The BIG 30!

That's right - J is officially an old man! We celebrated his 30th birthday with his family in San Antonio this weekend. He was showered with great gifts and lots of love this year, and I must say I think he deserved it! Happy Birthday J!

caught in the act

Beautiful Mess

(Giving Monkey "love")

(Monkey has seen better days)

(My view into "Trip's Playland")

(Trip walks like a T-Rex with his arms all scrunched up by his chest)

Walking?

For almost a month now, Trip has been capable of walking ... but only this past week has he decided that it is something HE wants to do. He is still a much quicker crawler when getting from point A to point B, and he is still a bit wobbly on his feet. But, now that he has walked across and around the room on multiple occasions, I can officially say I have a walker. Can't I?

Independence Day

I love that Anna caught Trip with his finger up his nose. I'm sure we will use to this to embarrass him in later years!

(It's not the best picture, but this is Trip's "Wow!" face - so cute!)

To celebrate the 4th of July, we barbecued with new friends and watched the fireworks show put on by our local fire department. Trip was mesmerized by they flash and bang of the fireworks, and with each one he exclaimed, "Wow!" and pointed. He kept looking at us like, Are you all seeing what I'm seeing here? This is amazing!

Bubbles!

time flying by

It feels like I am always behind the camera, so I had Anna take this pic of me and my baby boy. It will be too soon that I won't be able to call him that, so I am taking this moment to cherish those sweet chubby cheeks, the way he says "Momma", the rolls on his cute thighs, his speedy crawl across the room to get to a toy he wants or to run away from "monster Dad", and the way he gives "loves" and kisses on demand. At what point does your child become too old to expect a kiss on the mouth? I'm sure that day will be here before I know it, so I am demanding all of the kisses I can get now!