Mem-rees...

We headed to Powell for Memorial Day. The boat was finally back in the water after a little (major) engine work and as of Monday the weather was supposed to be gorgeous. We got a fabulous sunshade and umbrellas and rafts for Tagg thinking that the weather was supposed to be awesome. Instead, it rained for 4 of the 5 days...and hard! You can't see how much it poured from this picture but the little white thing is a rain drop...one of millions! It was noisy and there were waterfalls galore. Overall, an eventful trip...we lost the stroller out of the truck on the way down (saved but for some road rash), the dogs had their first trip in kennels in the back of the truck, Marc & Becky almost got hit by lightning and their windshield broke in the wind, we blew an engine and the generator but generally had a blast! We ended up camping in the Rincon the one night we were able to make it out of the slips with Scott's cousin and his boys.

In between rain storms, we played washoes, wakeboarded, surfed and water skied. It was really awesome! It was such a joy to be in our favorite place with all the sibs. Marc & Becky and Tiff are the best aunts and uncles! This little outfit was one that Marc (Mr. 4.0) & Becky (our new college graduate - congrats, girl!) got for his baby shower. It's been on a stuffed dog until recently. He really rocked the crabs!

This little Nike outfit was a gift from Aunt Kris and Uncle Hank and it was so freaking cute on him. He's into mostly 12 month clothes at this point. At his 9 month check up he was 29.5 inches (80+ percentile) and 20.5 lbs (35%). Tall and skinny...shocker!

Lisa and Tiff have been training for their Wasatch Back relay race in June. We both unintentionally signed up for harder runs than last year - more hills, longer runs - and are trying our best to train for them. One of our training challenges...hiking in Park City to get a little altitude training.

Our friend Jen and her dog, Spaulding, took us on a great hike. Tagg thought it was hysterical. Apparently, trying to grab mommy's hair is waaaay more fascinating than the woods and the dogs and stuff. At least he had fun! Mommy thought she was going to choke, pass out or end up with a broken back. Dude...you are heavy! Seriously, though, it was a great hike and we look forward to doing more soon!

Time Flies!

Can't believe it's been a month since we posted. Where to start? Tagg is as fabulous as ever. His new favorite toys are the simple things: wooden blocks, tupperware (photographic evidence), splashing water without cracking a smile, one of Lisa's necklaces and a sunscreen stick. Go figure! He giggles, he babbles, he loves his books, he seems to be ambidextrous, he's fast as a whip when he crawls.

We had a great Mother's Day (are they all as great as the first one? I can only hope!). Tagg and Scott got mommy a digital picture frame for her office loaded with pictures and Tagg got a cute little frame with his hand-prints that says "Someday when I am so tall, this is to remind you that once my hands were quite small." How cute is that? Flowers, brunch...what a day!

He sprouted a couple of new teeth - one on top and one on bottom over Memorial at Lake Powell. He's standing pretty well and took a couple of steps AND said mama when Lisa left the room...but he hasn't repeated any of it so we're not sure if we can count it. Whatever! Sure we can! He's digging solid food and is quite adept at smacking any offending pureed stuff out of the way. He's quick!

He's still sleeping like a champ, probably because he spends his days chasing cousin Ashley around the house and tormenting the dog. He's decided that screaming is more fun than talking. Wow, the eardrums! He's also a great help with the laundry...loves to unstack anything that's been folded and helps with Lisa's bras.

We've so enjoyed spring and being able to be outside, although it seems like it's been more rainy than usual this year. We finally broke and got Tagg a walker. He's so close to actually walking (like actually holding his bottle on his own - sure, he can do it but if we will...why bother!). He cruises! And he loves chasing the dogs! It's a good thing we started him the day before lawn day so he had some weeds to use a speed bumps. He's quick!

Cutest Baby in the World!!

Way back on March 12th (Lisa's bday present ... funny, it used to be shoes!), we had a new set of pictures taken of Tagg. They're priceless, the best gift ever ... just like him. He is by far the cutest baby in the world!

I Love Stairs!!

Just a week after he started crawling, Tagg decided to tackle the stairs. Successfully. Now he goes turbo-charged straight for them every chance he gets. That's really cute when he looks up at you when you walk in the door, smiles and books it across the floor to give you loves. When he's heading for the stairs, it's a little scary! We've actually taken to blocking them with the Grayco. If we could just teach him to get down backwards, it would be a lot less stressful but he's all about going head first. Crazy kid!

(P.S. Don't let the initial crying fool you. That's his fake cry!)

Tagg has been so fascinated by the dog water that we decided to give him his own splash pool outside. It's hysterical! He just loves to splash and play in the water. And we love that it's not the dog water! (Morgan's pretty happy about it too.) How fun will it be when it's warm enough for a pool?!

Pillows & Giggles

One of Tagg and Daddy's favorite games. Guaranteed laughs every time! (Remember when we were afraid we'd break him?!)

Run, Mommy, Run!

Tiffany and I finished our second half-marathon on Saturday, April 18th. We started at the U and ran way further than we ever expected, beating our Vegas time by over 10 minutes! We were less than 30 seconds behind Dane from the Biggest Loser, and beat an 85 year old dude by like seconds. Overall it was a really gratifying race. We were quite surprised at how fun and fast the race felt....seriously are we at Liberty Park already?! There were great people cheering all along the way and it was awesome.

Our dear friend Natalie ran it with us, on her birthday, and she kicked butt for her first long distance run! She's almost too funny to run with! But seriously, she really pushed us to run a faster pace than we might have otherwise. We have got to stop inviting people who beat us! Lori and Brad did the marathon course on their bikes and Scott sprinted to the finish line with Tagg in a stroller so that they could be there to cheer us on at the finish line. It was really awesome and Tagg loved the medals!

We were very grateful that we managed to squeeze on a packed Trax train, that Lisa's vitamin I kicked in, that the weather was beautiful and the free bands were willing to get up at the crack of dawn to play for us, that little kids were standing in their front doors in their PJs waving flags for everyone, that my friend Carrie gave us VIP treatment on our gear check, for coffee, and that our friends and loved ones were there to cheer us on for those last, painful few hundred yards. 13.1 miles baby!

After the race, we all went to Nikelle's 4th birthday party at "Bouncing Off the Walls" which is as crazy as it sounds! The bounce house has slides, climb walls, and all kinds of inflatable fun. Of course, that also means a few teeth through lips, bloody noses, potential athlete's foot... were we supposed to know that socks were required?! We had gotten Nikelle a cute little princess crown and scepter in Catalina and it seemed like a hit. She is a little princess after all! Maybe she'll see that picture where Ana and I were trying it on (just to see) and think her crazy ol' "aunts" are really cool. Tagg was a little overwhelmed by his first birthday party, but he sure loved going down the slide with Daddy.

After that, we ran home for a costume change and went to a wedding reception in Provo. It was really beautiful and there were kids and chocolate fountains and gorgeous pictures of the newlyweds everywhere. Congratulations Brett & Stacey!

What a crazy, crazy day. I'm tired. We need another weekend!

Happy Easter!

Easter egg hunts? With candy? Are you kidding?! Just put me in the tub with some stuff to splash at! We had a great holiday with Tagg, even though his favorite parts were mostly thing we do every day.

We went to brunch at Log Haven - a beautiful, award winning restaurant just up the canyon from where we got married - with Lisa's family. The food was lovely, and Tagg was very well behaved. So much so that he actually fell asleep in the high chair. So dang cute! Aunt Tiff will be sending more pictures of him sacked out in a chair soon, so check back!

That evening, we went to Scott's parents and had a traditional ham dinner and dyed Easter eggs with his cousin Ashley who he loves dearly. Tagg got a bunch of super cute Easter clothes, a crazy singing Easter bunny, and lots of candy (thank goodness Alice the dog was rotten and ate all of it before we...I mean, WE... got to it! maybe next year he'll be a little more interested in finding the eggs. Today, the fake grass was pretty much the big hit (after splashing in the bath!)

The day was beautiful, the flowers were blooming and it finally smelled like spring! It was a beautiful Easter Sunday and we are excited for spring!