Pictures for Jamie

Dear friend and former roommate, I got a phone message from you today and it made me refocus and post some pictures for you... and who ever else looks at the blog. I realized how long it has been since I've done any pictures so I decided to put up a few. They are in chronological order and the first one is from Will's three month birthday to the other day near his 10 month birthday. I can't believe that next month my baby will be one year old! That is so exciting and just too fast. I'm loving every moment of being a mom. Will is now 10 and a half months. We went swimming for the first time today and Will had the time of his life! He kicked and splashed around when I swooshed him through the water. He had a big smile on his face nearly the whole time we were in the pool. I think Will's love of the water comes from his daddy. He enjoys tubby time every night and cries and cries when he has to come out. Whether it is because of his love of the water or his extreme fatigue I may never know; none the less he cries when he has to be parted from the water. Other big news is that Will took two consecutive steps yesterday on the 10th of June. Wow! I can't believe that he is almost walking. He also says dada and the other day I think he said nana while drooling over some apple pie I was eating. Every time I feed him bananas I say nana and I think he might be catching on... We'll see! That's about all for now. On to the pictures! This is Will's three month birthday picture. We had our friend take a few pictures for us and they turned out great! I can't remember if I put this picture up but I figure that it's so cute twice wont hurt. :) This is a picture taken from my visit to my brother's house in April. Will was having quite the time with Kate and Robby, his cousins! We especially enjoyed playing Gummy Bears. This is William rocking out at Courtney Rae's Wedding reception. She looked beautiful and it was a lovely event! We had so much fun with our friends and family. Congrats to the happy couple! We got our family pictures taken as close to Will's 9 month birthday as we could. We had fun taking pictures in a park near our house in Buffalo. Will even managed to get a few bark chips in his mouth before his mom and dad could stop him. Erik's new news is that he has started his second year of dental school. This semester he started to drill. In celebration we made some dental treats! Apples, marshmallows and peanut butter. it was actually pretty tasty too! The last picture is the result of a nice summer's walk. Now that the cold is gone (and the humidity and heat are here...) we can venture outside for walks. Will loves to be outside. He sometimes stands by the back door looking out with his nose pressed up against the window until we take him out. We sure do have fun with this little man! Well, there you have it! I've gotten caught up for now. Hope you enjoyed the update from our family! Love, Kait Smith and Family