McKay Davis Summers

OK, OK! You can all breathe easy now. Here is the little guy. Our third son, McKay Davis was born June 2, 2009 at 10:10 AM. He weighed 8 lbs, 9 oz and was 21 3/4 inches long. Labor was quick and easy and I feel fabulous. McKay had a little trouble eating at first, so we stayed in the hospital an extra day for his sake, but things are better now. He's a great baby who sleeps 3-4 hours at a time and eats in between. All is well and he is SOOOO adorable (not that I'm biased or anything).

Jonas and Daniel are pretty keen on their baby brother. We were a little concerned about Daniel's reaction to him since he is a SUPER mama's boy and can be agressive at times, but he has surprised us. His favorite phrase to say lately is "Whazzat?" and he is always pointing to McKay with a big smile to inquire. He hasn't quite mastered "baby" or "McKay" yet, but he knows where his nose is. Oh yes, and the car seat is his new favorite place to hang out when he's bored. Jonas is a big help and, despite the fact that he calls him "Baby Decay," will give him very sweet kisses on a whim. I love my boys!

Here are some pics of the boys at the playground. Jonas is becoming quite agile and wants to try everything (and brings that monkey spirit home with him). Daniel tries to follow his big brother and....

...well, he's very patient anyway. Actually, Daniel loves going down the slide and can do it all by himself. He thinks the swings are pretty great, too.

This year, the Boise zoo got upgraded where we now have lions and giraffes and a whole African Safari exhibit. What most people don't know is that the Boise State theatre department designed and built the exhibit. For those of you who don't know, I am a theatre major at BSU, so I got to participate in putting it together. So I hung out in that lion's den just days before they arrived. I think it's cool, anyway.

Aside from that, it was the first time that we have been to the zoo as a family. It was a perfect day and all the animals we right out in front of their cages to show off for the boys. They had a great time. We let them ride on the carousel and that was fabulous, too.

We recently got a new bunk bed (this is only half of it) since Jonas out grew the toddler bed. A fabulous feature was these large drawers underneath that we can store toys. Daniel took advantage of a rare moment when one of the drawers was left open. And what better way to play with toys than to play IN the toys? Daniel managed to climb in the drawer and had a hay day!

Another exciting thing to report is that my 2 year old has graduated before his mother. We enrolled Jonas in the BSU Children's Center in April and he loves it! The Center has a set up where if you enroll your child as an infant, they remain with the same teachers for the next 3 years. Then they transition to a different classroom for more of a pre-school setting. So at the end of these 3 years, they throw a little graduation. Jonas had only been there a little over a month, but he is at that transition age. The class walked in with Pomp and Circumstance playing in the background. They sang a couple of songs and got diplomas and we all watched a slideshow of the year's events. It was pretty cute. Jonas was pretty attached to his groovy hat (aside from it being taped to his head). Now if we could just get his parents to sport one like it...

Right after graduation, much to Daniel's delight we met up with Jerren to eat dinner. Daniel has never had a problem with his appetite (which all his adorable rolls can attest to) but we were all surprised at the way he inhaled his meal. We got him a grilled cheese sandwich and fries. Aunt Jacy introduced him to fry sauce and we watched in awe as he went back over and over dipping his fries and sandwich. After the rest of us had finished and were leaving, Daniel was still working intently on his fries and that pool of fry sauce. I don't know where he puts it all, but he ate just about that whole plate. He is certainly our bottomless pit.