Our Little Singer

Malachi has been singing a lot lately! Here he is singing along to one of his favorite books. He is saying "ball game".

Malachi and the Coasters

We saw the Coasters (a group that performs in Vegas) at our county fair. Malachi really liked the music and was fascinated with the singers - they even let him be a part of the show!

Home Birth Collage

***This video contains graphic images of birth, so please guard little eyes!***

This is a video collage of homebirths photos compiled by a midwife in Oregon. Throughout she has some great quotes. I really enjoyed it, and I hope you do, too!

Watch This For a Good Laugh!

I absolutely cracked up when I watched this the 1st time... and every time since then! Gotta love little boys! I think the one stealing the show is the singer's son. You should watch it twice and watch all the different faces on the kids. Too cute!

Malachi's 1st Trip to the Ocean

Malachi Learns Sign Language

Sheila gave us a video and book about teaching your baby basic signs so they can communicate before they are able to speak. Baby's gain contol over their hands sooner than they learn to articulate words. I was getting abit discouraged with it, though, because he didn't seem to be catching on for a long time. But then, during our vacation to California, he began to imitate the signs almost immediately! It is so fun to see him soak up all this new information - and you can tell he is so proud when he uses his signs.

You'll see in the video that he looks toward whatever item he is signing.

Too Cute

The First Bite

Malachi's Birthday Trick

He Walks!!!

Thought I should give a little update. Malachi has 3 teeth (bring on the steak!) and, as you can see, is expanding his horizons with a new mode of transportation!

We went "camping" in the Hualapais (the near-by mountains) Friday night in my Grandma's 5th wheel. It was freezing but we had fun. Norah thought she could take on the big elk that roam around out there, but, luckily, she didn't have a chance to find out that size does matter when it comes to wild animals. Last weekend we went to Vegas celebrate Daniel's (Trav's brother) un-birthday (he was born Feb 29th).

I started tutoring a girl at a local Christian School 1 hr/day, 4 days a week. I enjoy working with her. I am also teaching a woman's Bible study Friday mornings. This is the highlight of my week. I am teaching through 1 John. It is very challenging and I spend a lot of time studying in preparation. This helps me not miss college so much! I love the ladies I have the opportunity to teach.

We are getting ready for Malachi's 1st birthday party on the 15th. We are hoping for a beautiful day because our house isn't big enough to hold all the people we invited, but our porch and yard are perfect for a big gathering! In the unlikely event of rain, I guess we'll just be very "cozy" inside!

Wow, I can't believe I was able to write so much with a squirmy little boy climbing in and out of my lap. Please excuse the lack of cohesion and the rammbling on this post!

Malachi Does a Real Crawl

Though Malachi has been quite mobile for some time, he only did the "army crawl" for a long time. Well, he has finally figured out how to do the traditional crawl, though he still likes to get around on his belly sometimes! He has also learned how to get himself into a sitting position without any help. Our Boy's gettin' all growed up!

Scooter Pie!

Jumperoo!

After Bathtime!

This is for all the grandmas and grandpas!