Our 12 step program

Ezra is now the member of our local 12 step program. ;) Hehe.

Yesterday Ezra took 12 steps with NO help. He's trying so hard and walking all over the place. We're so excited and proud of our little boy. New talents other than walking ... 1. attempts to whistle. 2. says 'uh oh' when he drops something. 3. calls for 'deedee' in the bath and knocks on the wall for him to come. Now here are some random pictures.

Ezra's having a bad hair day! ;)

Sweet Boy.

Don't turn your back on 'em for a SECOND!

(at least not around a container of wipes.)

We took family pictures & Ezra's 1 year pictures on Saturday. I'm so happy with the way they turned out! These are a few of my favs. (before they've been cropped and all)..

What else have we been doing?

swimming

tending to facial bruises

spending time with my family

taking walks

watching kiddos

relaxing

jumping on pogo sticks

Is a Hanson concert in my future...?

That's right ladies and gentlemen. I will be going to a HANSON concert on Oct. 3rd. I am SOOOO excited! Of coarse I'll be going with the worlds 2nd largest Hanson fan (not in size of coarse) my one and only sister Jenna. OMG- WE.LOVE.HANSON! We will also be participating in 'the walk' where we will walk a mile barefoot to raise awareness for the need for shoes around the world. Sponsored by TOMS http://www.tomsshoes.com/ (the company Jenna works for)- for every pair of shoes purchased, a pair is donated to a child that has no shoes. It's awesome! Check it out http://youtube.com/user/itzhanson?ob=4

Ok & I just found out the funniest thing. Dave Barnes is opening for them. That's so funny because I only know him as the crazy Christmas carol singer on youtube. Haha.

Hanson rocks.

My baby can sign!

Ever since Ezra was about 6 months old I would occasionally do the asl sign for "more" when he was eating.. well I really picked it back up again a couple of weeks ago, really working on it with him. Two or three days ago he started signing "more" when I was feeding him. So then we showed him the sign for "milk".. and he instantly picked it up, the next day we taught him "food" and again it was instant. It's so nice for us knowing that he can tell us what he wants. I can say "Ezra what do you want" and he'll sign "more milk".. and guzzle it down when he gets it. Signing really does work. I've heard it eliminates a lot of the 'terrible twos' because your baby can communicate their needs to you. I'm excited! There are SO many other signs I can't wait for him to learn. It's awesome!! I'll put a video on here once I get one.. it's the cutest little thing! Oh yeah, and he imitates me doing an elephant now.. arm for a trunk and all. I LOVE that EZRA!

10 WAYS TO BE A KID AGAIN

1. Catch fireflies in a glass jar.

2. Camp in your backyard.

3. Walk barefoot in the grass

4. Buy a cone from the ice cream truck.

5. Have a watermelon seed-spitting contest.

6. See a movie at the drive-in.

7. Have a water-balloon battle with your kids.

8. Play hopscotch.

9. Hula-hoop.

10.Set up a lemonade stand.

1 year check up

Ezra's stats at 1 year:

Weight: 22.6 lbs- 40th percentile

Height: 32 inches- 96th percentile

So we're going to have one TALL boy. The Doctor said she wouldn't be surprised if he's AT LEAST 6'2. I can't believe the itty bitty boy I grew in my tummy could ever be THAT big!!

Ezra's 1st BIRTHDAY PARTY!

Random pics of our time with Bob and Toni!

Dad2 and Tony getting the yard ready for our shed.

Tony, Ez and me at Oprey Mills Hotel.

Ez and Grandma playing his new guitar!!

Grandma and Ez.

Ez and his Grandparents.

When all of the spoons are dirty...

FEED YOUR GUESTS WITH MIXING SPOONS! ;)

I think in this pic I caught Grandma trying to pack

Ezra in her suitcase.


Thanks for teaching Ezra to splash Grandma!
Wish you were here for bath time!

Birthday Boy!

Well I am now the proud Mom of a 1 YEAR OLD!!! I can't believe it! Ezra turned 1 on June 26th. GUESS WHAT? He took his 1st steps at his birthday party! How cute is that?! We had lots of fun!

My in-laws just left yesterday after being here for 10 days. SAD. I've got LOTS of pictures to catch everyone up. I'll post them in the next day or so.

I LOVE my BIRTHDAY BOY!