Read me a Story...

Coco's new favorite place to hang out while I put away her laundry... She LOVES books. So cute.

Playground Time and Cheers...

Sorry! We're new parents and we think everything is sooo cute! These are mostly for the Grandparents... She is pretty cute though...

Hiking, Biking Zion Style. Happy Father's Day.

Ben said what he wanted for Father's Day was an active weekend together...for those of you who know Ben, you know how dangerous that can be for me! :-) Luckily, I escaped with only a few bruises. We actually had a great weekend, we both love Zion's and the weather actually cooperated for once. We biked the Gooseberry Mesa (well, I mostly walked my bike) and then rested for a couple hours and headed to Angels Landing. We made it to the top in 45 minutes and caught the sunset. It was beautiful. We woke up the next morning and hiked the narrows. Besides missing Coco like crazy, we had a pretty perfect couple of days... Happy Father's Day!

Fish Face :)

Just one of the funny faces this little girl makes!

Pool Time

We have finally been able to go to the pool a couple of times! Yeah! Coco loves it, of course... We have been battling a pretty bad case of eczema too, so I was a little worried that the pool would make it worse but it has actually helped a little. She is such a happy baby, we are so lucky. I love summer!

9 months = Crawling

It finally happened. Coco turned 9 months old and she figured out how to crawl! She has been moving around in every way but the traditional crawl for the past month but she was having a hard time figuring out how to go forward. She is so cute! She is using her foot to push her along but at least she's going forward! We had to take her downstairs to practice because the hardwood upstairs is a little tough on her knees...

Her 9 month appointment went good but she is still a little runt. She only weighs 15 lbs 10 oz and is in the 5th percentile for weight. She is a good eater so I guess it must be in the genes. My Grandma Schwendiman told me that my Aunt Wendy only weighed 32 pounds when she started 1st grade!

This is such a fun age and she is learning all kinds of new tricks. She plays peek a boo all by herself and is constantly hiding her eyes and waiting for someone to say "where's Coco". She recently learned how to clap and has been waving bye bye on command for the past 3 weeks. I need to get those tricks on film too.. Stay tuned.

Island Park

We spent last weekend celebrating my dad's 60th birthday. It was really fun to get together with my entire family at the cabin on Henry's. Steph put together a really cool slideshow of pictures from my dad's life so far, including dating my mom back in high school. It was really fun to watch and made us laugh and cry. Coco got lots of attention from everyone...cousins, aunts & uncle's and grandparents too! She was in heaven. Ben and I were able to go on a couple of rides while grandma watched Coco. It is so nice to be able to leave her with someone you trust so much! Thanks grandma! We also stopped in Jackson on the way to Island Park and Ben and Coco posed under the antler's. They are getting really good at their little balancing trick. Besides a few mosquito bites it was a perfect weekend!

Love this...

You have probably all seen this already but I love it and thought I would post it anyway...