Bang Bang!

Michael's newest toy is an air rifle. He loves the thing! He has gone out shooting in the "wilderness" once, has shot in the crawl space under our house several times, and has shot with my dad up in Evergreen several times. Everyone has gotten in on the fun! Abe knows all about the air rifle (she sold M his) because of her job, and she is a pretty good shot. I am a terrible shot, but I gave it a try and had fun!

The Big 9!

Our wonderful white cat, Prue, turned 9 years old yesterday! Happy Birthday Prue!

Seven (Months) in Heaven

Graham is 7 months old!

Balancing Act

Maybe Graham and Daddy should take their show on the road...

Water Baby

Graham had his first pool experience today! It was waaaay to windy to go to the big pool up in Evergreen, so we went in my parents hot tub. Before everyone freaks out about me putting a baby in a hot tub, you should know that their hot tub is broken and is not heated. So until they get it fixed, it's basically a tiny pool. Perfect for Graham and Mommy to spend the afternoon in together!


G in his awesome swim gear:


All smiles, he loved the water:


The dog days of summer are here:

Breakfast King

We spent our holiday morning going out for breakfast as a family. Although Graham had his breakfast before we left, he enjoyed himself at the restaurant. It was his first time sitting in a "big boy" (translation: no neck and head support) high chair! While we brought toys for him to play with, he was most taken with the a round, laminated menu insert. As always, our little man was wonderfully behaved and gave out lots of smiles to the staff and other patrons of the restaurant.

Look Ma, New Tricks!

Graham is doing pretty well sitting independently! He is also rolling like crazy and trying to figure out how to crawl. These pictures are from earlier tonight when he was sitting up very well, but rebelling against his bedtime. I say rebelling jokingly, because I know what many other parents go through with getting their child to sleep and sleep through the night. Graham has always been an excellent sleeper; he was sleeping 5 hour stretches through the night from birth and has pretty much gone up from there. He now sleeps 10+ hours a night and takes two solid naps (he has inherited my love of sleep!). So when I say he was rebelling, I mean going to bed at 8 instead of 7 is rebelling for him.