A Visit to the Park and many more pictures

We don't really have too much to say, so we'll just get to the pictures...

Silas loves squash...
And rice (so far he does not like apples or bananas and today we tried peas for the first time and he loved them -- not what I would have thought but we'll take it)
Silas loves to read his books. He is really good at turning the pages and loves to feel all the sensory parts. (Here he is reading Curly's Friends, one of his favorites.)

Silas was helping me to make St. Patrick's Day dinner. One of his new favorite things is to look up at whoever is holding him. It is pretty cute.


Here's our little muscle man doing some push-ups




One of his favorite things to play with... my hair.
This was Paul's hat when he was little (it says PAUL all the way around!)

This is one of Silas' "art projects" He paints with his food on his tray.

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A few days ago we went to the park, here are some pictures, we had a lot of fun. Silas really enjoyed looking at the rushing river, swinging in the swing, and playing in the grass. However, he did not appreciate the wind blowing in his face.

(we just got a new umbrella stroller so we don't have to haul our big one everywhere and we have it even if we weren't planning on needing one.)

Silas' other favorite toy... the RED Ritz cracker box.
He is actually staying on his tummy!
And of course there is Silas' best friend, THE CLOCK!

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Here Silas is out with some other babies from the seminary (Silas, Lily, and Isaiah) We only got one picture of Silas looking at the camera, he was much more interested in the grass!

Well, hope you all enjoyed the pictures! On Wednesday Silas will be 7 Months old and has his "6 Month Check-up" So we will post his new stats soon.

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Oh yes, and congratulations to our friends Walt and Laura on the birth of their baby girl, Abigail Grace!

Paul's New Blog

I (Paul) have decided to create my own blog where I pretty much just ramble. Feel free to check it out at paulfloatsanidea.blogspot.com

In the next couple of days, Jess and I will most likely be chatting it up with a couple of LDS (Mormon) missionaries. I'll be writing on my blog about how things went. I'll also write about marathon training, fishing (hopefully) and other fantastic stuff.

paulfloatsanidea.blogspot.com

6.46 Months (But Who's Counting?)

Well, it is official, Silas' first tooth is coming in. Other than the constant chewing and drooling, it hasn't been bothering him too much. I think he also had a little tummy ache for a couple days, but today he seems to be back to himself.

Paul just finished the biggest paper he will have to write while in seminary on a passage in James. He then had to present it in a panel to his class. He is so relieved to be finished and enjoying a little more free time now.

Last night we celebrated St. Patrick's Day (a few days early) with our neighbors. It was a lot of fun since many of them had never had a traditional Irish meal before.

It has been so nice here the past few days. Silas and I have enjoyed getting out and taking walks each day. Paul has also been getting out and doing some running... 13 more weeks of training until the marathon!

Silas deciding which toy to play with
Silas loves to play with Mommy's (NEW) short hair!

Silas reading a commentary on the book of James
Silas can sit for longer periods of time unsupported
Not a Green Bean Fan... Yet
Silas and Grandma Sara who came to visit
A couple pictures taken by our friend Allison

6 Months Old

Silas is 6 months old today. We are getting his 6 month pictures taken this afternoon by a friend so we will post them soon.
I realize we havn't been very consistent with making posts lately so I am going to take this opportunity to put up a bunch of pictures from the past few weeks! We hope you enjoy them!

More rice cereal, yum!

"Hi Mommy!"

Maybe if he looks real cute we'll give him a bite.

Silas cheered Paul up on a really stressful day.
"Look Daddy, I can play with these 'hands' too!"

Silas fell on his face but still didn't give up on trying to get his dog.

Just relaxing in the big chair.
He loves to try his sippy cup, it all just runs out of his mouth, pretty cute though.
First taste of sweet potatoes.Playing with his animals.
"Look, its the camera!"

"Maybe I can get it!"

"Just a little further."
"Got it!"
Playing with his rings
Sitting with mommy (just getting over his cold).
Silas kept staring at his toy box, so we just put him in, he didn't seem to mind. He just started playing with all the toys!

This is what Silas does when nobody is looking.

Cuddling with mommy.

Oops... he fell again.

What a sweet boy!