Grandpa Bakken's 90th Birthday Bash

We went out to Seattle this weekend for Dan's Grandpa's 90th birthday party. We always have such a blast when we go out to visit, and this was no exception.

Jack was helping with the cleaning.

Patrick didn't help so much, but he did enjoy playing with Jesse.

Dan helped out with the meat. Look at that stack of ribs!

And I helped Becky out with the appetizers.

This guy just napped. What a lazy baby.

He had his 2 month checkup last week. He weighed in at 14 lbs 1 oz and measured 24.5 inches, putting him in the 95th percentile for both height and weight. I couldn't believe he gained 2 lbs in just 3 weeks. He far outweighs Jack and even Patrick at this age. What a chunk!

And here's my new copper pots (garage sale find!) hanging up on the wall Julia Child-style.

Fair Time

Stale old ice cream cones were a hit for snack time this week. Now whenever Jack wakes from his nap he asks for "pinecones" for snack.

Jack thought he needed a bit of Vicks on his nose.

We went to the fair this afternoon. The chickens were the most popular with the boys.

That is until they saw the farm equipment...

Birthday Bash

Well, he did it again. Jack has completed his third trip around the sun and we thought we'd celebrate.

After blowing out one candle he exclaimed "I did it!" We encouraged him to keep trying and after several unsuccessful attempts Jack cheerfully chirped "I'm doing a good job!"

Between the Toebbens, Jones and us, there were 8 boys and 1 girl aged four and under. Poor Abbey :-)

Enjoying his birthday loot: cuddling with his weed whacker while watching Peter Pan.

And I finally finished Isaiah's baby blanket. Let me just say - there's a reason why most people crochet baby blankets. Knitting something this big is really slow-going. Isaiah sure grew a lot faster than his blanket did. I think he's shaping up to be our chubbiest boy yet. And our best sleeper. I know I've mentioned it already, but I'm still ecstatic. This boy is already sleeping through the night, where has the time flown?!

What we do in Idaho

But first a little update about this guy. Isaiah now weighs 12 lbs and is an absolute doll. I thank the Lord every day for this little one and for what a good baby he is! He loves to sleep, and what more can you want from such a little guy? It's his way of helping out around the house. And when he's not sleeping he's pretty content to watch his brothers and smile.

Last Sunday we took the boys to see the bears at Washington State University's veterinary school. "Rawr!"

And just today Trinity had its annual fall bbq. Instead of three-legged-races and sprinting with eggs on spoons like they do in more civilized corners of the nation, we cabor toss and have cow milking contests. The video is a clip from the cabor toss contest.