ten months, toofers & other stuff.

So far we've loved living in our little house, in our little neighborhood.  We're very close to Curtis's office and pretty much anything else we need.  We love our ward and exploring our new community.  Here's a pic of our first family hike a few weeks ago.  After hiking for an hour or so we determined we need to get a legit hiking backpack (any tips on picking one out?).  Reed weighs over 24 pounds and I'm pretty sure he added an extra sweat factor to Curbo's workout.  It's fun to be able to walk out the door and onto a trail head a few blocks away.

Can you believe Reed is 10 months?  I feel like a broken record but he really is growing so fast.  I love being a mom more than I ever thought I would.  I'm pretty sure it has something to do with what a happy, loving boy he is.

Here are 10 things we love about our 10-month-old Roo Bear:

1.  His jack-o-lantern smile.  The above photo is a little out of date but I had to post one of him with his first tooth.  He now has one other on bottom (with a space in between) and one on top above his first tooth.  Funny boy.
2. Reed waves hi and bye-bye on request.
3. He gives big, wide mouthed, slobbery kisses.
4. He still sleeps and naps like a champ (mama loves this most!).
5. Reed is an all-around happy baby.  He rarely fusses even when he's sick or teething.
6. He army crawls like nobody's business.
7. Reed recently entered into the cruising club.  He likes our low coffee table.
8. He loves outdoors and I have a feeling he'll be a little froggy in our pool with me this summer.
9. He gets soooo excited when Dada gets home from work.  Seriously ear-to-ear grins and lots of bouncing up and down.
10. Reed is a total ham.  He makes the cutest wide-grin squinty-eyed face when he knows he's being cute.

Other stuff we've been up to:

• My mama came through town for a few days on her way back from Samoa.  It was fun to spend time with her.  I know she wishes she had more time to play with Roo.  If you haven't heard about why my mom was in Samoa for two months, check it out here.
• We took a trip to Catalina!  Curtis works so hard at his job and he won a sales competition last year that earned us a 4 day trip on his CEO's yacht.  It was an absolute blast.  Post on that to come...
• We've spent a lot of time getting our house in order.  Between the pool, yard, and other random things, we've been busy worker bees around here.  I'm anxious to get our home to the point of maintenance instead of having so many little projects.  Although I might be doomed to always have little projects.  I think it's in my genes.  Mom?  I'm talking to you.
• Park days, new church callings, playing baby games & being silly to get our little audience of one to giggle, watching American Idol (how fun is Steven Tyler?!), walks, making new friends, swinging in swings, and mourning the soon-to-be loss of Ray & Diane to Argentina.