Chapter Two: Cakes and Solids

We love summer at our house, despite not having air conditioning and having to content ourselves with the swamp cooler and ceiling fan.

At 4 1/2 months, Jack weighed in at 13.7 lbs and 25 inches. He is healthy and active and fit, and not too heavy :) Doctor gave us the go-ahead for solid foods, so we've been having a blast getting squashes and cereals and peas all over the place. Jack enjoys baby food but enjoys grabbing the spoon and stuffing the bib in his mouth more.

I entered my first-ever cake decorating contest and took first place in the beginner division. It was actually a lot of fun and I'm planning to keep going with this cake stuff. Maybe I could make a business out of it once I get a little better.

We have passes to Seven Peaks waterpark and go once a week or so. It's quite a lot of fun, and Jack even seems to enjoy it. We got him a tube with a baby seat in it so that he can float around in the pool and around the lazy river with us, submerged to his shoulders. He doesn't seem to love it, but he doesn't mind it either. He also likes going down the little toddler water slides on our laps. However, he absolutely LOVES bath time. He'll lay in the tub in an inch or two of water and splash for 20 minutes. I think if Seven Peaks had hot water in all the pools he would probably love them more.

We went on a quick trip to Idaho with my mom this past weekend and enjoyed attending Jared's mission farewell and seeing all my family. Highlights included lunching at Olive Garden, watching our first ever "Jack Ryan" movie, "fixing" Dean's sprinklers, and watching Jack play with an orange Solo cup with more fascination than any of his other toys.

We also enjoy playing intramural sports with our ward every summer, and the long-awaited summer term coed softball team is 2-0 for the season :) Ryan's hit a couple of triples and I've only struck out once - success! Jack just loves watching Mommy and Daddy play softball, he was very excited when Ryan hit the triple and the whole team was screaming in excitement as the runners all crossed the plate.

We also went on an overnight trip to Midway with Ryan's work (Squire) and got to stay at the Zermatt resort. We also got a half day pass to the Alpine Slide and coaster at Park City mountain resort, which was so much fun!