The 2009 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle

Kris and Eric competed in their second BBQ contest this weekend. They had a great turnout Friday night, and actually ran out of food. The competition itself was Saturday. Kris showed Jake the ropes Friday night, so that he can pull the night shift in a few years!

Kris's First Father's Day

After spending Friday night and Saturday at bachelor and bachelorette parties, Kris and I reunited to spend Kris's first Father's Day with Jake today. Despite the heat and humidity, we took Jake to his first Royals game. We barely made it through a half-inning before surrendering. Despite that, we did get Jake a First Game Certificate from Guest Services!

We went over to Amy & J.P.'s for Fathers' Day Dinner with the Gerritz family and grandpa and grandma Auer after naps and some time in the air conditioning!

Jake's Baptism, 5 Months

What a week it has been! Jake was baptized Sunday, which many family members were able to witness. Kris spent Saturday smoking meat for the lunch we hosted afterward despite not feeling well. He and I both crashed after shooing everyone out of our house Sunday. This morning, he and I were both diagnosed with strep throat. Jake, thankfully, just has a bad cold. Despite feeling poorly, we still made time to take Jake's 5 month pictures this evening!

Cereal is Yummy!

Jake started eating solid foods last night and really liked it! We started with rice cereal, the trusty standby. I put some on the tray of his high chair for him to play with before eating it. Before we knew it, Jake was lapping cereal off his spoon as quickly as I could get it to his mouth! He did just as well today at grandma Sharon and grandpa Steve's house, as the pictures demonstrate!