The Long and Short of it

Well, I have taken away Jesse's favorite chew/pull toy. I got a lot of hair chopped off. I went back to my high school haircut, which just happens to be in style right now.

He's Up!

Our little Stand Up Comedian!

Check out the video.

Jesse Look-alike Meter

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Wow! I didn't see that one coming. This website reportedly analyzes facial features of both parents to determine who the child looks like. Jesse is lookin' like both his Mommy and Daddy.

Family Reunion

The Fam

Lindsay, Shelley, Steph, Jesse, Aunt Wanda, Aunt Betty, Grandma Judah, Uncle Mike, and Kirsten. Matt took the picture. There was more family there, a few are in the background.

Grandma Judah, Jesse, and Uncle Mike

Over the weekend, Jesse and I attended my Great Aunt Betty's 80th Birthday Party/Family Reunion. From Grandma Judah's side of the family, Uncle Mike, Aunt Wanda, Shelley, Steph, Matthew, Kirsten, and Jesse and I made it. We were missing Jay, Lisa Nathan, and Josh. It felt awkward not knowing all of your family there. We haven't had a big get together in about 15-20 years. It was lots of laughs though.

Aunt Kirsten, Jesse, and Uncle Matthew chillin' in the shade.

Mommy tried to steal a kiss.

Jesse with Mommy's cousin, Shelley.




So cute!!!

This video of Jesse and Stephanie is funny

Happy Fourth of July!

Jesse was hangin' out with Daddy and his friend, Andy, at the Newman's BBQ.


Grammy Udell fed Jesse his first taste of All American Cherry Pie.

Jesse and Grammy

Daddy and Jesse dipping in the pool

Today is Jesse's first Fourth of July. Jesse is like most babies, not too fond of loud bangs and noises. We will wait until he's a little older to try the big fireworks show. For now, the small colorful fountains are great entertainment for him.

BBQ's and Fireworks wear a boy out!

Six Months and Six Years

Jesse turned 6 months old today on his Mommy and Daddy's 6 year wedding anniversary. He had his first experience swimming last night. He seemed to like it, despite the cool water.

Joelle's in Town!

My best friend, Joelle, is in town from Washington D.C. We spent the day together today. After giving Jesse a bath and gabbing for a few hours, we had lunch at Hello Thailand. Great food, not so great service. Then we did a little shopping at Target for fun. The above picture was taken at my mom's house. She fixed us some strawberry shortcake. I miss having my best friend around all the time, so today was simply awesome!


I took Joelle and Jesse to see my office. Don't they look cute cuddling on my couch. He's wearing the outfit from Drew and Joelle. It says, "Future Member - United States Senate."

Jesse is helping Mommy at her desk.

Happy Father's Day!

This was Josh's first Father's Day. He loves his little Jesse. As you can tell, Jesse loves his Daddy too.

Sweet Potato Feast

Jesse got his first taste of sweet potatoes a few days ago. He loves them, or at least he will swallow them as opposed to the other lovely baby foods we've given him. So take a gander at Daddy and Jesse seemingly taking a bath in the sweet potatoes.

Roll over

Jesse started rolling from his back to his tummy less than a week ago, and already he makes it look so easy. Someone told me it's harder for babies to roll from back to tummy and usually they go from tummy to back first. Jesse hasn't gone tummy to back yet, but his little legs are moving and kicking so hard he scoots himself forward on his tummy. His arms just haven't caught up to coordinating with the legs yet. We will soon have a crawler.