Horseback Riding

This weekend we were able to get in touch with Easton's roots--Oklahoma style.

Some of our friends invited us to ride horses at their parent's house and it was SO fun. 

They have a lot of land with horses and cows, and the weather was perfect. 

So we velcro-ed Easton's cowboy boots, zipped up his camo hoodie, and drove out to the country.

 ^^ is that not the cutest thing you've ever seen? ^^

 ^^ his bangs look like Easton's... to cut or not to cut? ^^

 ^^one of the horses was old and mellow and just wanted to be a part of everything, so he just went for a walk along side us. their chocolate lab is in the background as well because he wanted in on the action... everyone is looking at deer in the picture ^^

Taking pictures while on a horse was a little harder than it probably should've been, but it was too cool to not try. They took us to see the baby calf that was only born earlier that day! How amazing! I have a really, really hard time not assigning human emotions and relationships to animals...

Yes, I know what you're thinking. Blaine IS wearing shorts-- 

the weather has just been so warm and he gets hot all the time anyways. 

PLUS, he was the only one of Indian descent and his ancestors wore even less than that... 

 ^^ haha, yes, they ARE on horseback, 

but my horse was not in the mood to turn her body so I could actually aim... oh well ^^

 ^^ His parents own the horses. 

We went out for a second spin so the toddlers could ride, but Easton stayed and watched. 

Maybe next time, buddy ^^

 ^^ Do we look like naturals yet, or do we need to spend more time in Oklahoma? ^^

 ^^ What's that crap that Jake's rolling in, you ask? Well, I'm sorry to say... just that ^^

 Jake LOVED running free and smelling and seeing new places... poor city, pup 

After riding horses and before dinner, we tried out their rope swing across a ravine. We took a video, and watching it back, it didn't look nearly as scary as it did from that ledge. 

Once I was swinging it was SO fun, but it's just that initial jump-off thats scary.

Thanks for such a fun night!

Easton's Eating!

Well Easton is 6 months old and is eating food! 

So far we haven't found anything he doesn't like--everything is pretty neutral, no love or hate. 

We have rice or oatmeal cereal for breakfast, fruit for lunch, and vegetables for dinner.

(and nurse in between, of course)

So far he has had apples, bananas, pears, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, and carrots. 

(his bib says "I make cookies go extinct")

We bought him a high chair and bibs and is growing up so fast! 

Jake wants to be included in the eating ritual, so he licks Easton's feet while he's in the high chair and then I let him lick the lid of the baby food. 

The fruit is all delicious!

If I don't spoon it into Easton's mouth fast enough, he grunts and fusses to remind me to speed it up. 

He even tries to grab the bowl and spoon.

Oh, and to the people who say babies sleep through the night once they start eating foods because they have fuller tummies... y'all a bunch of liars!

BUT I JUST LOVE HIM SO MUCH NO MATTER WHAT!

Being Blaine's First... Cavity Filled

Last Friday Blaine filled his first cavity--and it was on me! 

Kind of a special milestone for the future dentist

What is that weird blue thing on my face you ask? A rubber dam, apparently

So handsome <3

He honestly did a great job. I should've taken a before and after photo since this was a restoration.

It's weird though. Blaine filled my cavity. He's like a grown up professional dentist... in 2 years. 

But still. I'm proud of him. How cool. And now he can show off his first filled cavity forever.

And now technically he doesn't need any more operative patients, so... you're welcome. 

He got an A :)

The "Gold" Clinic

His partner Tim, who we've known since BYU

 The second appointment had a little snag with the anesthetic so my mouth was a little sore later that evening, so Blaine drew me a sketch to explain what happened... 

Maybe his dental friends could decipher that :)

New Years in Florida, part 4

These are the last pictures from our long Christmas break trip. 

We drove over to Downtown Disney because we love all things Disney and have been privileged to live so close to it. Its about an hour from where my family lives right now, but we had to pull over along the way because somebody had a blow out in their diaper and needed to be cleaned up. Easton knew his Grandma and aunts would buy him a new Disney outfit if he did, so it was worth it.

Look at that happy boy, loving all the attention

Here's the sisters leaving a space for Abbie on her mission

What a good grandpa :)

LOOK HOW MUCH HE CHANGED IN JUST 2 MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!!