Gymboree

Unfortunately I cannot find the camera charger so I haven't been able to take pix for a while. Justin and I went to Gymboree for the first time on Monday. I wasn't sure how he was going to react. As soon as we walked in there was another group finishing up so he was watching the group and pointing and "talking". As soon as we got in there he was off! He is too young to do tumbling so for the most part we walked around and picked up toys but the best part was when he was playing with the soft slide. There was this squishy step thing that brought you to a wedge/slide. The first time Justin went down I had to give him a little push and off he went. He screamed laughing, it was so funny. Mind you, this wedge was about three feet long so it wasn't a big slide. He loved it. He would play with other toys and then kept coming back to this one. He wanted to climb up the wrong way. It was adorable, he kept trying and trying and so I had to help him up. By the time we were ready to leave he had it all figured out and climbed up the wrong way - all the way to the top! His other favorite part was the bubbles. They had this cool little machine/bubble blower thing and it would shoot out about 30 little bubbles at a time. Justin just stood there with his hands open above his head looking up and giggling at the bubbles. It was adorable. Then he would reach down and pop them on the ground. He was trying to grab them but couldn't figure out where they went. Again, so cute. And I am the sucker who bought the bubble kit on our way out! We are going to go back again when Sandie and Joc come down at the end of October. I know they will enjoy it so much!! So here's to a long entry, trying to make up for not having pictures. I hope you enjoyed my "I think my kid is the coolest, cutest, smartest, most amuzing and amazing kid in the whole world" story!

Dad

This is just a cute one of my two guys hangin out!

Chillin with Uncle Ryan

Ryan went to the football game with Colin this past weekend. Justin and I went to get his pictures taken and he fell asleep on the way back. So he finished his nap on Ryan's lap and Ryan taught him a thing or two!

Can I have some Cheese!!!!???!!!

Making up for lost time

Colin and I have had a lot going on over the past few weeks so I apologize for not posting. We have taken lots of pictures for you all to enjoy!

Cousin on the way!!!!

I just want to say congratulations to Ryan and Sundi! They are pregnant and it is the most exciting news! We can't wait to have a nephew and a cousin for Justin. We are all so excited, words can't express. Ryan and Sundi are going to be such sweet, loving parents I can't wait to see them in action. I bet $1000 Ryan will change a diaper with in the first week! He is going to be a great father, very hands on and loving. I know that Justin loves his Uncle Ryan and loves playing with him so I can't wait to see Ryan with his own child/children. Sundi is going to be the sweetest Mom and has so much love to give her kids. They will be the coolest kid/kids in town (of course besides Justin). Congrats to you guys. Sundi is hoping for twins too! Everyone please keep them in your thoughts.
-Brittany





I will be posting pictures of the past weekend when Sandie and Patty came to visit (waiting for pix from Grammy because I left my camera at the shop all weekend - oops).

My First Baseball Game

Colin and I took Justin to his first baseball game today. It was actually our first game down here in AZ too so it was lots of fun! We brought his little umbrella stroller and then he sat in our laps at the game. When we sat down I let Justin stand on my lap and he started dancing and clapping - he was so excited. It was so fun for Justin, he was having a great time. When everyone would clap he would too because he thought they were clapping for him, he was a little confused at first. It was pretty funny because he would even clap for the wrong team! We had really good seats and it made me rather neurotic because every time a ball came into the stands I would cover Justin because I was afraid it was going to hit Justin! Just another thing to worry about =)! No one sat to our left and there was a dad and daughter sitting to our right. My favorite part was when Colin, a proud father, turned to the dad next to us and proudly said "this is his first game". Priceless...

So cute

This one of him walking is so cute that it had to have it's own post...

I'm Walking!!

Well Justin started taking some steps a few weeks ago but has basically taken a break for the last week. Well starting yesterday he tried walking almost every chance he had. Now he is constantly walking - we would say 40% of the time. Still wobbily and has new bruises to prove it. But it's so fun to see. He should be a pro by the time Grammy Sandie and Aunt Patty get down here this Thursday. We can't wait for the visit!!!!

Just some really cute pictures of Justin

Love me some Lasagna!

Justin is getting accustomed to eating the foods that we eat. I made a lasagna on Sunday and he was eating leftovers today. He ate almost an entire piece and loved it as you can see from the picture!!! This picture makes me crack up! This is Justin's "Cheese" smile!!!!

standing and drinking

Justin has picked up standing up in the middle of the room over the last week. His latest is standing and drinking at the same time - this even takes skill for an adult to do!! He is also starting to walk. He started officially walking on Sunday (sort of) - he is now up to 5 steps!

HEY YOU!! I'm talkin to you

Here is a cute one of Justin just learning to point... also a good shot of his pearly whites

A shiner and a new toothbrush

Justin is really trying to walk really hard and has a few wounds to show for it... also today we got him a new toothbrush. We had our dr. visit last week and she said no more bottle and we have to start fattening him up AND brushing his teeth! SO many changes. He is pretty much over the bottle, eats all the time and will take us a little while to figure out how to brush the teeth...

getting out of the pool

Just a cute picture with my dad

Grandpa Doug

We took Justin in the pool yesterday and it was lots of fun. It was fun for Doug to play with him in the water and watch Justin splash around!

Opening Presents

Bday Party

Justin's First Bday pictures

We had a little party for Justin's first Birthday. Colin's dad, my parents and my cousins were all able to make it for the bday bash! We had a great meal and enjoyed watching Justin dig into the cake and open his presents (with help from cousin Ashley of course).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUSTIN

WELL AS MANY OF YOU KNOW AT 10:30AM LAST JULY 27TH THE MOST PRECIOUS BUNDLE OF JOY WAS BROUGHT INTO THIS WORLD. NOW HERE WE ARE A YEAR LATER AND CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST TIME HAS GONE. JUSTIN IS SUCH AN AMAZING LITTLE MAN. HE IS SO SMART, CONTENT, HAPPY, FUNNY, ADORABLE, SWEET, LAIDBACK AND JUST ONE PRETTY INCREDIBLE BOY - I KNOW I SOUND LIKE JUST ANOTHER PARENT DESCRIBING THEIR CHILD - BUT HE REALLY IS. AMAZING IS THE BEST WORD I COULD USE. EVERYONE WHO HAS MET HIM THINKS HE IS JUST THAT.
HE BRINGS SO MUCH HAPPINESS INTO OUR LIVES - WE CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE IT. COLIN AND I ARE HIS BIGGEST FANS!

SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU JUSTIN. WE CANNOT EXPRESS HOW MUCH WE LOVE YOU AND THINK YOU ARE JUST INCREDIBLE AND AMAZING!!!!!

(WE ARE HAVING A LITTLE BBQ/BIRTHDAY PARTY TONIGHT SO WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH PIX TOMORROW). HE WILL BE HAVING ANOTHER PARTY IN AUGUST WHEN GRAMMY SANDIE, UNCLE RYAN AND AUNT SUNDI ARE BACK IN TOWN TOO. WISH YOU COULD ALL BE HERE NOW.