Hogle Zoo

 We went with my sister Brittany and her family to the Hogle Zoo.

This must be the month for going to the zoo!

 Brooke playing in the Eagle's nest.

 I liked watching the otter swim.

 Xander liked the zoo. He stayed awake for the first half

but then he fell asleep.

 The zoo has the Polar Bears again but we only saw one

and it was in its cage eating. I had heard that they are

usually swimming around and playing so I was sad

not to be able to see that.

 Xander's hand compared to a Tigder's paw.

It will be fun to take a picture like this next time we

go to see how much Xander has grown.

It was pretty hot and most of the animals were either asleep

or they were having their cages clean but it was still a lot of fun!

Thanks Brittany and Justin for taking us!

Xander's Baby Blessing

On July 22 Xander was able to be given a baby blessing by his dad!

We had so many family members and friends come

and support us on Xander's special day!

Grandma Caylinn and Grandpa Jeff

Grandpa Rick

Zach, Kendra, Rick, Xander, Brady, Brad, and Great Grandma Peterson.

Grandma Julie was not able to make it up for the blessing

because she had fallen and hurt her hand and foot and

was up all night in the ER!

Great Grandma Peterson

Aunt Lisa and Uncle Matthew

Aunt Brittany and Uncle Justin

My supervisor Julie

My supervisor Jen

Great Grandma Rowley and Chester

Great Grandpa Dick and Great Grandma Norma

Carson, McKel, and Alex

Sherry and Dan

Lydia and Brooke

 This is a close up of his little outfit!

 It was a really special day and I am 

so glad to be able to have Xander be

apart of our Eternal family!

Matthew and Lisas's Visit

My brother and sister-in-law came for a visit from Tennessee!

Xander and I went down to Salt Lake with my mom to pick

them up from the airport. Then we met up with Brittany and

Justin and my Grandma and Grandpa for lunch.

We went to Wienerschnitzel because it is one

of Matthew's favorite places and they

do not have one in Tennessee.

On Friday my mom and dad watched all the grandkids 

while we went and saw The Dark Knight Rises!

It was an awesome movie!

 Saturday was Mendon Days.

It is fun walking around the little booths

and watching all the kids chase the pigs and bunnies.

 Then we watched the Parade.
It was Xander's first parade but he ended up sleeping through it.
Even with all the sirens!

We also got in some good dance 

moves playing Just Dance on the Wii!

It was so much fun having Matthew and Lisa here!

I was glad they were able to meet Xander.

We miss them so much!

Come back and visit soon!

Willow Park Zoo

 For family night Brady and I took Xander to the Willow Park Zoo.

 These guys just make me laugh!

 It is a very tiny zoo but it is cheap to go in

and fun to walk around. Xander must have thought it

was boring because he was asleep the whole time.

Family Pictures

 On July 4th we went and had some family pictures taken.

Brady usually takes most of the pictures but we

decided he needed to be in some of them where

he was not running back and forth to be in them.

I sure do love my boys!

Xander is One Month!

 On July 5th Xander turned one month old.

 I cannot believe he is already one month!

I don't know what we used to do without him!

 At four weeks I took him in to be weighed.

He weighed 8 lbs at his 2 week appointment and at 

4 weeks he weighed 9 lbs 6 oz. He is starting to get

quite the little belly and his thighs are a little thicker

but other than that he is still a skinny little thing!

Xander has been starting to make little sounds and he smiles

at us all the time. He also smiles at his animals on his mobile.

He sneezes more like I do than Brady does. He almost always

sneezes twice in a row and sometimes three times. When he sneezes

his hands go into fists and then they fly up by his face when it comes out.

He is a really good baby and he pretty much only cries 

when he is getting his diaper changed. When he is crying

he does little snorts and then sticks out his lip and pouts.

He loves to stretch and sometimes it is hard to hold him because

 he is wiggling around trying to get in a good stretch.

Ever since he was born he has turned his head to the right.

We have been trying since then to get him to look to the left.

He does both ways but he definitely likes looking to the right most.

 He is a really good baby and he pretty much only cries when

he is getting his diaper changed. He gets excited when he

sees his binki and starts moving his head back and forth

trying to eat it but it makes it harder to get in his mouth.

He is very ticklish. Especially his feet and his back.

 He sleeps very well during the night and usually goes between 

four and a half and five hours before I wake him up to feed him.

Sometimes he gets so wiggly that we have to swaddle him so that he will hold still 

long enough to calm down and go to sleep. He likes having his blanket.

He follows Brady and I when we walk past him and he tracks his toys.

He likes being in his car seat and going for car rides. He either watches out the

window or he instantly falls asleep. He likes music and responds to different songs.

He responds the most to the Tabernacle Choir.

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We sure do love our little one!