Love in his eyes.

When I look into my child's beautiful blue eyes, I think how awesome he is.
I know all moms feel that way about their children.
So do I.
William is such a blessing. He is full of life - loving - sweet - and he keeps us on our toes. I am so thankful the Lord has entrusted him to us.

Growing Up

These are just some every day pics that we've gotten a kick out of. Enjoy.

William loves to play with his PopPop.

"Give me that nose!"

The Gate.

"If I pull on it hard enough, I can break out of this joint!"

"Okay, that didn't work. This blue thing has to be the key to getting out."

William teething on his sterling silver rattle.

Apparently, this is "creeping". For those of you who are unaware of the definition of "creeping" (as I was until the pediatrician told me what it was) it is walking with the assistance of furniture.

10 Month Milestone

The first haircut. It's a milestone. One that we're keeping a souvenir to remember the big event.

Brad came to the salon for this momentous occasion.

William is a little pensive. He's not quite sure about all this.

I got a good grip on William - he's quite the squirmy little guy.

All done. The first haircut was a success!

Thank you Mrs. Patty!

9 Month Milestone

Standing in the crib. And getting there on your own. It's a milestone.
And . . . it caught me off guard.


So this is what I walked into this week. Our baby boy - our little preemie 6 pounder - standing in his crib. What happened? Where is our baby? I expected it to go fast. But not this fast. Baby time is gone. We're being shoved into toddler time.

Giggling. I love to see William giggle. This time he's laughing at himself. I imagine he's saying, "Now this getting up on my own thing is cool."

Just hanging out. Me and my stuffed toys. It's all good.

Father's Day

Father's Day was a very special weekend for Brad and William.
They hit the golf course that Brad and his dad played on so much when he was a boy (it helped that it was in their back yard). William fell asleep around the 7th hole - but we thought that was pretty good for our squirt on his first time to the golf course.
They also wore their matching - well, coordinating - Pebble Beach shirts to church on Sunday. Last year when we were in California, Brad tried to buy himself a matching onesie to match with William's - but when it was a little too small - we decided coordinating shirts were the way to go :)

Brad had bought coordinating "Pebble Beach" shirts during our California trip last year when I was 6 months pregnant. So here they are in their Pebble Beach outfits for Father's Day. 

Family Father's Day picture 

Father's Day pics 

Father's Day pics 

For Father's Day, Brad wanted to take William golfing on the same course that Brad and his dad spent so much time on together. It was a very memorable event. 

William and Brad. What a fun time! 

I'm holding WIlliam back from taking off in the golf cart. We'd have a problem if his legs could reach the peddle . . . he had a strong grip on the wheel. 

Willaim in the driver's seat 

Getting bored - but more than that - getting tired.

Fun

Here are some fun pics from the past couple of weeks. The last 2 weeks have been hectic with VBS. But William has been a trooper and so pleasant (so the nursery workers say) being put in the nursery every day.

First day at VBS!

William studying his bouncy ball for the first time.

William and Dad. You've never seen a granddad adore his grandson as much as this one does!

William enjoys mobility - even if it is an "army" crawl.

still enjoying mobility . . .

William tugging on a freaked out Maximus. I'm sure Maximus is contimplating which is worse - being choked by this kid or the kid biting my tail.

William loving on Pepper.

Brad loving on William