dinner time

14 months

14 months?!? Really?? Ezra is really into books these days! He loves to go to his basket of books and rummage through until he finds the one that he is looking for. He then sits down to read it or brings it over to us to have it read to him. He loves animals, right now some of his favorite animals (and that he can say or at least say what sound they make) are cows, pigs, fish, giraffes, birds, chickens and monkeys. He also likes trucks, buses and airplanes. Ezra is a water baby, he adores being in the water and will take any chance he can get to be in it.

Recently he has been into shoes. He will carry shoes all around the house and say "shoo, shhh" and try to put them on his feet. When he gets up from his nap in the morning he wants his shoes on. He now wears big boy shoes with real soles, not just robeez anymore.

He is truly a boy. He loves exploring, investigating and figuring out how things work. He loves to help us do things. He chats all day long. Now that he has been walking for a month he is starting to run.

He likes to go "bye-bye" and will often stand at the front door ready to go. When we open the door he goes out to the hall and waits for me to lock the door. Once the door is locked he starts heading to elevator, gets in the elevator pushes some buttons and waits at the door. When the doors open he heads out and stands at the front door ready to help me push it open. He likes to push doors open.

We love Ezra so much and are so thankful that we have been blessed to have been his parents the last 14 months.

Working on the car

Ezra wanted to wear Jon's hat while working on his car today.

Pacifier?

Happy 4th Anniversary

It feels crazy that is has only been 4 years, but we are blessed to have such a wonderful family! Happy Anniversary Love!

Beach Family

mmmm...sand....

Ezra loves the ocean

Long Beach Vacation

Just hangin with Maddie

just workin'

mmm.. 12lbs in an hour.

Ezra Loves the Berry

Picnic

Ezra Loves to Cook

Breakfast Time

Happy Tooths

Hey Guys!

Ezra Turns 1!

Well it has been one year since we have been blessed with our little boy. We celebrated his birthday with family on Whidbey Island. New facts and stats: Ezra weighs 20lbs 12oz and is 28.5"tall. He has two teeth on the bottom and three on their way in up top. He is walking about 6 steps on his own and loves the water.
Although his night-time sleeping skills are still lacking, we love every minute with him. It is wonderful to see him grow and his heart beginning to show through. Some sweet things he has recently began doing; he will share his food & toys. He will give kisses and hugs. He sleep crawls, yes he crawls and plays in his sleep. This happens at night if he falls asleep in the bed. All the sudden he will get up and scratch the headboard or come over and lay his head on you. We think he is playing, but when we pick him up to put him back in his crib he lays passed out asleep in your arms. He snores and laughs in his sleep too. He has a vocabulary of muh (cow), mom, dada, ta (touch), bhh (bus), da (down), sss (snake), prr?(elephant) and heeh (when he is being tricky).
All that to say, we love him and thank you to everyone who has loved him and been there for us. We look forward to the next year to come.

Birthday Cake on Whidbey!