Anyone in need of a pick me up?

If so, just look at this adorable picture of Jaeger Ray (taken during one of our nightly 2am get togethers!)


Don't you just want to eat this little butterball up? Yep, he's officially a butterball. He weighed in at 12 lbs 13oz at his 6 week old checkup yesterday, which puts him at the 95 percentile while only measuring 22 inches long (which is at the 50 percentile.) He's definitely not long and lean like his brother. You should see his sweet rubber band thighs - so cute!

Mom tip #1

Don't leave a 2 year old alone with a carton of raw eggs while you answer the phone!

We got lucky this time as none broke, but we may not be so lucky next time!

Big Brother, Little Brother

buddies from the start...

We survived our first week alone!

Sadly, all the grandparents are now gone and we've had to figure how to be parents of two all by ourselves. I'm proud to say that everyone is still alive and for the most part everyone is fed before all out wailing begins, most diapers are changed within a timely manner and all of our children have even gotten a bath this week (Bailey included!)

It was a beautiful week here in Juneau, so we were able to get outside nearly everyday. Here's a glimpse of what we were up to all week - a play date with Lindsi & Payton, a trip to Auke Rec to play in the sand, hiking East Glacier Loop & the Brotherhood Trail, a trip to the airport to visit Daddy and of course, lots of time in our own front yard mowing the lawn and riding "gikes!"

Here are a few video clips and pics of how we spent our week.



Auke Rec





Riding the tug with Ryan (one of Ward Air's mechanics) at the airport





Here's a video clip of Ryan and Dane driving the tug

THANK YOU...

to all of these AMAZING people -






We were so blessed and redonkulously (that's for Ant Mmm & Unk Tim) spoiled to have our parents here for nearly 5 weeks! I really don't know what we would have done without them. They helped make the transition of going from a family of 3 to a family of 4 so much easier. We love and miss you tons and are already working on planning our next visit with you all!

Dane loves to help out....

even with milk production!


I'm praying this is not Dane's first memory!

It's this cool guy's birthday!

This cool guy has begun the attachment stage. He's super attached to his yellow boots, "little Turkey" bib, sunglasses, Superhero PJs and his blue baseball cap that he wears backwards. If he could, he'd wear all of these things 24/7. It's so fun watching his individual style grow.

We had a small gathering of family and friends to celebrate his big day. His favorite part was most definitely the ice cream cake - much different then last years refusal to even try his cake! You can see he's trying to sneak an extra bite or two in the last picture. :)




Take note of what used to be Dan's train candle holder. It has 5 cars for Dane's first 5 birthdays. Thanks Nannie for saving it after all these years!