Here are a few pictures from the past few days! Austin loves helping mom and dad with the laundry!! HOpefully that continues for a long time to come! We were over at Jon's and got some shots of Austin and Phoebe (the cat). Austin sure keeps a close eye on that kitty. And GO STATE!

First time swimming

These are the pictures of Austins very first time in a swimming pool! We went over to Jon's on Sunday and tried out the pool. He had a great time but we're not quite sure he knew what was happening. He enjoyed splashing. . . he warmed up to the pool water faster than his dad did! :)

Hi everybody! Today we went to the store which is always fascinating for Austin . . . so much to see! I love the lizard outfit with the matching hat so we set up some poses to get some good pictures. We also went over to Uncle Jon's and worked on crawling. He's not crawling but Jon has carpet throughout his apartment so we can crawl around easier and show him how it's done. It would have been quiet the site if someone would've walked in to see Jon, Brian and I crawling around the apartment. :) Austin was more interested in Phoebe, Jon & Clare's cat. He got a hold of her tail, Phoebe didn't seem to care too much but she kept her distance after that!

A Couple of Firsts!

Today we went to Ella Wiersma's 1st Birthday party. It was at a slide that had a playground. We put Austin in a big swing for the first time. He was a little leary at first. Made a little noise because he wasn't quite sure about it but once he got going he had a GREAT time! We had him in the swing for about fifteen minutes and then we took him down the slide once. I don't think he even knew that he went down the slide. Not too interested in the slide but he would definitely do some more swinging!! So, these are a couple of photos and a couple of videos. The videos are sideways because Brian hadn't used the camera as a video recorder before! Enjoy them!!!

Today Austin is 5 months old! Seems hard to believe that it has already been five months. Today I took the afternoon off and Austin needed a bath. So, this is a quick little clip of him splashing in the tub. He is liking bath time more and more. I usually wash his hair and his body and then we spend some time just playing before the water gets too cold. This was right towards the end of bath time. I tried to keep it "G" rated . . . I know I didn't succeed completely! Happy Wednesday!

Pictures of Austin chillin' at home with mom and dad. There's also a little video of him rolling around on the couch. I thought he would roll over but he didn't quite make it on the video. He is however rolling all over the place now.

This morning Austin and I woke up Brian with a little "Happy Fathers Day" song and a new muscle shirt! So, mom made dad put on a muscle shirt too for a photo op. The shirt is a little big for Austin so he needs to get some muscles to grow in to it. Doesn't he look like a tough guy in the one where he is laying down?!? :) Hope everyone had a great weekend!!

Aunt Carol came to watch Austin this past week. They had a really good week and the weather was great too so they got to go on lots of walks. Here are a few pictures we took . . . I had to include the one with the backpack so you could all see Austin's new hat! Isn't it adorable?!? Hope everyone is having a good weekend!! Love you!

Just playing on the bed! He holds his head up so good all the time. Always singing and talking!! Have a good weekend!

Austin can roll over now! I just realized we didn't make an official announcement on the blog! He rolled over "in front of mom & dad" on June 4th! He can roll both ways, from his tummy to his back and vice versa. Now he is rolling over all the time!! These are just a few shots we took the other morning. . . Happy Wednesday!

Austin has a tendency to fall asleep in his backpack! We were moving around some furniture and doing a little spring cleaning so Austin was "helping mom". He was sleeping within the hour!!!

I had to go back to work on June 9th! It was a sad drive to work for me but I knew Austin would be in great hands because Aunt Kim came to babysit!! They both had a lot of fun and they were both still smiling on Friday! It made the transition back to work a little easier knowing that Austin was with someone who loves him, but really . . . To know Austin is to Love Austin!! :)

Yesterday afternoon Austin and I moved some furniture around in the living room. I put him in the Papasan chair and he seemed to like it. He looks so tiny sitting in it that I figured it was a good photo op. Today is the nicest day we have had all week. Austin and I have been cooped up in the house so we are going to head outside this afternoon for a walk! Happy Thursday!!

These are some tummy time close ups that I took this morning. He is doing better and better every day. "I" still have not witnessed the rolling over that Grandma Lenox saw but we are working on it more and more all the time. He's so close! Everyone have a great day! Love you

Last weekend Kelli and Lisa came to visit us. We went on a hike in Golden Gate Canyon state park. It, of course, was Austins very first hike so here are the pictures. For the first part of the hike Austin sang and talked to us but by the time we hit the lookout point at the top he was sleeping. It sprinkled on us a little on the way back so Dad went and got the car! Which worked out great and was really nice of Dad!! The ladies appreciated it too. :) Hope everyone had a great weekend!!!!