My Cup Runneth Over...

Cash James helping daddy play the blues on his guitar. I love my boys. Enjoy!

Cowboy UP!

My Sweet sweet cowboy


I finally got the "cowboy" shots i've been envisioning ever since I found out we were having a boy! Just to be clear this is most likely just the FIRST of MANY cowboy outfits & shoots for Cash James. He is just so darn cute... my rootin' tootin' lil cow poke!! =) ENJOY!

Everyone loves a naked cowboy hee hee








He's making this face because he's peeing... oopsie! Clean up on aisle 3!

Happy Happy Birthday Brandon!

MAKE A WISH!

Yesterday was Brandon's 29th birthday... yes that is correct... he is younger than me. No, I am not a cougar, he is only 2 years younger so that makes me a cub... it's similar to being a cougar but less predatory. At least that's what I tell myself so I can sleep at night! LOL

Brandon took the day off so we could all spend the day together. It was so nice having him home on a week day.

His birthday requests:

*A trip to the fly fishing store
*Home made Baileys Pie
*Stuffed Cornish Game hens for dinner

How easy is that?? I not only happily obliged but I also made peanut butter cookies and a peanut butter pie with oreo crust. (He's a bit of a peanut butter junkie!)

Cash James loved having daddy home for a special day. He loves his daddy SO much and pretty much is always saying DA-DA-DA (no mama yet but I will wait patiently)

Here's your gift daddy, I wrapped it myself...

I'll help you daddy...

Cash Playing daddy a song he wrote for him =)

Camping at Cabin Creek!

This past weekend we went camping at cabin creek. It was our first camping trip since having Cash and he LOVED it!! He is a NATURAL! Not surprising though; both Brandon and I have been "happy campers" our whole lives. Some of my favorite memories of my childhood are of my family camping at Hoods Canal in Mason county. Both Brandon and I have scars to show proof of our camping memories. I have an "oyster bite" (that's what they tell you when you are 3 and bleeding while half your leg is hanging there... " oh honey, the oyster bit you" LOL) on my right leg while Brandon has an AX indention in his shin from another... yes... you read that correctly, he swung an AX into his shin... i'm guessing he only made that mistake ONCE! OUCH!

My Handsome boys!


We had such a fabulous time. Cash James for the most part was a HAPPY CAMPER despite the cold nights and the fact that he had FIVE teeth coming in... yes FIVE... I didn't even know that was possible! Four uppers and one lower cutting through AT ONCE! Poor kid! Needless to say he had a few UNhappy camper moments, but we let them slide... =)

Mad beacause I made him get out of the water:


He LOVED snuggling with us and watching the camp fire at night. We treated ourselves to "new camping chairs"... mine, a "rocking" camp chair, perfect for snuggling and nursing my little baby boy, and Brandon, a "reclining" camp chair... ah... roughing it! LOL



Cash had a whole weekend of wonderment! First time to crawl and thus dig into & EAT dirt... YUM!


First time crawling on the beach & rocks and INTO THE WATER! The kid has NO FEAR at ALL! He dove right in... I was grabbing him all the while trying to photograph the whole process. It was a great moment for me as his mama. He loved all nature had to offer and we loved sharing these experiences with him and watching his excitement as he "took it all in". He is such a joy! We are so blessed!

Concentrating!




Let's not forget jack-jack. He is surprisingly quite the little outdoors-dog. He LOVES the water and just hanging out in nature. He isn't much of a snuggler when it comes to bedtime but when it got cold he got to snugglin!! =)

Note to self...

As promised, here are a few 6 month photos. We only did a few 'studio' shots since Cash has been sick but he is still cute as a bugs ear if you ask me! We will go back in a week or so once he is feeling better. We were actually trying for a "feetie eating/toe sucking" studio shot but I missed my window... i'm so bummed. I really should have taken him in once he was in full toe suck mode (around 4 months). I thought waiting wouldn't be a big deal but now that he's crawling his feet are a thing of the past.... note to self... capture milestones before big boy moves on!! Enjoy!! =)




Cash LOVES to climb on anything dangerous of course!


Pulled himself up in his crib, big boy!


Nothing is safe when Cash is on the prowl!


On his Rody Horse "Hi-Ho Silver and AWAY!"



He always goes back to the nursing stool when able; 5 bucks says it will be the cause of his first black eye!

Cash James is crawling.... and no one is safe!

Finally....A video of Cash crawling, as promised....

Poor Jack-Jack gets attacked!

All he really wanted was his photo taken!

Cash James is SIX MONTHS OLD!

Cash James turned 6 months old today and we have A LOT to celebrate! First off he has recently been crawling up a STORM… which means unfortunately I have to vacuum twice a day, darn, and baby-proofing! He is into EVERYTHING! SUCH A BOY!!!

Jack-Jack is ON THE RUN as well! Jack use to be able to swoop in and lick Cash in some surprise attacks but now that Cash has figured out how to chase him, the monkey one is no longer safe and has been hiding under the bed, smart dog!

Cash also got his “big boy moo moo seat”. He still fits in his “infant” carrier but he’s never been a big fan since he can’t see out the window while sitting in it. He can see EVERYTHING in his new seat and he LOVES it!


He also got to see his first moving train last weekend when we went to Snoqualmie on a lazy Saturday afternoon. He really enjoyed the noises & all the people that waved to him!

His 6 month wellness appt was this afternoon and, as ALWAYS, he received an A+ from Dr. Eichner! Here are his stats:

*27 ½” (up one inch from his 4 month appt) 90%

*18 lbs 10.5 oz 70% - all that crawling is giving him a svelte physique

*17 ½” head circ - lovely and perfect size for ALL the hair he’s been getting lately

and….. for some REALLY big news…. Buzz cut his hair!!! LOL =)


Cash (in his big boy Carhartts) & Daddy (without hair,YAY, lol)

***Side note : I will be getting his 6 month photos taken next week and will post those as well! =)