This 'n That

I have been totally absent from the entire blog scene for quite awhile now. So much has happened between my last post and this one! My Grandparents came in from Florida for the Thanksgiving holiday (pictures on Picasa). We had a great visit with them and I feel so blessed that we were able to spend some good quality time with four generations of our family. Curtis absolutely loves his Great Grandparents and they too got caught up in spoiling our little one! Most excitingly I HAVE A NEW NIECE OR NEPHEW!!!!! Dan and Kristy are pregnant, due in July! I am absolutely ecstatic about the news and can not wait to enjoy the precious angel! I am really looking forward to seeing Danny as a Dad, I know they are going to be awesome parents. Curtis is super excited about having another cousin. He has learned through Clare that cousins are a ton of fun. Curtis is pretty sick this week with a really nasty virus so that's all the time I have for now...more to come.

Who was supposed to be watching them?

How ten month olds entertain themselves while the momma's prepare for a picnic...

First Steps

To everyone's amazement Curtis took his first steps on Tuesday. He has been pulling up by himself for awhile now but hasn't been too brave when it comes to letting go of whatever he is holding on to. Dan and Kristy were over for dinner on Tuesday and we looked over and there he went. He took one step away from the couch and then crashed. Since then he has tried many more times all between one and three steps. I can not believe that my precious little baby boy is big enough to be doing this. I bet it will be awhile before he is really up and moving on his own, he still crashes after a few steps...but we will see.

TP Man

So this is what Curtis was doing while I was folding laundry Monday...

The great thing is that I watched him do it the entire time...not only did I allow it but I took pictures of it. I am totally going to regret this when he TP's our house in another month or so but for now it was too cute not to capture!

Curtis' First Hair Cut

It was a big day in the Counts' family...Curtis had his first hair cut! It had gotten pretty long in the last few weeks and was hanging over his collared shirts. It was also my first time cutting hair... Its not exactly easy to cut hair on a squirming 10 month old! It didn't turn out too bad though all things considered. Here are the before and after pictures.

Happy Belated Halloween

I finally have a chance to blog about our Halloween adventures!!! Its only a few days late I suppose. We went to Zoo Boo last Saturday (pictures on our picassa site) thankfully it was cool enough for Curtis to wear his costume...too cute! Halloween day was way too hot for the full suit so its a good thing we had tons of pictures already. We had a great Halloween with all of our neighbors and enjoyed some stew (thanks Sabrina) and beverages while we passed out candy. Hope you had a great one too

Beautiful Weather

What a fantastic weather week this has been! This is definitely my favorite time of year. We have had a lot of fun this week laying on blankets in our front yard and hanging out with Zane and Clare. It makes for a really nice break in the long days Jacob has been having at his new job this week (which he loves by the way). Tomorrow we are headed to ZOO BOO with Kelly, Drew, Jacob, Jane, Adrienne, Hunter, and Nana. I am looking forward to another excuse to play outside! Saturday night we have a wedding for a friend from high school in Richmond. Sunday my mom is being inducted into an amazing spiritual council at our church. I am so proud of her for taking a leap of faith and accepting her nomination. I know she is going to be amazing in her post and really make a difference in our church. So we have a busy weekend as usual. I will post lots of pictures on Monday. By the way congratulations to Brittany and Steven on the arrival of Preston Patrick! We can't wait to see the little man! Have a great weekend!