Landry has a new cousin

Josiah Michael Wall was born on Thursday, July 31 at 7:12 p.m. He weighed 7 lbs. 10 oz. and was 19 1/2 inches long. Josiah is Laura's fourth baby (3 boys and 1 girl). NaNaw & PaPaw now have 8 grandchildren....5 boys and 3 girls. We look forward to loving on Josiah for many years!! Congratulations Wall Family.

Lake Tahoe / San Francisco

Woah, my Daddy isn't this tall!

Landry wouldn't let us leave until he got to dip his toes in the water!

Angie's friend Ava came to Lake Tahoe for a visit!

Landry poolside with Mommy and Daddy (and Ducky)

Learning how to wave...backwards

One of my favorite pictures from the trip!

What a great vacation we had up in the Northwest! It was Landry's second airplane trip and he did wonderfully (thank God!). We spent a few days at Lake Tahoe - which was so relaxing. We love the water and got to see plenty of it while we were there. Angie's friend Ava and a couple of her grandkids came up from Stockton for a visit. Then we met up with my sister and brother-in-law in San Francisco for a long weekend. Landry got to meet Uncle Ben for the first time and we had a great time hanging out. They were such wonderful hosts! Highlights from the trip were: paddle boating across Lake Tahoe, Landry dipping his toes in the water at the beach, walking the trails of Muir Woods, sampling Ghirardelli's Chocolate at Fisherman's Wharf, eating fresh sandwiches while exploring Sausalito and meeting Cousin Elaine and Roy at the Cliff House for Sunday brunch.

65 Candles

Jen, Angie & Teresa

Yea, Lisa was in town

Angie & Sharla

34 + 31 candles = restaurant discounts!?

Wow, that's a neat gift, maybe I can borrow it sometime.

Cool and the Gang

NaNaw with the kiddos

Angie's first celebration was with some dear friends at Blue Goose. Yummy!
Angie and Amy both have birthdays in early June and so we celebrate them together every year. It's always fun to get everyone together at NaNaw and PaPaw's house! Happy Birthday Angie and Amy!!!

Motorboat

Landry took and passed his first class - swimming!

Landry's favorite trick is KICKING, both in the water and out!

This June, Mommy enrolled Landry in his first class. Landry LOVED the water and didn't cry once! He was even submerged on two different occasions and didn't get scared. Daddy got to attend the last class where they administered the final exam, handed out grades and held the graduation ceremony, where Landry was honored with the highest distinction of Summa Cum Laude. Okay, so it wasn't THAT big of a deal, but by all accounts, Landry passed the class with flying colors! He's already a much better swimmer than Daddy is. :)

Happy Memorial Day

Thank you Grandpa Rodriguez, Grandaddy Mills, Uncle Eddy, Great Uncle Don, Uncle Carlos, Uncle Roy, and Uncle Ray for fighting in WWII and the Korean War to secure our freedom. We thank you for your service and sacrifice! We appreciate the countless others that have served our country and those currently fighting for our freedom. God Bless You!

one little boy...one little man...funny how...TIME FLIES!

Ah yes, it's the end of that famous Tears for Fears song called "Head over Heels." A lot has happened over the past several weeks. Papaw's 64th birthday, Daddy's 35th birthday, Joshua's 7th birthday, Mother's Day, our 3rd Anniversary. Landry is turning into a little man. Some month 6/7 milestones include: catching his first cold, putting his foot in his mouth (just like Daddy! jk), eating cereal, turning over ALL THE TIME, and jumping in his new "Jumperoo". He is a HANDFUL. The doctor says he doesn't sleep quite as much as most six-month olds...but that it's nothing to be too concerned about. Still trying to get him on a consistent night schedule. His cold threw a wrench is some of the progress that was being made. We'll get there! LCR is already in the 50% percentile in length and 20% percentile in weight. We are encouraged by that! Anyway, tootles for now! I've got to WASH BOTTLES!!!!

Landry's 1/2 Birthday

Landry at 6 Months: 14 lbs 3 1/2 oz

It came without fanfare, but Landry is six months old! We look forward to a weekend with Angie's family tomorrow and my family on Sunday (except for Sis and Ben - we miss you guys!!). This weekend's festivities aren't to celebrate Landry's 1/2 birthday :) but to celebrate a couple of April birthdays. :) I can already tell that I'm just days away from turning 35. Just in the past several weeks, I've noticed that it's taking longer to complete my neighborhood jogs. Yikes! Oh well. We can't remain at our physical best forever. But we can get smarter and wiser in other areas. Or so I've been told. Maybe I'll wake up in a few days and find out.