more.

Doug starts school in two weeks...so the end of our summer close. One thing that will be fun is Doug has nursing clinicals on Labor and Delivery this semester so he will get to come and work with me! I am really excited for him to see what I do all day.

A wonderful Pioneer Weekend

For the 24th of July we went down to Duck Creek to enjoy the mountain air and cabin. Doug's brother Shane came as well and we had a great time fishing and four wheeling. The weather was great and it was a very relaxing weekend.

My nephew Kade was enjoying finding all the little dead fish on the shore line. Sadly, none of us were even skilled enough to catch a fish that small.

My sister Shannon was kind enough to take Beckham on a nice hike in the woods, but I forgot his sunscreen so one of my dad's had to work. I stuffed a burp cloth inside to make it stay on his head. He looked so funny, but still pretty dang cute.

Doug and Shane patched up a canoe my dad had found and we took it and and a kayak to Navajo lake. The canoe kept tipping if more than one person was in it, so Doug and Shane played battle boats (aka tip each other over) while my nephew Preston and I fished some more.

This is the place park

All my family went up a few weeks ago to the "This is the Place" state park. It is full of Pioneer houses, a school house, horses, and a lot of other pioneer buildings. We had a great time, even though it felt like 115 degrees (they wanted to keep it real authentic by having no AC in any of the buildings while you walked around).

This is a very important picture of Bow for two reasons. First, it shows just how hot it was because Bow is actually walking in water...a first in his two years of life. He avoids getting into water at all costs. Second it is important to document that I was able to sneak him into the park and have him walking around with us all day without anyone kicking him out.

I assumed you could have pets there because it's all outside, but when I got there I found out no pets allowed. So I tried having my nephew Preston act like he was autistic so we could say he was a service animal...Preston just couldn't quite pull it off. Then I figured we could just say he was a service animal in training. But I still haven't made the fake service animal jacket for him, so I knew that wouldn't fly. I also got a few integrity and honesty lessons from various nieces and nephews..."You will be held accountable for your lying Aunt Tricia"... that doesn't feel very good to hear. :) So I told them we would just walk right through the entrance with him and if they said anything to me I would take him out. The girl at the gate was cleverly distracted by myself, while my dad slipped right by with the Bow Dizzle. Mission accomplished!

Already at a young age Beckham was being disruptive in class...what will do when he really has to go to school....

Doug and I love getting funny pictures of Beckham doing every day things. I thought washing clothes would be a great one for the collection! It was going well until Beckham took a nose-dive for the washer. He wasn't very happy with me for a few seconds after.

And as you can see by his face, he was even more angry with me when I actually made him finish his work and hang the cloth up to dry. I just really believe in teaching him to finish a job no matter what! :) It's never too young to teach a kid to work!

We also did a nice hike up Ensign Peak where Brigham Young hiked up to plot where the temple was going to be. There was really neat stories and history my dad was able to tell us at the top of the hike that I had never heard before. I really have a lot of respect and admiration for the Pioneers and all that they did in their lives for the church to move forward. I also love hearing my dad spout off stories, facts, and timeline of the Pioneers. It is fascinating to me all that he knows. My mom was a trooper and made it up the mountain. Beckham absolutely loved the hike.

This morning I was trying to get ready and I came up with genius idea...which Beckham loved. He kept trying to eat the faucet and he enjoyed being up high, right next to me. It worked great for about 5 whole minutes until he discovered the cold water nozzle. He turned it on full blast, right onto himself. That was the end of my great idea.

Doug and I are just loving this little boy. He is in a really fun stage and we love seeing all the new things he is learning.

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!