My babies are growing up!

Can you believe how big Jared and his little sister are getting?! We kept trying to get him to rub or kiss my belly for a picture, but of course, he was more interested in the camera and in saying cheese! haha!

Jared absolutely LOVES to draw and color! I really wish now that I hadn't already packed up all the crayons.. Maybe we'll try to get him one of those no mess things so we can keep the house show ready.

We traded babysitting with Kelly and Kyle for the Cincinnati housing tour. Jared and Leon really enjoyed themselves together. This was our first attempt at winding them down for a nap by setting up a movie. They were up playing again after just a few minutes! They were so cute playing together, though!

I don't know what it is with this kid, but he likes to feed other kids. I guess this is one way to get Leon to eat more, Kelly! haha!

Long Overdue Update!

So much has happened since my last post. It was pretty much Jared's first Christmas (since he was only 4 months old at his actual 1st Christmas), we visited all of my extended family, we found out that we're having a... GIRL!! The biggest news, though, is that we just found out a couple weeks ago that the company Isaac works for is relocating to Cincinnati, OH. Our dilemma now is to either try to sell our house and move BEFORE the baby gets here, or else stay here, have the baby, and THEN move. I think I like the idea of moving before, so that I'm not trying to move and unpack with a newborn! The timing of it was a little unexpected and so we've been slowly recovering from the shock of it all. We've made so many great friends in the wonderful Lafayette community and are sad to leave them, but we're very excited to move closer to family and have the opportunity to go house hunting again!

Enjoy a few catch up photos!

Jared's new dance moves!

Jared loves to play with my iPod Touch and figured out how to play some music today. He must have typed in "L" in the search screen, because it was just playing Linkin Park songs. As soon as the music started, we looked over to see Jared shaking his shoulders and bobbing his head! It was the funniest thing! I didn't quite catch that on video, but I did get a couple of cute clips with him dancing a little bit. Enjoy!

Jared & His New Girlfriend

My friend, Kate, and I traded kids so we could each go see the new Harry Potter with our hubbies. Monday, Jared went over to Kate's house and played with her daughter, Ashlyn. Kate was telling me later that they would peek over the couch at each other and say, "Hi!" back and forth. Also, they would chase each other around the furniture. When we were leaving, Ashlyn begrudgingly gave Jared a kiss and he had the goofiest grin on his face for a whole minute afterwards! It was adorable! I was definitely looking forward to seeing them play together the next day when Ashlyn came over. These pictures are all I really got, but they were really cute together! He followed her around like a little puppy!

The Month of October

It's been a busy month for us, but Jared has really enjoyed it. We basically spent almost 2 straight weeks with his grandparents, so he was pretty spoiled! I just need to add that I'm sorry for the weird paragraphs. I don't know if Blogger has changed, but for whatever reason, I can't seem to just type what I want wherever I want it anymore. I hope this will still make sense! If not, I guess just enjoy the pictures!

We started out at my parent's house to visit with my sister, Kayla, while she was in town. As you can see, Jared gets the royal treatment from Grammy!

Kayla was blowing raspberries on his belly and I don't think he knew what to do about it! haha!

My grandpa, my dad and my son all playing together! Well, Jared was stuffing his face with Cherrios while everyone else entertained him.

Mom, the kids and the grandboy!

We had a Star Wars party to go to in Charlestown that weekend. Isaac was wearing his Jedi robe and Jared was Yoda (yes, that is the same costume from last year!). If you're wondering, that is a bruise on his cheek from falling onto the pedal on my parent's exercise bike.

Jared's favorite character was Darth Vader. He made his father very proud! It was really funny, though, because he got mad at first when Vader wouldn't hold him!

Our son is now officially part of the Mayor's photo op! Those were all the characters at the party.

Isaac getting choked by Vader!

After the Star Wars Party, we went home for about 3 days before heading out to Nauvoo, IL with Isaac's parents. This was us at the Visitor's Center.

Luckily, it doesn't appear that my son has the same allergies as me... yet! As soon as he came back to the car, I started sneezing and getting all congested. He loved the horse, though!

Jared and his grandpa took a little walk around the temple. We did get to attend while we were there, which was so great. The Nauvoo temple is so gorgeous!

Jared was really fascinated with the river! He probably could have stayed out there for quite a while entertaining himself!

He loved the wagon, and yes, he's standing on a barrell. I was right there, though, see my fingers?! I was freaking out, but Isaac kept telling me to move so he could get a picture! haha! I'm glad now, because this is so stinkin cute!

The last bit of busyness this month was my doctor's appointment last week, where it was in fact confirmed that there is a little Baby Hall on the way. It's funny, because we just decided in August that we wanted to start trying again, and apparently that was all it took! Baby #2 should be due sometime around May 24. I'm just hoping I won't go early again and end up in labor on my birthday!

First Haircut and other Misc. Items to Catch up!

It's so hard to find the time to blog when the little guy is always wanting to "help" if I try while he's awake. We've had quite a bit happen this last month. Jared started walking more and will almost choose to walk over crawling for the most part. Jared's hair was getting so shaggy, we had to give his first haircut, even though it was really more of a trim around the ears and back of the head. We attended (and helped set up and prepare for) Abe and Jenny's wedding reception. I had a baby shower here at my house for a friend from church. Also, Cockapoo few away a couple weeks ago, and we've not heard or seen anything since. I don't think Jared even really notices, but we do want to get another bird, because it was really helping teach him to share and also to be gentle. We helped babysit for the Ward Temple Trip last month. We rode on the bus up to Chicago and then we were dropped off at a nearby Stake Center with 30+ kids! There were other babysitters, but it was still pretty crazy! It was great to see the temple, though, and thanks Lynn for taking a picture for us! Yes, the last picture is a tomato that Jared is eating like an apple! He helped himself to it from my little tomato plant out back. He obviously doesn't take after his daddy here (Isaac hates tomatoes!)! Here are some picture updates!

First Steps!

I'm sorry its been so long since my last post, but I've got great news: Jared started walking last week! We were visiting my parents and he just decided to up and take some steps! Here are a couple of videos of his first attempts at walking.