A Taste of the Good Stuff...Sort of...

The last couple of weeks, Beckham has been staring at and salivating over anything Sean or I put in our mouths to eat. (Okay, so the slobber is probably from teething more than it is from his taste buds revving up, but whatever...). In any case, seeing as he's going to be 6 months in just a week and a half, we decided it was time to start feeding him some solids (can you really call it solids when it is so diluted with milk???), so tonight we gave him his first taste of rice cereal...

Politely waiting for his first bite...

Beckham would get mad when I didn't get the spoon there fast enough...

...So he decided to grab on and help me out...

All done!

A Walk in the Park

One of the things I love the most about Newcastle (and England in general...) are all of the beautiful parks. We're lucky to live within walking distance of  several, and when the weather is nice, there's nothing better than a nice walk in the park. One of our favorite (and closest...) parks to go to is Jesmond Dene. Sean took the camera on one of our walks and got some good pics...

I love how green everything is!!!

Beckham's favorite way to spend his time at the park...

Mad at mom when the camera woke him up from his nap...so sad :)

Bupa Great North Run

When we first found out that we would be moving to Newcastle, England, one of the first things Sean did was google the city to read up about where we would be living. One of the things he read about was the Bupa Great North Run--the world's largest half marathon, which starts right in Newcastle. As soon as he read this, he knew he wanted to do it. Back in February he applied for the lottery to get into the race (last year there were over 100,000 applicants and only half were accepted). Luckily, he got in!

This past Sunday was race day and Beckham and I went down with Sean to see him off at the start. It was CRAZY with all of the people!

The start line

Before the race

Right before the race started some of the Royal Air Force fighter jets flew overhead.

The wheelchair racers were the first to start, then the elite women, and finally the elite men followed by the masses of 54,000 people! Even though Sean was in the 3rd of 11 start groups (and I wasn't very far down from the start line), it took TEN MINUTES for him to pass me after the gun went off for the main group!

Here come the masses!!!

Hangin' out waiting for daddy to pass

As soon as Sean passed us, Beckham and I hurried home to grab some lunch, then got right back on the metro to meet Sean at the finish line in South Shields on the coast. Luckily we got a seat, because the train was PACKED for the entire 40 minutes it took us to get there.

Unfortunately, we didn't get to the finish quick enough to see Sean cross the line, but we met up with him shortly after to congratulate him on a great run! (He took 5768th place--not bad considering there were 54,000 runners!)

After the race

While we were hanging out at the finish, more fighter jets put on a little air show, which was fun to watch!

It ended up being a long, crazy day, but it was definitely a fun one!!! Good job Sean!!!

These last 2 are just because Beckham is cute :)

A Good Day!

Today is a good day. Why? Because today is my parents' 34th anniversary. It's also my new sister-in-law's 21st birthday. But best of all? Exactly one year ago today is the day we found out we were going to have this little guy...

...and we couldn't love him more!!!

3 Months

As of this past Sunday, Master Beckham is now 3 months old. Here are a few of my favorite pics from lately...

Love this little guy!!!

Beckham's Blessing

On July 2nd, in between all the festivities to celebrate Sean's birthday, we gathered with both of our families and Beckham was blessed by his daddy, along with his grandpas, a couple of his great-grandpas, and most of his uncles. Beckham's cousin Skyley (Sean's sister's daughter), who was born 10 days after him, was also blessed that day. It was fun to have the 2 little ones blessed on the same day.

The cousins after their blessings...

Posing for the camera...

4th of July Weekend

This year we had a pretty eventful and fun 4th of July weekend, and it was nice to be back in the States to celebrate with family and friends. Saturday the 2nd was Sean's birthday and we got up bright and early to go watch the hot air balloons launch down in Provo. It's something we've done for the past few years and it's always fun to see.

Beckham waiting for all the fun to start...

Apparently this Coke balloon is the tallest hot air balloon in the world...

After balloons, we went to breakfast to celebrate Sean's birthday. Later that afternoon we blessed Beckham (another post to follow) with both of our families, followed by more eating to finish off Sean's big day.

Monday, the 4th was spent with more family, more eating, and fireworks to finish off.

Beckham excited for his first 4th...