Lock 'em up!

Thank you Cindy for the adorable shirt! I thought it complimented his camo shorts perfectly!! Now if we can just keep him from getting a big head?

What's not to love about little boys??

Today I was at the store trying to find some ointment for a blister on the O man's toe. (He's a little more than enthusiastic about his doorway bouncer and this led him to develop a small but very sore blister on his pinky toe!) In the aisle with first aid supplies I found Neosporin for kids above 2, Mederma for little kids, and I also found some wound cleanser among a million other things to fix boo-boos for little ones. But my favorite thing I found? Spiderman Band-Aids!! Even though he doesn't need them yet...they were too cute not to buy! I have a feeling I'll be getting very familiar with this area at the store!

4 Months Old!

So I'm slightly delayed in posting the latest! However, on July 26th, not only did Owen turned 4 months old…but it is also the anniversary of when we told Steff and Bryan that they were going to be an Aunt and Uncle.

This past Monday Owen went to the doctor for his 4 month check-up. Here are his stats:

Weight - 17.11
Length - 27 Inches

We are excited because we get to start him on solid foods! Yay!! Some milestones we have to look forward to? Sitting up like a big boy. Grasping things with his hands without having to use his whole arm in the motion. Teeth! And more verbalization!

Currently Owen LOVES his doorway bouncer. He loves to roll onto his tummy (video of this to come) and he loves laughing, smiling, touching things with his hands, putting any and everything into his mouth and drewling!

Also, since his one month birthday, I've been trying to take pics of him in just his diaper to document each month! Here are some pictures of our handsome little boy. He’s getting sooo big!

"And Noah he often said to his wife when he sat down to dine, 'I don't care where the water goes if it doesn't get into the wine.'" - G.K. Chesterton

We had so many fun pics from this part of our Jeff City adventure I thought it deserved its own post!

After Jer finished his test (results to come via snail mail) we headed out of Jefferson City and hit the road to Hermann, Missouri. We had a fabulous day tasting wines and beers and enjoying some quality time talking about life and our amazing son! We hit the Tin Mill Brewery and a couple walked in with a baby in a stroller. I looked at Jer with my bottom lip pushed out. I wanna go home! We did end up starving by the time we reached St. Louis...so we decided to stop at Joe’s Crab Shack for a quick dinner before picking up the O man!

Jeff City

A Minor Set Back
As I mentioned here, Jeremy and I enjoyed a night away from the everyday while Jer was preparing for and taking a test in Jefferson City. I’ve come to realize, very few plans ever happen just how you picture them. And it really doesn’t matter what the plans are. Maybe its God way of showing that he has a serious sense of humor. Here you go Jess, see how well you roll with this little change of plans! I’m one of those people who are ok with rolling with a change of plans…however; there are few major components necessary for me to function. Having a properly packed bag is one of them. And unfortunately, as I began to get dressed up for a fun evening out with my husband, the worst of all catastrophes occurred. I reached into the bag of body wash, toothbrushes, etc, and realized that I had left my entire makeup bag at home. All of it! I walked out of the bathroom and our conversation went as follows:

Jess: Guess what I forgot
Jer: looking up from his test studying with minimal interest: I don’t know babe. What? Looking right back at his binder
Jess: It’s something that I can’t go out without.
Jer: Seriously I don’t know? What happened??
Jess: My makeup.
Jer: Babe you look great. You don’t need it.
Jess: OMG…I’m soo flaming mad. We’re going to Walmart.

So I finished getting ready. We headed to Walmart. Got lost 3 times – even with the GPS – and finally accidentally found my mecca and it turned my night right back around! Target was on the horizon! I bought the minimal stuff. Plus a belt b/c in the mess of makeup loss I realized I also forgot a belt for the jeans I brought. As we were walking out and Jer saw me smiling…he felt courageous enough to share this little bit of info with me.

Jer: Geez, you know when you asked me what would I forget that was so important you could go NOT (emphasis on the not) out without it…I thought you might say shoes or underwear or something.

Thanks for keeping it honest, honey. It’s always nice to know when I’m being dramatic!

Our night on the town
Here’s some pictures from our yummy meal and fun exploring in downtown JC.










My Own Adventure


Friday morning I decided to venture out of our route between the hotel and the testing site. After a nice relaxing shower, I packed up the car, checked out of our hotel and plugged in the GPS. I was searching for a Borders or Barnes and Noble. I ended up here.



My adventure also took me out to the Jefferson City Country Club and some beautiful homes that surrounded the area. I didn’t have time to explore all of the places I wanted to. On my list were a prayer garden and a neat side of the road flower shop. I think my trip to the mall was fated however, b/c I found the following items on my shopping trip:

chocolate covered gummie bears - these deserve a post all their own.

A $4.00 scarf on clearance at American Eagle
and some very cool made in American handsoap from Bath and Body Works!

The Zoo

A few Fridays ago, we made our second family trip to the zoo! You can read about our first trip here!






This day was very special because Owen got to enjoy the zoo with Grandma PJ, Pawpaw Davey, Great Grandma Flo and Great Grandpa Pap. Four generations of family in one place! It doesn’t happen too often. And what a day we had!





Like we did last time, we had to battle serious crowds. So much so, that the South parking Lot was crammed and marked off as FULL. We ended up across the street on Oakland near Turtle Park. We ended up feeding the meters till they took no more coins and off we headed to the zoo. Tip about the meters? They take 4 hours worth of coins. It was about $5 to feed the meter for both cars. Parking for the Zoo’s south Lot is $11 a car. We more than tripled our savings ;)





The weather could not have been more perfect! It was a nice breezy 80. Owen got to enjoy the zoo from his stroller like a big boy this time which helped him stay awake and very content. Once we made it into the actual zoo, we were able to navigate relatively easily. The later in the afternoon it got, the thinner the crowds got. To my amazement we managed to see a ton. We cruised around Big Cat Country; saw the zebras and Giraffe’s. We even made it through the Penguin Puffin Coast and the River’s Edge. Owen was amazed with all the fun things to see. By the time we stopped for a rest and something to drink and snack on, little man was crashed out!

Finally!!!

So after a couple weeks of busy weekends spent out of town, internet set up issues with AT&T and a few other unforeseen things, I’m FINALLY back and ready to blog – for real! I’d like to say I’ll blog daily, but I know that’s not possible…so rather than set myself up an unrealistic goal…I’m gonna say at least twice a week I’ll be posting new things! So thank you to everyone out there who loyally follows and are still out there checking back for updates!!

The Linley 3 have been up to lots of fun things in the past few weeks. Enjoy!