bonus photos with Thad and Thea

Here are a few bonus photos which include Thad (4) and Thea (2 1/2)

Thad

Zeke, Thea, Thad

Thea

Thad, Thea, Zeke

 

Zeke: 1-year-old photos

Hezekiah David Halverson turned one in September! It's hard to believe our baby is already 1!

Our friend Debbie took a bunch of photos to commemorate this milestone.

Zeke has been very steady at standing for months. This past week he has gotten more confident to try walking and will choose to attempt walking rather than crawling.

He is such a smiley, happy guy. I really think that he tries to tell jokes and do silly things to make others and himself smile. Last week he "said" something to Thea, and then got a big grin on his face like he had just told a funny joke!

Everything goes in this guy's mouth! On Friday he got hold of a stick and was biting all the bark off of it...but will he take bites from one of the graham crackers he got for his birthday? no!

Zeke loves being outside and is always watching for a door to be open that he can go out. He is very careful, but quite speedy at going down the single step at our front and back doors. He recognizes when mommy or daddy is putting on the Ergo baby carrier and comes crawling and begging as soon as he sees it being pulled out.

 

last of the vacation - a trip to the ocean

At Jais Aben - a resort

some local transport

look at that blue water!

was SO handy to have this little "boat" that we borrowed for the trip!

Thea

Zeke, Daddy, Thea

some little fishes we swam with

This resort was really nice, and would let you swim on their beach if you bought something.
We enjoyed ice cream cones and some really yummy steak fries!

 

fun with dominoes - Aug 01

Dominoes are a hit with all members of the family...

Thad's dominoes were a launching pad for a spaceship!

Thea's were a train track

Zeke's dominoes made some nice loud clapping noises

playground fun - July 31st

We had a playdate at the playground a couple weeks ago.

Thad had fun riding his bike (a recent gift from friends) on the basketball court--our roads are a bit too bumpy and rutted for him to ride on, so this smooth surface is a welcome place to ride!

Zeke with a friend

another of our smiley baby

He finds all sorts of interesting (and yucky!) things on the ground

Some kids came to watch the bike-riding

Zeke has 5 teeth now!

Thea trying on mommy's glasses

Thea LOVES to swing!