A Boy & His Dogs

Now that E is a crawling machine, Jake and Ben have become fun obstacle courses. They will both let E crawl all over, but after awhile, they retreat to the furniture. It's really cute to watch them together, and I'm glad that the furry children have adjusted to a new Captain in the house so well.

I'm Obsessed

I was so excited to take Mary Collier's Momtography class and for good reason.  I now actually know how to use my camera well enough that I feel comfortable taking it off the green box (auto mode).  And now that I think about it, it was really quite silly to buy a camera and go straight to auto mode.

Now, I'm totally obsessed with taking pictures of Eric.  I think I've taken 200 today alone.  I'm supposed to review all the shots and then delete those that aren't so great, but I really have a hard time deleting any.  He's just too cute.

So, every day I practice a little, and it's so fun!  I ended up passing up on running two times this weekend to take pics of our adorable little guy instead.  I'll probably wish I would have run at least once after Monday morning weigh-in, but hey, that's a whole day and a half from now - gives me plenty of time to get my eating back on track!  ;/

 

We lovingly refer to E as our little octopus.  He wants to get his tentacles on everything!  And he's also starting to get a little spicey - watch out when things don't go his way.  He must get that from Darin.  He gets so serious and starts giving it to us which just makes us laugh and laugh.  Poor kid - nothing like having people laugh at you when you're trying to kick some ass!

For now, these adorable little toes are used for chew toys and kicking around.  They're great for making huge splashes in the bathtub.  I'm certain that he's going to love to run and hike, and here's hoping that is the case.  We've got a long list of all the 5ks he's going to run with us!

I've found that Jake can be a patient subject at night.  He still won't look at the camera though - even when I meow.  Maybe tonight I can get him to look with some left over turkey!

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Source: MKC Photography

7 Months!

When we had these pics taken, E was just six months old, and now he's nearly 7.  It's just amazing how fast seven months can fly by!  These awesome shots are the work of Wenatchee Photographer extraordinaire: Mary Collier.

 

 

6 Months!

Captain Konrad has officially reached the six month mark!  He's eating baby food now; he loves squash and carrots, so much so that I fear his skin is going to have a permanent, lovely hint of orange look.  We've tried green veggies, but they immediately get rejected as acceptable food.  That's okay though - orange is a good color for this time of year.  And - just maybe we can get him liking green foods in time to get his skin to a lovely hint 'o green for St. Patrick's day!

Every once in awhile, he'll even sleep in.  Most of the time though, he's ready to go at 5:00 a.m.  How did he know that I LOVE to be awake at 5:00 a.m.?  Anyway - sleep is for sissies.  

Toes are still the best to chew on.  They're certainly formidable prey, so it really helps to size them up before launching an attack.

Playing with Ben is getting funner every day.  Ben makes funny noises, he's super soft, and he just pretty much hangs out.

I think Jake's planning to takeover when Eric can run or at least walk fast enough to keep up.  Now if Jake could just get Eric to unlatch the gate...

5 Months!

E is five months old on Wednesday.  He's the most adorable, cuddly, smart, funny, super baby ever - and he's started napping like a champ, too!  HOORAY!!