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!!

Marty on the Move!!!

Check out this clip of Marty doing the army crawl. It just started on Monday and he is getting better and better at it. WOW Pretty AMAZING!!!

I am Marty! Hear Me Roar!!!

I know finally!! We are so happy that we are able to share pictures of our Costume Party from our last visit home. Marty was an awesome monkey, we were really glad that he was so chill in his costume and of course so freakin cute!! George and I were jungle people to keep the whole theme going.

I think Grandma and Grandpa D had the most fun with their costumes, I know I had a blast shopping for my moms with her.

Uncle Don will really have to be committed now!! What an amazing time to live in, I can not wait to see the changes that are in store for us!!

Uncle Nicky Moon and Auntie Kaleigh looked great for just driving in from school for the party.

Uncle Tony and Melanie wised up for the night.

Even Great-Grandma and Grandpa clowned around a little.

It is so amazing how much Marty has grown. Not only does he have 2 and 1/4 teeth (the top right has broken the skin!!), but he is moving forward in a meaningful way. It is kinda like an army crawl but it is definitely forward propulsion. He has mastered the 360, with his arms and legs flailing like a beached fish. I really am amazed every time I spend time with him.
Still waiting to hear from the bank on our offer, but we have heard encouraging news from the sellers agent that at least the seller will accept our offer. One hurdle down now just the steeple chase size ones to go.

We loved seeing everyone and can't wait to do it again.
XOXOX