Run Forrest Run!

Late Friday night as I was stuffing my face with Papa Murphy's pizza and Squirt, Logan informs me we should run a 5k the next morning to support his friend Forrest who is need of a liver. Poor guy has been on the donor list for ages and was in the hospital the day of the race. Of course I couldn't say no, so bright and early the next morning we borrowed our neighbors jogging stroller and hit the pavement. Logan the champion "hung back" by me (he was also the one who pushed Jack the whole way). We had so much fun, we bought our own jogging stroller off KSL that same day.

We also took Jack for his very first swim. He basically just sat there, wide eyed and entranced. The second time we took him he loosened up a bit and started kicking and playing.

In the small, brief window of sunshine and summer we had, we took advantage and headed to Green Canyon with the Tippets. We enjoyed delicious hot dogs and cobbler. Mmmmm!

At first, Jack wasn't happy to get out of bed and run either.

My #. I felt professional. Especially when they had drink stations along the way and you could grab a cup as they help it out for you, drink it, and throw it on the ground. I wasn't thirsty but did it just because it was fun.

Logan.

Our group that ran for Forrest.

The usual result at the end of an activity- sleep. Also, after the third comment of "what a cute little girl" I decided Jack will never wear this gender neutral shirt again.

Camping with the Tippets!

I love it when he sucks on his bottom lip.

The Peruvians.

Swimming!

When you see a basket, how can you not put a baby in it?

Thanks to Mysha and her wonderful mothering tips, Jack sleeps like a champ at naptime when he is swaddled (and thanks to Staci for the blanket- it works perfect). Three to four hours at a time! He's so cute when he sleeps.

That one pesky little arm always finds its way out.

Jack has finally found his dorky little laugh. By the way, I didn't have the blue duck edit on purpose. He just happened to be there. Ha Ha.

A bunny who lays eggs?

This is a little late, but Easter weekend was fabulous. We went to G town to spend time with the family. Staci and the boys were down from Colorado which made our visit all the better. Mom pulled a Grandma Mathews by having a bunny theme for the weekend. Seriously, the house was spewing with bunnies - the boys loved it. We also dragged the kids out of bed early Saturday morning for the Easter egg hunt at the park. It was freezing cold and lets face it-not fun. Adam was terrified of the Easter bunny and wouldn't stop flopping on the ground in fear and Logan took an unhappy Jack home early. Regardless, Will did get a good loot of candy and I got some great pictures of Adam. Later that day we went down to Loa to visit Grandma and Grandpa Chappell. It was the first time they had seen Jack. Then we went to a place called Sun Glow to eat delicious Bruce Burgers and build a fire.

Later that week was Baby Animal Days at the American West Heritage Center- a favorite in the Christenson home. Jack basically slept the whole time, but by pushing a stroller around, Logan and I didn't look like losers running around petting bunnies and ducks like we used to. And if two hours of pure baby animals wasn't enough, we went to the Willow Park Zoo the next week.

The boys- Wills, Adam, and Jack

What's going on here? Isn't this picture straight out of the 50s?

Adam staring at his soon to be enemy.

Poor kid. I can't blame him- that rabbit is just waiting to chew a child up. Terrifying.

William and his proud bucket of candy.

I love this picture.

Grandpa Chappell, Jack and Logan.

Four generations.

Jack didn't love the cold wind at Sun Glow.

Papa Bruce :)

This man makes a mean Hamburger. Bruce Burgers- Delicious!

Oh Lafe...

Me, Grandma Mathews, Mom, and Jack. Four generations.

Jack at Baby Animals. He's just thrilled to be there.

Cochino.

They had baby bears this year! My gads they were spectacular. Just like baby humans, but covered in fur. Pure Genius.

The cutest baby bear of all. We decided to take this one home.

Baby turtles. Like the size of a quarter...and I hear they can also be used as currency in some countries.

The beautiful Wellsville Mountains behind us.

The Willow Park Zoo

Ducks!

Bobcat

There was this cool wall- I couldn't help but take some family pics by it.

Jack is getting so big. 17 weeks old now. He is learning to grab and suck on everything and has finally learned to laugh.

Tummy Time!

The Scene is Safe!

I don't know if its because I just had a baby and my maternal instincts have kicked in or perhaps its my spidey sense tingling that its the end of the world, but I'm all about emergency preparedness these days. We have started a 8+ part series of Emergency Preparedness Family Home evenings. These exciting FHEs consist of thrilling topics such as: infant CPR and safety, food storage, home security, fire safety, and so on. My favorite was when we practiced infant CPR and Heimlich on Jack. As well as when we practiced crawling through smoke while carrying him. I wanted to time us running out of the house and meeting at our safety spot in case of a fire, but Logan drew the line there.

Infant Heimlich

Infant CPR