I'm Proud to Be an American

Ok, these posts are out of order but at least I am doing it. This is part of our Independence Day celebration (which lasted 2 fabulous days).


















Here is Korbin watching The Stadium of Fire fireworks and playing with the glow stick necklace Tucker made for me. The camera was on a weird setting but it made for some cool pictures.

















My two cute boys sharing a piece of licorice.


















The fireworks were beautiful. We are definitely proud to be Americans and are so grateful for our freedom and the men and women who have sacrificed their time and lives for us.

This is the second day of our celebration. My sister Carolyn and her family had a family reunion on the 4th with her husband's family so we got together on the 5th. Parker and Korbin had fun playing in the kiddie pool and going down the slide. After swimming we just hung out and BBQ'd. After dinner Tucker let off his arsenal of fireworks and we all oohed and ahhed.

These Legs Were Made for Walking....

When I look at him walking it is surreal. He seems too little to be upright and mobile all on his own.

We Have Lift Off

Korbin is walking!!! He started taking a few steps last week, but on Sunday he walked the length of the living room (making him officially walking at 10 months old). Since then he has been a walking machine. I can't believe that my baby isn't a baby anymore. He is 11 months old today. Only a month left before he turns one; so sad, and yet so exciting at the same time. He is such a big boy and he is so much fun now. He has his own personality and I love to watch it develop as he grows. He likes to honk noses, tease people and if hears someone cough, burp or sneeze he does a little sympathy cough. At least he still lets me cuddle with him after he drinks his bottle, I cherish our snuggle time. I have a video of him walking and I will get it up as soon as I can.

Back Home Again in Indiana

We went to Indiana to visit Tucker's family and to help trim and cut down trees. We had a lot of fun hanging out with family and got to see a few fun things too like The Children's Museum and down town Indianapolis. We also went swimming at a really fun pool center with slides, a lazy river and everything. Tucker had a blast showing me around his old stomping ground. We visited the sports complex where he used to umpire and play softball. We even ran into some people he worked and played with. All of Tucker's family were very accommodating and it was great to introduce Korbin, as a "Big Boy", to everyone. We love Indiana.

Korbin waiting to board the plane for the first time!

Aunt Allyson and Korbin going for a ride in the back of the tractor.

Cousins L-R: Zachary, Korbin, Katie and Aunt Allyson

Tucker with his brother Lonnie (left)

Tucker (The Stud), trimming a tree for his parents.


Tucker hitching a ride with his dad, Ken.


Korbin hanging out with Grandma Linda.

Timber! (I told you he was a stud)


Korbin and Mommy at the Children's Museum in Indianapolis.


Examining Uncle Lonnie's beard.


Zachary and Uncle Tucker making scary faces.


Katie. What a cutie.


Uncle Lonnie, Aunt Cindy and Zachary.


Dad, Mom, Tucker, Allyson.


Looking out the window of the plane on the way home.


Flying over Provo on a hazy day. If you look close you can see the "Y" on the mountain.


Flying into the Salt Lake City Airport.

Korbin's First Haircut

Alright; so I got brave and just decided on a whim to cut Korbin's hair while I was giving him a bath last week. His hair was getting too long for the cute mohawk thing I like to do with it. It was also starting to get a little long in the back and I had fears of mullet head.






He was really good about it. I just turned him towards the mirror so he could see himself and kept giving him toys. It was easier than I thought it would be. And believe me, it's not perfect but I figure he's too young to be scarred by bad haircuts so I should take advantage of this time to practice!

I'm the Big Mouth Frog

I call Korbin the big mouth frog because this is a common face for him to make. For those of you who haven't heard the joke about the big mouth frog here is my version:
One day a big mouth frog was hopping through the forest where he met a fox and said "Hi Mr. Fox, I'm a big mouth frog. I eat flies; what do you eat?"

The fox said "I eat rabbits."
The big mouth frog said, "Oh, that's nice," and he hopped along.
He came across a cow in a pasture and said "Hi Mr. Cow, I'm a big mouth frog. I eat flies; what do you eat?"
"I eat grass," said the cow.
"Oh, that's nice," and he hopped along.
The big mouth frog came across a snake slithering in the dirt near a pond and said, "Hi Mr. Snake. I'm a big mouth frog. I eat flies; what do you eat?"
The snake's tongue licked the air and said "I eat big mouth frogs."
The big mouth frog puckered his mouth together and said very quietly "oh........"

So there it is. It's funny to see it told because typically the person hearing the joke will kind of mouth the joke without knowing.

Naked Baby!

We finally went to get pictures of Korbin taken when he was four and a half months old (back in February). I use to take pictures of babies at a portrait studio a few years back and I had some bad experiences. Mother's trying to get a two-week-old to smile for the camera, re-doing the same picture a dozen times because a strand of hair was wrong, crying children, etc... I was a little nervous to have my baby's pictures taken but he took to it naturally and hammed it up for the camera. It only took us about 15 minutes to get through all of the pictures. Korbin is such a good boy.