May 28

May

I’ve been meaning to do a post, but you know how that goes. I have lots of pictures to share, but my computer and camera lately refuse to communicate with each other, which makes it hard. So until that problem is solved, I am posting some pictures that are already on my computer, rather than trapped on my camera. These are all from earlier this month!

Emrick naps.

That grin. Those eyebrows. That BABY.

 

OK. I need to explain the next couple of pictures before I post them. One evening a few weeks ago, Emrick’s bathtime was approaching. Now normally we take off his diaper right before we put him in the water. But on this particular evening, he pooped about 10-15 minutes before I was ready to start the bath. I was doing another chore that I wanted to finish before giving him a bath, but the diaper situation was demanding immediate attention. So I changed him. Now, had we been just five minutes from bathtime, I probably would have taken my chances and let him go diaper-less for those few minutes. But we were more like 15 minutes away, so I didn’t want to risk it. I ALSO did not want to waste a brand new diaper that might barely get soiled and then have to toss it. So what did I do? Well, during some recent adventures, Emrick had located and dug out a ziplock bag filled with about six diapers that he had long outgrown. Most of them were size 1-2, which is a size he wore more than a year ago. I spied the bag and thought Bingo! If I could even sort of make one of those size 1 diapers fit his size 4 bum, I would let him wear that for the fifteen minutes between then and bathtime. This is what it looked like:

Riddle: What is cuter than Pookie bum cleavage?

Answer: Nothing.

Okay, moving on…

Emrick is trying to learn to fly the helicopters.

Wait. Did I say that all the pictures in this post were from May? Well, I was wrong! Here are some from April:

Another napping pic.

Hmm. Another diaper pic. At least this one fits!

May 13

How We Spent Mother’s Day (hint: almost every single picture was taken in a restaurant)

First, we stopped at McDonald's in Draper to eat a quick breakfast before heading up to Pocatello, Idaho to visit Marcus' mother, Merlyn (aka Grandma Sorensen).

Emrick has beautiful blue eyes. See that small mark under his right eye? I'm going to be doing a post about that soon.

When we got to Pocatello, we spent some time at the house with Grandma Sorensen and Marcus’ nephew, Rippey. As usual, Emrick needed some time to warm up to the people he hadn’t seen in a while. It was very cute, though. Grandma got out some children’s books for Emrick to look at. She set them on the coffee table, but Emrick kept his back turned to the books and people and stayed safely close to me. When I picked up one of the books and set it on the couch cushion so he could look at it, he decided instead to keep his eyes shifted to the side, like he was waiting for one of these seeming strangers to come lunging at him from behind. It was unnecessary, but so funny and adorable. I wish I’d gotten a pic.

Anyway, so I picked him up and set him on my lap, facing outward so he could observe his surroundings from the safety of my arms. As always, after just a few minutes, Pookie was comfortable as a cow. He got off my lap and started flipping through the books. And by the time we got to Red Lobster for Mother’s Day lunch, he was positively giddy.

Cheddar biscuits.

Grandma teases Emrick with her napkin.

Look at that delighted baby!

Grandma and Cousin Rippey do a little hiding game with Pookie. I don't think there's anything that makes Pookie squeal and laugh quite like any variation of peek-a-boo!

Then we headed back to Grandma’s house where Grandma and Emrick took a walk in the yard, and Emrick picked a little flower for me. When they came inside, Grandma let Emrick play in one of her kitchen cabinets and move around some of the canned goods! That sort of thing is a dream come true for Emrick. I think a can of beans wound up in the living room. You’re such a sport, Grandma!

After a while, we headed back to Utah. By the time we got close to home, it was dinner time. But Marcus and I were still feeling satisfied from the Red Lobster lunch, so we decided to conclude Mother’s Day with a yummy dessert rather than another big meal. So we stopped at Applebee’s and ordered the Triple Chocolate Meltdown with three spoons. I don’t think any of the pics from Applebee’s need captions:

When we finished up at Applebee’s, it was 8 o’clock. By the time we pulled into the driveway we had been gone for eleven hours. Such a long day, and Pookie was great! And dirty! We gave him a bath; got him into a new, clean pair of pajamas; changed the sheet on the crib mattress; and then we put this baby to bed.

Pookie examines the crib situation before bedtime.

And that was our day! It was a very busy Mother’s Day, which was fun because this year I sort of got TWO days. On Saturday, Marcus took on the bulk of Pookie duty so I could have some me-time. I got horizontal on the couch and watched a mind-numbingly stupid TV movie. It was awesome. I haven’t had time for that kind of nonsense since before Emrick was born. I also got flowers and a nice dinner out. One lazy day and one busy day. A perfect weekend.

I hope you all had a Happy Mother’s Day!

May 05

A Few Months Ago

Back in February, my mom and dad came to visit for a few days. As usual, I didn’t think to take any pictures until my parents were about to leave! So shortly before their departure, which was on Valentine’s Day, I sat Emrick and his grandparents on the living room sofa and made them stay there until I could get the perfect shot. Hat tip to Dad.

As one would expect when there is a toddler in the mix, getting everyone to look at the camera at the same time was no easy feat. At first, Mom was the only one to be “on”:

Mom's all over it. Dad and Emrick, not so much. 🙂

Once again, Mom keeps it together despite the antics of Emrick and his gramps 😉

After a few more shots, we finally got Mom and Dad both looking at the camera. Cheese!:

Looking pretty good here. Now if Emrick would just flash a grin at the camera.

 

All right, so Emrick wouldn’t look at the camera even when everyone else was. He’s still a toddler after all, and he was just too enthralled with his grandparents Grandpa’s Blackberry. That’s okay, though, because in some of my favorite pictures here, NOBODY is on their game! Have a look:

Believe it or not, I omitted the most unflattering pictures there :p

But then something amazing happened. Perfection came. And it came when we stopped trying to get everyone looking at the camera. See for yourself:

So, so sweet.

May 05

Saturday Morning Helicopter Ride

A Pookie Update With Text: Coming Soon.

May 05

Saturday Morning Yogurt

Apr 28

And the Winning Caption is…

I’ll show her the definition of ‘happy camper’!

 

Congratulations to Kellie, for submitting the winning caption!

Q&A

1. How did you determine the winning caption?

We had a hard time narrowing it down to one, so we decided that Marcus and I would each write down our favorite three, and see if that helped the process at all. It still wasn’t easy to pick just three favorites, but we both managed to do it, and then we exchanged lists. Kellie’s caption was the only one that was on both of our lists! So, there you have it!

2. What other captions made it on your lists of three?

I am not at liberty to say. However, I will tell you that all five final captions were by five different people! So no one person dominated the finals. 

 

3. Why didn’t my caption win? …What’s wrong with you people?

Because we don’t know what we’re doing… So many things!

 

Thank you to everyone who participated!

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