10 months old

We went on our first camping trip last weekend and had a great time! We went with a group of friends and took a hike to a beautiful waterfall. The campground didn't have running water and Bryson got DIRTY playing on the ground! Bryson and Jackson were mezmerized by the campfire!

So here's Bryson walking with his hippo walker. He doesn't get tired of walking with it. We must have gone back and forth twenty times! Ken left for Madison yesterday, so Bryson and I have a week to ourselves. Bryson slept in his crib all night for the first time. He woke up a couple times but went back to sleep easily.

9 Months Old!

Well, Bryson is 9 months old now. He weighs about 19 lbs. now and is 27.5 inches long. He's getting big! He is eating table food now, although most of it ends up in his lap. He's getting his first tooth! You can feel it, but you can't really see it yet. He's crawling all over and is getting pretty fast! He is getting better at standing and can walk holding onto things. He went for his first hike to Mt. Hamilton and saw waterfall a couple weeks ago. We dipped his feet in the cold mountain water. His gramma Mara and John came to visit last week. They got him a little swimming pool that he loves! He splashes and crawls around in it. We all sat in the creek to cool off and Keb chased rocks. As you see from the picture, Bryson loves beer bottles (takes after his dad)! Mara and John helped with some projects around the house and took care of Bryson while we were at work. Bryson got spoiled by gramma and John spoiled Keb with all sorts of treats. Ken and I just celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary. So much has happened over the last two years it seems like we've been married for ever!

What a trip!

Well, we had a great trip to Green Bay. The flights went well, except we were delayed both ways due to thunder storms. Bryson started crawling as soon as we got there (no more commando crawl). He also was pulling himself up to stand everywhere. He loved the musical walker my mom got for him! He also started babbling more,saying ba-ba. He would say it every time you held up a beer bottle- he's learning quick! He has expanded his vocabulary now and says a variety of stuff including ma-ma and da-da. He also shown more interest in food and can feed himself a graham cracker. He also started crawling on his hands and feet. I think he's gonna walk before he's a year old! He's traveling all around the house now, he can even go up a couple of steps, but needs a little help on the way down or he does a face plant. He got a chance to do more swimming while we were in Green Bay, in a swimming pool and in the Bay. He also got to feed a giraffe at the zoo and was in a fourth of July parade at the cottage.

Green Bay here I come!

Well, we're getting ready for our trip to Green Bay this weekend. Bryson and I will be there over the 4th of July holiday. Unfortunately Ken and I got sick over the weekend, but we're feeling better. Bryson got to visit with his friends Jackson and Turner this week, I think they had a pretty good time together. Bryson is starting to crawl a little on hands and knees now and he trying to pull himself up to stand. I have to watch him much closer now, he's getting into everything! You can just see the excitement in his eyes when he sees something new to try out. I put a new video on dropshots. He always seems to poop when I get him in his high chair to feed him, so I started calling it his poop chair. He's been getting a little constipated since he started eating solids, I think it's pretty funny.

Watch out, here I come!

We visited with Cory, Melissa and Jackson over the weekend and our boys played together great! We figure we can use that last picture for blackmail when they're old enough. Kissy-face!





Well, here's a video of Bryson "crawling". He is exploring quite a bit now, I've had to move all our stuff off the low shelves. I put a new video on dropshots as well.

Little Badger on the Go!

Well, Bryson is feeling much better now... He had a cold for a couple weeks that developed into an ear infection. We had a few pretty bad days, but he's back to his usual rambunctious self. He is on the move! He can do a commando crawl now across the room. He can't quite move on hands and knees yet, but it won't be long now. I'll try and get it on video.