Wow...

When I went to my blog to finally post an update, I couldn't believe it has been 4 months since I last posted! I was blown away. It doesn't seem like that long ago, and yet so much has been going on since that time.

Summer is already almost over, which is sad, however it really hasn't flown by for me. I think to working people summer doesn't "fly by" like it did when we were kids. It's just another time of year. This year has been nice since it's been a pretty mild summer. No really hot sweaty days. We've had a pretty boring one really up to now. No big trips, working as usual. Although we had 2 family reunions, one in Ruidoso and one in Glen Rose. Those were really fun. It's nice getting to see people you haven't seen in awhile. Most of those people I only see once a year, so I enjoy getting together and getting updates.

Here are a few pics from the reunion in Glen Rose

With cousin Cathy

Meeting new friends

Making funny faces

Sittin' with Pa and GG

Kaleb is crawling! He just started about 2 weeks ago and now he is going everywhere. He cracks me up how fast he took to it. He's always been very active, and man he hates to be held now when he could be on the floor exploring! He will be 8 months old on Wednesday and that is very hard to grasp. He is beginning to pull up onto his knees and his feet (with help). It hits home that he will be walking very soon and that is crazy to think about. I miss the days where he would stay put!

Here are a couple pictures from 6 months when we finally went to a studio and had his picture taken. I scanned them in so they are a little fuzzy.

It looks like he's sitting up on his own, but what you don't see is his mom sitting just inches outside the picture with hands up waiting to catch him from falling backwards! He still hasn't mastered sitting up completely. He just doesn't have a lot of mass to help him balance.

Here are a couple of pics in his favorite toy, his bouncer! These were taken in May, at 5 months

We had a good 4th of July. We didn't go to the parade or anything. We went and visited some relatives Kaleb hadn't seen since Christmas, and then went to see the fireworks that night. We thought Kaleb might be scared of the fireworks booms, but he slept right through it!

This is my great aunt Mary with Kaleb on the 4th

Kaleb's flashing his favorite finger!

Having fun with Nano

He's becoming quite a drooler if you can't tell

It's getting dark, the fireworks are going to start soon!

A few days ago we had a church fellowship at the catfish farm. I think we (as a church) caught over 150 lbs of catfish. We had a fish fry this Sunday. Here are a few pics of us fishing.

Casey hooked it, I reeled it in!

Kaleb thought Grandpa's hat was a lot better than his own, he kept trying to steal it!

This past weekend was my mom's big 5 0. She wasn't super excited, but we did have to celebrate. We figured that at her next 50th birthday, I'd be 76 and Kaleb would be 50!

The birthday girl

Aunt Edie

Here are a few miscellaneous pictures from July I thought I'd add. The one in his bouncer is a month older than the previous pics in his bouncer. I think there's an obvious difference in just a month!

He's beginning to love bathtime!

Kaleb loves his Sadie girl. He can chew too!

Everyone - thanks for being patient with me and my forgetfulness. I promise to update more often. Sorry this post was so long, but I was trying to add pictures and thoughts to cover 4 months! (May kinda got left out, I don't remember anything interesting then anyway!). I hope everyone is well. Have a great rest of the summer!