February

February was a month full of fun, visitors and travel. Jack really started to walk in February and has kept me entertained with all of his craziness. He loves to make messes and I feel like I am constantly walking behind him picking things up and trying to figure out how to tell him not to do things without him laughing and doing it anyway!

his favorite place in the house 

eating his favorite snack (yes, he eats shirtless a lot, don't judge)

Our very good friends, Darcee and Jeremy Bowen came for a visit and we got to meet their little guy Emory! Wow, he is adorable and we loved having them here. Jack and Emory would just smile at each other and think of how they are going to be roommates in college and best friends for life. It was perfect. 

Jack's 9 month photo shoot. I love him.

 this is my favorite Jack expression

We were VERY lucky to be able to go to Florida with Ryan's parents. It was a fantastic trip and we are so grateful for Mom & Dad Bessey! We had a blast and it was great to see the sun and wear shorts. 

 come to me sunshine, come to me

 yummy sand...

We went on a boat tour and saw one of the coolest things ever. Hopefully this video works. I could not believe the dolphins do this... 

February was fantastic. 

January

January was full of fun. Since we didn't go to Utah for Christmas, we decided to take a trip in January instead. We loved seeing our family. Jack had a bit of a rough time adjusting/not adjusting at all to the Utah time but I am pretty sure it was those darn teeth continuing to pop through like crazy. So the first picture is a side of Jack we didn't see much before teething. But he is still adorable, isn't he?!?

Jack was all about playing with cousins in Utah 

Just lounging at the pool 

Also, Jack turned 8 months and he is such a rockstar and he continues to rule our world. He took his first steps in January! Ah, what a crazy active child we have! I try to hard to get good pictures on the blanket but, as you can see, he makes it difficult and the background living room shows up more than I like!

December

So I haven't blogged in ages. Maybe I should catch up? To ease the burden/feed my lazy aspirations in life, I will do photos with only a little bit of writing.

Trip to the Botanical Gardens to see the train exhibit on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Eve dinner with our fun friends the Fronce's. Hamilton and Jack are almost exactly a month apart and they really love each other a lot. Every time they are together, they follow each other around and play. I love it.

Jack's first Christmas! We didn't take very many pictures but here is a picture of Jack with what has become his favorite toy. It is a present from our upstairs neighbors who are pretty much the sweetest people ever and they love Jack.

December was a great month and we loved spending Christmas at home with so many fun friends!!