9 Months Part 1

This month has been very exciting around here, for many reasons.  First, some stats on the little guy.  He is now 19.4 pounds (35th %), and 29 inches long (75th %), so it looks like we have a fairly tall and skinny guy on our hands.  He is doing all kinds of new things now, the biggest being crawling, pulling up, walking along furniture, and even standing by himself for a few seconds at a time.  He has become a great little eater (his favorite being sweet potatoes) and has even taken to the sippy cup lately.  Because he can stand up and walk along the furniture he wants to do that a whole lot more then play with his toys these days.  He continues to be a very smiley and happy little guy and we are enjoying all of these new milestones (although we are still baby-proofing the house a little each day).

This month has also been big because we have taken two trips and hosted company.  These events have dominated the picture-taking this month.

First, here is our traditional monthly shot:

Our first trip was a trip with our Sunday School class to Amish country.  It was a really fun weekend.

Here we are with our friends Sara and Jason.

On a buggie ride.  Jonathan wasn't real sure about this.  : (

We had the opportunity to have dinner at an Amish family's house.  It was an amazing meal.  Here we are at their beautiful home!

Next, my sister Melissa and her family came to visit us on their way to family camp.  They have come to see us all but one summer since we moved here and we always have a lot of fun with them.

We had a fun game of putt putt.  Sadly, the boys beat the girls, but not by much!