Bonne Anniversaire !

Hello, Everyone!
As you can see, today is our 2nd anniversary! I can'r believe it! Time flies when you're having fun...and moving, having a baby, working.....well, you get the picture. We actually celebrated last night, as it was easier to find babysitters (Wendy) and restaurants on a Saturday night.
We went to Canards, a fancy-schmancy restaurant in Monroe, where we had things like duck, filet mignon, sparkling California wines, creme brulee, and incredibly good bread!
After we could eat no more, we decided to walk around the golf course right across the street from the restaurant, and take some-interesting- pictures. Since we had no one to take them for us, we had to do our best. As you can see, Bray decided to turn his head at the last minute on one of the smooching pics....ahhh, crazy times.:) We finished up the evening by going and seeing Superman Returns, which by the way, we loved, and drinking some good coffee. We miss you all, and are glad you've been a part of our lives thus far!

WALKING!!!

Yes, it's true-As of July 18, Hobbes is officially walking! He is now in the 'bumps and bruises' phase, as he is still fairly slow and hasn't quite decided to bend his knees while walking.
However- he is on the move!! Watch out!


As far as staying busy goes, Hobbes doesn't stop!
He wrestles with Dad-and usually wins, plays Peekaboo ( or in the south, Pee-Pie) and, of course, still practices for his future career as a concert pianist. ;) Love you all!

One Day Old vs. One Year Old :)

Look how much he's grown!But still so sweet!

Birthday Cake and Cribs

Here are a few pics of the post-birthday cake eating...Hobbes was surprisingly neat about it- he didn't ever just 'smash' it in! The other pics are of some fun presents, and the lowering of the crib mattress for the big boy!( as you can see, he decided to crawl under the crib, and into the middle of it while we were lowering it.) Enjoy!

Happy1st Birthday, Hobbes!!!

Hello, everyone!
As of 2:10 pm today, Hobbes is officially 1 years old! Can you believe it? I sure can't. Today started out pretty normal. I had this whole plan worked out for Hobbes' birthday celebration. I spent a lot of time making his birthday cake in the morning (see picture) and then we were planning to go to Monroe as soon as Bray got off work, to celebrate with the fam. Howeer, Bray got off work an hour and a half late, and Hobbes had been non-stop cranky, hot, little fever all afternoon. So, we decided to go later this evening, but then Hobbes got the flu. Obviously, God is in control of even the most minute details.:) Anyhow, I don't know if he'll feel up to eating his cake tomorrow, but if he does, I'll put some pics up of that. We love you all, and are so glad you've been a part of Hobbes' life so far! God bless!
Here are some birthday pics: Hobbes in his turtle shirt making crazy faces/ Opening birthday loot from Grandma & Grandpa Garfield-I love you guys!/Hobbes' birthday cake