Our Little Man

Our sweet boy turned 1!!!!! We celebrated in style with a Mustache Bash!

I made chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. I also made a strawberry cake with vanilla whipped cream frosting. We had hamburgers and hot dogs, root beer, and apple juice.

My sister in law and I made mustaches on sticks and we set up a photo booth!

Gary's parents, brother and niece came.

My brother and sister in law were there and my aunt and uncle and cousin came. It was a family affair!

I got Neck Tie napkins at a novelty store in Vancouver, WA

I never thought!

http://www.stripes.com/commandos-killed-in-afghanistan-were-fighting-war-few-see-1.151371

I never thought that a news story like this ^^ would bother me so much!

I never thought I'd have to care so much what is going on over there!

I never thought there would be a chance that the war and my best friend would ever collide!

Gary left for Afghanistan in July and he will be over there until next April.

I hate the thought of him being so far away!

I hate the thought of him missing out on so much of NJ's little short life.

I hate the feeling of uncertainty that comes with a loved one being such a dangerous area!

Sometimes I forget that there are other men and women over there fighting for our freedom as well. I forget that Gary isn't alone over there! I am constantly having to correct my brain by saying, "think how those other family members feel too." "You're not the only one!" It's definitely a sobering thought to realize that it's not all about my own sadness or feelings! There are men and women who have lost their spouses, children, siblings etc over there, and I'm freaking out about my husband being over there and sitting at a desk!

I know that God is in control, and I know that He has Gary's best interest at heart...but it is still so hard to just give it over to Him!

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So, my sweet little boy is 9 months old! I am so amazed every month when I realize he is older!

I measured him tonight and he is now 30 inches long!

He's in 12-18 month clothes...but only for the length. HA!

He weighs 18 lbs.

His favorite word is "Dada".

He loves rolling around the living room floor, and scooting on his tummy.

He loves carrots drinking from his sippy.

Tonight, while in the bathtub, he picked up his bath cup and tried to drink out of it for the first time!

Usually I have to hold it up for him.

Since the weather has gotten nice we go for walks every day and besides bath time I think that is NJ's favorite activity.

I just love my little man so much...it's just so hard to believe that he will be 1 in three months!

Sunday Funday

Yesterday I let NJ fingerpaint! Oh my gosh he had so much fun! I put him in his high chair and I taped paper down and then squirted some paint on the paper and he just had a blast...pretty soon the paper started getting really soggy so I just put new paper down and then we even tried some shaving cream! He did so well, he didnt even try to eat it. I was so proud! We made fingerpaint art for Daddy for fathers day. Suuper cute!

Happy 8 months!

Today NJ is 8 months old! I cant believe how fast it's gone! He is now 29 inches long!!! He makes me laugh every day. He has started babbling non stop! Sometimes it's just so loud. He loves being in his jumperoo and he loves to stand. He's not crawling yet but I think he will probably start walking before he crawls!