Wrestling with Monkey

The Hirt's have this cute little stuffed monkey that Chase has really taken to. The other day we found him wrestling with the monkey, just laughing his head off, all by himself. He just found the monkey and started playing some (apparently) hilarious game with him. It was so cute, but by the time I got the video camera out I had missed most of the good stuff. But, he's still cute so I'm posting these videos anyway. Enjoy!

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Oldies but Cuties

I never posted these pictures, but I think they are pretty cute. These are all from April, I think, so Chase was 11 months at the time.

New best friend...the Huggies Box.

Snuggling with Grama.

Hanging out in Uncle Mike's truck while he worked on the engine. Some good quality boy time, for sure. :)

Wayne finally graduated!! :)
Just kidding. For Ilisagvik's graduation Wayne had to wear a cap and gown because he is faculty. People kept asking him what degree he was graduating with. Haha! That's what you get for looking so good at 30!

My Mom Fired Me...

I got an email from my mom yesterday morning telling me I was fired. Apparently it has been far too long since I blogged (no surprise there...) So, here are a few recent pictures of Chaser. We are out in Virginia with Holly, Jacob, Carter, and occasionally Spencer. We've been here about 10 days now, and it's been lots of fun. We stay VERY busy chasing these three little guys around! It's so fun to be together though. Chase took a few days to warm up to Jacob, but now he just laughs and gets excited when Jacob comes around (unless, of course, Jacob is launching a sippy cup full of milk in the direction of Chase's head.) They are all still learning how to play nicely together. Jacob picks on Chase, Chase picks on Carter, Carter sneaks over and steals a toy, so I think they are all even. Today when Chase woke up from his nap, I brought him out to the living room and he saw Jacob there and just started smiling and wiggling and got soooo excited to hang out with his buddy. That's exactly what we were hoping for. I hope it lasts! :)