Shaver Lake Camping Trip

We just got back from a family camping trip up to Shaver Lake with 20 members of my extended family.  Dan couldn't get much time off of work, so I went up early with my parents and Dan came a day later.  This was most of the family's first time meeting the baby and so I had a lot of hands that wanted to hold him.  He loved all of the attention and being outside all day.  He seemed more at ease in the outdoors than at home and he hardly fussed the whole time (again, he was getting a ton of attention, so that may be it).  I feel so lucky to have a baby who is flexible enough to allow Dan and I to continue to socialize and participate in trips like this.  Thank you Baby Jack!

 The whole group on the last day.  These are my mom's siblings and their kids.

Playing on the picnic table as dinner is being made.

Uncle Dubb calls him Jack-Jack

Aunt Natalie calls him Jackie-Poo-Poo

I LOVE this picture because he makes this face all of the time and I can hear the sound that goes with it in my head.

Sweet little guy!

We got to hold Jackson in our arms in the cab of the truck when we drove across the campground and he really preferred this to the car seat.  Too bad we can't hold him in the car all of the time.

Sleeping in the tent trailer.  He's never napped this well in his life.  Also, he picked this trip to "sleep though the night" for the first time, meaning that he slept from when we all went to bed around 11:30pm until we got up at 8:30am.  It was an awesome and restful night for me.

The group down by the lakeside getting sun.

Papa Barrett calls him The Captain and has a 75% smile generation rate.  Jack has two Papa Tim's so now we have to distinguish them by last name too.

Going on a little walk near our campsite.

The going got a little bumpy, but he slept through it.

Drying Baby off after a nice little "swim" in the lake.  He shrieked pretty loudly when I dipped his toes in the water, but he seemed to like sitting with me and Dan in the shallow water.

Dan playing with my cousin's kids (Jack's second cousins) Brogan and Hunter.

Getting lots of attention

More cute napping.  We bought this giant umbrella-tent thing at Costco and it ended up being perfect for keeping the baby in the shade on the sunny beach.

My cousin Jen with little Jackson.  She was a big help and held him a lot.

Cousin Cassie with Jackson.  The mood is deteriorating.

My parents, sister, her hubby and us.  Maybe a Christmas card photo?  On second thought maybe we'll wait and get a group shot when everyone's taken a shower...

Hopefully a lot more camping trips to come.

1st Giants Game

We took Jack to his first Giant's game last night and had great seats from Dan's co-worker.  We were actually a little worried about being in foul-ball territory and we bothered to make up a little plan if a ball came our way so that me and the baby wouldn't get hit.  Needless to say we didn't need the plan afterall, which involved Dan diving for a ball that wasn't near us or blocking it with his chest if it came too close (not sure why he wanted to do a chest-block instead of try to catch it, but I digress...).  The game was fun with Lincecum pitching and the Giants winning 2-0 and Jackson did really great and enjoyed a bottle and a long nap.  It was actually one of the most peaceful evenings we've had with him in about a month.  Maybe he was too distracted by the sights and sounds of the heckler behind us and forgot to do his nightly-freakout routine.  Here are the pics.

Not too excited about getting dressed for the game.

The outfit was a bit too big, so he couldn't wear the shorts because they were totally falling off.

Still not convinced.

Lovin' the sling.

Family shot taken by strangers.

He was content in there until he got hungry.

Lincecum!

Sleepin'

They gave Jackson a certificate with his name for his first game.  Very cute.

Ready to go home

Jack's 8 week smiles, plus new tricks

Our first video post.  Here are some of his happy sounds and faces that precede his nightly meltdown.

This is a trick from a couple of weeks ago.  He discovered that if he kicks the base of the mobile, he can make the bears move.  Now I don't turn the mobile on because he makes it work all by himself.

Jack got his first hickie and I'm relieved to say that it was self-inflicted.  He was lying on his belly sucking on his arm and I guess he got really into it.  Dan thought it was funny that Jack both gave a received a hickie in one day.  Dan came home and first noticed it and thought it was a big bruise, and I felt terrible and couldn't remember him getting hit, until I realized what it really was...

The Family in Philly

Dan and I spent our 3 year anniversary taking the red eye to Philly with Jackson along for the ride.  Miraculously the baby did really well and slept through most of the trip.  We were nervous that he would be screaming and waking everyone up, but he was so well behaved in the airport and on the plane.  Yah Jackson!  He even decided to start sleeping for 6-7 hour stretches at night on our trip.  Amazing.  Now that we're home he's back to his old 3-4 hour stretches, but it was nice for a few days at least.

Our trip was for Dan's college buddy Chip's wedding, which was beautiful.

Dan and Chip with Jackson in front of an "authentic Amish farm."  It turned out that we hung out in Amish country for most of the trip.

Horse and buggy set ups were all over the place, even on the main roads blocking traffic.

The groom trying to keep Jack happy as we get the tour of the area.

Watching just-born baby goats.  Actually a pretty graphic scene, but Dan couldn't seem to look away.

A huge pig.

Playing on farm equipment.

A failed experiment.  He did not appreciate being the subject of this photograph.

A droopy-eyed baby at the rehearsal.

Family shot.

Very handsome on the wedding day.

We got to visit Philly for a few hours before flying out on July 4th.  With the Liberty Bell here and also a Wheaton friend Lando.

Independence Hall.  Awesome to see it on the 4th.