Catching Up

Well, today I was kindly reminded by Diane that I have been slacking on the updates - last one being 7/25. So here we go.

• LOGAN: Last weekend Logan and his friend Stephen (seen in the prom pictures) officially moved into their door room at MSU - GO SPARTANS. First day of classes was today and per Logan's text it was "not too bad". Logan was working this summer helping with landscaping. This is how he claims he got the poison ivy on his legs :)
• GRANT: starts his senior year at Grand Ledge next week. He has had his senior pictures taken at Bridge Street Studio (can see 3 proofs on http://www.bridgestreetstudio.com). Fall ball starts soon (maybe has already started). Grant also worked in landscaping but didn't run into poison ivy.
• JACKSON: celebrates his 8 months on friday. Still no teeth, lots of drooling though. More hair with some crazy curls on top. He LOVES baths, the cats, his grandma, his grandpa, going shopping, being thrown in the air, and hanging out at Uncle Steve's. He also loves this elephant! I am waiting for the day I find him asleep on the elephant. This pictures shows how big his hands are too.

Before he learned to crawl, Jackson would play on the floor and just stop and pose. Emily was able to get this shot with her camera on her phone.

At 7 months Jackson began to figure out crawling and within 1 week he mastered it and immediately started to learn standing. He now takes the 1 step up on the step down from the dining room to the family room without thought. After a couple of falls, he quickly learned that there is a depth difference for getting down, will stop at the edge and feel down. Twice over the weekend he actually laid onto his belly and then just pulled himself forward and down. Well, now that he has mastered crawling and pulling himself up to stand, he discovered the freezer drawer with the popsicles!! he is actually on his tippy toes in this shot!

Here is a short video of him crawling and talking . . . yes my camera phone was a different angle, just haven't figured how to rotate a video.

trying to get a shot of him doing this thing where he stiffens up and flexes when he is excited and of him furniture walking.