We had a wonderful day yesterday celebrating Steven and our fathers. Charlie and I did our best to pamper the man of our house, he deserved every ounce of it. We love you, thank you for all that you do!

Grandma Cramer, Grandpa Cramer & Uncle Jeff came in for a quick but fun weekend visit. They were only here for a little over a day so we packed in as much as we could. The men built shelves for our basement while the ladies got pedis and went shopping. Doesn’t that sound appropriate? We also tried out the other “best burger” in town, Cherry Cricket, and it was delish. It hit the spot after a long day of sawing, drilling and hunting for deals. We loved having them visit.

As an added bonus, our friends Donnie & Robyn were on vacay from Oklahoma and stopped by to visit. It’s always so fun to chat and catch up.

I was a little sad today leaving our swimming class because I realized Charlie had completed his first swimming class. What a little man. I’m a big boob, I know.

Charles was the best little fishy. From the first class, he was kicking and splashing away. He especially loved to throw a toy and swim after it and swim to his teacher Ms. Tracy. It was such a fun little activity for us to do together every morning for a couple of weeks. An added bonus was that he took FANTASTIC naps after class; little guy was tuckered out. We’re excited to now hit up our neighborhood pool more and show off his new learned skills.

{Tummy float & blowing bubbles AKA Charlie’s time to chew on the toys}

{Back float. He would only stay here for so long before he had to get kickin’ and splashin’ on his tummy}

{Charlie’s turn to play Motor Boat with his friends in the class: Grace, Logan & Seline}

{We’re excited to make this an annual thing each Summer}

{Dadda even got to come to some classes to watch}

Charles is now crawling like a big boy, but still throws in the army crawl whenever he wants to go fast…

and pulled himself up all the way to standing for the first time today! Little Man is growing up.

You’ll also notice that in almost every picture his tongue is sticking out, because now that he has two bottom teeth he loves to run his tongue over them.

From Drab…

To Fab…

This little Craig’s List number just came back from our new upholsterer. We love how she looks and slowly {very slowly} but surely the living room is coming together.

Last weekend, Amanda was in town for the Sting concert at Red Rocks. Lucky.

We were lucky too because she made a detour down to our place to visit Charlie and me. Husband was bringin’ in the money. It’s always so fun to get to see her and visit. She’s a gem.

We just returned from a short but fun and busy trip to Utah. Our twin nephews were getting baptized so we drove out for the festivities and caught some other adventures along the way. We wished we could have gotten to see more friends & family but the 48hrs in our neighboring state just didn’t allow.

We:

Made an IKEA run,

Yes, I think I will buy one of these

Met Shay and Little Miss Brooklyn at In N’ Out,

Trying to hold his girlfriend’s hand

Yes, they’re betrothed

BBQ & Played with Family,

Celebrated Jack Jack’s 1st Birthday,

Attended the Twins’ Baptism,

And as a bonus made it to Brooklyn’s (AKA my future daughter-in-law) Blessing,

Look at him just look at her

We love to grill and everything that comes with it. Steven received a {very} early birthday present yesterday.  We broke her {or him, name and sex still pending} in tonight with some steaks and grilled potato. Delish success. This little beaut has an added bonus: a smoker on the bottom so we can try our hand at grilling but also smoking. Hello Summer!

On another note, it’s been a monumental evening for Steven. He taught Charlie how to do front side 50-50 going into a 360 heel flip. I just rolled my eyes and then snapped a picture;)

On the 28th of every month we sing a little rendition of “Happy Birthday.” Today, our sweet yet spunky, happy and smiley babe is 8 months old. This little man makes my life feel full.

{he’s Dadda’s mini-me}

{but he’s got Momma’s lashes}

{his hair is coming back in & we’re excited it’s still ginger}

{he’s a flirt with all the ladies when we’re out and about}

{he’s extremely observant & loves to analyze}

{he’s a mover & a shaker, he doesn’t like to sit still}

{he really is just a happy, smiley babe}

{he’ll try & eat anything, check-off salmon, strawberries, asparagus, etc.}

{he indulges Momma’s photo shoots but is tuckered out by the end}

and he wants to know…

have you fallen more in love with me yet?

and We’re Teething

Happy Sabbath