Growing Up Baby!

Cruz is the big 8 months old now!! I can't believe it, where has the time gone? Everyday I tell him he is not allowed to grow up, but he just won't listen to me. This little guy has won me over and he has me (and his dad) tied around his little finger. These are just a few pics that I took in the back yard.


He is a busy little bee, army crawling every where we will let him go. It is so cute watching him crawl around and make airplane noises. He is starting to get up on all fours and rock back and fourth, but he quickly plops back down onto his stomach. A second tooth as made an arrival and luckily there wasn't hardly any fussing involved with this one. There will be pay back for his high pain tolerance though. This kid is not going to know when to stop, because nothing hurts him. We're going to have to keep a close eye on him the more mobile he gets. He has discovered dogs and loves them!! He occasionally gets to see "Nona" the chihuahua on Tuesday's and chases that that little puppy around the house. There is also a golden retriever across the street and once Cruz saw her he started cracking up. I could go on and on about how cute this little guy is, but I'm sure no else thinks he is as cute as I do, so I won't bore you.

And, Ann Marie I'm still trying to get a good video of him crawling. Every time I turn on the camera he stops and stares at it.

Eagle Crest.

We are back...... From another weekend adventure.

This Labor day weekend was great. Tatem, Cruz and I had a great weekend in Portland and Bend. We left Thursday afternoon and stayed the night at the Livingston hacienda, and then off to Bend friday afternoon. A few of our previous Bend trips have only been Tatem and I so we thought that it would be fun to invite more of the family to come. Well it ended up being a full house with all of the nieces and nephews except for one as well as Tatem's mom and brother. Somehow Tatem's other brothers and sister-in-laws had other things to do, but their children's schedules were wide open so... we got the great privilege of enjoying the little kids with out their parents (vacation conspiracy I think so!!) It actually wasn't to bad and they all love to go to Eagle Crest.



Cruz didn't have a very good weekend though, he has been trying to push a tooth for the past few weeks. It has finally made its appearance a few days ago and the good news is we now have a much happier baby. Hopefully the rest will come in much easier.

We went on a few Hikes while we were there it was great to get out and enjoy nature. We also discovered Smith Rock and now that we have seen it I really wish we had discovered it sooner. Smith Rock is a world famous climbing area. It is so crazy to see what some people will do for a rush. Along with the rock formations there are miles of trails to hike, So next time we go we will defiantly be spending more time there.