Jack Comes To Utah!!

It's been a couple of weeks ago, but Cass and I went to the Jack Johnson concert at the USANA Ampetheatre on Monday August 18th. It was my Father's Day present to myself and it was amazing. I've been a Jack fan for a long time now and this was the first time I have ever seen him live. It was such a good show, he is so laid back and chill. He just walks out on stage and starts playing, no lasers or fireworks or big fuss. He played all of the good stuff from the new album (except for Angel which we were bummed about) and he played a bunch of his classics like Flake, Bubble Toes, Taylor, Breakdown, ect...

We got a Jack music book a while back and Cass has been learning the Piano parts while I play the guitar and it was fun watching them play live and seeing it all together, but the highlight of the night was the Encore. Jack came back out and played three or four songs by himself and just him on the Acoustic Guitar was some of the best music I have ever heard.

We left Scout with our friends the Thue's and she did really well for being away from her Mom and Dad. Thanks Debbie and Ron! We really appreciate you watching her so we could go.














I was trying so hard to keep track of the set list so that I would be able to reproduce it here, but I lost track and I figured I would be able to find it online somewhere, but haven't been able to until now so here is what I remember. They are in order as far as I remember. In honor of the show you'll notice that the Blog Soundtrack is a recreation of the set list. It was a lot better live, but this way you can hear all of the songs we heard. Enjoy!



Jack Johnson - Sleep Through The Static Tour - USANA Ampetheatre, Salt Lake City Utah, August 18, 2008


Hope
Flake
Taylor
Sitting, Waiting, Wishing
Sleep Through The Static
Wasting Time
Constalations
Banana Pancakes
Bubble Toes
Go On
Girl I Wanna Lay You Down (Featuring Zach Gill)
Fall Line
Breakdown
Upside Down
Same Girl
If I Had Eyes
Good People

Encore:

All At Once
Gone
Times Like These
Better Together

Baby Scouter Update!

Scouts been getting so big. I measured her yesterday and she came in at an unofficial 21 inches long. She's such a good kid, at least that's what we think, we don't really have anyone to compare her too, but she doesn't cry much at all and she seems like a healthy happy kid. She's starting to make some noises and she's getting to where she can make facial expressions, though I'm not sure if they are directly related to what she is looking at. Cass and I try to talk to her, even baby talk and she doesn't seem to be amused, but then we will just be sitting there and she'll get a little grin. We just figure that Cael must be talking to her.

She does seem to be able to focus a bit more on things, she likes looking at her mom, the lights, the Olympics on TV, and she loves our headboard, she ust focuses on it whenever Cass or I will hold her in our room and if you ry and get in the way she will try to move her head to look past you and if you still try to get her attention she let's you know that she isn't happy.

I think she might be getting a bit spoiled. She has been awake a lot more lately and before she would be content just laying on her back looking at everything around her, but lately she will get fussy unless Cass or I pick her up and hold her. She also doesn't seem to like it if you hold her and sit down. She will frown and pretend that she is going to cry but when we get up and walk around she is happy again, I think she just likes being closer to the celing. She does like to be moving though. She loves riding in her stoller and Cass has taken her on walks pretty much every morning since we brought her home. She loves her stroller. It's a smoothe ride for her and Cass can't wait until she can take her running. In fact we took it for a test run last night. Cass ran with Scout and I rode the bike. Cass wasn't sure if she should start exercising yet, but she's been really healthy and felt really good since Scout got here. Plus I was watching the Olympics and saw that 41 year old swimmer lady was swimming the day she gave birth so I think Cass will be fine. I told her that I was going to train her and she can make it to the 2012 Olympics in London. We're not quite sure in what event yet, but we are leaning toward Rythmic Gymnastics. Cass refuses to belive that is a sport though and thinks it's hillarious that you can win a Gold Medal in baton twirling. You've got to be kidding me that they are getting rid of Baseball and Softball, but they have baton twirling.

Scout seems to be enjoying her first month on earth and we're happy to have her here. She's an amazing kid and makes us so happy. Here are some pictures that I've been meaning to get posted for that last little while.

Happy Anniversary Babe!!

It's crazy to think that three years ago today Cassidy and I were getting married. It's been a great ride so far. I'm so grateful for her and for everything she does. I'm a better person because of her. We've been through a lot, both good and bad and there isn't anyone that I would rather go through this life with than her. Those of you that know Cass know that I deffinately married above myself and she settled, but that's all thanks to my exceptional persuasive ability. We've been able to go a lot of places, see a lot of things and have a lot of experiences. We've experienced the devastating loss of a child and have just experienced the joy of being able to bring a baby home and have the opporitunity to raise her, and there's no way I would be able to get through either of them without my wife. I'm excited for the next three years and forever after that. She's the most beautiful, smart, funny, creative, caring, loving person / wife / mother / primary teacher / social worker I know. I'm a lucky man! I love you Cass!

 

Great Nana & Papa!

Scout met her Great Nana & Papa this weekend. Most of my family was up this weekend to see Scout. My sisters Amaya and Aubri came up from Phoenix and Cedar City and my Mom came down from Idaho. We were all able to get together at my Uncle's house down in Spanish Fork. David, his wife Jackie and their two boys have seen Scout a few times and are so good with her. The boys love looking at her and being around her. It was good to see everyone, Aaron was in town earlier this morning too and he met Scout when we went out to lunch. She's so good, she mostly just sleeps most of the time, but when she is awake she doesn't fuss at all. She's a content little kid, even when there is a lot going on around her.

Happy Two Week Birthday Scout!

We celebrated our second week having Scout here with us this week and it's strange to think that today is her actual due date. She is doing amazing. We took her in for her two week Doctor's appointment and she is now measuring at 19 3/4 inches! 1 1/4 inch longer than when she was born and she's a whole 7 pounds 5 ounces which is great. She has already gained almost a pound since she was born. She is such a good baby. She never cries and she is pretty content with everything around her. She's even starting to focus on things and we get a smile every once in a while. Cass is a trooper, always feeding her and not getting much sleep, but now that we can start giving her bottles hopefully I can help with the feeding. She's such an awesome little girl and we are so happy and excited to have her in our family.

Thanks Grandma Dean!!

Cassidy's mom was here for the past week helping Cass adapt to motherhood and helping us with take care of Scout and it was so great to have her here. It was a great week, we had a lot of fun and we miss her now that she is gone. We went for walks and took a trip to Park City and Midway. Scout is a good traveler, she just sits in her car seat and enjoys the trip. She slept most of the time but even when she was awake she was content with everything as long as she wasn't hungry. I went down to Cedar City for a wedding this past weekend and Cass and Sandie were able to go to Ogden to see her family too.

One of the things that Sandie did while she was here was paint a mural on the wall of Scout's nursery. Those of you who have been over to our appartment know that the nursery is a pretty big deal. Cass is so creative and a regular Martha Stewart only better and I get some crazy ideas every once in a while of things that I think would be cool and I have to try and explain to Cass that they are actually good ideas if she would quit rolling her eyes and listen to me. Anyway... Sandie is an amazing painter, she paints windows for businesses and she has been hired to do murals in homes and stores and if you have ever been to the Dean home in San Diego you have seen some of her paintings. Writing about it won't do it justice which is why there are pictures, but when we were getting the nursery ready and were talking about colors and themes and things like that we thought it would be cool to have her paint a mural on one of the walls. We ended up deciding on a beach theme and Sandie did an incredible job. She was so nice to take the time while she was here to do that and it makes the nursery look so amazing. She just wanted to know what we wanted on the wall and when we said, "hmmm, what about a surfer, and an airplane, and some islands with palm trees, and an outrigger canoe" she just said "sure," and it turned out perfect.

Thanks Sandie for sharing your talents with us and for helping out with Scout and thanks to Steve and the twins for letting us borrow her for a week. We would have taken her longer if we could. We love you Grandma Dean!


The Finished Product!




Some close ups on the airplane/islands, the outrigger, and Eddie Aikau.