i like to

stand stand stand 

before church

outside

in his bed...even when suppose to be sleeping :) 

in the morning

out and about

behind his FAVORITE table

walking behind his cart

on chairs

and up the stairs

what new places should we find tomorrow! 

flowers and art

flowers

We traveled the the Meijer Gardens again to see the Mums.  

They are beautiful and in full bloom!

Art

Then we traveled downtown [another day]

to see some of Art Prize

Lots more to do and see there!

Bring on more Art Prize at a later date!

catching up

on a few things...

Aries first visit to Calvin College with Miss Elaina

One more boat ride before we took it out

he was loving looking at the water and seeing the trees

and one more birthday celebration at my parents 

with a HUGE costco cake! haha

with his great grandma

just a few fun things :) 

not what I was expecting

when I turned the monitor on the check on Arie

I heard one small cry and thought maybe he had gone back to sleep

umm nope

he found the monitor and can successfully stand in his swaddle :) 

he was ready to get up...time to play mama 

tres years

wedded bliss

thankful for J and this year filled with the most change yet :)
aka ARIE  

heres to many many more!

out to the Reserve for a mini date

a walk 

home with my littlest love

a little dusty

a tad rusty

and a long warm up later

and we hit the courts at the Calvin Alumni tennis match

thank goodness Kim was there to support my rusty skills

we may not have won, but still had a great time! 

Lots of great memories and friendships 

thanks to Calvin tennis

Go Knights!

Arie had fun when the mama was away!

maybe a future knight or future spartan :) 

4x2 equals

eight....eight months old 

and he successfully made this photo shoot the hardest yet

should he crawl away or take the number, pick one...he did both...repeatedly :)

here are the ones that worked 

and here are the ones I just giggle over

and I think this means we are finished :) 

And the facts:

1. 19lbs and 29in

all across the board on clothing sizes.  still some 3-6 month pants. lots of 6 month and some 9 month

just depends on the brand :) 

2. he seems more interested in real food.

he likes to try stuff that I am eating [infront of him] like bananas, crackers, apples.

he really like peaches and applesauce

3. he likes to go around pulling himself up on everything...and sometimes just letting go when he wants to sit down

4. at the moment he enjoys exploring...kinda more than his toys.  He also loves shutting doors and playing peek a boo with blankets

5. he has moved up in church nursery to veggie tots..and gets cherrios there...and I have been told they are a hit

and that is the quick overview of arie ;-)