5 months

On our 5 month advice card from our (seemingly distant) baby shower, we read, "At this point the young blueberry will be liking smiling, weird noises you make with your mouth, and his Aunt Terri; so he should have access to lots of all three! Aunt Ruby says for teething, find some dove oil and rub it on the gums! Love, Aunt Terri and Aunt Ruby" Well smiling and teething have definitely been a part of reaching the 5 month marker. Well, that, and packing all the 3-6 month clothing and moving on to 6-9 month clothes. Such a big boy!

Happy boy!

Here's where the two teeth are!

"Bombs away!"

You say good-bye, I say hello!

This week has been a week of saying good-bye to dear friend who are seeking new adventures outside of Jackson and preparing for Augie's biggest trip yet, saying hello to Wisconsin!

Love you, Sydney. Thanks for so many laughs!

Bye bye Ashley and Pete! Can't wait to hear stories from the city.

Final Push!

While Mami is typing away on a summer curricululm project, ASH did his best to entertain himself in the office. Such a good boy!

Paper is AWESOME!

Experimenting with the Johnny Jumper!

Daddddddyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

We were blessed to celebrate Jacob's first Father's Day as a family, knowing that he would be sent to Santa Fe to ignite his fire season the next day. We started the day with some delicious Bubba's grub and finished if off with the tasty stylings of Spoons (run by our friend/wedding cater Nicole!).

More coffee, sir?

Relaxing at home! (yep, it was a chilly day!)

All dressed up for dinner and snoozing through the whole thing!

Mami and Daddy sure enjoyed their time together though!

Here comes the blueberry!

We celebrated Aunt Carolyn's wedding out at the ranch with a Hawaiian flair, good food and family fun. I thought weddings were a time to "kiss the bride"!

Hangin' ten with Godpapa Matt

Getting all up in Becca's grill!

Sweetness from Aunt Terri!

Just one more from Grandma Sharon.

Happy 1st Birthday Louise!

We celebrated the final official day of Kjera's school year with Louise's birthday dinner at the brew pub (where most babies like to have their parties). We were all on our best(ish) behavior until the chocolate cake came out. YUMMERS! Nothing could stop sweet LouLou when she decided to dip her whole face in chocolatey goodness.

Before.

YUM!

After.

Augustus Strom Henrie, Child of God

Check out ALL the photos from Augie's celebration!

@Arnica Spring

Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun

Spring weather has been a fickle tease this year in Jackson Hole, but between snow flurries, we cherish our moments to bathe in the warmth!

"Oh, Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun,
Please shine down on me.
Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun,
Hiding behind a tree
These little children are asking you
To please come out so we can play with you.
Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun,
Please shine down on,
please shine down on,
Please shine down on me."

"What's that bright thing in the sky?"

Hanging with my little sunshine!

Two-toothed-speed-demon!

Is it just me or are Augie's "milestones" cruising by like mile markers when you're doing 75 MPH? I told Jacob last night after the baby popped out his second tooth and then rolled over on the same day, that he is accomplishing everything he needs to while Jacob is still around so Daddy doesn't need to miss out on anything TOO big this summer (while he's busy fighting fires--hopefully!). I keep telling ASH, "It's OK to take things slow. Just stay a baby!" Jacob says, "Look honey, he can hold his own bottle and outgrew another pair of PJs!"

Here's my 1st tooth!

My 2nd tooth and rollover!

Happy Month-a-versary!

Each month on the 10th (in honor of our 10/10 wedding date), Jacob and Kjera have a date night, affectionately referred to as our "month-a-versary". We portioned out and froze the top layer of our wedding cake and split one piece of that chocolately goodness each month (there's still a few pieces in there!). This month we went casual with a dinner at Pica's with ASH's godfamily and a movie on the couch. Pure delight!

LouLou teaching Augie the deliciousness of guacamole!

No TV for the baby! That's just for Mami and Daddy (like the Pica's margaritas!).

Baptism-- in action!

Thanks again to all who joined us for ASH's big day. Here is the beautiful baptism slide show of the event. Enjoy!

month 4

We keep pinching ourselves to truly believe that four months have already gone by! In some ways, Augie has changed so much, and we tell him about the past months beginning with, "When you were a baby . . ." In other ways, he still seems so new. We are getting to know this precious boy by what he enjoys, what makes him laugh and what he enjoys. One of his new preferences is spending time alone on his play mat or in his crib just "kickin' it out". He also likes the new perspective of sitting in the Bumbo chair. What other milestones will we be experiencing this month?

happy guy

and so thoughtful!

Memorial Day

After the departure of our family and friends, we settled into our family tradition (maybe?) of a Memorial Day bike ride. This also happened to be Augustus' first ride in the Chariot. How do you think he liked it?

Strapping him in! (Yes, it was that cold.)

Not a huge fan at first.

Settled in for a cycling siesta (as the next storm rolls in).

The AFTER Party

After Sunday's baptism celebration (photos to come!), we returned home for some family time, storytelling and rest.

Snoozing with Grammy

Another gathering of the ASH Fan Club

Bistro Baby

To celebrate the eve of his baptism, Augustus got all gussied up and enjoyed a fancy dinner at the Rendezvous Bistro with family and friends.

First coloring . . . on a table!

ASH Fan Club meeting

La Oficina

Augustus likes to come visit Mami at school on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays during lunch. Jacob is a great dad who makes this happen! It's so nice to spend a lunch as a family (and saves Kjera an extra pumping session!).

I love Journeys School!