Happy Halloween!!

Here are all of our October Halloween pictures. First, we took our annual trip to the pumpkin patch. At the pumpkin patch Brandt took a hay ride, picked a pumpkin, rode a pony, and had a great time!

We had fun going to Trunk or Treat and Trick or Treating in the neighborhood. He was a great little Duckie and Taiwan prince.

Don’t worry he never got the paper off that sucker.

That monster can’t scare me…it’s just Daddy being silly.

He really got into seeing the candy in his pumpkin bucket. He even warmed up and grabbed some for himself.

9 months, 10 months, 11 months!

Wow...time sure flies when you're having fun!! Here are some pictures from the last few months.

9 months old! silly face

He loves playing with the paper. At his 9 mo. visit he was 21lbs. 3oz, 30in long.

He turned 10 months while we were in Taiwan! More to come from our trip...

Friday, he was 11 months old. We went on a camping trip.

He loved playing in the tent.

Feeling the warmth of the fire just like daddy.

Dancing to keep warm with mommy.

Playing Peek-a-boo in the tent!

Why we've been busy!

We bought a house!!! We moved in last weekend but things have been crazy busy for the last few months. House hunting, closing, packing, moving, unpacking...but I think we made it! We are excited to be moved in and getting settled!

Leaving our Apartment after 8 years!

Our new backyard....LOVE IT!!

Doing some work on the house.

Packing helper!

Havign fun painting and decorating Brandt's new room!

8 months♦

The last few months have come and gone. We have been a little busy, but I wanted to try and catch up a little. Here is a little recap. He got two teeth this month and crawled around everywhere! He was 19lbs 9oz. He got really sick for the first time and we took him in to the doctor. It was eventful, but he was okay. Here are some pics from 8 months!

Special Day!

Here we are at the temple on July 11, 2009. It was a beautiful, very BRIGHT, sunny day. Brandt was a perfect little boy and it was a special day for us. We found his little outfit at one of the malls and he was so cute in it. After the temple we went to the Chapel next door and had a little blessing program. All his cousins sang I love to see the temple and Families can be together forever. There were over 20 of them and he watched them and smiled and laughed while they were singing. It was sooooo cute! Then Andrew gave him his blessing. Brandt did a good job and didn't fuss too much. After that we showed everyone a video that we put together of him. Everyone loved seeing all the pictures. It was a great day.

Final!

Here we are at our Adoption day! Court went well, short and sweet! His adoption is now all official. Thanks to the family support we had that day! My brother and sister and their families were with us. We head to the temple in a week and a half, and get to have another Celebration. Yeah!!! Most of my family (minus Mark, and mom and dad...we love you!!!!) and Andrew's family will be in town. We are so excited to have them with us to celebrate our family being forever!! What a fun time...we have the best, cutest, most wonderful baby boy, and all of his amazing birth family! Our family has grown, and we feel so blessed!

Seven Months

This month is a big one! He is still our happy boy, but he definitely has an opinion. He is very vocal, and loves to laugh. His first tooth came in and it looks like number two will be popping in any day. He has started to pull himself up on everything...we might have an early walker!

seven months!

How do you get a good picture of that first tooth? Wait until he goes to sleep!!

sweet boy

Little Ladies Man!

Look how grown up he looks in this little suit. Some friends of mine gave me this outfit at my baby shower, and it is fitting him right now. I love it! He showing off his good looks!

Great Wolf Lodge

Hey everyone check out my friend Shanna's blog! 3cutekids.blogspot.com She is hosting a giveaway for a vacation at The Great Wolf Lodge in North Carolina. One of the kids I nanny for stayed at one of these earlier this year and LOVED it! It's basically a water park hotel....fun stuff!

6 months!!

Brandt is 6 months old now! Here are the pictures we had taken. He did a great job and we got some more great smiles. He is pulling himself around these days in an army crawl and we are having to baby proof very quickly. He also got to start solid food and LOVES it. So far he has tried rice cereal, pears and squash. Brandt has also mastered sitting, and has realized that Dixie (our puppy) is so fun to watch. He will laugh and laugh at her.

His stats for 6 months are: weight 18lbs 1oz (65%)
height 27 1/2 inches (80%)

Sun, Sand, Sea!!

We took a trip to the beach for Mother's Day with my sister and brother and their families. We had a great time. Brandt loved exploring the ocean and especially loved the pool. It was his first time in a pool and he would kick, splash, get himself all wet and keep smiling. It was great! We love the beach and are excited for this trip to become an annual tradition. The pictures are self explanatory. Enjoy!

Five Months!

Brandt is 5 months old now. He is getting so BIG! He is starting to sit up on his own for a few seconds at a time and he is rolling all over the place to get where he wants. He are a few pictures from the last few days. It is summer time here now and getting hot!

Enjoying the sun at the park.


Looking good in his new hat.


I am BATMAN! Yipee!