I can eat with a fork!

Blowing bubbles in the bathtub

a little teaser of our weekend with the boys...

You can't help but smile when he laughs...

I can walk--let's get to the park, ASAP!

What do you do when you start walking? Go to the park, of course!

...and you also try and climb UP the slide.

Proudly supporting the United States Marine Corp! We love you Uncle Justin, stay safe in Afghanistan--we'll see you when you get home!










Intently watching the Muppet Show before bed....wait, where's my milk????










Whew, there it is!

What is that?? A dragon? A dinosaur?














No, it's AJ!!!






























I love to pet Wally.










See Dad, don't worry, I do a good job. Wally likes his belly rubbed!





Mom, my teeth hurt. That's why I've been keeping you up at night, I just can't relax!







But I still love you!!





Just pushing Dad in the tire swing, no big deal.

GO BLUE!

We are officially walking!

We were at the park (about a month and a half ago) and AJ decided to take off--with the stroller!

One month ago, AJ started walking really well with his little helper:

Now, he is officially walking (for about a week and a half now) and is keeping Adam and me really busy! Add that with coaching and taking classes = I haven't had much time to post!

Almost walking!

He's almost there, folks! Walking is so close, hopefully it will happen in the next few weeks!

Mohawk

"HI DAD!!"

I wanna be just like dad! :)

Big, Green Frog

Oh football season, how we've missed you!!

The first University of Michigan game of the season was a success!! AJ was perfect the WHOLE (long) day AND Michigan started the season off right with a WIN!

GO BLUE!!

The new stadium looks GREAT!

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY!

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY TO OUR SWEET, LITTLE BOY!! WE LOVE YOU!

AJ's 1st Birthday!

We celebrated AJ's first birthday early because we were planning a trip to Massachusetts and Connecticut during his first birthday, September 4. Unfortunately, our trip was canceled, but we still decided to celebrate early because...well, we just couldn't wait any longer :)

My parents & sisters (minus Mal, Justin and Johnathan--missed you guys!) drove to the Island to celebrate with the Beck's (minus Courtney & Bryan--missed you, too!!) for a small, intimate gathering! We had a blast. Here are a few pictures from the festivities:


Grandpa, Nonna, Aunt Lo, AJ and I took a little trip to the Bayview Market the day before everyone arrived!







I love you Aunt Lo!














Aren't boat rides so relaxing?? AJ thinks so!



























































































































This is the awesome cake that I made, with Lauren's help, for AJ!











We opened gifts first! AJ received a ton of great gifts, he can't stop playing with them.





















































He didn't dig into his cake like we thought he would, considering how much he LOVES food. Grandpa JB and Grandpa Silcox both agreed that he didn't want to hurt his buddy, Kermit.




















OH NO!!! Aunt Emily attacked me with a chunk of cake!!












Mom looked way too clean, so I thought I'd mess her up a little bit













At home, sitting on my new Elmo chair.