10mos. old and walking...kinda

Look at me, I'll be mowing the lawn in no time!

So, Marty! How do you like the NEW HOUSE?!!

That is right we have finally found our first house!!! We looked at it on Tuesday, put in an offer that afternoon and by 7 pm that night we had a counter and the next day we accepted and started ESCROW!

Yesterday was the home inspection and all is perfect, well the color choices of the previous owner are very questionable but nothing a little elbow grease won't fix. We are so excited. I can't believe that we are finally done looking. Now we just have to wait for the end of escrow and get packing. Here are some pictures of the outside and the entry way.

The front yard and house

Walking up to the front door

From the front door looking out.

Nine Months and Growing

Hey there! Marty has grown in leaps and bounds since Thanksgiving and even Christmas for that matter. He is walk/couch/hamper/ottoman walking every where and crawling at the speed of light. It is pretty amazing to watch. We have had a busy past month so I know I am behind on all the pics.

Marty is now 19.5 Lbs and 29 inches tall, has 7 teeth and is becoming a gabbermouth. Here are just a few picture from yesterday when he was officially 9 Months old.

We had such a great time hanging with the Drake Clan and Great-Grandma Cox in Tahoe and are waiting for the pictures to share. We miss you all already and could not have asked for a better present.

We are actively hunting for houses and have found one that we love but with all the economic woes the bank is just taking its sweet time to get back to us. The seller has already accepted and the bank came back with a ridiculous counter so now we are in the stage where we return and wait. Of course they are not returning an answer in the timely fashion in which they implied they would be, so we are keeping our eyes open for other properties and keeping our fingers crossed.

Love you all. Hope to see you soon.

Hey look at me!!

Here is a video of Marty from today. He is such a big boy!!

Christmas Tree Lane

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

This last Wednesday, we walked Christmas Tree lane in Fresno with the Aaron, Laura and Paige Panfilio, it was very cold but really cool to see all of the lights and even SANTA!!

Here are Marty and Paige all bundled up to meet Santa.

Marty enjoyed the lights, just staring at them and hanging out. He loves being in the backpack, especially when Daddy is wearing it, he bounces when he walks!
As you can see it just lulls him to sleep.

We are so excited to see everyone this coming weekend, well late tonight!!! We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a New Year that will be filled with as much joy, love and excitement that 2008 has brougth us. Big Hugs to everyone!!

Happy Turkey Day!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We spent most of the day with George at the fire station. The guys made a great meal and I know Marty enjoyed it. He had a tray full of potatoes, squash and some turkey!! His first meat! He did great just hanging out with all the guys and truly made this thanksgiving a memorable one. We can't believe how big he has gotten and how much he is moving and grooving. He can get up on his hands and knees, then he just kinda rocks there back and forth. Give him a few more days and he will have figured out how to get moving.

We love you all and look forward to seeing you soon and getting to celebrate Marty's 1st Christmas!!

Here are a few shots of Marty getting his grub on at the fire station. It's he cute!!!

7 months old!!!

Today Marty is 7 months old and he has grown so much, he is 27 1/4 inches talk and just over 17 lbs.
He has 4 teeth (2 top, 2 bottom), is getting better at crawling every day and is talking more and more.
We are looking forward to his first Thanksgiving and Christmas it is going to be a blast.

We have heard back from the seller and now we are just waiting on the banks!!! Hopefully, if it all works out we will be in our first Home before New Years!!!

We love you all and look forward to seeing you all soon!!!

Marty is learning to stand!!