Privileged to Call You Friend

A dear friend, Amanda Gunter, past away this weekend. Amanda was 5 months pregnant when she passed on Friday and she leaves behind a husband and a beautiful little girl. I have not found the words adequate enough to share with you all about this amazing woman. However, Sarah has a beautiful post about Amanda on her blog and I would strongly urge you all to read it. We mourn the loss of our dear friend but are comforted by the knowledge of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and know that she will be reunited with her husband and sweet baby girl one day.

Amanda, thank you for being my friend and touching the lives of my family. We love you and you will not be forgotten.

Levin and Ansley, you are in our hearts and prayers.

Never a Dull Moment

Linken started walking last week!! He will go from person to person or to and from the couch so we are not 100% mobile on foot but super close. I'm working on getting a good video of him walking and will post it once I get it.

Also here is a list of cute things Linken will do when you say the word:

High 5
Clap
Give Kisses
Blow a Kiss
Splash
Wave Bye Bye
Peek-a-boo
Linken can also say mama, dada, nana, cah (cat) and pooh (poop).

We love seeing his progression every day and there is never a dull moment at our house. Love being parents, love it!

Trip to Monterey,CA

Linken, Troy, my dad and I took a little (12 hour) road trip to visit my sister and her family. Linken was a great traveler and didn't have any problems, thanks to Baby Einstein and a portable dvd player. Here are some of the fun things we did; Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row, Ghiradelli Chocolate Ice Cream Parlor, Fisherman's Wharf, saw tons of harbor seals and giant jellyfish in the bay, Big Sur, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, yummy food in Carmel including a trip to Lula's, celebrated my sister's bday and lots of cousin fun for Linken and Halle. We had a great time and thanks to my big sis for letting us visit!

10 months and growing...

Linken turned 10 months this month. We have a very busy on-the-go little man. He just loves being mobile and keeps us running after him. Anything he can hold onto is used as a prop to get him standing and walking around. Linken has fun pushing his little Tonka truck around the house. He has also gotten in his two front upper teeth (4 altogether now).

(not the cutest pic but it was the only one that I could get to show his top two teeth)

Bumps, Bruises and Boo Boos

Linken started crawling last Monday and has figured out how to stand up on his own. So now we are dealing with little boo boos every day from him falling and bumping his little baby head, arm, leg...you get the picture. We are so loving this phase in his life and his new found freedom. The funniest part is that he will crawl the farthest distance and longest amount of time only to chase the cat. And the best part is waking up in the morning or getting Linken up from a nap to see his face staring right back at me. It makes me laugh every time. Below is a picture of him just after he woke from a nap so excuse the hair and stylish outfit :)

2 Year Anniversary

It has been a wonderful two years being married to Troy. He is my best friend and an amazing husband and father. I look forward to the many years ahead and the adventures we get to share together. I love you Troy!

(the sun was in our eyes so ignore Troy's scowl)

First Hair Cut

Linken had his first official hair cut this week. About 5 minutes into it he started acting like we were torturing him and the big alligator tears began to flow so we decided to try again later. So he might be a little lopsided ;)

Quick Stats: Linken is now 9 months, 20 lbs and 27 inches.