Friday, September 25, 2009

First Birthday

It's hard to believe, but our little Justin is already a year old. We were able to celebrate his big day with some of our family. I wasn't sure how he would do with opening presents and eating cake, but he had no problems at all. In fact, he enjoyed everything much more than I would have thought a one year old can enjoy things.



He laughed after every single present he opened. He even smiled about the cards. (What little child gets excited about cards?) He was especially excited about his little football that Kelsey gave him.
Then came the cake......... After a little prodding, Justin dug right in and didn't stop until the cake was either consumed or destroyed. He enjoyed playing in it as much as eating it.




He seems to be looking for more cake.




Saturday, September 5, 2009

The deck

While my parents were in town in August we spontaneously decided to expand our deck (with some prompting from my dad). My dad, Scot's dad, and Scot quickly went to work and before we even had time to think about it, we had a deck. Scot has been working to build the stairs and railing and to finish the deck. We are thrilled with how it has turned out.



Ashley is a great worker and enjoys helping her dad.

Kelsey got going on her own little project of sanding some wood.

Justin is walking!

Justin has been taking steps for awhile now, but just this week he has taken off with walking.

He often has a huge smile as he goes walking across the kitchen floor.



Walking opens up the doors for all kinds of activities. Hopefully he will continue to enjoy the piano as he gets older.