Fingerpainting and swimming

Silas turned 10 months old today! So we celebrated with a little naked fingerpainting. He really didn't know what to think about it at first, but then he liked smooshing the paint all around. His favorite part, though, was the bath afterwards. The boy loves his bathtime!





















Here I am standing up in my crib, looking cute! I can pull up all by myself now.
















During the first weekend of May, we went to Albany to celebrate Silas' cousin Emily's 9th birthday and his Aunt Shellie's birthday. Silas went swimming for the first time while we were down there!! HE LOVED IT. We thought he might have been scared to get in the pool, but he just smiled and splashed and loved riding around in his float. Next summer we might have a little fish!
Our camera wasn't working so Shellie took these pictures for us on her camera phone.

May

This month we did lots of stuff! Silas turns 10 months old Wednesday (wow!) and is a busy boy!
We went to Albany for his cousin Emily's 9th birthday party and he got to hang out with lots of 3rd grade girls....every boy's dream. He had a lot of fun with his cousin Ethan too.

For Mother's Day we had a very relaxing day and it was WONDERFUL. So very rarely, it seems, to we get a day just to ourselves and we all three had a great time. It was a beautiful day and I loved spending it with my guys.

I'm trying to include some pictures that Silas' Nana and Papa sent to me, and they are from various times that he has spent at their house. Silas loves his Nana and Papa!
Also here are some pictures of Silas and our good friend Beth at the "dream house" down the road from us. It has a great big old front porch with a view of a huge pasture and a barn for horses. (Having some trouble w/ uploading pictures for some reason, I'll add those later when I can).

Silas is growing up big and strong, and is a funny little guy. He's about 22 lbs now and getting into lots of stuff. He loves to stand up and jump, and we're just waiting for him to take those first steps. :) Watching him learn is such a fun experience.