Rowan has been so much fun lately!!! He is learning so much!! He runs around in our shoes. He is trying to be more independent which has made for some hard days. He tries to talk a lot. He says mama, dada, baba (even though he hasn't used a bottle in well over 6 months), dau (for dog), sssiiii(for sit), down, apple, up and he can make the noises of a car, dog, kitty, cow, and sheep! He can kick a ball really well!! He used to just open and close cupboards, but now he loved to bring me whatever is in them!! He also signs please, more, food, and milk. He refuses to try to say anything that he has another way to let me know what it is..i.e. I ask him to say car and he says vvrrroom. Hopefully he will get better!!

Also, I know I said I was going to go private, and I still am, I just have been too tired to do it (lazy excuse I know). I will warn you before I do!


Rowan talking on the phone to Grandma (usually he just pushes buttons!)
















Rowan praying (sorry its so blurry, but there is a video to go with this)















Rowan trying to get out of his highchair and getting stuck!
















Playing on the lovesac with a friend















We went to the fairgrounds for a home and garden show, and walking back we saw this reserved parking spot!!




















Sorry for all the videos...he is doing so much that can't be captures by a still shot! The videos are: Ring around the rosies, praying, leading the music, dog goes to dover, attacking bear and "sit" . And the funniest thing about the praying and the leading music is that he did those all on his own!! He learned by watching us and watching in church!!

Oregon Trip
playing with a great dane while on a walk















riding a bike with Uncle Ryan (I know he doesn't look thrilled, but when I took him a way it was the end of the world!!)














Playing piano with Grandpa














Playing with Ryan's friend














Walking in Uncle Ryan's shoes!



















Enjoying popcorn (he kept making the cutest face!!)














Trying to steal Ryan's gum (at the end he moves Ryan's head to try and get it!)


I love the way Rowan is laughing so hard he closes his eyes really tight!!!


We had fun and Rowan loved his Uncle Ryan!!!! He enjoyed Grandma and Grandpa too!

Sorry I am such a slacker. Things have been boring and crazy at the same time. We went to Utah at the beginning of August for Cory's sisters wedding. It was a fun time. We got to go camping with his family and go to Park City for our anniversary. In Park City we got a package that let us do the zip lines at the Olympic park and it was a blast!! We also got to walk around their Olympic museum they had set up. It was cool to see it all (especially cuz I was on my mission during them). Last week I went to Oregon to see my family. Cory is doing 2 classes now, so I am very bored in the evenings.
Here are the pics from our Utah trip. (Sorry they aren't in order, they are hard to download onto here)

So I have been thinking about this for a long while, and have decided to go private with my blog. So if you want to keep following email me your address (even if you think I have it.) Email me at jennissomewhere@gmail.com Thanks for understanding!

SMILES
So this week I have been looking through our pictures over the year. We are pathetic and have more pics of Rowan than of either Cory or me. And looking through them I noticed how many smiles I have from my little boy. So, this post is a collection of his smiles. (plus we haven't done anything exciting to warrant pics!)