Kamiak Butte

Today, after the farmer's market, we decided to go to Kamiak Butte and take a hike to the top. It was a 1/2 mile hike.... all up hill! It didn't take long and we didn't stay long, but it was nice to get out and exercise. Parker did well in his pack. He got a little antsy going down hill and wanted out. We took some pictures.


Parker in the pack


A nice little farm

North View
Brady and Parker getting ready to go
up the mountain
It's a chipmunk! Can you find him?
Out there in the distance is Pullman.
You could see it better up there.
Moscow. The big shinny thing in the back
is the Kibbie Dome.

Dad and son.

Teeth and Knees

Parker turned 9 months on the 13th of this month and with that have come some big milestones (or at least some that we have been waiting for a long time for).

First off, during this last week Parker's first tooth broke through. It is hard to see but if you stick your finger in his mouth... you can feel it.

Second, he is crawling! On Saturday he made it across the family room 3 times. From that day on he has not stopped. Since today was rainy, we took Parker to the cool indoor playground in the Eastside Marketplace. It has soft floors and soft things to play on. No shoes are allowed as well as big kids. It was nice to get out and let him crawl around on this nasty day.



The tree slide that Parker wanted to climb up rather than
slide down.

Grizzly bear tunnel



Parker on top of the Grizzly
Bear tunnel

All Gone

With summer comes the loss of some things. Some of our friends are moving. Some are moving permanently (with a job), and some just around in the complex. Either way, it's kind of sad.

Parker also lost something.... his hair. Brady, Parker and I went to the East City Park today and boy, was it hot! Parker was so warm with all his hair that we ended up shaving it.... well he's not bald. It is just really short. But above are some pictures from our day. It begins with his hair cut. Enjoy.

It's a....

GIRL! Here are her feet. The other pictures look more skeleton-like. She kept hiding and so it took a while to get the ultrasound done. Apparently we were disturbing her peace.

Boy or Girl

Alright, tomorrow is the day we find out what sex Weldon #2 is. What do you think? Once you tell us, we'll tell you :)

A Week Full of Firsts

When Brady and I had Parker, we decided that we couldn't do spontaneous trips anymore. We used to do these crazy late night trips to go visit our families in Western Washington which weren't very well planned out. Well, we have gotten better.... our spontaneous trips aren't late night trips anymore... they're just daytime trips. Once we decided we were going to travel, we left within an hour and a half. Yet again, we didn't bring our camera. So there are pictures.... on different people's cameras in different parts of the state. Also, with our ill-planning we weren't able to visit with everyone we would have liked to. However, it was nice to be able to see some of our family, most of which hadn't seen Parker in a while.

Parker had many firsts during our trip. He had a first taste of Jello and Oranges. Boy did he love oranges. we just cut the orange up into slices (with the rind) and he would just hold onto the rind and devour the orange. I had thought it would be too acidic for him. I guess not. He didn't touch the Jello, but would eat it if you fed him.

He also went swimming for the first time at an aquatic center. I wouldn't say he liked it, but I wouldn't say he didn't. He just didn't move much, but didn't cry. So I think we are going to keep trying to put him in the pool. I think this summer he would like the Moscow aquatic center (which is outside).

He went to the zoo for the first time. My dad had a company thing at the Portland zoo so we all went for free. I don't know what all he saw but I am assuming he liked it...

He (as well as Brady and I) saw a black bear in Brady's parent's back yard (pictures below). It was crazy. He just waltzed through their back yard! Kind of scary though.

Aside from firsts, Parker got to see many family members. He warmed right up to them after not being around them very much. Everyone had a turn holding his hands and walking him around. Even his cousin Connor (who is almost 21 months old) took Parker's hand and helped walk him around.

Well, we had fun and are tired. Parker went to bed at 7 tonight because he didn't sleep well last night. Brady had to work at the President's Residence at WSU tonight, and I am just waiting for my homemade applesauce to finish thawing so I can enjoy it while I read other people's blogs.

Renaissance Day

Today was an important day for the city of Moscow. It was Renaissance Day and the first day of the Farmer's Market for the summer! Since Brady has been taking classes at both University of Idaho and Wazzu, he had finals last week as well as this week. Because he has been spending a lot of time studying.... and must spend more doing so.... we were not able to make it to the coast for a surprise party for his grandma, (we really wish we could have made it). However, so that Brady could get a break and enjoy some of the nice weather, we went downtown for the morning and took part in some of the festivities.

At the Farmer's Market Brady bought some tamales (which he has always wanted to buy) and I bought a gigantic blackberry/ cream cheese roll. They were both delicious. It has been a tradition since we lived in Pullman, to come to the Farmer's Market and buy those yummy rolls. When we moved here we learned that a lady in our ward is the one who makes them. Way cool! (Once again we forgot to take some pictures)

Then we went to the Renaissance Fair. Parker got out of his stroller and we put him in the pack. He loved walking around and looking at all the booths. There were lots of lawn ornaments, jewelry, pictures, hippie bags and food that you shouldn't eat. We didn't buy anything but it was fun to look around and see some funny outfits.

Batteries!!!

We got some batteries for our camera! It probably would have been another month or so before we would have gotten some but at 4 am this morning our smoke alarms started beeping and saying, yes ours talk, "low battery." We probably wouldn't have gotten a battery for that any
time soon either, but we have some sort of inspection today, where we need to have our alarms working. Anyway we got some batteries for our camera (and smoke detectors) this morning and took some pictures of Parker.