CJ's Walking Around

Mandie and Creighton went to Georgia on May 3rd to have some playtime with Maddy & Patrick, celebrated Mother's Day, and help with wedding preparations. Tim arrived in the 12th and the festivities were under way with a dinner at the clubhouse Thursday night. Mandie attended the bridesmaid luncheon, while Tim and Creighton had lunch with family and friends on Friday. Later that evening we attended the rehearsal followed by dinner and slide show.

Saturday, May 14th at 7:30pm Abbie and Matt got married at St. Ann's church in Marietta, GA (click here for link to Auntie Jill's blog with photos from the day). It was one of the most amazing weddings. We are so happy we were able to be a part of their special day (Creighton was a ring bearer, Tim a groomsman, Mandie a bridesmaid). Thanks to Grammy, Grandpa G, and Aunt Stacy for coming down from Maryland and watching Creighton.


We returned home on the 16th and we started preparations for our move to Asheville, NC. We decided to rent our house out and found a renter (thanks to Sasha). Auntie Penny had a going away lunch for us on the 21st and that evening we attended Elliott's first birthday party.


The rest of the month we've been trying to spend our free time enjoying out last weeks in Boise: bike riding, hanging out with friends, eating at our favorite restaurants.

This time next month when we blog it will be from North Carolina. It is hard to believe that in one week we won't call Boise home anymore.


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2 minunte video of Creighton this month...

ONE YEAR OLD

A lot of memorable events happened this April. We were all able to be a part of our cousin Josh's wedding celebration on April 3rd. Great Grandpa and Grandma Stuck came over for a visit on the 7th. We celebrated Tim & Creighton's birthdays with Auntie Penny and the family on the 10th. Grammy and Grandpa Garity and Aunt Stacy arrived in Boise on the 20th to celebrate Easter and Creighton's first birthday party with some friends on 23rd. During their visit Creighton enjoyed showing them the Birds of Prey Center and he surprised us all when he walked for the first time across the living room.

We found out at Creighton's doctors check up on April 28th and he weighs 19 pounds 12 ounces and is 28 1/2 inches tall. When it comes to feeding himself, this month he has been willing to eat pancakes and bread slices in addition to his Cheerios and puffs. He is changing so much every day and has started to voice his preferences. He prefers to be outside (no matter the temperature or weather conditions). And he still prefers books over any other object. He has figured out how to remove the pins on the front door to release the hinge. And he still pushes the airplane back and forth a million times a day.


Mandie enjoyed working part time (Creighton attended daycare) three mornings a week, for the month of April but that was short lived once Tim accepted the job offer in Asheville, North Carolina starting in June. So one chapter is ending while a new adventure begins.


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First Steps

So exciting...Creighton took his first steps this morning (and way more steps then we expected) and Grammy caught it on video! He has been standing on his own for a few days but as soon as he realizes he is not holding on he sits down, so this was really exciting when all of sudden he just started walking all the way to Daddy.

March Madness

Family photo from our weekend in McCall

Creighton seems to enjoy this


he started to sort shapes...well only the circle so far...


he can't get enough of his airplane this month. He LOVES to push it all over the room and when he hits a wall or runs into something he just goes to the other side and pushes it until he runs into something else, and just keeps going and going and going. It's great!


He also started to enjoy his Johnny Jump up this month


something new Creighton started doing this month is crawling over us, it is pretty cute, here is a series of photos from Creighton crawling over his dad, then a short video

Aunt Mollie came out to visit us for her last spring break before she graduates college. It was a fun filled week. We went snowshoeing, skiing, shopping, took Bailey to the park, and took a bike ride on the greenbelt to meet Reenie and Travis for lunch one day. It was a great week with lots of playtime with Creighton.











Here is a picture from the morning of March 29th before we left for his first day of school.



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10 months old today

10 months old and Creighton has us on our toes. February went by as fast as he has been growing. Started off with a trip back to Georgia to celebrate both Papa's and Madelyn's birthdays, and hang out with the family. His cousins must of had some influence on him because when we got home he started chasing Bailey around the house, walking with his toys, eating on his own, and even said his first word which sounds like Bailey to us. Here are some video clips of the things Creighton has been up to...

...eating on his own for the first time



...crawling



...first word



...first swing ride



...pushing his toy dinosaur around the house




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On the move

January went by so fast. Now that Tim is walking he had to return to light duty at the Boise office until he is fully recovered. Creighton and I have attended story/play times 4 days a week and on Fridays Tim and Creighton attend bilingual story time. In addition to story times Creighton enjoyed another x-derby girl play date. It was a blast!

Also, as you probably could tell from our last post, our family has been able to enjoy skiing together 2-3 times a week. We attended Dereck and Lisa’s wedding in McCall at the Shore Lodge; which gave us the opportunity to spend a long weekend in McCall and ski Bear Basin and Jug Mountain as well as catch up with friends.

Creighton has become a little explorer this month. We have been encouraging him to crawl, which looks more like he is doing the worm, but at least he’s going forward. However that only lasts until he can find something to pull himself up on. It appears he rather just walk, and once he’s up he’s cruising, holding on to whatever he can, furniture, toys or us. Bailey has been able to avoid him so far but it won’t be long till even he is a means of travel for Creighton. Creightons vocabulary is also growing saying the Baa and P sounds in addition to all the babbling and Tim is sure he has said dad of few times. His physical development is on the move as well, with more hair on the top of his head and three more teeth, the uppers this time, which enables him to make a new clicking/ grinding sound. As of his 9 month birthday (Jan 28^th) he weighs 18 pounds and is 27 ¼ inches tall.

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Here is a video of some of Creighton's activities this month like dancing to his favorite song Caterpillar, waving hello, twisting on his stomach to turn around and many more

Breaking Cabin Fever

Last week Tim was cleared by his physical therapist to cross country ski. It was a surprise to the both of us so soon after he just started walking again after 12 weeks of non weight bearing on his left leg, but we were thrilled with the news and didn't wait long to pack up the car and head up to Bogus Basin Ski Resort to try it out as a family. We were sure to carefully plan our day trips up the mountain around Creighton's eating and nap schedule. To our relief it worked out great. The whole time we were skiing he would babble and really seemed to enjoy the views. One time while we were in the lodge, there was a class of 5th graders on a field trip and Creighton received so much attention. It was so neat to see him interact with all of them. We went up to Bogus on Sunday and Friday of this week and we hope to go to Garden Valley tomorrow and try some new trails.