Memorial Day

Jack loves the water! We spent our first day at the pool over Memorial day weekend and he did not want to get out of the water.

In other news, we have decided to test the market. Kyle and I listed our house about three weeks ago. We have already had two offers. The first one was good but we asked to stay in the house until the end of June and they needed to move in sooner. The second offer was not as good. We don't have to move and won't be overly disappointed if we don't sell. We don't want to give our house away and are going to hold out for the right offer. We have been looking around and their are some nice houses out there. So far we have not found the right house to meet our needs. The hunt continues.

So up until last week Jack was walking with assistance pretty much non-stop. Last week he decided he had enough of depending on us and began to cruise around on his own. He is still a little unsteady but the other day he walked the length of the house. When we are outdoors I hold his hand so he doesn't fall. He is not even ten months yet! He had a doctors appointment the other day and is in the 90th % for his height! He is only in the 25% for his weight, he was in teh 50th and dropped. Our doc said it is probably because he is so active.

Growing up

An update on Jack! He is scooting everywhere but has yet to crawl. We are not sure he will crawl as he loves to walk EVERYWHERE. We spend our days assisting him around the house. We bought a wonderful contraption called "walking wings" which hook around his middle and relieve our backs while walking around the house. He is saying "mama" "dada" and a whole bunch of babble regularly now. He has also learned how to sit from a laying position and I find him sitting up in his crib pretty regularly. He is definitely developing a great personality and is a lot of fun!

The Big Move

Prior to Brooks's birthday party there was a big event in our lives. Pat, Kim, Brooks, Bruizer, and Jinx all moved to Salt Lake! We are so excited to have them up here! They found an apartment near Mary that sits on a golf course and is quiet. It is near the freeway and perfect for getting started up here. Pat is looking for the right job and in the meantime is enjoying taking care of Brooks. Kim found a good job working in the billing office for IHC at LDS hospital. We are excited to have the boys grow up together!

Brooks's First Birthday

So Kim mentioned on her blog site she did not get picts of Brooks eating his birthday cake! It seems that is what I got the most of. Also a cute pict of Alex in his sunglasses. He is so sweet. He did not love those sunglasses and only wore them for a bit and they made his eyes all red. But he did not complain! Brooks had an aversion to the grass and only crawled on it as a last option. The red car was our present to Brooks and he loved it.

Visit from Nana

Last weekend my mom came up for a visit. At first Jack wasn't sure what to think of her. He obviously did not remember her from previous encounters. She quickly won him over and by Sunday he was giving her hugs and his signature heart melting smile. Mom got a few cute pictures of Jack, Kyle, and I before we left for work one morning when we were all wearing blue!