Merry Christmas

Baby, it's cold outside

Our Saturday morning hike... 23 pounds in 23 degree weather.

6 months

My super sized baby is 6 months old. He had his Dr. appt. last week and here are his stats.

Weight: 22 lbs 13 oz

Length: 30 3/8 in

Head: 19 in

Literally off the growth chart.

Jack's New Play Place

Jack loves to play under his swing. It's his new favorite place. He starts out on his blanket and rolls off and always manages to get under the swing. He will lay there and play forever. So funny, love him!!

30

Yep, you guessed it, Ryan turned 30 last week. HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLD MAN!!! I can't believe he's 30. HOT at 23 when we met and still HOT at 30! We both worked on his b-day this year which was totally a buzz kill, but I still managed to surprise him with his favorite, yellow cake with chocolate frosting. I also got him a pull-up bar he's been wanting, I figured now that he's 30 he's going to have to start working harder to maintain his 165 lbs of twisted steel and sex appeal. Anyways, we had a fun weekend celebrating, here are some pics of what we did.

Friday evening we drove up Farmington Canyon and had a picnic. It was freezing, but it was still nice to get out and get some fresh mountain air.

Saturday morning we got up early and drove to Logan to run a 5K. This was a fundraiser for a little girl with cancer. My sister Amber is an Oncology Nurse and knows her from work. So me, my 2 sisters and my dad all ran the race to support www.tayliebug.com

Ryan and Jack tagged along. Ryan wasn't up for the run since his knees are still recovering from the 26.2 a few weeks ago. It was pretty cold so we were all bundled up, especially Jack.

Cutest picture ever! Look at that cute face and double chin.

Later that night, I took Ryan out on a late b-day date. This was the second time we have been out alone since Jack was born, and he's five months old. I got a baby sitter (thanks mom and dad) and kept our date a surprise. I took him to Snowbird and we ate at the Steak Pit. It was such a perfect night, Ryan loves Snowbird, that's where he lives during the winter months. The food was so good, but expensive, this was the most we have spent on dinner in the 7 years we have known each other. While we were eating, the waiters opened up the window and set something outside. I walked over to the window to see what was happening and sure enough, there was a porcupine on the patio, and he was eating a loaf of bread the waiter had put out for him. I guess this little guy is a frequent flyer and visits often when he is given bread. His name is Larry, It was awesome. Yes, they really named it Larry. Anyways, believe it or not we didn't take any pics of this night, I'm pretty sure we forgot the camera :(

Lately....

Jack rolls over on his belly, but can't seem to manage how to roll back over. He will play on his belly for about 10 minutes then cry until someone comes and rolls him back over, then 2 seconds later he's back on his belly. This is a vicious cycle.

Jack sucks his fingers and everything else for that matter. He also like wearing dad's sweatband.

Jack has rice cereal every night before bed and makes a huge mess. Perhaps this is why he was 20 lbs at his last Dr. appt.

My Boys.

Ryan ran the Top of Utah Marathon in Logan. Woot Woot.

13.1 Miles

My sister Angie and I ran the Legacy Parkway Half Marathon. It was so fun, this is Angie's first Half Marathon and she ROCKED it!!!! I'm seriously so proud of my lil' sis!! And I set a new PR which I am very proud of considering my new life of motherhood (no time for serious training, exhaustion, and a crappy diet). My Dad, Amber, Sam and Tuck were our support crew, Thanks for coming guys!

Start, a little bit cheesy, I know.

Finish, it doesn't get any better than that.

Deep discussion about race.

Dad and Sam awaiting our arrival.

Big Sky, MT

Ryan and I went to Big Sky, Montana for a couple days with Nicole and John. John was speaking at a medical conference, so we tagged along. When John was done with his speech, him and Ryan hit the Madison River for some fly fishing. Jack and I stayed at the resort and hung out at the pool with Nicole and her 3 kids. We had a lot of fun, we actually got Jack in the pool and he loved it, then we got lunch ordered out to the pool, I had a buffalo burger that was awesome! Believe it or not I didn't take any pics at Big Sky.... shocker! So enjoy the photos from Ryan's iphone. On the way home we stopped at the cabin and hung out there for the rest of the week with Ryan's parents. We ate lots of good food including our new favorite restaurant, Teton Thai, then my new favorite sandwich place with grilled cheese that has bacon and avocado on it. Yummy!! And of course our favorite milkshakes from the Victor Emporium. Wow, do ya think maybe I'm a little obsessed with food??

Ryan's first catch of the day

Dr. John at his finest

Grandpa Dan and Jack

Jack in Grandpa's cowboy hat

Chillin' on the couch

Jack in his moose long johns

(It wouldn't let me type below the pic, wth?)

Touchdown Jack

Notre Dame has Touchdown Jesus

We have Touchdown Jack

Barrett Life

My little Jack is 12 weeks old!! Crazy! Where has the summer gone? We've been pretty busy the last 2 weeks with going to the cabin and running the Tin Cup Challenge, my sister having her baby, our 6 year anniversary, Ryan finishing up a wicked semester of advanced pathophysiology and me getting ready to go back to work. Tomorrow is my first day back, is it possible to forget how to be a nurse? Let's just pray for no codes until I brush up on my skills:)

Seriously, he's so funny.

Ryan and I ran the Tin Cup Challenge in Driggs, Id. Ryan did the half marathon, and I only did the 10K. I'm quite disappointed in myself for not being ready for a half marathon, but what the **** I just had a baby, right? I know, excuses excuses, I'll do it next year.

This was our first attempt at a family photo with all 4 of us in it. Of course we couldn't get both Jack and Maddy to look at the camera, Jack would rather stare at the ground and drool (i'm serious). Ryan would be embarrassed if I didn't mention why we are wearing twinner shirts, they are the shirts they gave us from the race and if Jack was behaving you could see that he has on a matching onesie too.

This is my cute sister Amber with her knew baby Tucker! He's so cute, we love him!

Peace Out!!

What we've been up to.....

I know I'm terrible at keeping our blog updated, but at least I have a good excuse now that I have a baby, right?? Here are some pics of the fam and what we've been doing lately.
We headed up to the cabin for the 4th of July and Ryan got the crazy idea to do Fred's Hill Climb, which is a race to the top of Grand Targhee ski resort .... Nuts!! The race started there at the bottom of the lift and when they got to the top they got a free chairlift down. How thoughtful!

This is my hot husband getting of the lift after he finished. Don't you think this pic could be in a magazine?

Me and Jack hanging out at the resort wishing we were running too, but due to the lack of a babysitter I couldn't go, but who am I kidding, I wouldn't have made it.

Maddy the yellow dog, our other baby

Jack and Maddy do tummy time in our bed together

Ryan's hillarious sister is in town for the summer and she loves Jack!!

Trying out the bumbo chair.

Jack chillin' in our bed.

There you have it, I blogged, so leave me alone for a few months until I do it again!
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Jack Curtis

For those who didn't know yet, we had Jack on May 1.

7 lbs. 12 oz. 22 in.

Catch Up

We caught a little bit of flack lately for not updating our blog. So here goes a random post:

My new toys:

My insatiable appetite for gear and some killer deals landed me these babies on the right. Some may say "Ryan, why do you need 3 pairs of skis?" to that I say why do you need more than one pair of shoes?

(You can see the color scheme for Jack's room in the background. I think Amy did a good job)

When not at work or skiing, I've mostly been doing this

Amy's been doing a little of this

Maddy