Visit with "Grammy"

Last week we had a wonderful visit from my mom. Ramsey had a break from daycare and I had some much welcome help during more of Scott's field work. Ramsey enjoyed the time so much! We took him to the zoo, the pool, the market, the park, a birthday party, a bbq, bike rides, and walks.
My mom got to experience the fun we have picking up the dog poop as well. Ramsey, for some reason, is really thrilled to "help out" by walking around the yard looking for poop. When he sees it, he points and shouts out "dirty, dirty." He gets so excited about doing this that he gets really upset if there is no more "dirty" to pick up.
Although I thought I had cleaned before her arrival, she was continuously finding things that hadn't been cleaned in who knows how long. And got to experience helping me remove the pipes under the sink because of a clogged disposal. We also battled flies, spiders, dogs rolling in horse poo, and a crib poo explosion to top it off. Through it all, we had a grand time and treated ourselves to a steak dinner at the end!
She left behind a framed picture of the two of them that Ramsey points to and says "grammy". Ramsey can recognize all of his aunts and uncles and grandparents in pictures now! He likes to carry them around and say people's names.

Labor Day Mini Vacation

We took a little trip up to the Sawtooth mountains in Idaho last weekend and stayed in a cabin in the woods. While mom and dad took turns mountain biking, Ramsey enjoyed hiking around and exploring the rivers. He especially enjoyed all the cool rocks there were to throw in the river.

The two highlights of trip for Ramsey were the hot springs and the corndogs. We found a hotspring that was alongside the river. The spring mixed with the river water provided the perfect bath temperature for Ramsey to hang out in. You couldn't beat the scenery either. Afterwards, Ramsey played in the sand and mowed his way through a giant corndog at Red Fish Lake.

Summer Fun

Eatin' melon and relaxing at Bear Lake:


Ramsey at the Cache County Fair where he enjoyed looking at the animals the most!

Ramsey in his tuxedo at our friends' wedding:

Ramsey has been growing a lot lately. I think he will be moving into the 24 months size soon. He has also been growing in his teeth - he's working on a molar in every corner of his mouth!
Scott has taught Ramsey the numbers one through ten. He bought him flash cards with the numbers on them. He gets extremely excited when you go through the flash cards and he can shout out the numbers. He sees and recognizes numbers everywhere - on license plates, doors, at the pool, etc. He is starting to recognize letters as well and can repeat quite a few of them.
He had his first (and hopefully last) phone call to 911 last week. I swear I locked my phone before I handed it to him. The next thing I know he is babbling into the phone to a 911 operator! Luckily, they didn't send anyone to the house.

Return to Myrtle Beach

Ramsey had a wonderful week at Myrtle Beach. He loved the ocean and the sand. Every day was the same routine: eat, beach, nap, eat, beach, nap, and pool. He enjoyed digging big holes in the sand to stand in. And he learned the sign for airplane as he watched planes fly by the beach every day. Uncle Jake taught Ramsey the fist bump. Aunt Abby taught Ramsey the number 6 (from the cover of her book). The rest of the week he would point to the numbers on the microwave clock and say "six".


Every afternoon, the tide would go out leaving some really shallow pools of water. Ramsey really enjoyed playing in these with his grandparents and looking for shells.



Ramsey also enjoyed running around with the "smith boys gang" at the Street family dinner parties. At the country boil, he ate 3 ears of corn! Thanks to the Hoffmanns and Streets for a wonderful time!

Haircut by Dad

Dad gave Ramsey a summer buzz cut. It took a lot of coaxing and getting hit on the head by Ramsey with the clippers, but he eventually cooperated.

Ramsey has been working on cutting his first molar. He's been a little cranky and trying to eat his hand, but other than that not too bad for a teething boy.

Another new word Ramsey just said today did not come as a surprise at all......TURKEY!

Hot Summer Nights

Here's the Ram man running around the yard with his index fingers pointed. I had no idea that was hereditary!

Ramsey Update

I just listened to the most amazing 15 minutes of babbling I have ever heard. Ramsey was pretending to read me his Whinnie the Pooh book - pointing at the pages, using hand gestures, and making up all of his words. I am dying to know what he is trying to say (I'm sure I will want to take that back someday, but it is too sweet right now.)

He said his first two-syllable word yesterday: buckle (as in the buckle on the car seat). And he makes a pretty good attempt at the word chocolate. He's definitely got a sweet tooth and can suck down a glass of chocolate milk pretty quickly.

He has been able to climb up the stairs for quite some time, but is finally trying to figure out the down. He choose to go feet first on his belly.