Our Baby ... One Year Later!

The biggest news of the summer was Sy's First Birthday. To think that it has already been one year is unimaginable! The time has flown by, but the pictures above tell a story of how much has happened in one short year.

These are currently our favorite pictures...and we, as you can tell, have thousands to choose from! The first picture is Silas at one day with the Teddy Bear we bought him. The second is him at one year with the same bear. Truly amazing...even to us!!

Mini-Vacation

After J.L. got back from an 11 day Mission Trip, we decided it was time to get away! So, on our 8th anniversary, we loaded the car and headed to Canada to stay in a friend's cottage (or mansion, depending one's perspective!). We had a super restful time and it was good to be back together again!! We did nothing but walk on the beach, eat s'mores and other relatively unhealthy foods, and watch cable TV. Now that is my kind of vacation!!

More July!

July!

The beginning of July had a lot of firsts! Silas went to the stawberry patch and "picked" (also known as "ate") his way through the fields. He also attended his first Crandall reunion, saw his first fireworks (which he loved!), visited Park Street for the first time (Silas Park!), "washed" the windows (or landed in the bucket while Mommy was doing so!), clapped his hands, pulled himself up, climbed upstairs, signed "all-done", played on the playground, and so much more!!

Father's Day!

On Father's Day, Silas surprised J.L. and took him camping at Allegheny State Park. (I say "Silas" because I would never in my right mind choose to go camping!). So, they spent the night enjoying the great outdoors... hiking, campfiring, setting up the tent and grilling...very manly Father's Day-like things....while I kept an eye out for the black bears I was sure would be the end of us all.

Seriously, we had a great time away and Silas loved his first camping experience. I fear there will be many more to come!

Scooter

For a while this summer, Daddy borrowed a friend's scooter because he thought it was ultra cool! Or that he was ultra cool riding it. That is left to be determined! However, Silas loved sitting on it. We would like to take a moment to assure everyone that at no point in time did Silas ever sit on the scooter while in forward or backward motion. There is a limit to our craziness!

Moving Nana and Papa!

The end of May Nana and Papa moved in to a new house in Belmont, NY so Papa could start preaching at his new church. Silas offered his assistance, although he did more talking, eating and sitting around than he did working! Here are a couple of shots of the big moving day, with our favorite of him in the kitchen cupboard!