On September 26th...

On September 26th, 2010 Jack Charles Bates was born in Ketchum, Idaho at 7:36 Am.

It was a crazy scene. I had arrived at the hospital (screaming my head off) only 20 minutes earlier. Since I was already dilated to a seven there was no time for any pain killers. Luckily, he was smaller than Sammy, and I am proud to say that I managed to get him out in 3 or 4 good pushes. We couldn't believe it! It all happened SO FAST! We are lucky we even made it to the hospital!

Okay, so I know this picture is a little graphic, but I love it! There he is... he arrived so fast, I don't think any of us knew what hit us!

Here we are... I am so proud! He is so beautiful!

He looks different than Sam did. He has dark hair- kind of like me or maybe my dad. When Sam was born he had red hair and looked so much like Brandon. Not this one though! It's incredible! I can't believe I did it!

Precious Boy

Precious Boy

Sam was right outside the room the whole time. He played on the computer at the nurses station. He had no idea his baby brother was coming into the world:)

Look at our little peanut!

The Bates Family Came to Meet Jack

Grammy, Poppy, Auntie Shelly, & Cousins Piper, Gage, & Ramsey all drove from Meridian just to meet baby Jack! It was fun!

Sammy meets Jack

Sammy jumped up on the bed to meet his new brother. He's not too thrilled with him yet.

Our first family picture:)

Proud Daddy!

Go Boise State!

The night before I wet into Labor we watched Boise State beat Oregon... GO BOISE!

Just some pics from last night

"Sammy, say cheese"

Look at that face... SO FUNNY! He looks like a little monster!

Sammy's First Day of School

My little boy is really growing up, and if it weren't that I was about to have another baby, I would cry! I can't believe how big he's getting! I think I was more excited and nervous for his first day at preschool than he was. We got him new shoes and he picked out a Sponge Bob lunch box. He looked like such a little man.

When I dropped him off, I thought he would cry, but my little boy is so independent, he just ran into his classroom like he owned the place. I love it!

This school has truely been a God-send for us. Sam will be going Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday morning. Brandon will drop him off on his way to work, so that Sam isn't stuck in the house all day with me and a new baby... bored out of his mind! This will be really good for him:)

So today was the second day of school, and when I arrived to pick him up, I found him crying and calling for "Mama." While I know that is sad, a part of me was a little relieved to know my baby still needs me a little bit;)

Summer... is it over!!! ???

I can't get over the strange weather we have here in Idaho. On September 3rd, I woke up to find that FROST had damaged much of my garden. Yes, that's right... FROST IN SEPTEMBER!!! I'm just not used to this! What a short growing season! But, I have noticed that the chill of fall has already started to creep in around here. We've had a few days that were in the 50s and some nights in the 30s... ALREADY!

So, I picked these vegis from my garden so we could have what is probably one of our last summer dinners. Hopefully all my green tomatoes will still turn red.

Happy Wagon Days!

On Saturday we went to the Wagon Days Parade and had a great time! First we went to the all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast, then we went to the Children's Carnival and Sam rode some rides. Finally we went to the parade, (but I could only stay for the first half). It was a lot of fun:)

Children's Carnival In Ketchum

Sammy LOVED the rides at the Wagon Days Festival. He couldn't get enough of the train.

Bike Ride With Mommy

Last Friday I walked with Sammy on his push-bike up to Chevron and let him pick out an ice cream. He had a blast. Maybe I shouldn't have let him wear his new outfit that Gigi sent... oops... but I managed to get the stains out:)