Big Boy!

Our little Christian is not so little anymore! Just Last week he started trying to crawl. He has now perfected the art. And he knows it! Yesterday he crawled over to the open dishwasher, pulled himself up to his knees and started pulling the utinsels out. I couldn't believe it. He has gained a lot of confidence now and is all over the place. It happened so quickly! I have a feeling he is going to be quite the little trouble maker. I really have to keep my eye on this little guy!

Lets see...we had a really nice Mother's Day. We spent it with some friends of ours in our neighborhood. (The Burchfields.) They invited is over to their house to celebrate not only Mother's Day but also to celebrate their little baby girl, Ellyn, being dedicated in their church. It was so nice of them! They are such a wonderful family and we really enjoyed spending the day with them.

Last Wednesday our fridge went out! So we had to run around crazy trying to find places for all our food. We are so fortunate to have some good friends in the neighborhood that willingly let me keep our freezer and refridgerator food at their houses! We are still waiting today for the repair man to come and fix it. I am so ready to get the ice chest out of the middle of my bathroom and back out into the garage!

What's have we been up to lately? Well, I get to spend a lot of my days playing with Christian and keeping the house up.I really enjoy it and feel so blessed to be able to stay at home.

Every Wednesday I teach violin. I'm still running every morning. It is so nice to have that time to myself!

Jared finished finals last week and is getting ready to teach a class the first part of the summer. We are so proud of him and his accomplishments!

June 24th we get to go home for a month! We are looking forward to that.

Sorry this entry is so long, I didn't realize it until I scanned the whole thing over. Hope everyone is doing well!

We went for a swim at the Britt's apartment complex. Jared dunked Christian into the water without testing the temp. first! It was freezing. Poor baby!

A little family photo by the pool!

Duane Britt holding the twins, Taylor & Tyler.

Kristy and Tyler.

I tried getting Christian to sit in his rocking chair for a cute picture and he was not having it!

I can't believe I got a picture with his hat on! He is always trying to take it off!

This was him yesterday getting into the dishwasher.

My baby is crawling!!

We gave him his first french fry two weekends ago! Don't you like his new cute hat?

Trying to take his hat off again!

Mommy and Christian.

I can't believe my luck! This last Saturday he was striking poses like this for me all day! He usually is too captivated by the camera in front of my face to give me smiles like this one!

Swing or Go For a Drive?

Last week Jared and I took Christian to the park for the very first time. It was so much fun taking pictures of all his first time activities! We think he is just so much fun and so dang cute! Christian seemed to really like the swing! But he kept staring over at the little girl swinging beside him, so it was hard to get a picture of him looking at the camera. He was so interested in what she was doing...

Lately he has been sticking his tongue out a lot. It's so cute!

Daddy giving him his first driving lesson!

No he didn't go down the slide. Jared just held him up so we could get this picture. :0)

He had a ride on mommy's lap.

Jared said he really was holding on mostly by himself! What a strong boy!

Daddy holding Christian up high so maybe we can get a smile?

Jean Jones 5K Run

Yesterday I ran a 5k with a few friends from my neighborhood around the Ole' Miss campus. It was really cold before the race started, but luckily it warmed up quickly. I hate to run in the cold! It was a relatively hillly run but the grounds around the campus are so green and pretty! It was rather enjoyable.

Anyhow, the race was in honor of a professor who worked for the University. She died of cancer in 1997. I thought it was for a neat cause. The proceeds went to help further the research of cancer. I got a sticker that said "I am running for..." and I filled in the blank with, "Grandma Harr." My Grandma was diagnosed with breast cancer a couple of years ago and now is a survivor of it. However, she was recently diagnosed with stomach cancer. She is an amazingly strong woman with such a huge heart. I am so impressed by her positive attitude and her great example of giving and caring for others. I love her very much and am so grateful for our relationship.

Here is the only picture I have of Christian and I after the race!

A Big Boy!

Well, Christian had his 6 month appointment yesterday. I can't believe it's been 6 months since he was born! He is getting so big! (I'm sure you don't need me to tell you that though. You can see yourself from the pictures!) He weighs 20 lbs. and is 27.5 inches long. He got his six month shots and of course he wasn't too happy about it. It makes me so sad when he cries because he's hurt! But with a full tummy and some tylenol, he was happy soon again.

Jared and I talk about it all the time how we are so blessed to have such a wonderful little son. He brings such joy into our lives. I can't imagine not having him with us!

I thought I'd post a few cute pictures we've taken of him recently. Isn't he just so cute? I know I'm bragging, but I can't help it!