Wednesday, September 30, 2015

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! 

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

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!

Saturday, September 26, 2015

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 :) 

Thursday, September 24, 2015

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 

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

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


Monday, September 21, 2015

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 :) 

Sunday, September 20, 2015

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 ;-)