Ethan

Time is flying past and little Ethan is not so little any more. In fact, he is now over 20 pounds and 28 inches long. He is using his weight to the best of his advantage, already hitting on every woman he meets. It seems no one can resist. How about that smile?

In addition, he is learning how to model, check out his technique, he's a maniac.

Already learning to drink... now he just needs a can of Coke.

Halloween is just around the corner and Ethan is styling in his new PJ's.

Did I mention he has taken over the bed? We are trying to resolve this, but he has a bit of a stubborn streak.

Vacation

Matt and I have decided to start a blog in an attempt to keep up with everyone else. My little sister Krista had to show me how to set one up. Isn't that sad. I used to be more technologically savy.

Matt is currently on his vacation. It has been so nice to have him home and relaxed for awhile. We decided to stay close to home since Ethan doesn't do very well in a car for more then a couple of hours. On Thursday, our first day of vacation, we went to Newton where Ethan rode in Grandma Bird's radio flyer wagon for the first time. He was so cute and did such a good job of sitting up by himself. He has been sitting for a few weeks now, but is still a little wobbly at times. We also got to pick out a pumpkin from Grandma's patch.

We stayed over in Newton and on Friday Matt was able to take his boat, the Pequod, out on Cutler Canyon Dam. It was so beautiful. I can't believe that I have never been up there before where it is so close. Justin, Shelly, Ava, Grandpa Bird and Grandma Stephens were able to come with us as well.

Saturday morning my little sister Krista came out to Newton to take a family picture. The last family photo we have is when Ethan was three months old and he was asleep in every shot. Krista took us up to a beautiful spot up the short divide in Clarkston. Later that night, we had dinner at Grandma and Grandpa Stephens' before heading home.

That had pretty much been our vacation so far. We do have a few more fun things planned while Matt is home. For me, its just nice to have an extra pair of hands home to hold a comuppets.