Bringing it Home to Bellevue: July 2015

Weight: 24.5 lbs
Height: 31 inches
Teeth: 11
Clothes Size: 12-18 mo

Milestones:
1. Cruising around on furniture.
2. Climbing up and down stairs (with an extra long "back up" for a downward approach)
3. Lots of high-fives, blowing kisses, laughing and sticking out his tongue

Favorite Activities:
-Watching cars on the front porch and declaring "car!" as each one passes.
-Being tossed, twirled and held upside down.
-Giving Big Bear hugs and kisses.
-Being outside, especially playing in his new water-table!

Life Happenings:
1. The Big Move: We sold our Bellevue home and moved just a few streets west to a beautiful home on Boneta. Our new home feels a lot like the Bellevue house (same awesome neighborhood, same layout, similar neighbors) except bigger and nicer (three car garage! four bedrooms!). So much about the purchase of this home felt orchestrated by God, from our introduction to the home (saw a "coming soon" sign on one of our neighborhood walks) to being selected from several bidders at the right family (mainly due to a letter we decided to write to the seller, almost as an afterthought) to the amazingly quick sale of our house (200+ visitors during the Open House, and 8 offers within four days of listing, sold for $20K more than listing price). We thank God everyday for this beautiful sign of His provision and grace.
2. Jonah's First Birthday Party (and House Warming Party): To celebrate Jonah's birthday and our big move, we hosted a bunch of friends for a casual indoor/outdoor party at our new house.
3. Grandparents Visit: We also got visits from Mom-Mom and Omi and Opa this month to celebrate Jonah's big day!
3. Trip to the Cottage: We decided to kick-off the summer with a family trip to Jake's family's cottage on the Chesapeake Bay. We met Bryan and Rob's family out there and spent a long weekend laughing, eating, crabbing and enjoying time together with their lovely families.