New Toys

So, you know how Chariots are hundreds of dollars......but SOOOOO cool?  Well, they are.  They can be a jogger, a bike trailer and a cross-country skier.  And we wanted one BADLY!  But we just couldn't justify spending that much money on something we didn't technically need, sense I already had a regular stroller.  Then.....some of Derek's friends from work had a second child, so they got a double chariot and GAVE us theirs.  GAVE!!  As in for FREE!  How rad is that?  We have had so much fun with it.  It is so much easier for me to run with Smith in the Chariot, and we love hooking it up to our bikes and hitting the coastal trail.  It's been such a fun blessing this month, and we are excited to pull Smith behind us while we X-Country ski this winter!

See, he loves it!  He actually loves just being outside.  It was really hot this day, so on the way home, we lifted up the plastic cover, and only left the screen down. I never looked back to check on him, because he was so quiet and being good.  When we got home, he was COVERED in dirt that sprayed him through the screen!  It looked like had had eaten a dozen oreos, and had all sorts of black eye boogies.  But, he was happy so mom was happy!

We've been using a Bumbo more and more.  Smith is to the point where he likes to be UP!  He'll lay on his back for a little while, but he'd much rather be sitting up in the Bumbo or propped in the corner of the couch.  Even the carseat is too flat, we'll look back at him and he'll be doing crunch after crunch trying to sit up higher.

Contrary to this particular picture, he can hold his head up.  All though his favorite thing to do is dip his head down and suck on the part that separates his legs.

And lastly, just my current favorite picture and desktop background!