Texas in October!

Last month Ethan took his first trip on an airplane down to Texas. Uncle Marc & Kristeen just had their son, Eli, so we decided to head down and visit with them and the Pachas! Ethan did amazing on the plane... better than I could have expected. It was just one of those moments where I felt so blessed to have such a wonderful child with a calm temperament! Unfortunately, I took very few pictures (I was busy holding the new baby!), but here is one Kristeen captured while Ethan was running around their living room.

And here is with with Kristeen's neice, Aadi, cuddling with Ethan on the couch. She gave up her room for Ethan and I! We had a great time and were glad that we got to see everyone since the young ones grow up so, so fast!

Beads, beads, and more beads!

This picture was taken in July. Over the past few months, he has developed "favorite objects" that he seems to love and plays with everyday. In late June and early July, it was these mardi gras beads that I picked up at the Dollar Tree. Everywhere he went, he carried these beads... in the car, in the bathtub, in the high chair, and I made sure I never left home without a few strands. Since then, we've moved on to a little toy rubber chicken, a musical phone toy, and now he usually chooses a few favorite books over everything else (which I  think is awesome!).

Orbeez bath!

"Orbeez" are these neat small beads that expand in water, bounce, and are fun to squeeze. Ethan likes to play with them, but it's too hard to keep them from eating them. I thought maybe it would be harder for him to "catch" them in the bathtub, so we added some to the bath.

The pictures turned out bad, but he sure did love watching them swirl around in the water. You can see the enjoyment in his smile!! He is 15mo old now and this is such a fun age. I get to spend all day "playing" with this adorable little guy. I love him so much!!

10 Months old on April 30th...

I'm a little behind on these pics!  Truth be told, I took them a little later, more like mid-May.  We have pictures from each month with the onesie sticker, so I wanted to make sure I kept it up until he turned 1 (which won't be long!).  Luckily, he hasn't lost his arm and leg wrinkles.

I love his face in this picture!

 

Trying to crawl away from my picture taking!

First time swimming!

Ethan went swimming for the first time a few weeks ago and he LOVED it.  I knew he'd have fun, because he likes playing at bathtime and always wants to splash in the dog water.  He kicked and kicked, moving himself around the pool.  He also loved it when Pat lifted him out of the water.

He loves lemons!

Ethan had a lemon for the first time a few months ago and he loved it.  Pat let him lick it and we waited for the puckered face, but it never came. We usually don't have lemons on hand, but we let him have a taste when we go to a resturant.

Lots of Playtime...

Ethan loves these farm magnets that we have on the fridge.  He presses "Farmer Tad" who plays banjo music, over and over again.

Hanging out in the basement with Mom, playing on the fireplace ledge.