almost home

July was another busy month. We were able to get out of town and visit family 3 out of 4 weekends.

-1st-3rd we attended the Garity family reunion in Knoxville, TN. This was the first reunion Tim has been able to attend in 21 years and Amanda and Creighton's first ever. Creighton really enjoyed meeting and playing with his cousins.

-8-11th we went to Woodstock, Ga and celebrated Patrick's 3rd birthday. These are the type of events that prompted our move. It's great to see Creighton recognizing his family.

-15th-17th we stayed in Asheville, went to the Blue Ridge roller derby bout, the Biltmore Estates, Splashville and a few more restaurants downtown.

-23rd-24th Abbie & Matt met us at the cabin in Blue Ridge for a quick but relaxing evening.

All month we have been living in the Hampton Inn...well until tomorrow when we close on our new house (photo of house in gallery), Friday Reenie& Travis arrive and Saturday we drive to the beach for a Stuck family reunion.




photo taken at Garity Family Reunion in Knoxville, TN July 2nd


Meme and Creighton making cupcakes for Patrick's 3rd birthday celebration on July 10th


Creighton checking out the otters on July 15th


Creighton couldn't get enough of Splashville located in downtown Asheville on July 17th


Creighton thoroughly enjoyed cooling off in Cane Creek on July 22nd



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From Boise to Asheville

All we have to say is that our boy is one heck of a trooper. This month has been a whirlwind. We spent our last weekend in Boise hanging out with friends and family. Mandie participated in the annual "Dirty in Pink" bike race with her friends and then we spent the rest of the time packing. The movers arrived on Monday and by Tuesday afternoon our whole house was packed and headed east. Wednesday Mandie and Creighton flew out to Atlanta and Tim and Pops hit the road for a 4 day drive across the country. We all met at the cabin in Blue Ridge, Ga. and celebrated Fathers Day early before we headed to Asheville. We spent the next 10 days looking for our new home, made an offer, they accepted, and now the waiting begins as we aren't scheduled to close until August 8th. This gives us plenty of time to learn the area; we have already found some great parks, restaurants, breweries, and enjoyed some outdoor festivities downtown. Looks like Asheville is going to be a great place for our family.



Last bike ride as a family to the park from our house in Boise on June 3rd.




















Creighton's first time in a pool on June 9th.
















Creighton with Patrick & Madelyn checking out Meme & Papa's new tadpole in the pond at the cabin on June 11th.















Creighton strolling through French Broad River Park in Asheville on June 22nd.
















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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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