15 months

My mom gave me fair warning. She said, "When you see Augustus next to Henly, you'll know he's not a baby anymore." Despite his best efforts to show us he's still a baby by climbing in her stroller, resting in her nap nappy, playing with her toys, etc. The truth was there. Augustus is a toddler. The moment he put down the rattle and walked over to adjust Tommy's guitar amp, done. Although toddling is quickly morphing to running, his constant motion made me long for the days when we would swaddle him up and complete a small task. That said, his movement and exploration are marvelous windows into his fascinating brain and sparkling personality. He continues to make discoveries each and every day. Yesterday he learned to cover his mouth when he coughs. Genius.

A toddler.

The first month Henly was a part of our lives!

Henries Hit cHicago

Augustus and I finally made our way to Chicago to meet (in person) the newest addition to our family. Henly Moen Choi was even more beautiful in person, and we fell in love immediately! It is so fun to watch what awesome parents Tesha and Tommy already are, and they even found time to chase Augie around too! Although we didn't do to many Chicago-y things during our quick visit, we look forward to more fun this summer. Besides, the moment when Tesha and I realized we were both nursing our babies . .  was pure magic.

The "Lunch on Lunes" game we were playing at the moment I got the big phone call!

Two sisters. Two cousins.

Finally ASH gets his turn to plant a few kisses on sweet Henly.

Worth the trip.

Aunt Terri!

In keeping with his weekly play date with Grandma Sharon, Augustus was up for a big surprise when Aunt Terri was there to play too! Even though she just lives down in SLC, we don't see her beautiful smile nearly enough. At least she left with a few Augie kisses to last her until next time!

Henrie hug!

Yellowstone Journey

On April 22nd, Augie made his second journey to Yellowstone National Park! This was Jacob's last day of "freedom" (he's had a pretty busy spring) before returning to work full time, but the real reason for the venture was Kjera. Yep, me. I'm in charge of planning a spring "journey" for my third and forth grade students from Journeys School. I just wanted to get up in the park and check out some of the locations in preparation for the end of May. Now, what I really need to prepare for is being away from my sweet little boy for three days!

Go geyser, go!

We love walking! (It's just challenging to only walk on the path!)

Look Daddy!

Bison jam. Typical.

Oh, hello there!

Sapped up moccasins!

Lunch Dates

Another chapter in Augie's short life is coming to a close. Jacob is headed back to work for the season, meaning that we're shifting our childcare plan (again). We have enjoyed opportunities a couple of days a week to get together for family lunches. It started as a nurse-date, but has shifted to a much more social call. We try to hide out in my office, but a certain young gentleman's social nature seemed to take over . . .



Sweetest part of the work day!

This student comes to say "hola" every chance he gets!

In. His. Element.

"Yah, yah, yah!" cheering on the a capella ladies!

We'll have fun, fun, fun!

Our busy boy is interacting with his toys in new ways as he gets more and more mobile. Toys that held no interest before are surfacing again, and everything in the house has become a climbing structure. One day after work last week, I came home to find him running laps around our ottoman, yelling at the top of his lungs. This kid's got energy to burn!

Can I ride my bike like this?

Yes!

Wanna shoot some hoops?

Deeeeee-lish!

On the move!

Buenas Noches, Augusto

Our smiling baby boy is downright cherubic from sunup to sundown, but anyone who has checked in lately knows, he's not earning any gold stars in the sleeping department. We've been working on having a set of bedtime rituals that he enjoys (sometimes a little too much). Here's a glimpse into the 7:00-8:00 hour at our house . . .

Augie likes to help spread his night time lotion on his chest and arms.

Using the lip-smacking toothpaste brought by the Easter Bunny.

He gets a turn after Mami gets a turn.

Pausing for a few kisses on those cheeks!

Who wants to go to bed when there's this much cuteness?
(p.s. yes! that's his hair in the back! hooray!)

Then we head downstairs to read a few books.

This musical book of international lullabies is his current favorite.
The recorded book of Good Night, Moon from Grammy and Papa is a close second.