Cal’s new hobbies…

1) Blowing bubbles with his mouth – he thinks this is fascinating

2) Waking up at 3 a.m. and wanting to get up for the day, fun times… Hopefully this doesn’t last long.

3) More crib gymnastics now during the night & snuggling with his crib bumper

4) Getting a death grip on mommies hair and pulling

Ian asked me what I do to get Cal to smile like this when I take his pic. My answer, nothing. All I have to say is 'give me a smile' then I smile at him and he lights up. I could take a hundred pics of him a day cause he's so entertaining and animated.

Moose on the Loose

Apparently there is a moose on the run in E. Wenatchee and my sis saw it hanging out last Friday. Jenni and the kids were cruising down the street by the mall and low-and-behold, there was a giant moose crossing the street. Here’s a pic of it from an article in the Wenatchee World.

This reminds me of the Cougar that I saw in Pullman (yes, a real life Cougar, aka mountain lion). I was at KFC/Taco Bell and there was a Cougar pacing the retaining wall in the parking lot. When we called 911, the dispatcher was totally chill and said, “Oh ya, there have been sightings in that area.” And that was it..

Lots of firsts

Cal had lots of firsts this weekend. He went on his first camping trip (sort of), celebrated his first 4th of July and caught his first real cold.

This weekend was the annual Weber family campout (Ian’s mom’s side of the family) so 30+ Webers congregated for the weekend at 8-mile campground outside of Leavenworth. We sort of camped – we spent the days at the campground but went back to Wenatchee at night to sleep at my parents. It was a blast and Cal loved it – I think he liked the combination of the fresh air and all the attention.

Unfortunately on Friday night Cal woke up during the night with a cold. The nights have been rough cause he's so congested and has trouble laying flat and sleeping. We got a taste of what it was like to have a newborn all over again on Fri. and Sat. night (hopefully not tonight) - I sure don’t miss those sleepless nights. Besides having cold symptoms (congestion, sneezing, etc.) you would never know that he was sick cause it hasn't dampered his spirits.

Gotta have the Bumbo Napping by the campfire
Having fun with Grandma Hunter

Playing with Grandpa John's head

Giving kisses (or trying to eat Logan's face)

He loves to stand like a big boy

Clyde (w/his mouth open), Hermione (Clyde's sis) & Suzie

Aquatic Pug

Taking a head first swim

Seasoned Mariners Fan

Cal is becoming a regular at Safeco – he went to his third Mariners game tonight. My goal by the end of the season is to get Cal on the Jumbo-tron screen. Although it went way past his bedtime, he had fun. He gets mesmerized by the crowd and the cheering. We had balls flying all around us this game so I was a little nervous about one coming our way but we made it through the game without getting hit ;)

a little game called a-z

a- available?
Nope, married for two years and taken for five-and-a-half years.
b- best friend:
Heather, Shannyn, Mom & Sister
c- cake or pie?
Pie – lemon meringue
d- drink of choice
Alchohic: wine, Non: Crystal Light
e- essential thing used everyday:
BlackBerry
f- favorite color
Red
g- gummi bears or worms
Worms
h- hometown
E. Wenatchee
i- indulgence
chocolate chip cookies or brownies
j- january or february
January (it’s the month of my b-day!)
k- kids and names
Callahan Brady Hunter (son), Suzie & Clyde (dogs, my other babies)
l- life
Loving every minute of it!
m- marriage date
5.13.06
n- number of siblings
1 - Jenni
o- oranges or apples
oranges
p- phobias
dying, heights, spiders
q- quote
can’t think of one…
r- reason to smile
Being a mom & having an amazing husband
s- season
Summer
t- tag three people
Anyone who wants to do this…
u- unknown fact about me
I am addicted to reading other people’s blogs, and I am addicted to celeb gossip (but I think most know that)
v- vegetables you do not like
I like all veggies
w- worst habits
chewing my lips
x- x-rays you have
You name it, I've had it x-rayed (I'm freak accident prone)
y- your favorite food
Italian and Mexican are my top two, but I love all food
z- zodiak
Aquarius

Our Little Suzie

I was clearing out some old email and found some great pics of little Suzie that the breeder sent us when we were looking at pug puppies. They are so precious! Before we got her, her name was Lucky Lady because she was the runt of the litter and almost died when she was a couple weeks old because she was so little.

Suzie and her siblings at 2.5 weeks old

Our little girl

Suzie & her brothers and sisters

Suzie's dad Joey

This is one of our pics & I had to share cause it's one of my faves. This was on Suzie's 1st b-day

For those that don't know the story about how Suzie's joined our family, Ian and I were casually looking at getting a pug (the dog of my dreams) to keep Clyde company. We trekked down to Covington to look at Suzie and I fell in love with her. After we looked at her I went out to the car and Ian went back in to talk to the breeder about buying her. He came out acting pissed and said that the breeder wasn’t willing to negotiate on the price. I was SO bummed. I told Ian the price didn’t matter and I wanted to get her regardless. Then to make matter worse, the breeder sent me an email the next day saying that Suzie/Lucky Lady had sold right after we looked at her. I spent the week dwelling on the dog that got away.

Well, a week later I came home to the most wonderful surprise. Ian was standing in my apartment with Suzie in his arms (he bought her the night we went and looked at her). I was in shock and I was so tickled with the surprise that I failed to notice the beautiful diamond engagement ring around her neck!!!

And three wonderful years later, we’re all one big happy family and Suzie is celebrating her 3rd birthday on July 12th!