Bday party pics

ONE YEAR OLD

Our little boy is one year old!! We just can't believe it. Is this how it's going to be forever - the year just flew by and we can't imagine what it was like when he was the little floppy infant that we had so recently.

Silas just had his 12-month checkup and is doing great. He is 24lb 1oz and 30 1/2 inches. A very healthy and super happy baby. Jason and I are so excited, too, because night sleeping is finally going wonderfully so we've regained a bit of our sanity. Silas is not walking yet, but has discovered the fun of climbing. Up the stairs, into the dryer, out of the tub, onto the couch. He tries to go everywhere!

On Saturday July 15th we had his FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY and lots of family came over to our house to celebrate! For the first time in a long time, Silas didn't nap in the morning and so he was exhausted by lunch time. So, picture perfectly, he actually fell asleep WHILE eating lunch. Too funny! Of course we got some pictures so as soon as someone sends one to me (hint hint) then I'll post it on here. It was really fun to see both sides of our family at the same time, which doesn't happen very often.

We can't even imagine what things will be like next year at this time with a TWO YEAR OLD! Scott and Tracey are getting married on June 30th of '07, so we'll see how Silas looks in a little tux! HAHA.

Here are some pictures of our little bear with (on) some of his bday gifts. (My mom made the little adirondak chair that he's sitting in! She's amazing.)

KB birthday party

Krimson turned 28 on June 13th!! Her bday party was at the duckpond house, which Daniel has really remodeled so nicely. This time, I really didn't get many pictures of the house. It's mostly just folks. Happy bday Krim. It's about time you started getting old like the rest of us!

KB and DR















Krimson and her bros










Jason and his girls



















If you've ever looked at pictures of her, Krimson never keeps her eyes open. I'm simply helping her out for this pic. That's what friends do.











Ludwig.
I love this picture!

cousins

Here are some pictures of our awesome niece and nephews. Wow, our family is growing so fast! Emily is 9, Ethan is 4, and Josiah is almost 6 weeks. Silas is a lucky boy!

Silas' first vacation

For our first family vacation, we went up to Asheville and spent a little time in the city, did some camping, and visited with Julie and Jim at her Aunt Shirley and Uncle Arnold's house in the mountains. Here we have posted some pictures of camping at the Black Mountain Campground in Burnsville NC. Julie has posted some pictures of our time at Shirley and Arnold's on their site, too. That was fun! We got to stay in a beautiful cabin overlooking the mountains, ate great food, and listened to Jason, Jim and Arnold play music for hours. Not bad at all!! Having a family vacation was SO much fun!

Black Mountain Campground...

Crawling in the grass was SO fun.

Our campsite setup. Lots of rocks to play with!











The river that passes through the campground and Silas' first dip in the river. He loved dropping rocks into the water and watching the splash.












Hiking...
Before, during and after.














My favorite picture EVER. I love my boys.