More Babies!

My great friend Briste is expecting, (along with Rachel, Sarah and Erica), and we decided to surprise her with a shower. I swear one of us is always pregnant out here!
We all gathered up and carpooled out to her parent's house near Buffalo and spent the night enjoying yummy food, presents and great conversation! It is always so fun to be together, and I can't wait to meet her little girl in June!
Here are a few great pics Kristen took.

Briste looks so cute, I swear when I was seven months I did not look like this!
Opening presents!!
Little (naked) Jude enjoying the shower!



Jude and his friend Trey playing together, they were having so much fun, holding hands and trying to steal each others toy.

Also, Jude is getting more fun every single day. I love it! Here are a few pics that I love.

Every time after his naps, he loves to stay swaddled for a little while and just hang out. Once he is ready to play he starts to move around and I unswaddle him. This is him just relaxing on the love sac.

This might be the only time this is cute! But I could not resist.

Easter Sunday

Here is our little family enjoying Easter. We had a wonderful day spending the day together, and thinking about our beautiful Savior.






Saturday we took Jude to see the Easter bunny. I am trying to figure out how to scan the picture in to post it. And yes, I had to talk John into letting me put our son on some strange "bunny's" lap, but it is his first Easter!

General Conference Weekend

We love to watch conference, especially on mommy or daddy's shoulders!

Our 4 month old!

Now that Jude is 4 months, he is totally not a little baby anymore, he is just a little big person. He is so smart. He loves to play, and be outside. Here are a few pics of stuff he loves:

His new ExerSaucer. He is in heaven with so many toys. Thanks grandma and grandpa Jones.

He loves being outside. A few days last week were very nice, so we took walks, and played on a blanket outside!

His new bedtime routine includes a bath, a story and a song. He does so well, at sitting still, looking at the pictures, and listening to the story.


We go to the doctor on Monday, I am excited to see how BIG he really is!

Sarah and Jude's Spring Break

Jude and I were lucky enough to travel back to my home, old 'ol Arizona. Its weird to think that Jude's first home will be back here in Buffalo NY. John left us to do some amazing service work across the country in Ghana Africa so we took a trip too. An update of John's trip to Ghana will be coming soon!!

We were able to stay in Arizona for 12 days. It was a nice trip. We were there long enough to really enjoy the WARM weather and family. My sister and her family were also able to come down, so it was great being all together. Jude and I were also able to spend a few days with Grandma Taylor and Uncle Jordan while we were there.

Jude enjoyed playing with his cousins, going to the pool for the first time, swinging on the patio swing with grandma and grandpa, taking walks to the park and getting used to the bright sunshine. Jude is growing so much and can now grab his toys, suck on his fingers, and ROLL OVER. He is such a big boy, and we LOVE him more than ever!!

Here are a few pictures that document our trip to Arizona:

Jacob and Jude are just 2 1/2 months apart and are going to be best buds! They already love playing with each other.

Even though Jacob can be a little rough. He was just so intrigued by his new friend Jude and his nice round head!
Here we are at Hamilton pool! It was open during spring break. Jude and I spent a few minutes in the sun soaking up some much needed Vitamin D.
The cute boys at In-N-Out. They are getting so big, and so fun. We enjoyed many great meals while we were there. I had to get my Mexican fix a few times.

Here is Jude catching some ZZZZZZ's. He fell asleep with those very cute sunglasses!!
Here is my sister sporting her CRAZY wrap sling thing. We enjoyed a sabbath afternoon at the neighborhood park enjoying the weather and relaxing with family!


And of course I did a little shopping. . . . (and not just for me, Jude too.)
There goes Jude riding the pony, riding around that big fat pony. . . . That is a line from the little song I sing when anyone rides the horsey!! This was Jude's first ride!


Here is Jude with a few of his Girlfriends, Brielle and Leah. He is so BIG compared to them! I had a few of my friends over and we enjoyed some YUMMY freshly baked warm cookies right out of the oven topped with vanilla ice cream!Here is Jude doing his new trick. Rolling from his tummy to his back. Here he is enjoying tummy time, and then. . . .

here he is! On his back. Nice roll Jude!
Here are a few pictures taken before we left. I thought they were pretty cute!

Here is Jude showing off his cute sweater vest after church!




We had a great time away, but it was great to see John again.

P.S.- After our return trip home to Buffalo, we made the transfer of Jude in bed with mommy into his BIG boy crib for night nights! He is doing great, putting himself to sleep(with a few tears), and sleeping for 7 hours straight without eating! YEAH!! We are so proud of him. He really needed this, there is no way he would be doing this if he was still in bed with me!!

Look Alike

Everyone always asks who we think Jude looks like. Well, I personally think that Jude has John's eyes, and my nose, and chin. It is hard to tell, I am sure as he grows we will continue to see John and myself in Jude. I think as he has gotten bigger I can see a little bit of me in him too. But what do you think?

Here is John:

Here is me:

Here are a few of Jude:

PolarBear Swim

Buffalo New York

March 1st
Outside
20 degrees. . . with windchill 5 degrees
Windy
Dental Students
Frozen Lake Ontario, 34 degree water
Swimsuits

What does this mean?
This means John along with several other dental students in his clinic tier experienced the Polar Bear Swim. Yes, they dove in the frozen lake along with hundreds of others!


And this is Jude trying so hard to roll over, he stretches, and kicks up on his side. Before long, he will be moving all over the place!

Our Baby is 3 Months!!

I cannot believe that Jude is now 3 months old. It feels like yesterday that he was still in my belly, and yet it feels like he has been with us forever. The past three months have been amazing, John and I love to sit and play with Jude, and wish time would slow down a little. We are amazed at how smart a little 3 month old can be. Jude loves to stare at himself in the mirror, then smile and turn away (bashful), he loves to suck on his hands, he loves to kick his feet. He loves to grab things, even though he doesn't realize he is doing it. He loves to stare at the chandelier over our kitchen table. He loves to be swaddled. He laughs out loud when you blow on his belly. He smiles whenever someone talks to him. He loves to sing songs with mom. He loves to look at the pictures when we read him stories. He loves bath time with daddy. He easily loves us, and we are so lucky to be blessed with our angel Jude.

Here are a few pics of our big "little boy."

Happy 3 months Jude! After a nice breakfast Jude is sound asleep right in my lap."
Jude getting ready for bathtime!
We caught Jude checking himself out in the mirror.

To celebrate his 3 month birthday we went to Cheesecake Factory, well, actually it was a late Valentine's dinner, but we will take any excuse to go there. Whenever Jude is in a new place he is so interested in whats going on. When he woke up from his nap, he was in this new place, with loud noises, and lights, and people. He loves it, he never wants to miss a beat.

John is busy this week with mid-terms,Yuck! But, looking at the positive, that means we are half way to summer!!! Jude and I stay busy at home although we did take a few walks last week when it warmed up to the 40's. We are so looking forward to warm sunshine!! Also, I have decided to pull out the old running shoes again. It had been almost a year since I ran, but I am slowly getting back into it. John and I both have decided to run a half marathon! 9 weeks away! The first weekend in May. We are excited and are taking turns at night to train!

Has anyone seen a SUPERHERO?

This Superhero has been spotted around town. In wegmans, at the gas station, doing laundry. . . . Saving Lives. Doing things normal superheros do!





John helped out a friend and was his model for a shoot he did while applying for school.

My Valentine

A quiet night in. . . . a romantic dinner for two. . . Dancing my candlelight. . . drinking yummy pina coladas. . . a sleeping baby. . . watching the office. . . feeding each other carrot cake. . . Rekindling our LOVE.
What more can you ask for. We had a great Valentine's Day.
Here are a few pictures that document our night.

Check out his little tongue!
Jude is ready to help make some pina coladas, and check out his new trick. Sitting up in his bumbo chair.
Our romantic dinner.
What jude was doing while we were cooking.
Chef in the kitchen.