Well, just a quick update today on 3 things.  1: Remy will now smile sometimes when we say "smile," like in the first picture below. 2: Remy loves corn.  Kristi was out shucking corn, and Remy had to keep trying bites out of the corn cobs.  Then he got a hold of one he liked, and he just went to town.  3: We went to Bear Lake last week, and it was awesome. The weather was so great, and it was so much fun on the wave runners.  Good times. 

Remy :)

Remy folds his arms for prayers. It is sooooo cute. We had an awesome week that deserves a whole big giant post that I don't feel like writing. So for now, a prayer pic

news flash

babies grow up.  It never occurred to me.  I love it though.  Remy is learning new things every single day and becoming more mischievous  by the second.  His current loves are climbing on the dishwasher and pushing buttons on anything he can get his hands on (ie piano).  also getting anything out of any cupboard. He turned one and it was a bleak affair. lets just say there were lots of tears, at his first party anyway.  we had another party camping the day after his birthday and he was in much better spirits.  it was either because he was in the out of doors or because it was 6pm instead of 830pm.  not sure which.  Remy still doesn't walk without his trusty walker but he is very advanced on that thing.  he lifts it up to turn around and maneuvers around things like its nothing. I don't think he even wants to walk unassisted.   he is a blabber.  he blabs all the time about,,,,.... stuff.  his current vocabulary is uh-oh, ball, and walker ( I call it is wakka, and he calls it his akka)  he signs the words please and more and occasionally waves hello and goodbye.  I have to admit i've never seen a cuter babe.  he's lucky to have his good looks because is is a crier.  not all the time just when i'm not holding him or giving him exactly what he wants or letting him go outside.  I'm still learning when i need to tell him no and when it doesn't matter. so far this summer has cruised by.  I don't love how hot our house is but I do love how hot it is outside. I'm not really looking forward to winter and early dark.  get ready for summer picture over load!!
4th of July- I made lots of delicious red white and blue.

                                                 Birthday Cake

                                                 Camping was his very fav

                                     his majesty finally took a nap

Smart Little Guy

So last night, Kristi was at a relief society activity, which left me and Remy hanging out.  Well, Remy was just playing with some of his toys on the ground, when I noticed that he had his suspenders over his shoulder, and they were caught a little bit, so he was pulling on them to, as I thought at the time, get them off.  I take them off of him, and he just kind of looks at me, and then tries to put them back.  I realize, Remy is trying to put on his suspenders.  What a smart little guy.  He hasn't even worn them that often.  So I quickly grabbed my phone, and took a video of his efforts:

i don't want to cause any alarm....

But Remy is 11 months old.  Which means that he is almost one.  I'm in shock. 

Couple Trips to catch up on part 2

We got home from the Cali trip on Memorial Day.  The next Thursday night, we headed down to Southern Utah with the Olsens.  It was Danny's last weekend before his mission to Samara, Russia, and the decision was made to go camping.  On Friday, we hiked Spooky and Peekaboo slot canyons, near Escalante.  They are fun hikes.  Remy did not like being in his backpack, in fact, he hated it.  Oh well, we wouldn't have been able to keep him in the backpack for the actual slot canyons anyway.  Friday night we slept in Bryce Canyon National Park, and Saturday we hiked all over.  I loved Bryce's.  I think that I might have liked it more than Zion's and Arches, but I can't be sure.  It was another fun trip and a good time camping.

Remy's worst day 

 In the Slots

 (Remy is not much for hiking I guess)

 squishing through the canyon

 after a bad night, happy (and insane) to be awake

Kristi, Remy and the Hoodoos