Help!!

Some children are afraid of the dark, spiders, monsters, or the Easter Bunny. Berkeley has another fear; he is afraid of babies. That's right, any time another baby looks at him and he can see that it is happening he breaks into tears. Does anyone have any tips on how I can socialize my kid?

Sand Much?

We traveled to Revere Beach yet again this weekend to see the

The weather was super humid, so I was worried to go out, but the weather by the beach was perfect for the day. I am always amazed by this craft, as I struggle to even make a crappy looking sand castle.

Spheres of Influence

Face Plant

Ouroboros

It's a Small World

Warning: This is not a sand sculpture

Eat your Hearts out McDonald's

If you have no idea what this means, please watch the YouTube video below.

This tune will NEVER leave your head!
Thanks for the onsie Juls

Tall Ships

We finally had a bright sunshiny day this weekend. We, along with half of the city of Boston, headed to Fish Pier to see the Tall Boats that are in town this weekend. The boats were amazing to look at, we opted not to wait in the long long lines to get onto the boats, but we admired them from the ground.

This tall ship is a Romanian Navy Ship. It was really interesting to see sailors from all the different countries. I have a deep respect for sailors, as my brother was in the U.S. Navy and I know what difficult work it is to maintain a vessel such as this.

Boats from all over the world parked by the World Trade Center, fitting I think.

We were glad Kyle and Debbie could join us for our little adventure. We all enjoyed getting some vitamin D and I finally got my first sunburn of the summer!

Growin' too fast

6 month stats:
Weight: 15.0 lbs (5-10%)
Length: 25 1/2 inches (10%)

The last 6 months has gone by so fast; it has been amazing to watch Berkeley develop and change so much. He has always been a very happy baby and a good sleeper and I am extremely fortunate for that. He has loved traveling around and going on adventures with his mum and dad; he has now been to 7 states in his short life. Berke rolls around to get where he needs to go at this point in his life. He is sitting up on his own, learned to smile every time we bust the camera out (what a ham), and loves to laugh all the time. He has always been a good eater, he took to breast feeding right away but after four months, due to work, we had to switch to formula and he has done well with that. He started on solids 2 weeks ago and he is slowly learning how to open his mouth when he sees a spoon. He blows bubbles when he is happy and especially when he is mad. His Underwater Sea Adventure and his "Birdies" are his two favorite toys. Berke loves bath time and has recently learned about the joys of splashing with his feet. I always have a smile waiting for me when I get home, as he definitely knows who his momma is and he loves her. He also knows who McDuff is and loves to watch him all the time; McDuff is still not so sure about the babe, he seems to know that babies don't know about soft touch and keeps his distance. Just this week Berke has found his thumb and loves to suck on it, along with all the rest of his fingers. He is a drooling machine, but amazingly no teeth just yet. This guy can still fit into some of his 0-3 months clothes and many of his 3-6 month close are just now starting to fit, so we are getting good use out of all of the many outfits he has. The Baby Bjorn is a place Berke is always happy to be, he loves to look out and smile at passers by; this is how we get our grocery sopping done. He also enjoys being in his back pack and traveling around. One of his favoirte places at home is his changing table, we call it the "happy place," he is alsways happy when he is laying there, it is pretty cute. This baby knows how to dance, I think he got all of his dance moves from his mom. He does a little jig we like to call the Berkeley dance. Daddy has loved spending the summer with the little guy; they have had so much fun together.

Berkeley is not a big fan of church, as it seems to mess up his nap schedule the entire day and makes for a very unhappy boy. He also doesn't like his pacifier, he hasn't ever loved it, but now he wont take the thing at all. The boy also gets scared at sudden loud noises and his bottom lip pouts out and he just starts screaming. We are not loving how good he has become at pulling my hair and his daddies arm hair, but we are learning how to deal with it.

That is my list of ramblings about our little man; things I want to remember. We honestly love being parents and it has enhanced our lives so much. Berkeley has brought so much joy into our home and into our life in general. He is such a special baby and I love having the privilege of taking care of him every way that I can.

What better way to spend the 4th of July than.....

looking at this Patriotic Little Man! An All American Boy!
(Thanks grandpa for my sweet outfit)

And driving the Revolutionary Trail from Lexington to Concord.
The Red Coats are coming!

We were able to see the battle green were the first shot of the war occurred, Louis May Alcott Home, Sleepy Hallow Cemetery, and the Old North Bridge.

Next stop was Waldon Pond for some afternoon sun and relaxation time outside of the car, which Berke was a big fan of! He loved discovering sand.

That evening I took the fam down the the Charles River to watch the fireworks. Christian stayed back with Berke because he HATES big crowds. We met up with some friends with the ward and had a fun evening. The fireworks were so amazing this year, there were lots of new fireworks we had never seen before. Getting on the T after the show was not the easiest thing I've ever done, but we made it home eventually!

Happy 4th of July!

Visitors

This week we have been lucky to have Christian's parents and his youngest sister, Bethany, out visiting us. It has been a busy week! Christian took his family out the beginning part of the week on his own. They went to Fenway Park, the MFA, ALL over downtown Boston, Beacon Hill, and Harvard Square. The weather was rainy for the first part of the week, but the sun decided to shine FINALLY on Friday!

Scott, Bethany and Jeanie riding the T for the first time, but not the last!

Photo shoot with Christian and Bethany, this one of MANY! On Thursday we drove to Sharon, Vermont to see the birth place of the prophet Joseph Smith. Unfortunately it rained the entire day, more like poured rain, but we had a good time and enjoyed the beauty of the monument. The monument stands 38 1/2 feet tall, one foot for each year of his life.

Friday we finally saw the sun, so we headed to the beach. We went to Revere Beach, America's first Public Beach. Mom, Dad, Bethany and Christian had a great time throwing the Frisbee.

Friday night we headed to the Hatch Shell to watch the dress rehearsal of the Boston Pops and to hear Neil Diamond sing. Even though it was crowded we had a wonderful time rockin out! Berkeley was enjoying the music so much, but he was very tired, he just couldn't fall asleep; that is until the canons started going off in the William Tell Overture. That was surprisingly the trick to getting him out. Who knew extremely loud noises would lull my baby to sleep; he is defiantly my husband's son.

Berke loves hanging out with his grandma and grandpa Gentry.

The Hatch Shell