Family Vacation!

 

 

 

On our way to the airport, healthy lunch in tow

He's not thrilled about being in his car seat while on the plane

After nearly an hour of trying to calm him down he finally fell asleep, we were both in tears...it was a miserable flight!

And then he slept through the Las Vegas airport

When putting the pacifier in your mouth keeps him from crying, you put the paci in your mouth

I don't have a perfect body, but this little boy doesn't care one bit!

He had a great time swimming while on vacation

He was so excited to 'jump' in the water, so trusting that we were going to catch him

That was the face we saw when he 'jumped'

Our excursion while on vacation, it was 10am and already nearly 90.  Our trusty Tula kept us moving though

Hanging out with Daddy since it was starting to get hot

Talking to 'grandpa'

He's not nearly as thrilled as I am about the Children's museum

My oldest nephew wearing the youngest baby...it's too cute!

'Swimming' on his tummy

Playing with his cousin who is just 3 months older than him.

Just a little family photo

Children's museum

More fun in the pool

A little nap on Daddy

Getting ready to go hom

Our trusty Tula kept my little bug nice and close in a very busy airport

Our flight from Vegas to home was much much better than our flight to Vegas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every other year my parents take all of us on vacation.  This year we went to Utah.  Utah is pretty much a desert and in the month of June...it's really hot!  We had a lovely time, even if our little bug didn't sleep much.  Here are some photos of our trip!

Facebook no more

I decided to give up Facebook.  I've been part of Facebook for 8 years and it's become a time vampire for me.  I can't seem to put my phone down nor can I go very long without checking Facebook...not to mention the buy/sell/trade boards for baby wearing are ridiculously addicting.  So I traded my last wrap for Liam and got through the transaction and then I deactivated my account.

It's time to go back to living my life in person rather than at a distance.  It's been 2 days since I gave up Facebook and the time I would've spent on Facebook I've been spending playing with Liam, picking up, cleaning, and actually reading a real live book.

So for now...goodbye Facebook!  Thanks for the community, but it's time to have a community of people that I can actually meet face to face :)

You can find me on Instagram under eskillman or through Pinterest.

Water baby

I'm trying to learn how to entertain Bug without technology.  Last summer I had bought a pool in hopes that we would be able to use it on my days off.  Well Bug hated the water last summer so I kept it in his closet.  Well I brought it out a couple weeks ago and filled it up with water.  Now what I imagined he would do was splash splash like he does in the tub.  I was kinda right, and then he got in the water.  He had a blast with household items even if he was totally soaked!

First haircut

I delayed getting Liam's hair cut because I wanted him to look like a baby for as long as possible.  Matt's little sister is getting married this upcoming weekend and we wanted him to look nice for the wedding so...it was time for a haircut.  We talked about taking him to a kid's cuts place so he would hopefully enjoy the experience but with me starting a new job this past week we didn't have the time to make an appt.  So we went to Target and got a pair of clippers and after supper tonight Matt clipped Liam's hair.  It went pretty well actually, Liam sat and played with a toy throughout the 10 minute haircut.  At the end of the haircut my baby looked more like a little boy than a baby.  My baby is now 14 months old and is more of a little boy than a baby.  I might've shed a tear or two.

Playing with dog food because I forgot to pick it up; you can see how long his hair is

Pre-hair cut

Haircut!

Those are my baby's baby hairs falling off

All done!  Handsome boy

Handsome boy all ready for his Auntie's wedding

Matt's Seattle Birthday!

Matt's birthday was a couple weeks ago and to celebrate we went into Seattle and did tourist things.  It was way fun!  We went to the EMP museum which was having a Star Wars visit.  We also went up the Space Needle which is always pretty.  We rode the monorail, walked around Pike's Place, went to the Aquarium, and then had a nice dinner at The Crab Pot.  Matt's older brother even met up with us for a bit too! 

We ended the day by heading to the Metropolitan Market and getting Matt's favorite desserts.  All in all it was a great day!

All set for the Monorail!  That's my handwoven wrap that we brought along to Seattle!

On top of the Space Needle, bug was unimpressed

Because Seattle can be a little weird

Just a bit weird

EMP museum

Original costume

That's a baby on my back!

Family of 3 with Darth Vadar

I think this was his favorite part of the day

They are both smiling!

Splash splash

Babywearing Daddies are always better looking to babywearing Mommies

Needed a little rest before exploring the aquarium

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Brothers

He's now including us in his world by pointed and looking at us as if to say 'Do you see this too?'

Dinner at The Crab Pot