A quick picture of my guys before church...

We had just woken Carson up from a nap, can't you tell? 

He knows he looks like such a big kid!

Is there anything much cuter than this?

Luke Seven-Month Update

This was as good as it got for this month... The card says 7 months by the way. Sucking on it kind of defeats the point I know. Hopefully next month will be better.

The day after mom wrote last month’s update I rolled over! I am a rolling machine now rolling from one end of the room to another. I am getting really close to being able to sit all by myself too. BIG NEWS this month is my tear ducts seemed to clear! Mom and Dad are so glad that I won’t have to get surgery.

I eat baby for twice a day and like it okay. I still prefer to nurse over anything else. Mom’s decided to try to get me to take milk out of a sippy cup. So far it hasn’t worked… I take two solid naps a day. One long 2 hour nap at 8:30 am, and a shorter 1-1 1.2 hour nap around 2:00. Mom is going to shorten my morning nap in hopes that I will fall asleep in the afternoon at 12:30 (that’s when Carson takes a nap.) For some reason she wants some time to herself…I can’t imagine why… I am really good at going to sleep though. Most of the time Mom can just lie me down awake in my crib and I’ll fall asleep on my own.

We have been driving a lot lately on trips to southern California and Oregon and I have become accustomed to long drives. I do very well in the car. I am getting so much sturdier so Carson can rough-house with me more. He likes to hold me and roll around on the floor. I think it is really fun and laugh and laugh. He usually doesn’t stop until I finally cry out. Mom says Carson doesn’t understand “social cues” yet. No teeth, but they should be here soon. It’s amazing how much I can chew off of a piece of apple without any teeth. I almost choked yesterday, so Mom said no more apples slices. My hair is finally growing. It looks like I have a buzz cut. My hair is very blonde.  I am an extremely happy, well tempered baby boy!!

Girlfriends

I don’t think there is a woman alive that can get through life without good girlfriends! Last night my friend Kelly threw a “slumber” party because her hubby and boys were off at scout camp. A few of us came over, brought yummy food, and watched 16 Candles. We decided that it would be much more comfortable to sleep in our own beds though =). I am so lucky to have such great friends!

By the way, how great is 16 Candles??? If you haven’t watched it in a while you’ve got to! Watching Jake Ryan all night almost makes you want to be a teenager again—being so excited over  your latest huge crush. Oh, back in the day…

Bonner Family Reunion 2011

Last week we returned from our Bonner family reunion in Seaside, Oregon. Steve has 3 siblings and with all of us combined there were 9 adults and 19 kids. Steve is the baby of the family which means a lot of cool big boy cousins for Carson to play with. We stayed at our timeshare in Seaside which was so wonderful because we all had our own space complete with kitchens. The Oregon Coast is BEAUTIFUL, but never warms up much. We made the best out of it though and had a lot of fun. Here is a summary of what we did:

***Rented two boats and went crabbing. The boys thought this was especially cool. We cooked our catches up for dinner, but seemed to have a lot leftover…

Isaac enjoying the ride

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Cleaning the crabs after they've been boiled.

Does it look like enough crab for 28 people??

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 ***Went to the tidepools at Cannon Beach.

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Beth and Rebekah 

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*** Visited the Tillamook factory and ate delicious ice cream!

{Josh, Matt, Isaac, and Carson}

·        *** Visited the Maritime Museum in Astoria.

Little boy Heaven!!

Making our own rope

·         ***Checked out the Seaside Aquarium only a few blocks from our hotel.

·         ***Plenty of playing on the beach. (Adults wearing sweatshirts and the kids playing in the water.) =)

Roasting hot dogs

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 ***Swimming, swimming, and more swimming in the hotel pool.

Perfect location, right on the beach (except for the ocean wind!)

Piggyback ride thanks Matt 

Swimming all by himself

·         ***And of course, plenty more!!!

Checkout the shirts Ruth designed!

chaos known as dinner

Isaac, Allie and Megan 

Grandpa eating a chocolate covered twinkie

Big girls being silly on the elevator

Carson initiating body slams during dinner. ( A common theme of the week...)

On the Promenade 

Luke and Josh

A highlight of the trip, the luggage racks!

Luke's attitude concerning the beach...Not a fan of the wind, sun, and coldness.

A HUGE thanks to Steve’s parents, Bill and Ruth and his sister Janel for putting this all together. I am very lucky to have such a great family that I married into!