Kind of tired

Having a new baby is hard work.......

Stung by a Stingray

I told myself this would be the summer I learned to surf. I know too many people who can't get enough of it, so I figure there has got to be something special about it. I bought a big blue costco longboard, a couple of wetsuits, and I was ready to go. Then we had a baby and we got busy and I didn't go out much. 4 Weeks ago I went out for the first time. I'm still not very good but I did manage to catch a few waves. After catching a wave, I was in really shallow water and I felt like it would be much faster to just walk the surfboard out to bigger waves. As I looked around, I noticed that none of the other surfers were walking back like me. They all jumped back on their boards as soon as they could and swam back out to the waves. Right as I was thinking about this I stepped on something squishy, and then it got me. I felt a burning sharp sting in my right foot. It was a stingray! After the initial shock, the pain really wasn't that bad. I figured I should get out though and go home and call a doctor or something. It was bleeding pretty bad and was hurting more every minute. By the time I got home it was seriously painful. It turns out that hot water breaks up the poison and eases the pain perfectly. After a couple of hours, the pain was gone and that was that. But can you believe it, a stingray? Crazy! I have been surfing a couple more times and you bet I always get back on my board right away now.

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PS Although most of the previous posts were by me (Heather) in my last days of pregnancy nesting craziness, this actually happened to Jacoby! I have yet to ever try surfing:)

Why I can't leave the boys alone with Brock....

Angels Game

Last night we went to the Angels Game with my family for Mormon Night. It was a lot of fun for us but our kids weren't too thrilled with the game of baseball. The idea of eating non-stop snacks all night however did appeal to them so they had a great time. After eating their way through donuts, gummi bears, popcorn, and fruit snacks (and this was after getting some del taco for dinner on the way there) they then proceeded to say "Is that all? Didn't you bring anymore snacks?" And I thought I had brought enough to feed a few families. Silly me! Maybe it's just a glimpse of the high school years with all these boys......

(If you are thinking the field looks really far away, it was! We were one row in front of the very top of the stadium.)

Brock's Baby Blessing

I am totally loving the learning how to smile phase. You get a lot of half-crooked ones:)

Beach Day

This was our second beach trip with Brock (his first was at three weeks old). I love the beach in the summer but trying to nurse and keep sand off a newborn as well as avoid all sun exposure is quite the task! Rett and Coby however are always so good at the beach. We can stay for hours and hours and they are just as happy as can be!

This is a post chocolate chip cookie picture:)