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Since gaining more confidence in his mobility skills, JT is interested in everything he can get close to. He is pulling (or pushing) himself to standing and can climb up the two stairs from the lawn to the deck without any help. Here he is helping with the laundry and getting ready to go inContinue reading “Almost June”

Everyone in western Washington is pretty excited about the nice weather we’ve been having. On top of it all, it looks like Memorial Day will be seventy and sunny. This is very rare, and we are thrilled. The first Flip Clip this week is of Slider, who I’m sure you all think is very neglected.Continue reading “What (a) Beautiful Day(s)”

That’s right, we’re into double digits. We decided to take some pictures in the backyard to commemorate the occasion. That’s Grandma Cole’s hand helping JT keep his balance. He loves to stand up (and loves to push himself up to standing) but is still a little wobbly! Lately, common household objects are the toy ofContinue reading “Ten Months Old”

It was sooooo fun being a mother on Mother’s Day. At church, there is a whole tradition that I got to be a part of this year. Our pastor came up and told me, “Happy first Mother’s Day.” I got a flower from JT when I picked him up from nursery. The checker at SafewayContinue reading “Happy Mother’s Day to Me”

Poetic picture of the week – did you know balloons don’t make shadows? Anyway… we had a great time skiing this week, as usual, and our friend Vivian rode along to take pictures. Here’s a couple. And yes, we’re wearing dry suits. The water temperature has barely broken sixty! (Jim) (Becky) The weather was niceContinue reading “Milestones”

Sunday: Grandpa and Grandma Keene come babysit while Jim and I have a date with the Skagens for Adam’s birthday. JT is so tuckered out he falls asleep on Grandma Keene… who doesn’t seem too bothered by it. 🙂 Monday: JT and I invite Jen and Asher to the park to play with us. TheContinue reading “Just another week”

One of the first things JT heads for with his newfound skill is the book basket. There is one in his room and one in the family room, and he knows right where they are. As a teacher, this makes me thrilled. He pulls them out of the basket, as if he’s looking for aContinue reading “Books and Smiles”

At his nine-month checkup, JT weighed 19.5 lbs and was 29 inches long. That is thirtieth percentile in weight and seventy-fifth in length. He continues to have Grandpa Cole’s metabolism! He is on the move now more than ever. He gets stuck in his crib slats on a daily basis. This is how I findContinue reading “9 Months and Crawling”

We had a wonderful day as a family, celebrating the risen savior, Jesus Christ. Here we are at the cross of flowers, a tradition at our church. The children bring flowers up to add to the cross, and this year JT got to add a daffodil from our front yard. He got several compliments onContinue reading “Happy Easter”

Picture of the week: JT is so close to crawling that it’s getting quite funny. He crawls backward, actually, just not forward. But he moves from place to place with relative ease, and gets his hands on anything that he finds once he gets there. He even does a little yoga-ish movement like this: WhenContinue reading “On the Move”