Hobbies

Jig likes to play the piano.

Crosby LOVES to read!

Being outside is their favorite though...

By far.

"Whoa."

Happy Spring!

My Heart.

It's starting to hurt to see this one grow up.



Lennox is now a year and a half and I can truthfully say I don't know how it happened. I don't know where time has run off to. Lennox is a mystery man. He is curious. He is funny. He likes things his way or the HIGHWAY. He can hear the crinkling of a candy wrapper from... anywhere. His first word as far as we can tell was "waffle." He knows exactly what he wants. When I say, "Want to read a story?" he finds a (suitable) book within reach and doesn't walk but RUNS. And it has to be the chair in his room. His very favorite book is the one we have about bugs. We can tell all he wants to do is get to the very end where there's the picture of a huge hairy tarantula so he can round those baby lips into a big "WHOA!" "Wanna go outside?" - shoes in hand within 10 seconds and once again... doesn't walk but RUNS. Still says "WHOA" with furrowed eyebrows and a macho voice if he sees a truck or a bus or a digger or a - heaven help us - GARBAGE TRUCK! He still sucks those fingers when it's "time for sleepytime."

These guys are a great duo. They are each other's priorities 24/7.



Jig loves Crosby so much and watches his every move.



That classic Baby Mozart video that circulates at many a garage sale... well it's been a hit for both of our boys. In fact, worth its weight in gold if ever they're inconsolable. Croz still loves it. Lennox usually gets ecstatic at the sight of the drummer bear in the beginning. I hope they're always this nice to each other...



Dad & Jig are still one of a kind chums.



Hey Lennox! Dad & Grandpa built you a fence but how come you already know how to open it? You want out all the time but I can't get a stitch of yardwork done. Stick around!



And one other thing. No more biting! You have teeth and you sure know how to use them. It's getting a little better... mostly out of excitement now when you can't control how happy you are but still you know how to retaliate if you need to... watch out.



Lennox, we are so in love with you and everything you do. You are known by many names and they all have their place. Jigga Magoo, Jig, Mo-Jig, Mo-Boogs, Mooga, Mikadu (when you're causing trouble... even Croz says, "Jig you're a mikadu!) You are extremely special to our family and we love your funny ways, your curiosity, and your baby squeals of joy.



Last week Audrey's grandmother died :( and so Cam & fam came over from San Diego on a whirlwind trip. We had two nights with them and tried to catch up the best we could, play lots of lion hunting games (Brig: "I get to be Steve's lion cub" and Jig with his flashlight and wow! everyone's taller even since January). We love you guys VERY much, glad you're home safe, and can't wait for much MORE time.



Easter came and went too. We've had weird health stuff going on around here... finger infections, ear infections, yeast infections (GROSS!), sinus infections (or cold??), dermatologist appointments. Hmm, time for a clean bill of health :) Nothing serious at all, just ready to feel healthy again. Easter was nice, just went by quickly.

We pulled off some egg-dyeing time. Crosby loved it.



The Easter bunny made it to our place, strangely though not until after 9 am church. For Lennox it was a straight shot to the chocolate bunny on a stick. No question.



For Croz, it was check out my new toys. (Notice Jig in the background chewing madly on a Tootsie Roll)



I must say... those egg dying tubs have been a real hit in the... well, tub. They've used them every night since!



Can't keep these guys still for a half second. Munga bought them Easter suits and they were little men.



My mom made a turkey and mashed potatoes and it was so delicious! I made the most HORRIBLE batch of from-scratch rolls to date. Beth and my mom had an Easter egg hunt all ready to go... the boys loved it!

I love this picture of the girls on Easter; gorgeous day- they are all SO grown up and beautiful!



We also celebrated Beth's birthday with cake and ice cream. D & I gave her a little bell we had bought in October at the Portland Japanese garden. It has an ocean wave on it to symbolize one of my fondest memories with Beth. It was October 2001 when my family + Beth visited the Oregon coast and stayed in a house on the beach. Beth and I shared the room downstairs where we came face to face with the enormous ocean outside our window. We talked away the hours and I'll never ever forget it! I love you Beth, with all my heart!

What I Love Lately

I have been loving listening to Tom Petty's "Wildflowers" lately.



It's one of my favorite albums that we own. I've even been selfish and made the boys listen to it in the car with me instead of their kids' music.

All of the Pinterest talk started to feel kind of annoying until I joined... FINALLY! Fun outlet for creativity and tastes. Already I've had one too many late nights spent with the much-loved and much-feared "virtual pinboard." Hiatus time! Too much stuff isn't getting done. It's been a lot of fun though; such a great concept.



Items I'll probably never buy but love with all of my being... (and they can be categorized as such... how smart!)



The beautiful loft I wish my boys were sleeping in...



And... oh! Something realistic. The pulled pork I ACTUALLY made on Sunday! It was tasty if I hadn't gone loco with the Lawry's. When they said "just enough to cover the meat," that's what they meant.



4 ingredients only: -2.5 lb pork butt -1/2 bottle of Sweet Baby Ray's -1 can of soda (Coke, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi) -and enough Lawry's to coat the meat. Rub the Lawry's on the meat, put in crock pot. Pour BBQ sauce + soda and cook on low for 4-5 hours. Shred meat at around the 4 hour mark and cook for 1 additional hour after that. So good on soft rolls.

Stuff that matters. The Pack Family! I have grown to love these people even though I've never once met them. Their story is so heartwrenching. I'm not going to try and explain anything... if you don't know what I'm talking about, I shall direct you to these sites: and

I have been reading Kelly's every blog post. I have been savoring every head bonk, drool accidentally spilling into my mouth, macaroni and cheese squished in between cracks of chairs, mini-tantrums. I have been burying my nose into his baby neck taking in his smell multiple times daily in an obsessively weird kind of way. If D & I lost our Jig, our world would end. To lose a child is unfathomable. I can't believe the strength of the human spirit, particularly Kelly and her family. They are now forever on our minds. (photo courtesy of packoffixations.blogspot.com)



There was a fundraiser for them back in February that my mom and I went to and on Saturday there was another one in Orem... a bake sale, etc. We feel so connected to this family, so we had to donate! We hauled the boys along with some poppyseed bread, cute mini carrot cakes, and cookie bars and had fun buying some of the cute stuff being sold there.



I just read Kelly's blog that she came to the fundraiser... too bad we missed her :( I wanna meet her someday.

Since we were in the neighborhood, we had to venture to our precious Peppermint Place in Alpine... mmmm grapefruit slices! Crosby's and Lennox's favorite park is the one basically next store to the candy shop. Jig was diggin' the lion ride!



My sweet Croz.



Speaking of parks, the boys have been enjoying a variety of them lately. We are so lucky to live in a city where we can take our pick of playspots within a 5 mile radius even. That little park just west of Wasatch Presbyterian is where Croz discovered the spinning chair thing and he LOVES it! Jig liked it too, and I believe he mowed about 1/2 of the lawn/paths.



Last year I took a picture on St. Patrick's Day of my three guys in our family's favorite chair.



I get the feeling that tradition needs to continue... this was the best shot (2 tired boys), but it had to be done.



March has been birthday mania! Croz had Stella's Ariel party at Little Gym at the beginning of March. It cracked me up... I went to pick he and his buddy Isaac up from the party and they were hauling out a prize package about their own height... an Ariel and Eric playset toy. Ha!

On the 15th my friend Mirjeta's baby Tayt turned ONE... I can't believe it's been a whole year since he was born.



I love this girl and her boys so much!



My mom and I made monkey cupcakes for Tayt's jungle party... we LOVE doing stuff like that!



Jig really enjoyed his cupcake.



Our group of friends (the old Dan's crew!): Amy-Melina, D-Croz, Me-Jig, Mirjeta-Tayt, Aimee-Matt-Charlotte, Steph



On the 17th, Brinton threw a SURPRISE birthday party for my cousin Caitlin. It was a rockin' fiesta, and word is he pulled off the surprise! I think she liked it.



Uncle Steve and Lennox bonding at the party.



The Schrecks!



Jig in his St. Patty's/Easter/Spring tie... I love this pic because it is the epitome of our Jig! Blanket slung over his shoulder, fingers in mouth. He is our little Linus.



Talk about some little loves. These two are a pair of cute ones. Lucy's fiesta shirt was the cutest ever!



We just went to cousin Milo's 2nd birthday last night... it was a darling truck party with excellent food, a tire pinata, and a monster truck cake!

Croz is excited to go to Lucy's party on Saturday too!

Cute Nan had wanted to take Crosby to Build-A-Bear for his birthday but she wanted to wait til all the excitement calmed a bit so he could thoroughly enjoy his gift. This was such a wonderful day! She had him pick out whichever animal he wanted, and he chose this pup.



He named him Spencer. (*A funny detail... sometimes we'll be in the car and Croz will talk in a high voice and I'll ask him who he's talking to. He says it's Spencer. Apparently Spencer has a special power: Crosby says he can communicate with him from wherever he is, even if he's far away).



I was happy to witness it all! Crosby was such a happy boy. It was the best to see him walking around Gateway, toting his new pup in the famous Build-A-Bear house :) He did NOT want to put it in the stroller and he did NOT want anyone else carrying it.



Now for some pics I like.

Jig & me. This little fella looks like he's always ready for bed, but I promise you... he is nonstop! It's just these are my favorite times... when he's any kind of snuggly.



That baby bum! The second his feet land on the ground from getting out of the tub, he's off like a shot! Get back here, Jig... I can't catch you!



Music time.



Lennox and his buddy Isaac (my friend Christina's little boy) playing in the construction site



Lennox and his dump truck at Laird Park



Boys in the wagon headed to the park, one of our favorite pastimes.