New toy bin

Whoa!  I'm in the bin!  Does that mean I'm a toy?

This could be fun...!

Herbed Pork Chops

Prep/Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 2


Ingredients

• 2 boneless pork loin chops (1 inch thick and 5 ounces each)
• 1-1/2 teaspoons canola oil
• 1/4 cup beer or nonalcoholic beer
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

• In a large skillet, brown pork chops in oil on both sides. Combine the remaining ingredients; pour over pork. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until meat is tender. Yield: 2 servings.

From: Taste of Home

Peas, please

Cole was making some awesome faces while he ate his peas tonight!

We didn't quite capture the "stink face," but thought the rest was pretty cute.

He is ready to feed himself!

Smokin'

Putting the chicken on the smoker

Shaun is smokin'!!

The finished product - delish!  Shaun even made his own mojo criollo marinade!  

It was like eating at a restaurant!

Toy basket

Whoa!  You mean I have free license to get whatever I want out of the toy basket?  Yippee!

A snooze at the Lowry Beer Garden

We don't promote underage drinking...just an early appreciation of craft beer!

Totally kidding, of course!

We ventured out into the 100-degree heat to help the UCH/SOP residents celebrate the end of the year! Congrats!

Cole was a party animal until he decided he needed a snooze.  So we did what every responsible parent would do and posed him with a brewski!

Seven Months Old

Can I hold up the sign?

Let's see...how do I do this...?  Stella - what do you think?

Almost!  Just need to turn it around!

Oh!  Maybe I'll just eat it!  I love to put things in my mouth!

But Mom!  I wasn't done!

I did okay?

June 18, 2012

Happy 7 Month Birthday, Cole!

Happy Father's Day

Cole's Father's Day project/present that he made at daycare!  A Father's Day baseball!

Father's Day breakfast at Snooze!

Even pre-8am, the wait was still 20 minutes.  Well worth it though!

Shaun's Father's Day loot

Dad and his little man

Happy Father's Day!!

Celebrating Dad

Happy Dad's Day!

Sleepy puggle

This is what usually happens after our evening walks!

We have a sitter-upper

A trip to the zoo

Good thing camels are used to the heat!

Check out those ears!

Elephant!

Checking out the elephants

With Granddad in the new Toyota Elephant Passage exhibit

Flamingos

Is he sleeping?

How tall am I?

Playing at the Mercer Haus

Playing peek-a-boo in the blanket!

Watching the birds with Granddad

Standing up to play with the toys!

Pool time

Stylin' in his pirate shorts...aye aye, matey!

"As long as I have something to gnaw on, I'm good!"

Cole & Mommy playing on Grandma & Granddad's deck!

Muscle man

Do you have tickets to the gun show???

Teething Ring: A Study

Ok, now I pose for you!

Stella turns 3

It's hard to believe, but Stella turned 3 on May 30th!

Happy 3rd Birthday, puggle!

6 Month Official Stats

6 month stats:

Height: 6'2"

Oh wait! That's Dad!

Height: 27.5 inches (75th percentile)

Weight: 18.2 pounds (50th percentile)

Head: 46 centimeters (95th percentile)

Our happy, healthy baby boy!

BBQ sauce...

This is what happens when you give a baby a rack of ribs!

Just kidding; this awesome mess was due to Cole's first meal of prunes!

Who, me?

Beer Tasting at the Fort Collins Brewery

The Drs. Mercer

Shaun is reeeeally thirsty!

We're smiling because we're about to get our drink on.  And because we love each other!

Thank you, Fort Collins Brewery for your awesome sampler!

Who's ready for some drinkin'?

Aaron looks so cultured...

Whoa!  Jess is hammered!

(Just kidding!  This was an opportunistic shot of a very patient, 4-month-pregnant Jess!)