eight

While we were in Idaho

the bubba-lu-balu turned 8 months old

He:

started crawling!!

pulls himself up to stand/creep

is almost stronger than his mom

wants to stand/play in his crib instead of nap

still just has the 2 teeth- working hard on others

doesn't like parking garages- they make him cry

still loves food- pears are his favorite

loved playing the drums in Idaho with his uncle Joe

is excited to have a new cousin(Owen)close to his age

is OBSESSED with Sophie- the feeling isn't mutual

won't stop moving even for a minute

is a very happy, busy, busy, busy little guy

is loved beyond words by his mom and dad

Idaho

I love going home to Idaho for the 4th of July.

It's one of my favorite things.

I love the small town parade. I love my family being together. I love seeing old friends. I love the afternoon BBQ in the backyard. I love watching my dads crazy illegal firework show...

Some of the gang waiting for the parade to start

My favorite float in the parade. You might not be able to tell, but this is the craziest lion I've ever seen. It makes me laugh every year

My cousin Kate and I with our little guys.

Next year they will be raising havoc together fighting for candy.

Its pretty crazy to think about

Some of the illegal loot for the big night.

Surprisingly Griffin slept through the whole thing which was a

4th of July miracle

Kate and I sharing a sparkler...thats how crazy we got

First

my sweet husband... 

Happy 1st Fathers Day 

Griffin is one lucky little guy to have you as a daddy  

7.5

Oh my little bubbies. You are the sweetest little guy I know. I can't believe you are 7.5 months old already. I feel so lucky to be able to hang out with you every day. You are my best.

 I love you

Yes, little G has 2 tiny rabbit teeth. They are so stinkin cute. More on the way!

He has a whole new bag of tricks. One of his favs is "scooting" backwards and rolling all over the place. He will be crawling any day now

I think he learned this move from the Shamu show at Sea World

One handed...pretty fancy

This picture reminds me of the old man in the movie "UP"

He has a huge love for food, just like his mom. Don't even THINK about taking his cracker away from him. I think you can tell he means business!

His new fav way to travel is on his dads shoulders. Too cute

Love it

Palos Verdes 1/2 Marathon

On May 2nd I ran the Palos Verdes 1/2 marathon with 2 of my friends. Ocean views, rolling hills and a cool breeze- was a pretty great morning! It was a lot of fun and it felt great to get back into shape. Training was a little tricky with feeding schedules and having to get up at the crack of dawn, but I'm glad I did it! Thanks to my boys for all the love and support, and of course to my girls- I couldn't have done it without you!

Babs, Nicole and I

It was a long morning for this little guy but he was a trooper 

Half a year

Little G is already 6 months old. I can't even believe I'm saying that. Where does the time go?! He's such a funny little guy. Here's the goods.....

10) he loves to dance in the mirror with mom

9)started eating rice cereal and oatmeal and loves it- soon on to the good stuff

8)he can now roll over and sits up pretty well

7) STILL throwing up buckets..ahhhh!

6)thinks Sophie's tail is the funniest thing he's ever seen

5)likes to swim with dad in the pool

4)is a true boy...lots of tugging, pulling, scratching, pinching, you name it

3)has thighs and biceps the size of a python 

2)is trying hard to talk...making lots of funny sounds with his mouth

1)is officially teething....we are watching for that first tooth!