Saturday, September 24, 2011

Zoo trip!

We hadn't been to the zoo for awhile, and realized Brooklyn had never gone so we figured it was about time.  Not to mention Sawyer LOVES animals and knows all their names and sounds now.

Like always we fed the giraffes. 

(Don't judge my belly, I hadn't quite lost my pregnancy weight) :)

(Don't judge his belly either, he is still working on losing the pregnancy weight as well)
Look at these cuties!

We didn't take a whole ton of pictures, but we had a great time.  It really does get more fun for Sawyer each time.  This kid LOVES animals!

And of course, here is a video of us feeding the giraffes. 

Time for an update


Yes, I have been a slacker.  For some reason I have not found the motivation to update the blog.  Maybe it has something to do with lacking sleep, but here it goes.

To back up a little, our garden is still doing fabulously. We have consumed of its yummy goodness and continue to do so.  The only thing we haven't tried yet is the corn.  Thinking I will see if it is ready this weekend.  We look forward to many more years of gardening and learned a LOT this year on how to do it better!

The end of July, Sawyer turned two!  Yeah, I definitely should have posted this way back then, but I am a slacker, what can I say?  Here are his two year old stats.

Height: 36 inches- 87th percentile
Weight: 31 lbs- 82nd percentile
Head Circumference: 18.5 in- 12th percentile

Still a big boy.  Sawyer and I traveled to Utah for a Bugg family reunion.  It was so good to see my family.  And man are there a lot of us.  Everyone at the place we stayed kept commenting on how they have never had one group rent out so many rooms.  Aren't I lucky?

Here is a group picture of all of us who came, hard to believe there are many more!

Brooklyn got to go swimming for the first time and looked SOOO cute in her little swimsuit!

Sawyer loves his strawberries!

We drove back from Utah on Sawyer's birthday, so after 9 or so hours in the car, we didn't think a HUGE party would be too fun, so we just kept it simple.  Tyler prepared the perfect two year olds meal: Pizza, Mac & Cheese, and cheetos.  We invited our buddy Sean and his little boy Corbin over to celebrate with us.

Dinner!


Then we had cake!


In other news, Brooklyn turned 4 months old right around the same time Sawyer turned two.  Here are her 4 month stats:

Weight: 13.4 lbs- 70th percentile
Height: 25.3 inches 96th percentile
Head Circumference:16 in- 62nd percentile

Our little girl is TALL!  Big surprise I guess, I mean look at us, we are ALL tall!.  She continues to be the little light in our lives.  I have never seen a happier baby.  She loves to giggle, smile, and talk to us.


Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Our garden

Last year our garden failed terribly.  We spent all sorts of money on dirt, Tyler built a new raised bed, and we couldn't even get weeds to grow!  I wasn't sure I wanted to give it a try again this year, but last minute I went for it.  And here is what happened....

3 weeks after planting



6 weeks after planting




Oh and did I mention we have 6 chickens?


 We are enjoying being pseudo farmers this year.  It is really quite rewarding to see things grow after planting them.  It is still very much a learning experience, but we feel we are off to a good start!



4th of July

This year for the 4th we went to an old fashioned celebration at Rock Ledge Ranch, next to the Garden of the Gods.  They had civil war reenactments, citations of the Declaration of Independence, Kathie Lee Bates talk about her inspiration for "America the Beautiful", and homemade ice cream.  Then we went to my sister Lori's house for a BBQ.  Independence Day has always been my favorite.  Reminds me how lucky we are to have the freedoms we have.  
 Sawyer found the cheese puffs
 Daddy took a nap
Mmmm... good food with cousin Katie

God Bless America and Happy 4th of July to everyone!

Silly girl!


Two of a kind

Can you tell I love taking pictures of my cute kids?  I love that they like each other so much! 






Brooklyn's room

A few people have asked me what I did for Brooklyn's nursery so for anyone who didn't see it yet, here it is!