Ozias and Stella; Cousins of 2008

Turkey or Goose?

With the holidays upon us, I wondered if Ozias was my silly goose or my little turkey. I think he's quite convincing as both.

Hide and Seek

Our favorite time of day is when Daddy gets home!

Zias Wears Dad's Shirt

Like a choir robe for the little guy!

Street Painting Day

Grandpa and Oz

Eating summer strawberries together at Grandma and Grandpa's. What a sharp little bow tie he's wearing! :)

Oz 11 Months

Some fun pictures from April. Includes a tired baby from the zoo trip, bubble-beard, friends having a snack at Swap-n-play, a co-op at our church.

Spring Break In Redmond

What a great time relaxing and playing with our kids. Meals together, prayer, walks in the rugged landscape, and sincere grateful hearts for God's creation and community.

Ozias at 10 Months

I have the cutest baby ever!

I'm not just saying that because I'm his mom either. I mean seriously. Get a load of this kid.

Nathan asked me if I posed this picture because it's just so darn cute, but I promise I didn't. I was actually trying to work and when I looked up, he was reading in his tent! (Well, actually, eating his book in his tent.)

I outgrew my jammies!

I vant to eat your beets! (No seriously, I love beets.)

My name is Baby O.

What in the world...? What's wrong with your face?

You've got to be kidding me.

Eat a Lime! (For those of you that don't live in Portland, this is a popular bumper sticker sold by a local pirate band. It's sound advice for those who are at risk for scurvy.)

Doubled our age

In a few more days, Ozias will have been out of me for as long as he was in me. I'm not sure what that means, but it seems like it's a landmark that should be commemorated with some recent pictures and videos. Our new stage, "Mobilization" has progressed so quickly that when I was emptying the videos off the camera, I thought that he looked "so little" in the ones at the beginning of the file, when in reality, it was less than a month ago. For example, there was a video of him struggling to pick up a piece of noodle with his whole hand that is only a few weeks old, but now he can use his "pincer grasp" with the best of them.

My favorite part about this new stage is that he can play by himself while I get things done. Not that I actually accomplish much, since I have to put down whatever I'm doing and pick up the camera every 5 minutes! Here's a few of my favorites from this month

The ball is our all-time favorite toy!

I just fed myself some egg yolk!

I love this picture!